MRS. EMILY LAURA McDUFFIE POPE, age 44, of Eastman, GA, died Friday, November 21, 2025, at her residence in Eastman.
MRS. EMILY LAURA McDUFFIE POPE, age 44, of Eastman, GA, died Friday, November 21, 2025, at her residence in Eastman.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM Saturday, November 29, 2025, in Rockwell Baptist Church, with Pastor Tom Jackson and Rev. Bill Jones officiating, with interment in Rockwell Baptist Church Cemetery in Milan, GA.
Emily was born in Macon, GA on May 20, 1981, and was a member of Rockwell Baptist Church. She was a 1999 Graduate of Telfair County High School before attending Middle Georgia College and later graduating from Oconee Technical College with a degree in Radiology. She worked several jobs over the years as a Xray technician and a healthcare worker. Emily was currently employed at Piedmont Urgent Care in Eastman where she worked for the past several years. She was very caring and compassionate with her patients during her career. She was a dedicated wife and mother who loved her family dearly. Emily especially enjoyed spending time with her daughter Elissa, attending her dancing and cheerleading competitions. She also enjoyed bird watching, taking her canine companion Libby for rides, and most importantly she loved the Lord and going to church was a priority. Emily loved riding in the boat with her family on the Ocmulgee River. Her favorite time of year was the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season, where she would spend time with her family. Emily was affectionately known as “Em”, and she will be forever missed. She took great care of her sister during their years together growing up in Milan. Emily is preceded in death by her sister, Dichelle McDuffie, her maternal grandparents, Joe and Chesterlee Marchant, and her paternal grandparents, Henry and Emma Deen McDuffie, stepfather, Ronnie Walker, and an uncle, Robbie Marchant.
She is survived by her Husband of 17 years – Eddie Pope of Eastman; Daughter – Elissa Lee Pope of Eastman; Mother – Dianne Marchant Walker of Milan; Brother – Jay McDuffie of Hawkinsville; Parents-in-law – Judi and Madison Kirkley of Eastman; Aunts and Uncles – Laura Phillips (David) of Rebecca, David Marchant (Sandy) and Tommy Marchant (Dianne), both of Milan; Nephew – Joseph McDuffie of Hawkinsville; Her Bonus Daughter – Jaydee Burch of Eastman; Numerous Cousins, many Friends and her Canine Companion - Libby.
The family may be contacted at the Burch family cabin, down the lane across from Benevolence Church, 571 Benevolence Rd., Eastman, or the residence of Judi and Madison Kirkley, 1054 Evergreen Church Rd., Eastman, and will receive friends in Southerland Funeral Chapel from 5:00PM-7:00PM Friday, November 28, 2025. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the WISE Place, 210 North Lewis Street, Metter, GA 30439, www.thewiseplace.org
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