Watley Kevin Walsh, 36, of Ocilla, Georgia, died Saturday, February 23, 2019, in Tifton, Georgia.
Funeral services will be held 2 PM, Thursday, February 28, 2019, at The Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Fitzgerald with the Rev. Dewain Joiner and the Rev. Chris Dorrity officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Fitzgerald. The family will receive friends from 6-8 Wednesday evening at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.
Watley was born July 13, 1982, in Americus, Georgia, to the late Watley Walsh and Marjorie Page. He attended Fitzgerald High School and received his EMT training from Albany Tech. He worked as an EMT and also as an automobile broker. Watley loved motorcycles and dirt bikes and named his dogs Harley & Davey. He was a funny guy who never met a stranger. Everyone knew when Watley was in the room. He was a very giving person and had recently started “Hope Starts Here”, a ministry to help those recovering from addiction with housing and job assistance. The best way to honor Watley’s life would be to extend a helping hand and live by his motto, “Love Somebody Back to Life”!!
He is survived by his son, Relic Walsh and his mother Gina Bailey of Albany; girlfriend, Rosa Bridges of Ocilla and her children: Gunner Moorman, Keelan Bridges, Jenna Bridges, and Koledom Bridges; siblings and their spouses: Tonya Pelham & Scott of Fitzgerald, Pete McDonald & Kathy of Prattville, Alabama, Charlie McDonald & Sissy of Americus, Lonnie McDonald of Dublin, and Phyllis Huber & Kim of Green Valley, Arizona. Several nieces and nephews, including his favorite nephew Taylor Richardson, also survive.