Mary Ella Fleming Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Mary Ella Fleming (Carlton, Georgia), who passed away on February 24, 2026 at the age of 88. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Mary Ella Fleming to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Gordon Gaines and Mary Gaines; her siblings, Walter Gaines, Robert Gaines, Henry Lee Gaines, Cleveland Gaines, Carolyn Gaines and Ethel Mae Gaines; her husband George C. Fleming; her children, Janie Lee Cooper, Michael Allen Fleming and Virginia Maxine Gresham (Fleming); and her significant other James Jackson.
She is survived by: her children, Mary Joyce Howard (Tommie), Dorothy Bonds (James), Joann Fleming, Brenda Lee Fleming (Bobby), Belinda Fleming, George C. Fleming (Lavonne) and Marion Wayne Fleming; her brother Marcus Gaines (Mary); her aunt Frances Perry; and her siblings-in-law, Robert Fleming Sr., Curtis Fleming and Lula Fleming. She is also survived by 26 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren.
