Mr. Willie Earnest Myers Jr.

June 14, 1965 - January 24, 2021

Brooklet, Georgia Mr. Willie Earnest Myers, Jr. “Ernie”, age 55, died Sunday at his residence. The Savannah, Georgia native was born on Flag Day and that gave him the foundation of being a truly patriotic American. Ernie was an owner/operator truck driver for many years. He was well traveled having all over the world and the United States. He served in the Merchant Marines, which gave him the opportunity to travel the world and as a truck driver he was able to see the United States. He loved history. Ernie moved to Brooklet in 2007. He was preceded in death by his father, Willie Earnest Myers, Sr; his maternal grandparents, Otis and Ruby Williams; paternal grandparents, Ernest and Estelle Myers and several aunts and uncles. Surviving are a daughter, Sara Lynn Myers of Brooklet; a son, Dylan L. Myers of Brooklet; his mother and step father, Margie and Leland Lewis of Brooklet; a sister, Donna Marie Myers of Brooklet; a nephew, Robert Pierce of Statesboro and a niece Candace Pierce of Statesboro; three great nieces and nephews and several aunts and uncles. The family will receive visitors on Thursday January 28, 2021 from 5:00pm until 8:00pm in the chapel of Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home. Graveside services and burial will be Friday at 1:00pm at Old Canoochee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Hwy 80 West, Twin City, Georgia, with Rev. Tim Huffingham officiating. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to American Diabetes Association at www.diabetes.org. Friends may sign the online register book at www.joineranderson.com. Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory of Statesboro is in charge of the arrangements.