LaGrange Mayor passes away, city announces
The mayor of the City of LaGrange has passed away, city officials said Friday afternoon.
Mayor Willie T. Edmondson passed away this morning. LaGrange Daily News reported Edmondson was hospitalized after being sick with an undisclosed medical condition.
Edmondson served as LaGrange city councilman for twenty-four years before being elected the first Black mayor in March of 2023. He was first elected as a city councilman in 1998 and during his tenure helped to bring important economic and community development projects to LaGrange including Great Wolf Lodge, The Thread Trail, the Downtown Corridor, and the Griggs Recreational Center, among others. Dr. Edmondson began his career in the healthcare profession as a nurse at City-County Hospital, now Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. He then pursued a career in the Christian Ministry and currently is the Senior Pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church. Dr. Edmondson also owns Lakes-Dunson-Robertson Funeral Home.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and we are supporting them in any way we can during this time,” the city added. “We ask the community to join us in keeping the family in your thoughts and prayers.”
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