Durden Hudson Funeral Directors announces the death of Mr. Robert Wayne Gulledge, age 70, of Swainsboro, on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at Augusta University Medical Center. Funeral services were held Friday, August 2, at 2 p.m. at Peebles-Curry Memorial Chapel with the Reverend David Oliver officiating. Burial followed in Bithynia Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Viewing was Thursday, August 1, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Durden-Hudson Funeral Directors.
Pallbearers were Josh Robertson, Tim Harrell, Tyler Dawkins, Will Rogers, Joe Farmer and Robert McKenzie. Volunteer pallbearers were employees of Fulghum Industries.
Wayne was born in Alabama on September 26, 1953 to William R. and Margueritte Childs Gulledge and was a lifelong resident of Swainsboro. He attended Swainsboro High School and was a warehouse supervisor for Fulghum Industries. Wayne enjoyed working, but he also enjoyed hunting and fishing. He loved his job and his family. Mr. Gulledge was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Mary Ruth McKenzie Gulledge.
He is survived by his daughter Melissa Gulledge (Jeff) of Swainsboro and his granddaughter Jenna Farmer.
The funeral home Durden Hudson Funeral Directors was responsible for the organization.
