On Sunday, June 27, 2010 the Lord called home the soul of his child, a son, a father, and a friend, Jim Earnest Fannings, Jr. He was born in West Point, Georgia on September 22, 1951 to the late Jim Earnest Fannings, Sr. and Mary Winston Fannings.
Jimmy was educated in the public schools of Detroit, Michigan. He served his country faithfully in the United States Army. Over the years, Jimmy worked in phone and heating/air conditioning, and also traveled throughout the United States as a long distance driver for a few of the major trucking companies.
He was preceded in death by his father, Jim and his sister, Beverly Mayo.
He leaves to cherish his memories a loving and devoted mother who worshiped the ground he walked on, Mary Winston Fannings; son, Eric Richard Fannings, Grayson, GA; daughter, Erin Rose Fannings, Atlanta, GA; Uncles; Ronald (Linda) Fannings, Hampton, VA; Rev. William (Theresa) Fannings, West Point, GA; Aunts; Martha Smith, Detroit, MI; Deborah (Eddie) Bridges, Riverdale, GA; Mattie Hairston, LaGrange, GA; Ardell Winston and Precious Brooks, West Point, GA; A host of loving relatives and friends; Patsy Cornick, mother of his children; A special frien...[more]