Mr. Thomas Jackson Britt, Sr. “Tommy Jack”, age 81, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2026.
Mr. Britt was born in Cedartown, Georgia, November 24, 1944, son of the late Thomas Ison Britt and Mildred Teems Britt.
Tommy Jack’s grandfather was known as the Goodyear Village neighborhood handyman. Those traits were passed down to Tommy Jack and led to a career in real estate. Over the years, he owned and maintained numerous rental properties and enjoyed a long and successful career in the local real estate market.
He was also an amateur pilot and enjoying the freedom and adventure of flying. He enjoyed fishing and had a love for horses ever since owning a horse growing up in the Goodyear Village. Tommy Jack was a longtime active member of First Baptist Church and Cedartown Exchange Club, where he valued the friendships and fellowship.
One of the highlights of his daily routine was meeting each morning with his longtime friends, affectionately known as the “Krystal Critters.” Over breakfast and coffee, they enjoyed fellowship while discussing—and often believing they had solved—the issues facing their community and the world.
He also dedicated more than 50 years to caring for and maintaining Cedartown’s Springdale Lake. His many years of hard work and devotion helped preserve the beauty of the lake for everyone to enjoy.
Tommy Jack is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Rita Dingler Britt; children, Todd Britt and his wife, Diane, Melanie Baxter and her husband, Rick; grandchildren, Julie Beckman, Ashley Baxter, and Britt Baxter; great grandchildren, Maddie Jefferson and Chelsie Jefferson; and the newest member of the family his great-great granddaughter, Emmy; siblings, Kathy Corley and her husband, Mickey along with Debbie “Debo” Britt; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Funeral services to honor Mr. Britt’s life will be held Saturday, August 29, 2026, at Noon in the chapel of Smith & Miller Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Polk Memory Gardens.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, August 29, 2026, from 10:00 AM until Noon.
