Mrs. Louise Bryant Motes, age 81, died Tuesday, February, 18, 2025 at her residence.
The Candler County native attended Metter High School. She was a homemaker for many years until 1993, she began working as a Flag Car Driver and Dispatcher with Bulldog Trucking Co.
In 1996, she married Johnnie Motes and the two made their home in Garfield, Georgia. Louise was a member of the Country Echoes Gospel Group, where she traveled and sang at benefits and churches for many years. She was a former member of the Pentecostal Baptist Church and currently a member of Elam Baptist Church.
Her greatest joy was the time she spent cooking and serving her family.
Louise was preceded in death by her parents, James Edward Bryant and Annie Geneva Myers Bryant; a daughter and son-in-law, Sherrie and Wally Sasser, Sr. and a son and daughter-in-law, Edward and Nancy Motes.
Surviving are her husband, Johnnie Motes; two sons and daughters-in-law, Billy Carroll, Jr. and Alexis of Savannah and Gerald and Stephanie Motes of Virginia; a daughter and son-in-law, Tronda and Billy Grooms of Portal; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Dorothy and Jerry Williams of Savannah, Ruthie Jo and Jim Leggett of Savannah and Shirley and Harry Nettles of Metter; a brother and sister-in-law, James Bryant, Jr. “Hub” and Emma Bryant of Metter; 19 grandchildren, 47 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild .
The family will receive visitors on Thursday February, 20, 2025 from 5:00pm until 7:00pm at Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home in Statesboro.
Funeral services will be Friday, February 21, 2025, at 1:00pm in the chapel of Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home in Statesboro with Pastor Jody Bryant and Pastor Thomas Hendrix officiating.
Interment will be in Paynes Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery in Jenkins County.
Pallbearers will be Wally Sasser, Jr., B. J. Sasser, Travis Motes, Dusty Motes, Chandler Grooms and Haze Grooms.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Grandsons, Great Grandson, Frank Suggs and Kenneth King.
The family request that memorial contributions be made to Paynes Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, 4914 Aaron Road, Millen, Ga. 30442.
Friends may sign the online register book at www.joineranderson.com.
Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory of Statesboro is in charge of the arrangements.