William Holt Tomlin

William Holt Tomlin (Bill), 91, of Lee County, GA, passed to his heavenly home Tuesday, May 14, 2024. His funeral service will be at 12:00 PM on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at Kimbrell-Stern. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends prior to the service at Kimbrell-Stern beginning at 11 AM. He was born July 6, 1932 In Parrott, GA to Henry Luther and Alice Harbuck Tomlin. Raised in Parrott and Richland, GA, he graduated from Richland High School May 1950. After graduation, he moved to Albany where he took a job as an electrician’s apprentice at Georgia Electric Company. In March 1952 Bill enlisted in the United States Navy. During four years of active duty as an electrician’s mate he served on the USS Safeguard based in San Diego, CA and the USS Hitchiti out of San Francisco. His Naval career on cutter ships took him to the North Pole, Hawaii, Korea, and Japan. Bill said his days in the Navy were some of the happiest days in his life. After 4 years of active duty he served an additional four years in the Navy Reserve. Bill took his skills and training to the private sector. As an electrician be began his career at Smith-Gray Electric Company in Albany. First, he rewound electric motors and later became shop foreman. Then he and his nephew established B&L Electric Service. Bill said, “I don’t know how many million miles of copper wire ran through these fingers.” He continued ownership, managing, and operating the business into his eighties. Bill was a hard worker, yet he still found time to design and build his own home. He and a dear friend, Larry Bevis made that happen. After the Great Flood of 1994 in Albany he rebuilt that home and a second home by Lake Blackshear even building all the cabinetry himself. He did all the inside wood finish work including laying wood and tile flooring. Of course, he wired those homes. His next passion became organic gardening and learning to play the violin and guitar. He absolutely made the most out of every single day. Bill’s greatest passion was his love for the Lord and the time he spent daily to Bible study and Bible verse memorization. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters, and brothers-in-law Madie and Lamont Parr, Dorothy and Alvin Everson, Sr. Also, his nephew Larry Parr. His survivors include his niece, Donna Brown (Ricky), Albany, and his nephew, Alvin Everson, Jr. (Karen), Kennesaw, GA. Also remaining are numerous great and great-great nieces and nephews. Also, special friends and neighbors Harold and Sandy West. Many thanks to all his caregivers especially Mrs. Debra Green.

William Holt Tomlin

July 6, 1932 - May 14, 2024