Ada Elizabeth Pirkle Spruill

Mrs. Ada Elizabeth Pirkle Spruill, 70, of Hartsfield, Georgia passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at her residence following an extended illness.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at First Baptist Church Moultrie with Rev. Matt Peek officiating.  Interment will follow in Cobb Suncrest Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 PM on Friday, September 1, 2023, at Cobb Funeral Chapel.  

The family will also receive friends from 1:00 PM until the service hour on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at First Baptist Church Moultrie.

Ada was born February 10, 1953, to the late Jack Usry Pirkle and Lida Westbrook Pirkle of Hoschton, Georgia. Ada was a member of First Baptist Church Moultrie. She loved the Lord, her family, farming, and fellowship.

She was a 1971 graduate of Jefferson High School, a 1973 Honor Graduate of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, as well as a 1975 graduate of the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. She was a Master 4-H’er and lifelong FFA supporter.

Ada was a devoted wife to her husband Jack for 48 years. She was an accomplished homemaker who could make the best biscuits, pecan pies, and layer cakes. Momma for 45 years and Granna for 18 years, she loved, encouraged, and celebrated her family.

An avid agriculturalist, Ada managed Indian Creek Dairy Farm in Jackson County, Georgia from 1975 to 1991, and operated Steadfast Farms horse boarding operation at the same location from 1992 to 2012. She believed a farm was the best place to raise a family.

She is survived by her husband, Jack Spruill of Hartsfield; sister, Frances Benson of Hartsfield; son, Robert Spruill (Brooke) of Moultrie; daughter, Carol Lawrence (Shannon) of Kite; daughter, Abby Tippens (Cliff) of Blairsville; grandchildren, Charlie Spruill, Emma Lawrence, Wyatt Spruill, Ben Spruill, John Tippens, Clay Lawrence, Andrea Spruill, Hoyt Lawrence, Carter Tippens, Samuel Tippens, and Zeke Lawrence.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of Mrs. Spruill to Colquitt Regional Medical Foundation, PO Box 40, Moultrie, GA 31776 to benefit hospice care services. https://form.jotform.com/210975925115054

Cobb Funeral Chapel has been entrusted with arrangements.