Albert Michael “Mike” Timms, died on February 6, 2021 at his home in South Carolina. A visitation will be held on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at 1:00 pm at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, 4071 Macon Rd, Columbus, GA; Funeral Service will follow at 2:00 pm officiated by Pastor Hunter Stevenson; interment will be in Parkhill Cemetery.
Mike was born on December 13, 1950 in Columbus, GA, the son of Albert McBurney Timms and Doris Bennett Timms. Mike grew up in Columbus. He graduated from Jordan High School and then Columbus College. He was a member of Sherwood Presbyterian in Columbus, GA. Mike was a quiet, reserved and contemplative. He was kind, considerate, and generous. Mike enjoyed working on old cars, especially restoring Antique Cars. He would laugh and find great joy and satisfaction in getting a car to run for the first time in years. Mike was a history buff and he enjoyed learning about the Civil War and visiting old battlefields. What he enjoyed most was spending time with the family he loved, boating, getting together for the Holidays, and catching up with one another. Mike was a Broadcast Engineer, and he previously worked for WRBL TV in Columbus and was most recently employed at WSPA TV in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Mike is preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Doris Timms.
Survivors include: his brother, John (Ann) Timms; nieces, Angie (Eric) Lavely, Amy Deal; five great nieces and nephews.
