STATESBORO, GA -- Mr. Frederick Dunbar Grist Jr., 84, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, Thursday, September 18, 2025, under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice.

He was the son of the late Frederick Dunbar Grist Sr. and Mariwilburn Weathers Grist of Blakely, Georgia.

A native of Early County, Georgia, Fred graduated from Georgia Military Academy (Woodward Academy) and attended the University of Georgia, where he was an active member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, a member of the Interfraternal Council and earned a degree in business management.

At UGA, Fred met the love of his life, Bonnie Page Woodcock, and the two were married in 1963 in Statesboro, Georgia.

The couple became an integral part of the Statesboro community, where they built lifelong friendships and were

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