Mr. George Bentley Ethridge

Mr. George Bentley Ethridge, 86, of Leesburg died Monday, November 14, 2022. The family will have a private service at "Covey Hill", Ethridge's family place in Leesburg. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Bentley was the son of George and Virginia Ethridge. He was a graduate of West End High School and attended Auburn University. After starting his career at Vulcan Life Insurance Company in Birmingham, his passion for bird dogs and quail hunting brought him and his family to Southwest Georgia to work in the quail hunting industry. He spent a large part of his career at Oakland Plantation and retired from Enco Materials.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Doris, his parents and his brother Bill Ethridge of Atlanta. Survivors include his sister Jenny Fryer (Johnny) of Fort Walton Beach FL and his children David Ethridge (Jolene) of Chelsea, Alabama, Diane Beck (Darrell) of Sylvester, Brian Ethridge (Melissa) of Hoover, Alabama and Clay Ethridge (Annie) of Leesburg. Mr. Ethridge has nine grandchildren April Terry, Crystal Terry, Katie Summers, Will Ethridge, John Ethridge, Morgan Ethridge, Laura Ethridge, Maggie Ethridge and Lindsey Ethridge and two great grandchildren, Jonas Summers and Avery Ethridge.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be given to Zoe Ministries (zoemeanslife.org).