Wayne Clayton Etheredge

Wayne Clayton Etheredge of Kathleen passed away January 30, 2021. He was 65 years old.

A lifelong Middle Georgia resident, Wayne was born in Macon on May 30, 1955. He was the son of the late John and Virginia Etheredge. He grew up in Macon and graduated from Central High School in 1973. After high school, he trained to become a pipefitter and welder. He worked for the Brown & Williamson and later at R.J. Reynolds until his retirement in 2016. He was a longtime member of the Plumber, Pipefitters and HVACR Technicians Local Union 72. A hardworking man, Wayne was a work smarter, not harder kind of person. If there was a better way to do things, Wayne was the one to figure that out. His personality was such that he possessed an uncanny ability to make people laugh.

When he wasn’t working, Wayne was a dedicated outdoorsman. A member of the Georgia Wilderness Society, he enjoyed canoeing, fishing, hunting, camping and anything else that being outside brought his way. The past several years, Wayne spent his time mentoring others in Alcoholics Anonymous and OneWay at Second Baptist Church. He was also a member of Second Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Virginia and John Etheredge, sister, Kathy Adams; and brother, Steve Etheredge.

Wayne is survived by his children, Stephanie Etheredge Perdue (Jim) of Kathleen and Andrew Colton Etheredge of Warner Robins; grandchildren, Jake, Judd, Anna Kate, Sadie and Caroline Perdue; siblings, Warren Etheredge, John Etheredge (Jamorn), and Karen Nunnally (Robert); and several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. at McCullough Funeral Home. A service following visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel at McCullough Funeral Home. Dr. Jim Perdue and Reverend Chris Lones will officiate the service. Wayne will be laid to rest at Macon Memorial Park at a private ceremony. For friends unable to attend at this time, the service will be streamed live via the McCullough Funeral Home Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mcculloughfuneralhome/live/.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Wayne’s memory to OneWay, 2504 Moody Road, Warner Robins, GA 31088.

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