Joel Darsey Humphrey

Joel Darsey Humphrey, 68, of Bainbridge, passed away April 15, 2026.

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 20, 2026, at Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Stephen Webb officiating. Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery with Joel’s nieces and nephews serving as honorary pallbearers.

The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.bryantfuneralga.com. Memorial donations may be made to First Methodist Church, PO Box 541, Bainbridge, GA 39818.

Joel Darsey Humphrey was born November 2, 1957, in Bainbridge, GA, the son of Robert & Janie Darsey Humphrey. He was a graduate of Bainbridge High School. Joel owned his own truck driving outfit, Desert Rose Transport. He was Methodist by faith.

After countless miles on the open road and many hours on the farm, Joel took solace in the quietness of nature. He loved fishing, spent a little time hunting, and was always on the lookout for that elusive big buck. In later years, he embraced new interests with the same curiosity he brought to everything, flying drones and eventually fulfilling a dream by earning his pilot’s license. He preferred the calm of open land, fair skies, and still water over the noise of the world.

Survivors include his siblings, Helen Bartosz, Marion Humphrey and Don Humphrey; his nieces & nephews, Adam, Elizabeth, Helen & Warren, Patty, Jared & Emily, Silas, Mindy & Jeffrey, Maeson, Gunner, Robby & Tristan, and Rhodes; and a host of extended family. Joel was preceded in death by his parents.