Mr. Marcus B. Washington, Sr.

Mr. Marcus Bernard Washington, Sr. of 315 Porter Street, Vienna, Georgia died Saturday, June 22, 2024 in Hawkinsville, Georgia.

The funeral service will be held Monday, July 8, 2024 at 11:00 AM in the chapel of the J. W. Williams Funeral Home in Cordele, Georgia.  The burial will follow at the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Henderson, Georgia.

Everyone entering the funeral home for visitations or services is required to wear a mask and to practice social distancing.  A mask must be worn throughout the stay.  You must supply your own mask. 

Marcus Bernard Washington, Sr., known to many as “Fireball,” was born on April 14, 1989, at the Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele, Georgia. He was born to the parentage of Ms. Gail Kate Washington and Mr. Bruce Byrd Wootson. 

He grew up in Dooly County and spent many summers and holidays in Peach County. Educated in the Dooly School System, he found joy in music, art, and anything mechanical. Marcus was a member of the DCHS graduating class of 2007. He marched in the DCHS  Marching band, where he played the quad, snare, and quint drums. 

He was forever a lover of art, anime, dogs, gaming, music, motorcycles, and tinkering with anything with a motor. He was a jokester and jack of all trades that everyone loved being around. After completing high school, “Fireball” briefly attended Middle Georgia Technical College, where he studied aircraft structural engineering but left to pursue a life of love, family, and fatherhood. 

He has worked in various professions, most recently as an assistant highway maintenance foreman for the Georgia Department of       Transportation (GDOT). Early on, his musical talents led him to play the drums for churches across middle and southwest Georgia. Marcus     attended Greater Morris Tabernacle Baptist Church in Cordele, Georgia. Aside from his hobbies, Marcus loved his children, his family, and his motorcycle club with everything. He was a member of the Macon    Georgia Vikings Motorcycle Club, where he served as Vice President of the Macon chapter.

His parents, Gail and Bruce, and his brother, Christopher Bernard  Washington, each precede him in death. He is also preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Mildred “Milt” and Margaret Wootson; his maternal grandfather, Walter James Washington Sr; a maternal uncle, Walter James Washington, Jr.; and a paternal uncle, Robert Wootson.

Left to cherish his life and memories, he leaves his wife, Wendy Renee Washington; six beautiful children, Shanecia, Markita, Marcus Jr.,  Ja’cori, Damarrion, and Nova all of Fort Valley, Georgia; five bonus   children, Denisa  “Nisha” (JaKeija), Aliyah, Coldy, Destiny, and James “Jay”; his maternal grandmother, Ms. Johnnie Kate Washington of Unadilla, Georgia; one sister, Anitra S. Jackson (Christopher) of Atlanta, Georgia; three brothers, Jackie D. Washington of Forest Park, Oklahoma, Vincent J. Washington of Blithe, Georgia and Telvin L. Lewis of Vienna, Georgia; five nieces, Kesia, Kendall, Ja’Naya, Rhyan, and Addison; five nephews, Caleb, Damoni, Carter, Jaxon, and Ryon; one great niece, Naomi Alauna; three aunts, Marilyn Marie Watkins of Roberta, Georgia, Marilyn  Marie Wootson (Theodore) of Fort Valley, Georgia, and Pamela   Daniels (Bryce) of Pinehurst, Georgia; three uncles, Kenneth Wootson (Lashondra) of Byron, Georgia, Ronald Wootson of Fort Valley,   Georgia, and Lynn Washington of Duluth, Georgia; two very close and loving friends, who were considered to be his god sister and god brother, Rosa Borden of Columbus, Georgia and Melvin “MJ” Borden of Danville, Indiana; a close biker brother, Big  Kuntry; a host of great aunts, great uncles, cousins, biker brothers and sisters, family, friends, and coworkers who will forever love and miss him.