Former Baldwin County Fire Rescue Station 3 Captain Jimmy Eubanks passed away Tuesday, Aug. 19, at 77 years old.
A native of Pelham, Eubanks was born on Nov. 30, 1947 to the late James Allen Eubanks, Sr. and the late Eugenia Turner Eubanks. He lived in Milledgeville for 45 years and retired as captain of Fire Station 3 in 2016.
According to his obituary, Eubanks was a former member of the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Posse, a Free and Accepted Mason of Benevolent Lodge #3 of Milledgeville, a member of the Milledgeville Rotary Club, Paul Harris Fellow, and Island Creek Baptist Church.
In his memory, Baldwin County Fire Rescue posted a “Last Call to Firefighter 303.”
“Firefighter 303 has responded to his final call to be with our lord. Baldwin County Fire Rescue and the citizens of Baldwin County would like to say thank you to Firefighter 303 for his many years of service. Although you are gone, you will never be forgotten,” the call says. “Firefighter 303, Jimmy Eubanks, you are out of service for the final time.”
Many people paid tribute to Eubanks in the comments of the call video and on his tribute wall on the Williams Funeral Home and Ceremony Page. He was described as a “a fun-loving, great guy,” “a fine man,” and a “good friend.”
Eubanks was a supporter of many causes and a local hero. In March he had shared his support for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, stating the cause was “close to my heart” in a Facebook post. Therefore, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to the Masonic Children’s Home of Georgia, 1417 Nottingham Dr., Macon, GA 31211 (masonichomeofgeorgia. com), or to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, P.O. Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741 (michaeljfox.org).
Eubanks is survived by his wife, Ainsley Trussell Eubanks of Milledgeville; son, James Earl “Jay” (Ashley) Eubanks of Sparta; daughter, Stacey “Mimi” (Mario) Herrera of Macon; and grandchildren, Emmett James Eubanks, Ava Marjorie Eubanks, Nicolas James Eubanks Herrera, and Liliana Elizabeth Herrera.