Mr. Jay T. Rich, age 38, of Summerville, GA, died Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Redmond Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Rich was born October 23, 1978, in Rome, GA, son of Vickie McDonald Rich and the late Freddy Rich.  He was Baptist by faith and had been employed with Maples Enterprise.
Mr. Rich is survived by his daughter, Jayla Sharee Jewell Rich; mother, Vickie Rich; brothers, Billy Joe Rich, Jack Thomas Rich, and Jacob McDonald; and a sister, Vinita Gayle Youngblood.
Funeral services for Mr. Rich will be held at 4:30 P.M. Wednesday, March 8, 2017, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mickey Skates officiating.  Interment will follow in the Summerville Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Michael Hall, Cody Campbell, Chase Stoner, Marcus Lee, Lucus Lee, Mark Mason, Josh Bates, and Jeff Edwards.  Honorary pallbearers will be the officers and students of the D.R.C. program.
Mr. Rich will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 2:30 P.M. until the hour of service on Wednesday.
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. Jay T. Rich who died on Saturday.  To share your condolences with the family online, please visit our website at www.masonfuneralhome.com.