Roy Wayne Folds

Mr. Roy Wayne Folds, 80, passed away at the Emanuel Medical Center on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.

Wayne was born in Cordele, GA, the son of the late Leroy Childers and Elizabeth “Miss Lib” Rentfrow Folds. He attended Armstrong University and later Georgia Southwestern College where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting while serving in the National Guard. He was a former Deacon and a long-time member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. He was a member of the Emanuel County Sportsman Club and the Exchange Club, the latter for which he served as President in 1999. He retired from Swainsboro Technical College as the Vice President of Administrative Services after working there for many years.

In his free time, Wayne loved hunting and fresh water fishing, but nothing brought him greater joy than having his children and grandchildren with him. He especially enjoyed deep-sea fishing, finding excitement and peace on the open water, whether casting lines offshore or sailing the intercoastal waterways of Georgia and Florida with his wife, Linda.

In his early retirement, he found great joy in woodworking, spending many hours in his shop building Adirondacks and small wooden chairs. Later in life, he spent countless hours birdwatching from his back porch.

He is preceded in death by his parents, and his sisters, Elaine Folds Jacob and Denise Folds Lamb.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Linda Mitchell Folds of Swainsboro, his children, Tammy Thomas Spires (Anthony Vairetta) of Macon, Rodney Wayne Folds, and Kim Folds (Ryan) Price, both of Swainsboro, his grandchildren, Zachary Childers (Ashley) Folds, Zeth Cameron Kerby Folds, and Zhen Carson Elizabeth Folds, his great-grandson, Miller Wayne Folds, his siblings, Jimmy (Evelyn) Folds of Tifton, Belinda (Jody) Griffin of Cordele, and Gerald (Lynn) Folds of Roopville, GA, and many nieces and nephews, in addition to his two lifelong friends, Andy Pless and Pat Posey.

Memorial services will be held on Friday, December 19th at 2:00pm, with visitation beginning at 1:00pm at Hillcrest Baptist Church in Swainsboro, GA with Rev. Josh Black officiating.

Honorary pallbearers will be Richard Williams, Lynward Hooks, Elmer Thompson, Mike Brannon, and Wallace Lamb.

In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions be sent to the Gideons International at https://gideons.org/donate

Chapman Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements for Mr. Roy Wayne Folds, 80, of Swainsboro, GA.