Johnny D. Medley, Sr.

Johnny D. Medley, Sr., 91, of Attapulgus, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2026.

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 18, 2026, at Attapulgus Baptist Church with Rev. Harold Burrell officiating. Interment will follow at Attapulgus Baptist Church Cemetery with Kyle Medley, Dale Medley, Matt Musgrove, Trey Hawkins, Billy Brown, Bruce Bennett, Hayden Martin, and Mason Martin serving as active pallbearers. Vincent Edmonds, Robert Baty, Paul Worsham, Charles Harrell, Ron Kinsey, Howell Brown, and Ramsey Simmons will serve as honorary pallbearers.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at Bryant Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.bryantfuneralga.com. Memorial donations may be made to Attapulgus Baptist Church or Attapulgus Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, PO Box 146, Attapulgus, GA 39815.

Johnny Doyle Medley was born November 12, 1934, in Geneva County, Alabama, the son of George and Bertha Danford Medley. He was a graduate of Attapulgus High School. He married Maxine Hawkins in 1955, and they made their home in Attapulgus. Johnny worked as a lab supervisor with Englehard/BASF for 42 years and served as Mayor of Attapulgus for 50 years. He loved Attapulgus and its people and took great pride in being part of the community he called home.

His family was the center of his world, but Johnny always made time to visit with friends and share a good conversation. His faith was an important part of his life, and he served Attapulgus Baptist Church in many ways over the years, as song leader, chairman of deacons, church treasurer, and chief maintenance officer. Away from work and church, Johnny loved a good round of golf or riding the road on is motorcycle.

Survivors include his wife of 71 years, Maxine Hawkins Medley; his children, Keith & Karen Medley; his grandchildren, Kyle & Ashley and Dale & Haylee; his great-grandchildren, Abby, Makayla, Isabella, and Andy; his siblings, Dorothy Weathers and Oscar Wallace & June Medley; his sister-in-law, Sharon Jackson; and a host of extended family and friends. In addition to his parents, Johnny was preceded in death by his son, Johnny Doyle Medley, Jr., his great-granddaughter, Madison; and his siblings, Ruth Antone, Robert Medley, and Edward Medley.