Mr. Andrew Curtis Tingle, age 89, of Riddleville passed away on Monday, July 17, 2023. A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held on Saturday, July 22nd at 11:00 A.M. in the New Bethel Baptist Church of Riddleville with burial in the Church Cemetery. Reverend Marty Deal and Reverend M.D. Cabe will officiate. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Cook, Bill Frost, David Frost, Dylan Frost, Greg Frazier, and Randy Jackson. The family will receive friends following the service in the Church Social Hall.
Mr. Tingle was born on December 24, 1933, and reared in Harrison, the son of the late Andrew Jackson Tingle and the late Ruby Duggan Tingle. He graduated from the Harrison High School, where he excelled in track and field, winning the state championship in High Jump for three consecutive years. Following high school, Curtis worked with his father as a Mechanic before being drafted into the United States Army. Mr. Tingle proudly served his country in Ft. Hood, Texas and Germany during the Korean Conflict. Upon returning home, he began a lengthy career as a Certified Diesel Mechanic for John Deere, retiring as Service Manager of Meeks Tractor Company in Tennille. Curtis continued work as a Mechanic at his home shop through retirement. Mr. Tingle was a former member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church of Wrightsville and a current member of the New Bethel Baptist Church of Riddleville, where he served as an Ordained Deacon, maintained activity in the Church Brotherhood, and a taught Sunday School Classes. He was a self-taught guitarist. Curtis enjoyed listening to gospel and country music and collecting tools.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Jean Smith Tingle; children, Paula Frost and husband Rabun of Riddleville, Cindy Giddens and husband Tracy of Tennille, David Franklin and wife Donna of St. Marys, and Sherry Hosti and husband Mike of Tybee Island; grandchildren, Blake Frost and wife Tabatha, Brandon Frost, A.J. Giddens, Preston Giddens, Jeremy Franklin, Kyle Rogers, and Kortney DeHass and husband Jesse; great-grandchildren, Lorelai DeHass, Micah DeHass, and Noah DeHass; siblings, Faye Branley and Carlton Tingle; and many nieces and nephews.
Donations may be made to the New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 1839 New Bethel Road, Bartow, Georgia 30413.
Online condolences may be expressed at mayandsmithfuneraldirectors.com.
May and Smith Funeral Directors is in charge of these arrangements.