Barbara "Bobbie" Lord

Funeral services for Barbara “Bobbie” Gay Lord, age 72, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, October 8, 2026, in the Richard N. Stanley, Jr. Memorial Chapel with Pastor Scotty Williams and Pastor Lamar Kersey officiating. Burial will follow in the Garnto-Logue Cemetery.

Mrs. Lord was born on November 5, 1953, in Dublin, Georgia. She was a schoolteacher, beginning her career in Johnson County and retiring at Susie Dasher School in Laurens County, where she was awarded the Technology Teacher of the Year. She was a member of Cross Way Fellowship. She was preceded in death by her parents, W.J. and Annabelle Soto Gay and a sister, Diane Gay Keyton. Mrs. Lord passed away on Monday, October 5, 2026, at Scott Health and Rehab.

She is survived by her husband, Jerry Lord of Wrightsville; 3 sons, Josh (Marie) Lord of Soperton, Clint (Michelle) Lord of Dublin, and Jacob (Brittney) Lord of Statesboro; sisters, Joan Gay Brantley and Carol Gay Lindsey; and 8 grandchildren, Emily (Blythe) McCoy, Jozlyn Lord, Josie Lord, Meredith Horne, Audrey Lord, Rebekah Lord, Hoke Lord and Haze Lord.

Pallbearers will be Shawn Keyton, Joe McCoy, Shane Keyton, Charles McCoy, Jason Lyles and Charles Garnto. Honorary pallbearers will be Junior Pope and Larry Pope.

The family will receive friends Wednesday, October 7, 2026, from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home.

Stanley Funeral Homes and Crematory/Wrightsville Chapel has charge of the funeral arrangements.