Gene Grills, 73, of Fitzgerald, died Thursday, September 6, at Dorminy Medical Center in Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Visitation will be held from 7:00 until 9:00, Saturday evening, September 8 at the Paulk Funeral Home in Fitzgerald. Graveside services will be held 3 P.M., Sunday, September 9 at Chestua Campground Cemetery in Madisonville, Tennessee.
Mr. Grills was born March 5, 1934, in Madisonville, Tennessee, to the late Charles D. and Kate Joines Grills. He moved to Fitzgerald in 1949. Mr. Grills was a retired switching technician for GTE, former employee of Atlantic Coastline Railroad and he farmed. He attended Arbor Baptist Church.
He is survived by his son, Mel Grills of Fitzgerald; daughter & son-in-law, Manon & Trey Wingate of Augusta; 3 grandchildren; special friend, Ruth Moran of Fitzgerald; aunts, Della B. Springer, Ethel Sloan and Grace Webster, all of Madisonville, TN.
The family suggests, in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, Southwest Georgia Chapter, 1512-1 Gillionville Rd., Albany, GA 31707.