Timothy Wayne Pipkin, age 57 of Dublin Georgia, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2016, at Fairview Park Hospital.
Tim was born January 13, 1959 in Cochran, Georgia, and was a lifelong resident of the middle Georgia area. Tim was passionate about corvettes and devoted his life to health and fitness. He and his wife owned Pipkin's Gym for over 10 years in East Dublin and Tim was the 1991 Mr. Georgia Bodybuilding Champion.
Tim is survived by his wife, Hersha Lake Pipkin of Dublin, his daughter, Krissie Pipkin Laird and son-in-law, Preston Laird of Savannah, his mother, Mary Pipkin of Cochran, his mother-in-law, and father-in-law, Emory and Linda Lake of East Dublin, his brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Beverly Pipkin of Warner Robins, his brother-in-law, Dwayne Lake and wife, Gay Lake of East Dublin, his sister-in-law, Sheila Soles and husband, Kevin Soles, of Bishop, several nieces and nephews, and the light of his world, his granddaughters, Mary Leighton Laird and Madelyn Laird.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at Poplar Springs North Baptist Church, with interment to follow at Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Tommy Veal will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Kevin Soles, Brandon Pipkin, Bryan Rogers, Dwayne Lake, Mike Veal, Jeff Allen, and Adam Lake.
Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory/Dublin Chapel have charge of funeral arrangements.