William Joseph Von Alt

William Joseph Von Alt, age 50 of Greensboro, GA died Friday, August 19, 2011. Born in Johnstown, PA on April 15, 1961, he was the son of Josephine Dolence Von Alt of Allentown, PA and the late Robert Joseph Von Alt. As a young man, Bill enjoyed being an Eagle Scout. He graduated from Williams Port High School in Hagerstown Maryland and Whitfield Community College. Moving to Greensboro in 2001, he began working for Southern Yard Products, then a bridge contractor and later Quail Plantation. He then went out on his own as a landscaper and started A Creative Touch Landscape Service. In January of this year, Bill began working for Pool Specialists, where he was working at the time of his death. He was a very good handyman and a jack of all trades.

In addition to his mother, Josephine Dolence Von Alt of Allentown, PA, Bill is survived by his wife Kay Stone Von Alt of Greensboro, GA; stepdaughter, Megan Jordan of Eatonton, GA; son, William Joseph Von Alt of Hagerstown, MD; and stepson, Jason "Scooter" Jordan of Greensboro, GA; a sister, Vanessa Candreva of Pittsburgh, PA; father-in-law, Pep Stone of Greensboro; four grandchildren, Liam, Drew, Thomas, and D.J.

Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, September 3, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Wesley Chapel Wesleyan Church, 2830 Highway 15 South, Greensboro, GA 30642 with Rev. Tim Tabler officiating. The family will receive friends after the service in the fellowship hall. McCommons Funeral Home, 109 W. Broad St., Greensboro, GA, (706) 453-2626, is in charge of arrangements. Visit us at www.mccommonsfuneralhome.com to sign the online guest register.

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