James Waterbury Obituary

James E. "Jed" Waterbury POWDER SPRINGS, GA - James E. "Jed" Waterbury, of Powder Springs, GA died on Sunday, August 2, 2009. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, August 6, 2009, at St. Jude's Episcopal Church in Marietta with Father Charles Fulton officiating. He will lie in state at the church from 10:00 a.m. until the service. Interment will follow at a later date at St. James Church Cemetery in James Island, SC. A Memorial Service will be held Friday, September 4, at 11 a.m., at the St. James Episcopal Church. Jed was born on December 23, 1938, in the Utica, NY area to Mark H. and Norma Spear Waterbury. He received his High School Diploma from The Manlius School. He studied engineering, economics and business administration and held degrees from Syracuse University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He was a member of the first graduating class of the Smaller Company Management Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. After almost two decades of service at H. Waterbury & Sons Company in Oriskany, NY, Jed pursued opportunities in a variety of industries. He met and married his wife, Elaine in August, 1984 and in the early 1990's, Jed and his wife, moved to Charleston, SC. Jed became a sole owner of Emerson Prints and Elaine was the owner of Elaine's of Charleston until her death in 1994. After selling Emerson Prints in 1999, Jed returned to the Atlanta area where he worked up to his death. He is survived by three children and spouses: Joe and Diane Koziarz of NY; John and Karen Koziarz of GA; and Katherine and Keith Reeves of TN; a brother, Mark H. Waterbury, III of TX as well as numerous grandchildren: Krista, Joe, Alisa, Morgan, Kaitlin, Karissa, Kyle and one great-granddaughter, Kylie; nephews: Mark, Charles and Scott Waterbury and wives. The family will receive visitors at West Cobb Funeral Home in Marietta on Wednesday, August 5, 2009, from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. James Episcopal Church. A special thanks to Cobb Hospital, the CCU doctors and nurses. Online Guest Book at: westcobbfuneralhome.com. Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/deaths