Edgar Layfield
May 20, 1935 - October 20, 2011
Edgar Layfield, age 76, of Ideal, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2011 at Flint River Hospital. Funeral services will be at 3:00 PM on Sunday, October 23 at the Little Bethel Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Sidney Jones will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday from 7-9 PM at the Watson-Mathews Funeral Home. Mr. Layfield was born on May 20, 1935 in Ideal to the late Monroe and Wafe Wisham Layfield, Sr. He was a retired farmer and a member of Little Bethel Baptist Church. Survivors include his son, Stoney Layfield and his wife, Hope, of Tifton; brothers, Leonard Layfield and his wife, Blondell of Butler; Eugene Layfield and his wife Lois of Americus; twin sister, Edna Kelley and her husband, Joe of Pine Mountain; grandchildren, Mitchell, Mason, and Matthew Layfield; many nieces and nephews also survive. Friends may express condolences to the family at www.watsonmathewsfuneralhome.com Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Edgar Layfield, age 76, of Ideal, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2011 at Flint River Hospital. Funeral services will be at 3:00 PM on Sunday, October 23 at the Little Bethel Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The... View Obituary & Service Information