Jimmy Lynn Brantley

Mr. Jimmy Lynn Brantley, age 80, of Layton Boyd Road, Harrison, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church in Tennille, with interment following in the church cemetery. Elder Kenneth Brantley will officiate, and pallbearers will be, Chris Smith, William Young, Emmitt Hall, III, Frank Young, and George Fulghum. The family will receive friends on Friday, May 24, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., at May and Smith Funeral Home.

Mr. Brantley was born in Washington County, the son of the late William Bartow Brantley and the late Emma Lee Layton Brantley. He spent most of his working career with the railroad, beginning with the Central of Georgia Railroad at age 19, and retiring from Norfolk Southern. Mr. Brantley was very industrious and a hard worker, but he also enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was member of the Son’s of the American Revolution, as well as an avid genealogist who could trace his family history back multiple generations. Mr. Brantley’s greatest attribute was his generous and giving nature. He was a devoted follower of Jesus Christ and member of Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church, where he served faithfully as a deacon. Mr. Brantley was a wonderful husband and father and loved his family deeply.

Mr. Brantley is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Sandra Parker Brantley; sons, Benjamin Matthew Brantley and his wife Anna of Loganville, and David William Brantley and his wife Dawn of Evans; grandchildren, Lucas, Emma, William, Parker, Lydia, and Caleb; brother, Billy Brantley and his wife Dorothy of Riddleville; and special niece, Denisa Brantley.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made in Mr. Brantley’s memory to Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church, 154 Mt. Gilead Rd, Tennille GA, 31089

Condolences can be made online at www.mayandsmithfuneraldirectors.com

May and Smith Funeral Directors is in charge of these arrangements.