Jimmy Lee Colbert, 71, of Calhoun, Georgia, died on Monday, June 24, 2013 at Gordon hospital.
Mr. Colbert was born July 8, 1941 in Summerville, GA, the son of Jessie Lee Dodey Colbert, and the late James Douglas Colbert. He was self-employed in construction. Mr. Colbert was a member of North Pointe Church and a veteran of the United States Army. He was a loving father and grandfather.
Survivors include his wife, Janet Smith Colbert; son and daughter-in-law, Derek and Jennifer Colbert; mother, Jessie Penland; sisters, Peggy Campbell and Paulette Owens; brother, Doug Colbert; grandchildren, Bentley Colbert, Brayden Colbert, Blair Wilkey, and Bailey Wilkey; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, at North Pointe Church in Adairsville, GA with Reverend G.J. Chandler officiating. Burial will be in Greenhills Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be John Groover, Allen Myers, Ronald Everett, Roy Newberry, Michael Bryson, and Tim Bryson.
Mr. Colbert will be in state and the family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, at North Pointe Church in Adairsville.
In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials be made to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.