Mr. Tyler Allen Flemons

September 28, 1990 - November 13, 2020

Mr. Tyler Allen Flemons, 30, passed away on November 13, 2020 at the Memorial Health University Medical Center. He was born in Fulda, Germany to Donna Dell Flemons and the late Terry Allen Flemons. The family resided a few years in Wildflecken, before moving to Harris County, Georgia. There, Tyler would attend the Harris County Schools. From an early age he enjoyed sports and played baseball and football. He lettered in football in high school and tested the waters of rodeoing, having ridden bulls. Afterwards, the result of some negative choices resulted in Tyler being incarcerated where he served a sentence in the Screven County Prison. Never one to be idle, he pursued every source of betterment for his situation and participated in the Georgia Department of Corrections Fire Services Program in conjunction with Screven County Fire Department. There he was able to complete education and obtain his certification in Georgia Public Safety Training, Georgia Firefighter 1, Georgia Hazmat Awareness, Emergency First Responder, all of which resulted in him meeting the National Professional Qualifications to be a Fire Fighter. Once paroled he resided in Florida with his mother for two months, but the love he had for Screven County was very great thus he returned to Sylvania to make his home. He obtained employment with the Georgia Forestry Department as a wildland fire fighter and served with the Screven County Fire Department as a volunteer fire fighter. On his off days and evenings, he was employed with Brad Wilson’s A1 Auto Tech as a diesel mechanic and the fire team at Screven Motor Speedway. He married the love of his life and made a home for his wife and children. And at that home is where he spent so much cherished time with his girls. Let his life be a testimony as to the choices a man can make turning adversity into opportunity. He was preceded in death by his father, and maternal grandfather, Charles Godfrey. He is survived by his wife, Erin Hartley Flemons of Sylvania, GA; children; Michael Allen Flemons, Skyler James Sands, both of Harris County, Braelynn Chevelle Hartley, Andrew Leigh Hartley, both of Sylvania; mother and step-father, Donna and William Phillips of Bremen, GA, step-mother, Sharon Flemons of Harris County; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Diane and Charles Hartley of Harris County, GA; sisters, Desirae (C.W.) Grantham of Waverly Hills, GA and Kasey (James York) Flemons of Sylvania; step-siblings; Mallory (Drew) Naugher of Harris County, Taylor Ledford of Tuscaloosa, AL, and Olivia (Bobby) Venable of Rome, GA, a brother-in-law, Andy (Haley) Hartley; maternal grandmother, Barbara (Rudy) Lovell of Columbus, GA; paternal grandparents, Brenda (Buddy) Flemons of Wichita Falls, TX; nephews and nieces, Braxton Grantham, Lucas Grantham, Emily York, Lily York, Kynsleigh, Courtney, Kamryn, and Anthony Hartley, and Aubrey, Anna, and Addie Venable. Services will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 11:00am on the grounds of Believers Church of Sylvania with the Rev. Dr. Karen Zeigler officiating, the family will receive friends an hour prior to the service. Interment with honors will follow in the Screven Memorial Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Brad Wilson, Fred Jones, Jordan Smith, George Lamar, the Georgia Forestry Commission and Screven County Fire Department. Services are streamed using Facebook Live through a private group. Only members of the group will be able to view the service. In order to view the service, log into Facebook on your phone or computer and join the group “Joiner-Anderson Live Stream” at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/jafhlive/ If you have any questions, please contact the funeral home @ 912-764-7725. Services may also be viewed on youtube at the following link https://youtu.be/gda7OOzN1lI Memorial Contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to the following GoFund Me - Tyler Flemons Memorial and or the Screven County Fire Department Volunteer Fund. Friends may sign the online register book at www.joineranderson.com Joiner Anderson Funeral Home Screven Chapel is in charge of all arrangements.