Jayson Willis “J.W.” Barnes, 65, of Fitzgerald, died Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at his residence.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 Thursday evening at the funeral home. Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Mr. Barnes was born November 27, 1946 in Ocilla to the late Bradley and Alma Yancey Barnes. He was a former mailroom computer operator for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of South Carolina. He was a former employee of Nations Bank in Columbia, South Carolina and the Lilliston Corporation in Albany. He attended the Fitzgerald Church of God.
He is survived by his wife: Marie Barnes of Fitzgerald; children and their spouses: Cindy Valdez of Jesup, Charles Kilgore of Fitzgerald, Christopher & Teresa Kilgore of Winona, Minnesota, Leon Barnes of Pilion, South Carolina, Sharon & Robert Barnes of Ocilla, Curtis & Brook Barnes of Macon, and Bryce Barnes of Fitzgerald; 18 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; two brothers: Jack Barnes of Waycross and Robert Barnes of Columbia, SC; and a sister: Geneva Wallace of Albany as well as several nieces and nephews.