Graveside service for James Anthony Dietz, age 68, of Decatur, will be Friday, May 28, 2021, 10:00 a.m. at Roselawn Cemetery with Tim Matthews officiating and Shelton Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends on Thursday, May 27, 2021, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mr. Dietz, who died Sunday, May 23, 2021, at his residence, was born August 29, 1952, in Morgan County, to James Henry Dietz and Betty Ruth Alford Dietz. He was preceded in death by his parents, and brother, John Mark Dietz.
He is survived by one son, James Bryan Dietz of Decatur; one daughter, Antonia Joy Hicks of Kennesaw, GA; four grandchildren, Jada Brook Dietz of Decatur, Jordan Tyler Johns and Michael Anthony Hicks, both of Kennesaw, GA, and Joshua Aaron Hicks of Phoenix, AZ; one great-grandchild, Jace Bryant Dietz of Decatur; and one nephew, John Michael Dietz of Decatur.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.