Brantley
WAYCROSS — Mr. James “Jim” Monroe Brantley, Jr., 61 of Waycross, died Saturday, October 4, 2025, at his residence after a brief illness.
Brantley was born August 21, 1964 in Waycross to James M. Brantley, Sr., and Joyce Turner Brantley. A lifelong resident of Waycross, he graduated from Ware County High School in 1982.
Brantley spent his life serving others as a fireman and EMT. It was a profession he took great pride in. He worked as a fireman for the Ware County Fire Department, an EMT for Brantley County EMS, and as Captain of Jekyll Island Fire and Rescue.
Brantley was a member of Gilchrist Park Methodist Church in Waycross. He was an avid Georgia Bulldog and Dallas Cowboy fan. Brantley enjoyed attending air shows and watching his favorite television show “Seinfeld”.
More than anything, he loved his family and any moment he was able to spend with them. Brantley was a wonderful dad of two boys and was extremely proud of them and their accomplishments in life. He was excited and looking forward to becoming a grandfather for the first time in January of 2026.
Brantley was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, J.M. and Modell Brantley, and his maternal grandparents, R.D. and Rosa Turner.
He is survived by his two sons, Sean Brantley and his wife, Beibei, of Valdosta and Eric Brantley of Panama City Beach, Fla.; his parents, Jimmy and Joyce Brantley of Waycross; two brothers, Scott Brantley and his wife, Vickie, of Waycross and Joey Brantley and his wife, Shannon, of San Antonio, Texas; one sister, Jill Aldridge and her husband, Chad, of Waycross; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
A funeral service was held, Wednesday, October 8 in Kettle Creek Southern Congregational Methodist Church.
Burial followed in Greenlawn Cemetery.
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