Hugh Charter Pope

Access RoadRev. Hugh Charter Pope went to his Heavenly home on July 17, 2011, at the At Home Hospice Center, in Conyers. He was born December 8, 1935, in Meriwether County, Georgia, to Frank Jackson Pope and Margaret Haynes Pope. He graduated from Meriwether County High School in 1954. He attended Bob Jones University, and graduated from Central Wesleyan College in 1960. He married Patricia Hunley on June 18, 1960. He was a member of 12Stone Church, in Lawrenceville, which he was instrumental in founding in 1987. His pastoral ministry began in 1958. He pastored Wesleyan Churches in South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia. He served as District Superintendent of the Georgia District of the Wesleyan Church from 1981-1994. He then began a ministry in Jamaica that he loved dearly, which will continue after his death. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. He loved gardening, bird watching, cats, and playing the piano and organ. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Patricia Hunley Pope; son, Rev. Mylon Pope and wife, Amy, of Middleburg, FL, daughter, Dawn Pope Hunter and husband, Tim Hunter, of Covington; grandsons, AA Joshua Hunter of Patuxent River, MD, Zachary Hunter of Vinings, GA, Jonathan Pope of Middleburg, FL; granddaughter, Beth Pope of Middleburg, FL; sister, Hilda Pope Kelley of Griffin, GA; niece and husband, Elizabeth and Mark Smith of Griffin; great-nephew, James Smith.Visitation will be Wednesday, July 20, at Caldwell & Cowan Funeral Home, 1215 Access Road, Covington, GA 2:00-4:00 PM and 6:00-8:00 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 12Stone Church, 1322 Buford Drive, Lawrenceville, GA Thursday, July 21, at 1:00 PM. He will lie in state at the church one hour before the service. Interment will be at 5:00 PM at Westwood Cemetery, 1155 Everee Inn Road, Griffin, GA. Services will be conducted by Rev. Mylon D. Pope, Rev. Chris Huff, Rev. Daniel Finch, Rev. Bernard Scarlett, and Rev. Timothy Jones. Flowers will be accepted, or you may send a contribution to Jamaica Sonshine Ministries, Inc., 1403 Old McDonough Hwy., Conyers, GA 30094.