Douglas Edgar Gartrell

Mr. Douglas Edgar Gartrell, age 50, of Patterson, passed away early Wednesday morning (12/4/24) at his residence following a lengthy battle with cancer.

Born May 22, 1974, in Canton, Ohio, he was a son of Darell Gartrell and Diane Pettay Cooper.  Doug had also lived in Kentucky and Fayetteville, North Carolina before moving to Patterson in 2020. He had worked as a Pool Maintenance Technician for Peach Pools in Georgia but was previously a Saw line Supervisor at Comtech in North Carolina and had worked with cattle in Kentucky and Ohio.

Doug loved the Lord, his wife, and his momma.  He was a hard worker, kindhearted and easy to love.  He enjoyed traveling to Hawaii, Washington D.C., Ohio, the mountains and the beaches and camping and trail riding with his horses in Florida, Georgia and Alabama, especially with his horse, Max.  He loved watching Ohio State football and was a Buckeye for life.  Also, he enjoyed listening to a variety of music including George Strait, Chris Stapleton, Gary Allen, and others, but his favorite music was hard rock including Godsmack, Metallica, and above all - AC/DC.

He also enjoyed the sound of a 2 stroke Honda CR500, motor bike racing, playing Farming Simulator on his PlayStation, and talking about farm equipment, cows, and horses.

He was a best friend and loving husband to his wife,  Jennifer Nield of Patterson; and also survived by his mother,  Diane Pettay Cooper of Canton  Ohio; father, Darrell Gartrell of Reddick, Florida;  his sister to whom he was her first best friend and adventure buddy, Dechelle Thompson (husband Jim of Malvern, Ohio; brother who looked to him as a hero, Darren Moreno-Gartrell (husband Robert Moreno-Gartrell) of Garrettsville, Ohio;  2 stepchildren, Jordan Nield of Waycross, Georgia and Joshua Nield Patterson, Georgia; his cousins, Neal, Keith, and Chad who were his partners in crime; and several nieces, and nephews, and other relatives.

He thoroughly enjoyed his life which was cut short by cancer but leaves a legacy by donating his body to the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Suwanee, Georgia for research in the hope that one day a cure will be found for the cancer that took him away from all of those who loved him dearly.  

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Hart Funeral Home of Blackshear is in charge of arrangements.

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