Wayne Headley's Obituary
Boyd Wayne Headley, 74, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, April 7, 2018, surrounded by his loving and devoted family. A Graveside Service will be held on Monday, April 9, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. in Elko Cemetery. Immediately following the service, Mr. Headley will be temporarily entombed in the Dogwood Mausoleum at Perry Memorial Gardens awaiting construction of the Headley Mausoleum at Elko Cemetery where he will be permanently entombed. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests memorial contributions to Texas Oncology - Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, 3410 Worth Street #3410, Dallas, Texas 75246 or Heart of Georgia Hospice, 103 Westridge Drive, Warner Robins, Georgia 31088. Wayne was born in Bessemer, Alabama, to the late Jess and Lula Chandler Headley. As a young adult, he attended Ford Auto Mechanic School, graduating first in his class, and received the honor of 5-Star Mechanic. He moved his family to Perry in 1970 to care for his parents who were living in Macon. He began working in the Service Department at Moody Motor Company as well as in the Maintenance Department at Pabst Brewing Company. A hard-working man, Wayne was always busy with 2 or 3 jobs to support his family as much as he could. He continued at Moody Motor Company, eventually bought the repair business from Mr. Moody where he enjoyed auto mechanic work and owned several other auto repair businesses through the years. Wayne also stayed with Pabst, then G. Heileman Brewing Co., then Stroh’s, working his way to Management in the Maintenance Department. Additionally, Cagle’s and Perdue Farms kept Wayne employed until his retirement in 2014. Wayne loved spending time with his family and friends and always loved family reunions and holiday celebrations. He was the “King of Crock Pots” and held a picnic to barbecue a goat every year on July 4th, a tradition that had been started by his father. Christmas was his favorite holiday. Wayne spent many hours each year decorating the house, creating a fun and friendly environment where his family, neighbors, and friends would have great times. He always had a garden which was often as therapeutic for him, especially in his last year spending time there after chemo treatments. Wayne was blessed to have a family he worked hard to protect and provide for, but also who were there for him when he needed them most. He was preceded in death by an infant sister, Geraldine Headley; his brothers, Babe Headley, Joe Headley, and Curtis Headley; an infant son, Billy Wayne Headley; and his second wife, Vicki Boyd Headley. Left to cherish the memories of Wayne are his children, Dina Reep (Ron) of Ferris, Texas, Kay Headley of Alabama, Billie Gail Sawyer of Casper, Wyoming, Samuel Wayne Headley (Stacy) of Spokane, Washington, and Loder Boyd (Emily) of Elko; fourteen grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; his 5 siblings, Pauline Lamar (Grover), Hollis Headley (Karen), Gail Spears (Donnie); the mother of his first 5 children, Sue Smith Headley of McCalla, Alabama; and lots of nieces and nephews. Condolences for the family may be left in the online guestbook at www.watsonhunt.com. Watson-Hunt Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
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