W.D. (Donald) Trull

Mr. W.D. (Donald) Trull, age 89, of Blackshear, passed away Friday afternoon (10/25/2024) at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross following a brief illness.

Born February 15, 1935, in Screven, Georgia, he was a son of the late Geraldine Trull Farrow. He lived most of his life in Pierce County and was a veteran, having served in the United States Air Force as an aircraft mechanic during the Korean War.

A jack of all trades, he always enjoyed working and doing many jobs.  Starting young, he worked at Darling Funeral Home in Blackshear. Following his military years, he was a baggage handler for Railway Express Agency (REA), did many jobs at various trailer plants, worked as a mechanic, sold insurance for Gulf Life/American General/Delta, was a tour guide for the Okefenokee Swamp Park, drove a school bus for the Pierce County Board of Education, and worked at the Pierce County Senior Center as a bus driver and delivered meals.

He enjoyed traveling and camping and built his own motorhome. He also enjoyed gardening and working in his yard and flowers, woodworking, loved trains, enjoyed studying guns and old coins, and supporting Donald Trump!

From the mid 1960’s to the mid 1980’s, he and his family attended Kettle Creek Church in Waycross. They started attending Bethel Baptist Church in Blackshear in 1986 where he surrendered his life and heart to the Lord. In 2005, he and his wife joined Hacklebarney Baptist Church where he served faithfully as an usher and drove the van and attended the Senior Adult Sunday School Class.

A Bible believing, Patriotic, gun toting, hard and tough but loving man is how his family will forever remember him.

In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his stepfather, Vernon Farrow; a brother, Charles Aspinwall; his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Dean and Willene Hendrix; and several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.

Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Dot Hendrix Trull of Blackshear; 4 daughters, Angie Trull Crews of Waycross, Donna Trull Carter (husband Bobby) of Blackshear, Deanna Trull Lewis (husband Charles) of Blackshear; and Linda Trull Brock (husband Brian) of Alpharetta; 9 grandchildren, Christopher Lewis (Kimmie Willson), Cassie (Mickey) Thornton, Jason Lewis, James (Stella) Lewis, Haley (Brent) Walker, Samantha (Anthony) White, Sarah (Blake) Davis, Katie Bennett, Lawson Brock (fiancé Courtney Terrell); 13 great grandchildren; 1 great-great grandchild; sister, Martha Frick (husband Wayne) of Waresboro; brother-in-law, Hershel Hendrix of Blackshear; 2 sisters-in-law, Dell Aspinwall of Brunswick and Pam Hendrix of Dry Branch; special friend, Scottie Durance of Blackshear; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.

A funeral service will take place Monday afternoon (10/28/24) at 2 p.m. at Hacklebarney Baptist Church with Rev. Monroe Gill and Rev. Joe Dell officiating. Burial will follow in the Kettle Creek Cemetery in Waycross.

The family will receive friends at the church on Monday one hour prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hacklebarney Baptist Church, 6501 Hacklebarney Road, Blackshear, Georgia 31516.

Sympathy may be expressed by signing online at www.hartfh.com.

Hart Funeral Home of Blackshear is in charge of arrangements.

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