Hephzibah, Ga., resident and DeKalb County native Dr. Thurman Lee Pedigo Sr., 81, died July 23 at his home.He was born in DeKalb County on Oct. 13, 1935 and moved with his family to the Shellsford area of Warren County in 1947. He was the son of the late Wesley and Mary Elizabeth Moore Pedigo and was also preceded in death by sister and brother-in-law, Linda Pedigo and Albert Wayne Caviness of Warrenton, Va.He graduated from Central High School in McMinnville in 1954 where he received the Hi Y Christian Award as a senior and was a member of the Central High School Bulldogs football team. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1954-1958.