Reginald R. Landers, 71, of St. Marys, GA, died December 21, 2023.

We invite you to join us at 302 Osborne Street, St. Marys, GA on February 10, 2024 for a celebration of his life from 2pm to 4pm. A graveside service will be held at Honey Creek Woodlands in Conyers, Georgia at a later date.

Reg started life in Cottage Grove, Oregon and spent his youth in Emmett, Idaho. As a young adult he had a record shop and his love for music permeated his entire life. His professional career in the forest products industry started in his late twenties. With his father as mentor, Reg began in service and sales for ADCO-West Machinery Manufacturing Company. In the early 1980s, he moved to Georgia permanently and in the mid-1980s started The Atlanta Engineering Company with his father, Adrian Landers. In the late 1990s he started Forest Products Machinery, Inc. with dear friend, George Head. Employing cutting-edge technology he designed machinery to maximize the utilization of raw materials During his time at Forest Products Machinery, Inc, Reg's innovative thinking produced two US Patents: Sharp Chain Charger, Patent number: 5385186 and Infeed System for a Gang Saw, Patent number: 5381712. After retirement from the forest products industry, Reg combined his enjoyment of intellectual conversations and love of smoking cigars into a business, and The Firebrand Cigar Company was born. He was determined to make the finest cigars and loved enjoying them with friends. Ever the innovator, Reg developed a revolutionary process called The Alcohol Vapor Infused Cigar Sterilization (Patent Pending # 62/762,877) that creates a consistent burn rate of each and every cigar. He brought The Firebrand Cigar Company to St. Marys, Georgia in 2023. Reg was blessed with six children, Reggie, Jackson, Ben, Alisha, Sarah, and George. He had such pride of the accomplished and successful lives they built. He loved his family and friends and enjoyed spending time with those around him.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Adrian LeRoy Landers and Edna May Landers; his son, Reginald Ralph Landers II; and his brother, Adrian LeRoy Landers, Jr.

He is survived by his sons and daughters-in-laws, Jackson & Sandi Landers, Ben Landers, George & Mackenzie Landers; daughters and son-in-law, Alisha & Ryan Johnson, Sarah Landers; sisters and brothers-in-law, Ramona & Rick Mergenthaler, Cheryle & Troy Mire, Susan & Milo Call, and Tena Worthington; brother and sister-in-law, Richard and Sharla Landers; 9 grandchildren; and 1 great-grandchild.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.allisonmemorialchapelandfuneralhome.com.