Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Homerville, GA

Alfred Leo Kinney

Alfred Leo Kinney

Oct 25, 2022

Alfred Leo Kinney, 71, passed away suddenly at his Jacksonville home October 25, 2022. Mr. Kinney was born in Lake City, Florida, November 15, 1950, to the late Eldridge Kinney and Katharyn G. Stepp, and spent his early years in Fargo, Georgia. But his career path ended up taking him far away from the family’s established timber business putting him...

Johnny Oscar Newbern

Johnny Oscar Newbern

Oct 14, 2022

Johnny Oscar Newbern, 63, of Homerville passed away Friday, October 14, 2022, at his residence after a short illness. He was born in Valdosta to the late Oscar Leo Newbern and Verdie Mae Herrin Davis. Mr. Newbern lived in Homerville most of his life and was a truck driver for Leo Bagley Trucking. He always enjoyed fishing and especially spending...

Wayne Lee, Jr.

Wayne Lee, Jr.

Oct 8, 2022

Sammy Wayne Lee, Jr., 46, of Homerville passed away Saturday, October 8, 2022, at Baptist North Hospital in Jacksonville from injuries sustained in an accident while he was helping someone change a tire. He was born in Waycross and was a 1994 graduate of Ware County High School.

Wayne served his country in the U.S. Army from 1997 until 2002...

Zandra Huey Miles

Zandra Huey Miles

Oct 2, 2022

Zandra Huey Miles, 80, of Brunswick, departed this life Sunday, October 2, 2022, at SGHS Brunswick Campus.  Funeral services will be conducted at 11am Thursday, October 6, 2022, in the chapel of Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home with Pastor Kenny Grant officiating.  Interment will follow in Pine Forest Cemetery in Homerville, Georgia at 3pm. 

Born November 21, 1941, in...

Jimmy Charles McMillan, Sr.

Jimmy Charles McMillan, Sr.

Oct 1, 2022

Rev. Jimmy McMillan, Sr.

Rev. Jimmy Charles McMillan, Sr., 71, of Douglas passed away early Saturday morning, Oct. 1, 2022, at Coffee Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born in Nashville, GA to the late Charles and Othelle Parr McMillan. Rev. McMillan was a graduate of Valdosta State University. He lived in Homerville many years where he...

Joel Ellis

Joel Ellis

Sep 27, 2022

Joel Alan Ellis, 61, of Homerville passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at his residence after an extended illness. He was born in Deer Park, TX to the late Nolan Ellis and Patsy McDaniel Kincaid and lived in Homerville for many years. Mr. Ellis attended First Baptist Church. He was an Electrician by degree and was a plumber, worked in...

Angelia (Angie) Revels Guy

Angelia (Angie) Revels Guy

Sep 23, 2022

Mrs. Angelia “Angie” Revels Guy, 56, passed away, Friday, September 23, 2022, at her residence following a short illness.

Mrs. Guy was born, October 6, 1965, in Kentucky. She was a member of the Ozias Free Will Baptist Church, Pearson, GA and had attended the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church.  

She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents Titus and...

Julian Anderson

Julian Anderson

Sep 19, 2022

Julian Anderson, 72, of Dupont passed away Monday afternoon, Sept. 19, 2022, at Clinch Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. He was born in Atkinson County to the late Henry and Thelma Bowen Anderson and lived in Homerville most of his life. Mr. Anderson retired from Brockway Standard after twenty-eight years of service. He was a member of Homerville Freewill...

Jonell Rigdon Cook

Jonell Rigdon Cook

Sep 15, 2022

Jonell Rigdon Cook, 71, of Homerville passed away Thursday morning, September 15, 2022, at Clinch Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. She was born in Pearson to the late Leonard Alden Rigdon and Doris Aliene Cheshire Rigdon. Mrs. Cook worked in several industries before retiring as a homemaker. She was a member of First Baptist Church.

 Along with her parents...

Eli Ellis

Eli Ellis

Sep 5, 2022

Elijah Noel “Eli” Ellis, 26, of Homerville passed away Monday at Clinch Memorial Hospital after an unexpected death and has left many family and friends with saddened hearts. He was born in Valdosta and lived in Homerville most of his life. He was a 2014 graduate of Clinch County High School. Eli was a Veteran of the U.S. Army where...

