Mrs. Evie Bartlett, 78, of Montezuma, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia.
Mrs. Evie was born September 16, 1942, in Montezuma to Doris Layfield Miller and the late Johnny Ike Layfield. She loved the Lord and was a member of Stillwater Chapel in Ideal, Georgia.She worked as an inspector for Southern Frozen Foods and Agra Link for over 27 years. Mrs. Evie was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She enjoyed spending time with family and doting on her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Bertha Dozier Memorial Park in Montezuma. The family will receive friends at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home one hour prior to the service. Rev. Roy Peterson will officiate the service
Mrs. Bartlett will lie in state for viewing from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday. April 23, 2021 at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home.
Survivors include her beloved husband, Billy Joe Bartlett of Montezuma, Georgia; two children: Williams Thomas Bartlett (Candis) of Gray, Georgia and Sandra Lynn Goodwin; her mother, Doris Layfield Miller of Marshallville, Georgia; seven grandchildren: David Lewis Goodwin, Destiny Brooke Goodwin, Tyler Michael Bartlett, Kelly Nicole Collier (Jarrod) and Krista Lauren Lyons (Otis).Also, surviving are eight great-grandchildren and a host of other family and friends.
Along with her father, Johnny Ike Layfield, she is preceded in death by a brother, James Ralph Layfield.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Stillwater Chapel, 3550 Highway 240 West, Ideal, Georgia 31041.
Friends may express condolences to the family and sign the online guestbook at www.watsonmathewsfuneralhome.com
Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma, GA has been entrusted with arrangements for Mrs. Evie Bartlett.