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Benjamin Fountain Sr.
1957 - 2025
BORN
1957
DIED
2025
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2460 Highway 21 South
Rincon, Georgia
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Benjamin Fountain Obituary
Benjamin J. Fountain, Sr., 68, passed away September 4, 2025 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center.
The Alabama native was a retired construction worker that loved football, reading, watching westerns, fishing, and laughing. He was preceded in death by his father, Clayton R. Fountain; brother, Clayton A. Fountain; sister, Becky Altman, and her husband, Sherman Griffis.
He is survived by his son, Ben Fountain (Marissa); mother, Ruth Jarriel; granddaughter, Olivia; sisters, Terry Wilson, Belinda Edwards (Roger), and Patricia Wright (Paul); and several nieces and nephews.
A Graveside service will be 11 am Saturday, September 13, 2025 at Effingham Memorial Gardens.
Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel (912) 754-6421.
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