Ronald Gene Flesher, 78, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at Dorminy Medical Center in Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Mr. Flesher was born December 21, 1943, in Jay County, Indiana, to the late Sheldon & Esther Faye Nelson Flesher. He loved a good joke, fishing, and grilling. He was a life-long hard worker and also enjoyed watching racing and baseball. Above all, he loved his family. Mr. Flesher was a meat market manager for Dill’s IGA and later retired from Higdon Grocery Company in Cairo, Georgia, as a meat market consultant.
He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Shellia Flesher of Fitzgerald; three children: Toni Hathcock & James of Rogersville, Alabama, Jay Flesher & Cynthia of Warner Robins and Tiffany West & Mike of Tifton; six grandchildren: Jennifer Brown, Catherine Whaley, Macie Flesher, Conner West, Tucker Dowdy, and Tyler West; four great-grandchildren: Landon Rich, Sydni Brown, Briar Whaley and Scarlett West; a sister, Shelly Kelso and a brother, Gary Flesher. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Dana Flesher.