December 26, 1953 – November 18, 2025
James Clayton Ulmer, Sr., 71, of Bainbridge, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2025.
The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Harold Burrell officiating. Interment will be at Attapulgus Cemetery. Quinton Finuff, Roger Oliver, Jimmie Weiss, and Freddie Weiss will serve as honorary pallbearers.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.bryantfuneralga.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Walk to End Alzheimer’s, 1030 Boxwood Drive, Bainbridge, GA 39819.
James Clayton Ulmer was born December 26, 1953, in Cairo, GA, the son of J.T. & Inez Oliver Ulmer. He was a graduate of Bainbridge High School, Class of 1971, and earned a certificate from Bainbridge Junior College. James retired from Amoco Fabrics & Fibers and worked for some time afterwards at John B. Sanfilippo & Son. He was Baptist by faith.
Tinkering was not only a pastime, but a way of life for James. He loved everything about an engine and spent hours in his shop building and rebuilding. James was known to fix anything with a mechanical or electrical issue.
He was a homebody who loved a little television (Dr. Who and Star Trek) and spending time outdoors. His radio was often tuned to Gulf 104 where he listened to classic rock, James had a heart for others and found helping people was simply second nature.
Survivors include his son, Clayton Ulmer (Jennifer) of Jacksonville, FL; his granddaughter, Olivia; his sister, Liz Ulmer; his nieces & nephews, Jimmie, Freddie & Emily, and Sara; and a host of extended family. In addition to his parents, James was preceded in death by his sister, Elaine Ulmer Weiss.
Bryant Funeral Home, located at 105 N. Florida Street, is assisting the family with arrangements. (229-246-3321)
Prayers are with
James and I had 9th grade math together in Coach Williams math class. We rode the bus from Attapulgus to BHS together, so we spent our ride studying together. Coach Williams gave us a test; James sat on the opposite side of the room from where I sat. Coach held up handing back our papers for 2 days trying to figure out how James and I cheated sitting 30 feet away. We worked the problems exactly the same right and wrong. Finally Coach called us outside and asked how we cheated. We told him we did not cheat – we just studied together.
James was a good young man.