James Royce Pippin, 69, of Enigma, Georgia, died Sunday, March 15, 2026, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held 2 PM, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Ocilla, Georgia, with the Rev. Ricky Kellum officiating. Interment will follow in the Irwinville Cemetery, in Irwinville, Georgia. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening, from 4 PM until 6 PM, at the funeral home in Ocilla.
Mr. Pippin was born March 11, 1957, in Winter Haven, Florida, to the late Roy Brady & Virginia Pittman Pippin. He was a citrus and sod farmer. Mr. Pippin loved fishing and coming home to fry his catch.
He is survived by his wife of 45 Years, Deborah Osborne Pippin of Enigma; a son Chester Brady Pippin; grandchildren: Angel Pippin, Joslyn Pippin, Milei Pippin and Anslie Pippin; sisters: Sharyn King, Terri Pippin and Cindy Pizano, all of Winter Haven, Florida; two sisters-in-law: Patricia & Chino Torres of Arcadia, Florida and Melba Brown of Ashburn; and a brother-in-law, Robert Dale Blackmon of Orlando, Florida. Several nieces, nephews and great-nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son James Roy Lee Pippin and a sister, Kathy Martin.
Paulk Funeral Home, Ocilla, is in charge of arrangements.