Mrs. Jerry Dean Benyard Wiggs

March 27, 1942 - December 8, 2018

Mrs. Jerry Dean Benyard Wiggs was born on March 27, 1942 in Albany, Georgia to the late George Benyard, Sr. and the late Lillie Mae Shelton Benyard. On Saturday, December 8, 2018, our mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend gave up this busy walk of life at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia. Mrs. Wiggs received her education from the Colquitt County School System. At an early age she joined Beulah Grove Church in Doerun, Georgia; and later moved to Jacksonville, Florida and was united in Holy Matrimony to the late Willie Amos Wiggs, Sr. Jerry Dean was loving, loyal and kind to all she knew and came in contact with. She loved her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren dearly. Jerry Dean was preceded in death by her husband; parents; 3 brothers, Jerry Benyard who was her twin, George Benyard, Jr., Freddie Lee Benyard, Sr.; and sister, Alice Mae Johnson. She leaves to cherish her precious memories, two sons, Willie Amos Wiggs, II (Sheila) of Columbus, Georgia and Tony Wiggs (Gloria) of Doerun, Georgia; two daughters, Wanda Draggs (Larry Sr.) of Camilla, Georgia and Lisa Wiggs of Jacksonville, Florida; four step-children, Randy Thomas, LaFell Thomas, Todd Thomas and Tracy Thomas; god-son, Solomon Hines of Doerun, Georgia; brother, Robert Lambert (Oliva) of St. Petersburg, Florida; sister, Lillie Benyard of Hartford, Connecticut; aunt, Bonnie Shelton-Jones of Jacksonville, Florida; 12 grandchildren, Shaun Wiggs (Kristy) of Adel, Georgia, Terry Anderson, Jr. (Sarah), Shanice Anderson (Rodney) both of Albany, Georgia, Larry Draggs, Jr. (Leelee) of Pelham, Georgia, Tanzania Best, Kenyodus Wiggs (Teasha), Toyzeka Wiggs (Quindell) all of Columbus, Georgia, Rashaan Thomas (Kiara) of Atlanta, Georgia, Kimesha Sumlin (Edmond), LaToni Sumlin (Demetrius) both of Doerun,Georgia, Langston McKee of Washington, D.C., Thurgood Wiggs of Jacksonville, Florida; 21 great-grands; special niece, Barbara Johnson of Doerun, Georgia; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends that she also loved dearly.