Joshua Todd Bruner 31 of Fortson, Ga. died Thursday, November 01, 2012 in a car accident in Athens, Ga.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday, November 05, 2012 at Beallwood Baptist Church with Rev. Billy Duncan officiating. A graveside service will be held 1:00 p.m. EST Tuesday, November 06, 2012 at Memory Hill Cemetery, Dothan, Ala. The family will receive friends following the services at the church according to McMullen Funeral Home 3874 Gentian Blvd. Columbus.
Joshua was born August 30, 1981 in Albany, Georgia son of Paul A. Bruner and Linda Branton Bruner of Fortson, Ga. Over the past years Joshua lived in Milledgeville, Athens and Columbus, Ga. He graduated from Baldwin High School in Milledgeville, Ga. and was a graduate of the University of Georgia with a Fine Arts Degree. Joshua was a member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity of the University of Georgia, a member of the service industry in Athens, Ga. and the Uptown Columbus, Ga. community. He was a man who never made an enemy, only friends. He was full of love for all, never turning his back on his fellow man. He always strived to build a better world through all his gifts: whether it was his love for the outdoors, his art or his business ventures. He was a molder of metal and people alike and lived a life that was epic. He was the epitome of a vagabond, a sojourner. He did amazing things and lived his life to the full and did it with gumption. We will never forget the trombone player, kayaker, artist, lifesaver, brother and son that he was.
Joshua was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, James Early â