Brother Jeff Barron (1952 - 2025)
Brother Jeff Barron, the former pastor of Edgewood Missionary Baptist Church, was born July 27, 1952 in Inglewood, California and was promoted to glory on March 5, 2025 at the age of 72.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Alfred B. (1917-1986) and Louise K. (1922-1992) Barron; and his sister, Alice Louise Barron (1949).
He is survived by his wife of fifty years, Guindalen Barron; his children, Jeffery Barron (Jennifer) of Littleton, CO, Jonathan Barron (Clarissa) of Columbus, GA, and Katie Couch (Josh) of Little Rock, AR; his grandchildren, Kayleigh, Hannah, Henry, Isabell, and Aidan; his siblings, Bill (Barbara), Marie, Joan (Ron), and Sam (Linda), all of California.
Jeff and Guin were married September 14, 1974 and lived in California until moving to the Barron family farm near Irwinville, Georgia in early 1979. They moved to Danville, Georgia in 1985 where he built the house where they lived until his death.
He surrendered to the Lord’s call to preach on April 3, 1971 and attended California Missionary Baptist Institute (CMBI) in Bellflower, California. While he had his beginnings in California, he was a pastor in Georgia since 1979. He had previously been pastor of Pinetta Baptist Church in Irwinville, Georgia and Northside Missionary Baptist Church in Vienna, Georgia. At the time of his death, he was pastor of Edgewood Missionary Baptist Church in Danville, Georgia.
Jeff loved the Lord, his Word, and his people, and he was committed to the care and feeding of the church the Lord had entrusted to him to protect through careful teaching of the scriptures. “Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood” (Acts 20:28).
He worked in outside sales for apartment maintenance supply companies (AMSCO, Century, Hughes, Home Depot Supply, and HD Supply), but each was bought or acquired by the next, so he never really changed jobs. He was a well-respected and honored member of the apartment association communities of central Georgia in Columbus, Macon, Warner Robins, and surrounding areas. He loved his customers, and his customers loved him.
Jeff loved his family very much, and he was a husband, daddy, and grandpa to a family that loved him. Jeff and Guin raised their boys, Jeffery and Jonathan, and daughter, Katie in the “nurture and admonition of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4). On his 65th birthday, Jeff wrote these words to his kids, “Being your father has been an adventure! I accepted very quickly that I didn’t have perfect children, but I loved you anyway! More than that, I liked you, I chose to trust your judgment, and I prayed you would embrace the wisdom that God grants. I have taught you all I could, and, while not always enough or correct, it was all I had. I only have two more pieces of wisdom: ‘Fear God, and keep his commandments,’ and try to love each other as I have loved you! If you were able to see each other through my eyes, you will stand in awe of the most remarkable people it has ever been your privilege to know. Along with Mom, You Are The Love of My Life!”
We are thankful for his faithful and dedicated service to the Lord and his love and care for his family.
Reece Funeral Home in Jeffersonville, Georgia had charge of arrangements.
Presented by Brother Jeff Barron (1952-2025), former pastor of Edgewood Missionary Baptist Church, Danville, Georgia, at the Rocky Mountain Missionary Baptist Association Meeting hosted by Landmark Missionary Baptist Church, Lakewood, CO on August 10, 2012.
Presented by Brother Jim Brasseal (1939-2021) at the Rocky Mountain Missionary Baptist Association Meeting hosted by Landmark Missionary Baptist Church, Lakewood, CO on August 10, 2012.
A small booklet written By Dr. J. M. Carroll (1858-1931) that details the history of the Lord’s churches through the ages and identifies the marks of a true New Testament Bible teaching church.
This article originally appeared in the May 1999 edition of the “West Florida Baptist News” (a publication of the West Florida Baptist Institute). Used with permission.