Linda Eason Gay, 72, of Ocilla, Georgia, died Monday, August 8, 2022, at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, Georgia.
Funeral services will be held 11 AM, Friday, August 12, 2022, at The Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Fitzgerald, Georgia, with the Rev. Steve Hand officiating. Interment will follow in Eureka Cemetery, Irwin County. The family will receive friends from 6-8 Thursday evening at the funeral home in Fitzgerald. The family may be contacted at the residence of Lance & Rachelle Gay, 1241 Ineva Circle, Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Gay was born August 15, 1949, in Tift County, Georgia, to the late Robert & Faye McClelland Eason. She was a certified paraprofessional and retired from Irwin County Elementary School. She was also a school bus driver. She enjoyed helping with elections work at various Irwin County polling locations. Mrs. Gay loved her grandchildren dearly and was proudly their biggest fan, always supporting them in sports, school, and music activities. She was a member of Arp Missionary Baptist Church.
She is survived by her children and their spouses: Michael & Becky Gay of Fitzgerald, Amelia & Phillip Edwards of Irwin County, and Lance & Rachelle Gay of Irwin County; grandchildren: Sarah Edwards, Tyler Edwards, Matthew & Julia Edwards, Abby & Andrew Ashe, Anna Beth Gay, Ethan Edwards, Fielding Milhollin, and Jackson Gay; two great-grandchildren: Easyn Ashe and Avery Edwards who is due in November; and a brother: Gerald & Patricia Eason of Ocilla. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Judge Allen Gay; and an infant son, Kevin Allen Gay.
The family wishes to send a special Thank You to Dr. Howard McMahan as well as Angela Leyse and all of the staff at Palemon Gaskins Memorial Nursing Home for the excellent care and compassion shown to their mother.