James Lamar Mimbs, Jr., age 76, of Adrian, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017. Services will be held at 1:00PM on Thursday, January 5, 2017, in the Chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow Dublin Memorial Gardens. Donnie Allen, Ray Braddy, and Rev. David Oliver will officiate. Pallbearers will be Morris T. Riner, Henry Flanders, RJ Braddy, Blaine Masters, Joshua Fuller, Jim Harrell, James Brantley, Eric Allen, and Robbie Brett. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening from 6:00PM until 8:00PM at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. Mimbs was of the Baptist faith and a Veteran of the United States Army. He was also a Mason and retired from LA Brett & Sons. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Lamar Mimbs, Sr. and Eleen Dowd Mimbs, and sisters, Dorothy Mimbs Rushing and Jewel Mimbs Miller. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Fuller Mimbs, of Adrian; children, James Lamar Mimbs, III, Joel Mimbs, Tracie Mimbs (Jason), all of Adrian, Dale Fuller (Kim), of Dudley, Melanie Braddy (Ray), of Statesboro, and Wendy Masters (Jamie), of Scott; grandchildren, Ryan Fotopoulos (Chip), of Fort Rucker, AL, Eric Allen (Faith), of Hinesville, R.J. Braddy and Megan Braddy, both of Statesboro, Josh Fuller and Bethany Fuller, both of Dudley, Blaine Masters and Tristen Masters, both of Scott, and Joeley Hood, of Swainsboro and great-granddaughters, Isabella, Abigail, and Caroline Fotopoulos, all of Fort Rucker, AL. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the local veterans organization, Be at Peace Farms, c/o Pam Otts, 725 Manning Drive, East Dublin, GA 31027.