William Rufus Snow age 79 passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015. Services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Monday, April 13, at Snow Hill Methodist Church with Rev. Phillip Cook and Rev. Danny Spivey officiating. Burial will follow in Snow Hill Cemetery.

Mr. Snow was a native and resident of Wilkinson County. He worked at the Sheet Metal Shop at Central State Hospital and was an instructor at Frank Scott Prison. He was the building inspector for the City of Gordon, former owner of S & C Construction Company. He served in the GA National Guard for 37 years. He was a member, deacon, served on the board of stewards, executive board of Snow Hill Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his father and mother Roy Golden and Ivella Fountain Snow and Virginia Layfield Snow. He was a member of the American Legion, a Mason and a Shriner. He was a trustee of Snow Hill Cemetery and served on the board of the Wilkinson County Training Center.

Survivors include his daughter Rosa Lynn Wilcher (James) of Gordon, step-sons Thomas Smith of Milledgeville and Tim Smith of Eatonton, brothers, James Carl Snow of Gordon and Daniel Roy Snow (Faye) of Columbus, grandchildren: William Christopher Strickland, (Jennifer) of Gordon, Noel Lynn Turner and Kristin Leigh Turner of Columbus, Great grandchildren: Briana Grace Strickland, Logan Rufus Strickland and Jacob Ryan Turner.

The family will receive friends Sunday from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Couey-Reece-Stanley Funeral Home in Gordon.

Couey-Reece-Stanley Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.