Bruce E. Worthington

Jeffcoat Funeral Home 255 Friendship Road Tallassee, AL 36078 Tel (334) 283-6801 Bruce E. Worthington, age 56, of Woodstock, GA, died Friday, January 24, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Montgomery, Alabama on August 12, 1957, the middle of three children and only son to parents Bill and Virginia (Stalnaker) Worthington. The family moved to Atlanta when Bruce was 8 years old, and has remained there since. Funeral services will be Friday, January 31, 2014, at 11:00 am from Jeffcoat Funeral Home Chapel with Min. Michael McElroy officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing. Bruce found happiness in many things, but little more than in playing golf. He enjoyed it so much that he bought his house in a community where his regular golf course was located, playing frequently on Thursday nights, Saturdays and any other time that he could get in 18 holes. Known as “Poppy” to his grandchildren, Bruce was an especially doting grandfather. He found great joy in his grandchildren and would light up at the simple mention of their names. Since the age of 18, Bruce has worked for Diamond Roofing Co., a commercial roofing company started by his father in 1971. Upon Bill’s retirement, Bruce assumed the role of company president, a job in which he took great delight and responsibility. He was especially proud when his son, Baxter, began working there several years ago making a third generation with the business. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis (Peters) Worthington; son Baxter Worthington of Smyrna; daughter Lindsay Worthington and grandson Brayden of Dunwoody; parents, Bill and Virginia (Stalnaker) Worthington of Dunwoody; step-daughter and son-in-law Ashley (Joe) Klima and granddaughter Caroline of Freeport, FL; step-daughter Allison Boles and grandson Jaxon of Birmingham, AL; step-son Chad Butler of Dunwoody; sister and brother-in-law Sharon (Dave) Mossige of Marietta, sister Lisa Towns of Dunwoody; father and mother-in-law Emory A. Peters and Willa Dean Peters of Tallassee; sister-in-law Jan (Ernest) Gunter of Smiths Station, AL; many cousins, nieces and nephews. A service was held on Monday, January 27th from 12:30-2:00 pm with services at H.M. Patterson & Son Arlington Chapel, in Sandy Springs, GA with Rev. John Rhodes. The family will receive friends Friday, January 31, 2014, from 10:00 am until service time at Jeffcoat Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family ask that donations be made in Bruce’s name to the National Kidney Foundation, Inc. www.kidney.org Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama