James Troy Hollingsworth

April 18, 1949 — January 14, 2022

James Troy Hollingsworth, Jr., aged 72, died Friday, January 14, 2022 at Brentwood Health and Rehabilitation in Waynesboro, Georgia after a long illness. Born in Millen, Georgia April 18, 1949, he lived in and around Burke County, Georgia for most of his life. He worked as a motorcycle police officer for the Athens, Georgia Police Department for several years before moving to West Virginia and Texas as a sales representative for Fleetwood. In 1984, he was hired as a road deputy for the Burke County Sheriff's Office by Sheriff Greg Coursey; the sheriff named him Chief Deputy in 2002. He worked closely with Sheriff Coursey for nearly thirty years before retiring in 2015.
He is preceded in death by his parents Mary Pryor Hollingsworth and Rev. J. Troy Hollingsworth of Sardis, Georgia and his sister, Joan Hollingsworth of Hinesville, Georgia.
He is survived by his sister Jean Johnson of Fernandina, Florida; his son James T. Hollingsworth III (Traci) of Sardis, Georgia; his daughter Dr. Sarah E. Hollingsworth of Stillwater, Oklahoma and his grandchildren Hayden Whitaker, Rachel Hollingsworth, Michael Hollingsworth and Troy Hollingsworth of Sardis, Georgia.
His quick wit and compassion for everyone he met will certainly be missed by his friends in Burke County and his favorite vacation spot, Belle Bluff, Georgia.
Graveside Services will be 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 18, 2022 in the Sardis Baptist Cemetery with Harry Coursey officiating.
Active Pallbearers will be Alvin Floyd, Ricky Varnadore, Travis Sturdivant, Jut Wynne, Johnny Edmonds, Sonny Bargeron and Greg Coursey.
The family wishes to thank the staff at Brentwood Health and Rehabilitation for their care of Mr. Hollingsworth and donations in his honor can be made to the Guido Evangelistic Association, P.O. Box 508 Metter, Georgia 30439.
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