Dr. Douglas Reid Sasser, 79, of Lynchburg, VA, died on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.

Memorial services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 (today) at Millen United Methodist Church with the Rev. Christy Bandy officiating.

Dr. Sasser was born Feb. 2, 1930 in Wadley. He was a son of the late Rufus Dempsey Sasser and the late Carrie Maude Brinson Sasser.

Dr. Sasser had served as Vice-president of Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro, Ky. President of Young Harris College in Young Harris, Ga. President of Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer, N.C. and as President of Scarrett College in Nashville, Tenn. He was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church and was a veteran of the U. S. Navy, having served during the Korean Conflict.

Dr. Sasser is survived by his wife, Katherine Walker Sasser; his son, Douglas Reid (Deena) Sasser Jr., of Clover, Va.; his three daughters, Julia Sasser (Rick) Reid of Statesboro, Jennifer Sasser (Felix) Hairston of Winston-Salem, N.C., and Teresa (Edwin) Brinkley of Lynchburg, Va.; his granddaughters, Elizabeth Hearn, Catherine Lawrence and Annie Brinkley (Kevin) Hallmark; his grandson, Patrick Brinkley; his great-grandchildren, Tyler Howard and Julianne Hearn; and his sister, Eugenia Sasser Cobb of Tifton. In addition to his parents he was predeceased in death by five siblings.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to any of the colleges with which Mr. Sasser was affiliated, the Jenkins County Memorial Library or Millen United Methodist Church.

The family will be at the residence of Mrs. Jean Rountree, 821 Harvey St., Millen, Ga.

Crowe-Fields Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.