Bill Edward Padgett, Sr., 84, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, Georgia.
Graveside services will be held 4 PM, Friday, April 13, 2018, at Evergreen Cemetery, with the Rev. Earlie Holt officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 PM until 4 PM, at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.
Mr. Padgett was born February 21, 1934, in Fitzgerald, Georgia, to the late John Henry & Viola Smith Padgett. He lived in the community all of his life and served his country honorably in the United States Army. Mr. Padgett was a carpenter and painter. He enjoyed reading and watching Westerns.
He is survived by his daughter, Debra Johnson & David of Farmers, Kentucky; three sons: Bill Padgett, Jr. & Martha of Vidalia; John Padgett of Fitzgerald and Bennie Bryant & Joy of Irwin County; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a brother, Thomas Padgett & Janice of Fitzgerald and a sister, Betty Jean Bradford & Robert of Gray. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five brothers: Jake Padgett, John Henry Padgett, Arthur Padgett, Bobby Padgett, and Butch Padgett and one sister: Wylene Ring.