October 1, 1944 – January 23, 2025
James A. Womack, 80, of Bainbridge, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2025.
The memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Allen Griffin officiating.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.bryantfuneralga.com. Memorial donations may be made to: Disable American Veterans (DAV), 860 Dolwick Drive, Erlanger, KY 41018 www.dav.org/donate or Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Jacksonville, FL 32256 www.woundedwarriorproject.org/donate.
James Allen Womack was born October 1, 1944, in Donalsonville, GA, the son of Emmett & Margaret Oder Womack. He attended Bainbridge High School, and shortly after proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. James lived in Florida for forty-plus years and worked as a mechanic for NAPA Auto Parts in Bronson. He was Baptist by faith.
A native of Southwest Georgia, James loved everything about being a “country boy” …camping, fishing, mud bogging, and drag racing. He spent many days in the shop at Womack Transmission learning from his daddy. The result was he could fix anything automotive. This included “fixing” automobiles to win friendly races. James worked for a short time for the Bainbridge police department, and legend has it, this opportunity came about after several wins in the street.
Survivors include his children, Melissa Womack (Keith Davis) of Bainbridge, Latona Williams of Fanning Springs, FL, Grant Womack of Ohio, Jamie Womack (Krista) of Donalsonville, Teresa Lee Spitzer of Mississippi, and Sue Burney (David), Peggy Gregory (Mike), and Lee Spitzer (Teresa Moore) all of Fanning Springs; his twenty-two grandchildren & twenty-eight great-grandchildren; and his siblings, Ann Osborne (Arthur) of Starke, FL, Doyle Womack (Brenda) of Bainbridge, and Peggy Lott (Danny) of Columbus, GA. In addition to his parents, James was preceded in death by his wife, Cynthia Hunt Womack.
Bryant Funeral Home, located at 105 N. Florida Street, is assisting the family with arrangements. (229-246-3321)
Absolutely beautiful describes him to a t
You will be missed grandpa Womack, I enjoyed being around you and working with you my children too.
With love from the Belin family.
Sad news. While I have not seen James in many years I will always remember visiting him at a small gas station on the outskirts of Bainbridge He had a beautiful Plymouth GTX, believe it was a 1969 model. From that day on I was a Plymouth guy and still am today. He and my Dad would talk and tell stories for hours when they got together and will always remember that.
Goodbye Cousin and may you rest in peace.
Jerry & Joy Oder
I am so sorry! Praying for your family. I have such fond memories of our families spending time together when I was younger. Our daddies were such great friends.
Brandy Poitevint Howard