Walden Lee Fountain, 36, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2023, from a long battle with leukemia.
Graveside services will be held 11 AM, Saturday, June 10, 2023, at the Evergreen Cemetery, in Fitzgerald, Georgia, with the Rev. Edsel Young officiating. The family will greet friends following the services at the cemetery.
Mr. Fountain was born February 21, 1987, in Fitzgerald, Georgia, to Geri Day Fountain & the late Walden Eugene Fountain. He graduated from Fitzgerald High School in 2005 and worked in maintenance at Southern Veneer Products. Mr. Fountain loved motorcycles, fast cars and playing the guitar. He was a very caring person.
He is survived by his wife, Shannon Sheffield Fountain; four children: Nicholae Sheffield, Le’Stat Sheffield, Emily Duckworth and Kaden Fountain; his mother, Geri Fountain; siblings: Christian Cook, Nathan Fountain & Chasity and Adam Fountain and his grandfather, Chester Fountain & Daphine, all of Fitzgerald. Several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews also survive.