Eugene Hendley, 85, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Sunday, June 1, 2025, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held 2 PM Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at Crossview Baptist Church in Fitzgerald, Georgia, with Pastor Dusty Stoey officiating. Judge Bobby Chasteen will deliver the eulogy. Interment will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery, in Fitzgerald. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the services at the church.
Mr. Hendley was born May 27, 1940, in Ocilla, Georgia, to the late Julian & Ruby Lee Bryant Hendley. He graduated from Irwin County High School in 1958 and served his country honorably in the Army National Guard. He worked as an insurance agent for Gulf Life and American General for almost 34 years. Along with his wife and son, Mr. Hendley was owner and operator of Hendley’s Flooring and Hendley’s Used Cars. He loved the outdoors, hunting and fishing, riding motorcycles and spending time with his family. Mr. Hendley found solace at his tree farm, “Gene’s Acres”. He was a member of Arbor Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ruth Hendley of Fitzgerald; a daughter, Sheryl & Michael Day of Fitzgerald; a son, Mike Hendley of Fitzgerald; grandchildren: Lauralee & Matthew Williams, Lendley Gibbs & Davis Bobbitt, Jake Gibbs, Ashley & Andrew Switzer and Josey & Grace Day; great-grandchildren: Penelope Ruth Williams, Riley Day and Remy Day; and a sister, Loretta Humphreys of Durham, North Carolina. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Sharon Martin and brothers: infant John Barton Hendley, Herman Hendley, Bobby Lee Hendley and Varnell Hendley.
Paulk Funeral Home, Fitzgerald, is in charge of arrangements.