Local Obituaries for Homerville, GA
Evelyn Strickland Wilson
Nov 3, 2025
Evelyn Strickland Wilson, 83, of Homerville passed away Monday morning, November 3, 2025, at Vista Park in Douglas after an extended illness. She was born in Clinch County to the late Jessie Martin “J.M.” and Agnes Bennett Strickland. Mrs. Wilson lived in Clinch County all her life and worked several years at Standard Container on the line. She was a...
Billy Richard Rice, Sr.
Nov 2, 2025
Billy Richard Rice, Sr., age 84, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on November 2, 2025 after an extended illness. Born in DuPont, GA to the late James Curtis and Edna Henderson Rice, he spent his entire life in this cherished community.
After graduating from Clinch County High School, Billy spent the next 55 years in the timber industry where he...
Mary Anderson Arnold
Oct 31, 2025
Mrs. Mary Anderson Arnold, 84, passed away Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in the Tift Regional Medical Center, Tifton, GA, following an extended illness.
Mrs. Arnold was born Oct. 27, 1941 in Telfair County to the late Robert B. Anderson and Sophia Joiner Anderson. She had worked for YKK in Macon, GA and was a member of the Hopewell Baptist Church in...
Austin Blake Arnold
Oct 25, 2025
Austin Blake “Cheeto” Arnold, 30, after a nearly seven-year fight with DIPG cancer (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma) won this battle and is now walking Heavenly Streets of Gold. He was surrounded by his family and loved ones when he heard his Lord and Savior say “enter thou into the joy of the Lord.” He passed away October 25, 2025.
He was...
Rev. Jimmy Futch
Oct 17, 2025
Rev. James “Jimmy” Edward Futch, 78, of Homerville passed away Friday, October 17, 2025, at his residence after an extended illness. He was born in Homerville on June 30, 1947 to the late Jessie Warren Futch and Minnie Lee Roe Futch. Rev. Futch lived in Clinch County most of his life and spent a great amount of that time fishing...
Janet S. Clayton
Oct 12, 2025
Ms. Janet Audrey Stiles Clayton, 71, passed away suddenly at her residence, Sunday, Oct. 12, 1025.
Ms. Clayton was born July 4, 1954 in Youngstown, Ohio to the late J.B. Stiles and Doris McLaine Stiles. Ms. Clayton had lived in Homerville most of her life. She loved reading, she enjoyed decorating for all the holidays, loved watching her Georgia Bulldogs. She...
John David Powell, Sr.
Oct 7, 2025
John David Powell, Sr., 81, of Homerville passed away Tuesday night, October 7, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born in Berrien County to the late Thomas W. Powell and Evelyn K. Martin. Mr. Powell lived in Homerville for most of his life and retired as a Correctional Officer for the State of Georgia....
James Newton Fitzgerald
Sep 26, 2025
James Newton Fitzgerald, of Homerville, Georgia, passed away on 9/26/2025, at the age of 80. Born on May 11, 1945, James was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, and great-grandfather whose love for his family and strength of character shaped the lives of all who knew him.
A hardworking man with deep roots in the land, James spent his life working...
Emily Lee Metcalf
Sep 24, 2025
Emily Lee Metcalf, age 71, of Homerville, transitioned peacefully from this world on the morning of September 24, 2025, at her residence, following a brief illness. Born in Valdosta to the late Grover Columbus "G.C." and Hazel Emily Mobley Lee, Emily's life was a testament to warmth and an enduring spirit.
A proud graduate of the University of North Florida, she...
Janice Herrin Harper
Sep 23, 2025
Janice Lanora Herrin Whittington Harper, 88, of Homerville passed away Tuesday morning, September 23, 2025, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in Homerville to the late Hoke and Cleo Corbitt Herrin and lived here all of her life. Mrs. Harper retired from B-Way as a Machine Operator. She was a member of the Church of Jesus...
Dalton Gage James
Sep 19, 2025
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dalton Gage James, born June 9, 1997, who left us suddenly on September 19, 2025. Gage was a cherished son, brother, uncle, grandson, and nephew whose warm spirit and infectious laugh touched everyone fortunate enough to know him.
Gage is survived by his loving parents, Mark James of Fargo and...
Richard Lawrence Moody
Sep 16, 2025
Richard Lawrence Moody, 74, of Fargo passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at his residence after a sudden illness. He was born in Homerville to the late Julis Doc Moody and Bernice Carver Tipton and lived in Fargo most of his life. Mr. Moody was a Heavy Equipment Operator and loved fishing, hunting, and the outdoors.
Along with is parents he...
Betty Singleton Steedley
Sep 15, 2025
Mrs. Betty Singleton Steedley, 91, passed away Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, at her residence following a short illness.
Mrs. Steedley was born March 24, 1934, in Pulaski, GA, to the late Walter McArthur Singleton and Lucy Katherine Yansom Singleton. She had lived in Clinch County most of her life and was retired from the Clinch County Board of Education as a...
Bobbie Morrow
Sep 1, 2025
Bobbie Fred Morrow, 80, of Homerville passed away Monday, September 1, 2025 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. He was born in Gainesville, FL to the late Dewey and Daisy Moon Morrow. Mr. Morrow lived in Homerville most of his life and worked last for Mr. Johnny Smith as a truck driver and heavy equipment operator. He...
Winston Harold Delk
Aug 29, 2025
Winston Harold Delk, 59, of Homerville passed away Friday evening, August 29, 2025, at Hospice Satilla Hospice House in Waycross after an extended illness. He was born in Clinch County to the late Willis “Mann” Delk and Sarah Carolyn Stalvey Delk Gibbs and lived here all of his life. He was a member of Lighthouse Assembly of God.
He was preceded...
William Dewayne "Bear" Griffis
Aug 6, 2025
William Dewayne “Bear” Griffis, 69, of Fargo passed away Wednesday afternoon, August 6, 2025, at his residence after a short illness. He was born in Ware County to the late William Griffis and Rosa Myree Carter Parrish. Mr. Griffis lived in Fargo since 1989 and worked at Brockway for forty years. He was a member of the Higher Heights Christian...
Madge Tucker Byington
Aug 2, 2025
Madge T. Byington, of Homerville, GA, died on August 2, 2025. Madge Louise Tucker was born in Vienna, GA, on September 11, 1938, to Inez H. and Walter H. Tucker. She moved to Macon at age five and attended Charles H. Bruce Elementary School and Miller High School, graduating in 1957. In June 1958 she married Frank E. Byington at...
Elmer "Pete" Lee Lashley
Jul 29, 2025
Elmer Lee Lashley, 88, of Homerville passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at Lakeland Villa in Lakeland, GA after an extended illness. He was born in Albans, Alabama to the late George Lee Lashley and Mary Pearl Williams Lashley and lived in Homerville most of his life. Mr. Lashley was a Truck Driver and worked for Pope Trucking for many...
Doris Jeffords Stalvey
Jul 21, 2025
Leila “Doris” Jeffords Stalvey, 98, passed away on Monday, July 21, 2025 in Moultrie, GA. Known as Doris, she was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend. Born March 13, 1927 in Brunswick, Georgia, she made her way to Homerville with her family as a child. A renaissance woman for the ages, she dabbled in many different fields: she...
Marcus Lynn Edmond
Jul 5, 2025
Marcus L. Edmond, 40, of Lakeland, Georgia, passed away peacefully on the morning of July 5, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center following an illness. He was born in Clinch County to Keith and Joan Edmond.
A graduate of Clinch County High School in 2003, Marcus attended Wiregrass Technical School. He spent several years living in California, where he worked as...
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