Jeanne Lee Gilbert

Jeanne Lee Gilbert

Aug 31, 2022

Roberta Jeanne Shipp Lee Gilbert, 73, of Homerville passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at Clinch Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. She was born in Atlanta, GA to the late James C. and Charlotte Mae Bowman Shipp. Mrs. Gilbert graduated from West Fulton High School in 1967. She moved to Homerville in 1971 and managed the Suwanee Swifty Store...

Junior Smith

Junior Smith

Aug 31, 2022

Milton Junior Smith, 77, of Homerville passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2022, on his farm at his cabin after a sudden illness. He was born in Homerville to the late Milton Smith, Sr. and Versie Varnadore Steedley. Mr. Smith lived in Homerville all of his life where he served as the Justice of the Peace and as a County Commissioner...

Donald Hooper

Donald Hooper

Aug 21, 2022

Donald Edward Hooper, 77, of Homerville passed away Sunday, August 21, 2022, at Riverbrook Healthcare after an illness. He was born in Alabama to the late Calvin and Rena Hooper. Mr. Hooper worked for Vantress Farm as a truck driver. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers, Willie Hooper, Bobby Jean Hooper, and Wayne Hooper;...

Junior Henry Barnes

Junior Henry Barnes

Jul 21, 2022

Junior Henry Barnes, 82, of Homerville passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022, at his residence after a sudden illness. He was born in Coffee County, GA to the late Henry Jackson Barnes and Dora Ann Whitley Barnes. Mr. Barnes lived in Homerville most of his life where he retired from Brockway and was the owner and operator of Barnes Trucking....

Shirley Smith

Shirley Smith

Jul 18, 2022

Shirley Marie Young Smith, 75, of Manor passed away Monday morning, July 18, 2022, at Harborview Pierce County after an extended illness. She was born in Ware County to the late Barney and Myrtice Young and lived in Ware County all of her life. Mrs. Smith was a 1964 graduate of Manor High School and worked for Friendly Express for...

Paul Norris Higbee, Sr.

Paul Norris Higbee, Sr.

Jul 10, 2022

On Sunday, July 10, 2022, Paul Norris Higbee, Sr., longtime resident of Homerville, passed away at the age of 84. Paul was born on February 16, 1938, in St. Petersburg, FL.

Paul attended Boca Ciega High School in St. Petersburg, FL, received a bachelor’s degree with high honors in Education from the University of Florida in 1960, was a member...

W.H. Warren

W.H. Warren

Jun 17, 2022

William Henry “W.H.” Warren, 82 of Folkston formerly of Homerville passed away Friday, June 17, 2022, in Folkston after a short illness surrounded by his family. He was born in Wheeler County, GA to the late William and Martha Sellers Warren. Mr. Warren lived in Homerville most of his life where he retired from Conner Logging after many years of...

Edith Nell Cason Delk

Edith Nell Cason Delk

Jun 14, 2022

On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, Edith Nell Delk’s Savior and Heavenly Father welcomed her into her new home in Heaven. She passed away at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Edith Nell, 79, was born December 16, 1942, in Clinch County, Georgia to the late George W. Cason and Blanche Griffis Cason. She grew up in Clinch County and was a high school...

Pearl S. Kight

Pearl S. Kight

Jun 1, 2022

Emma Pearl Studebaker Kight, 94, of Homerville passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at Riverbrook Nursing Home after a short illness, surrounded by her family. She was born in Homerville to the late Herbert E. Studebaker, Sr. and Isaline Booth Studebaker. She was married to the late, W.M. “Dub” Kight, and they lived in Clinch County all of their life...

Dale Aguirres

Dale Aguirres

May 31, 2022

Daleberto “Dale” Aguirres, 51, of Homerville passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at his residence after a short illness. He was born in Belize and lived in Homerville for the last thirty years. Mr. Aguirres attended Homerville United Methodist Church. He always enjoyed being outside working and staying busy with his hands.

He is survived by eight sisters and two...