Background
Folsom, Donald Lee was born on December 18, 1933 in Atlanta. Son of Homer Lee and Mary Lucille (Howard) Folsom.
Folsom, Donald Lee was born on December 18, 1933 in Atlanta. Son of Homer Lee and Mary Lucille (Howard) Folsom.
Associate of Arts, Truett McComell College, 1954. Bachelor, Mercer University, 1956. Bachelor, Southeastern Baptist Seminary, 1959.
Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Tift College, 1985.
Student pastor Bethel Baptist Church, Clayton, Georgia, 1953-1954. Student pastor Harmony Baptist Church, Eatonton, 1954-1956, Ways Baptist Church, Wrens, 1954-1956, Sanford Memorial Baptist Church, Brodnax, Virginia, 1956-1959. Pastor Coal Spinas Baptist Church, Tate, Georgia, 1959-1963, First Baptist Church, Hogansville, 1963-1968, Jackson, 1968-1981.
Executive director, executive vice president Georgia Baptist Foundation, Inc., Atlanta, from 1981. Vice president Georgia Baptist Convention, Atlanta, 1973-1974. President board trustees Georgia Baptist Children Home, Atlanta, 1974-1975.
Vice chairman executive committee Georgia Baptist Convention, Atlanta, 1979-1980.
Trustee Sunday School Board, Nashville, 1979-1987, Tift College, Forsyth, Georgia, 1970-1973. President Lions Club, Hoganville, Georgia, 1965, Jackson, 1973, national alumni association Mercer University, Mercer, Georgia, 1985-1986. Board directors Jessie Draper Boys Club, East Point, Georgia, since 1987.
Member Association Baptist Foundation Executives (president 1988-1989), Georgia Society Association Executives, Kiwanis, Masons.
Married Myra Callaway, June 15, 1958. Children: Merrill, Alan, Scott, Andrea.