Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Homerville, GA

Margarett Annette Stalvey Reedy

Margarett Annette Stalvey Reedy

Jun 18, 2016

Homerville, GA Mrs. Margaret Annette Stalvey Reedy, 75, passed away, Saturday, June 18, 2016, suddenly in the Clinch Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Reedy was born Mar. 27, 1941, in Homerville, Georgia to the late Marshall Stalvey and Vida Pearl Stalvey Stalvey. She had worked for Dollar General, as a shipping clerk and was a member of the Zenith Baptist Church, Manor,...

Kareen Douglas Bennett

Kareen Douglas Bennett

Jun 17, 2016

Homerville, GA Mrs. Rusha Kareen Douglas Bennett, 65, passed away, Friday, June 17, 2016, at her mother’s residence, surrounded by her loving family, following an extended illness. Mrs. Bennett was born Jan. 23, 1951, in Homerville, Georgia to Mrs. Floye Rusha Davis Douglas and the late S. T. “Ned” Douglas. She worked for Southern Financial Systems in Nashville, GA as...

Wanda Gail Swearingen

Wanda Gail Swearingen

Jun 13, 2016

Homerville, GA Mrs. Wanda Gail Hawkins Swearingen, 49, passed away, Monday, June 13, 2016, at her residence. Mrs. Swearingen was born March 7, 1967, in Chatsworth, Georgia to the late W. J. Hawkins and Amy Nell Simpson Hawkins. She had worked at Clinch HealthCare and was attended the DuPont Full Gospel Mission. Survivors are her husband: David Earl “Cotton” Swearingen,...

Katherine Griner Wallace

Katherine Griner Wallace

Jun 11, 2016

Homerville, GA Mrs. Katherine O. Griner Wallace 87, passed away, Saturday, June 11, 2016, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family, following an extended illness. Mrs. Wallace was born September 29, 1928, in Hahira, Georgia to the late Chart Griner and Mae Scott Cowart. She was a retired retail merchant and had worked as a bookkeeper for Conner and...

John Edward Browning, Sr.

John Edward Browning, Sr.

Jun 2, 2016

Ray City, GA Mr. John Edward Browning, Sr., 64, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016, at his residence, following a short illness. Mr. Browning was born Mar. 2, 1952, in Homerville, to the late Leo Browning and Rosa Lee Smith Browning. He had worked at Giddens Chevrolet as a mechanic and was a member of the Place of Blessing Church...

Sherry Chauncey Morgan

Sherry Chauncey Morgan

Jun 1, 2016

Pearson, GA Ms. Sherry Chauncey Morgan, 58, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016, in the South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, following a short illness. Ms. Morgan was born August 4, 1957, in to the late Lois Chauncey and Earnestine King Chauncey. She worked as a press operator for B-Way Corporation and was affiliated with the Church of God. Survivors are...

Deborah Jean Tucker Watson

Deborah Jean Tucker Watson

May 29, 2016

Fargo, GA Mrs. Deborah Jean Tucker Watson, 60, passed away, suddenly, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in U. F. Heath, Jacksonville, FL. Mrs. Watson was born Nov. 3, 1955, in Homerville, GA to the late James Eddie Tucker and Clyde Pittman Tucker. She was a homemaker, member of the Fargo Church of God and president of the Ladies Ministries. She was...

Wiley Harmon Hinson

Wiley Harmon Hinson

May 21, 2016

Homerville, GA Mr. Wiley Harmon Hinson, 88, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family, following an extended illness. Mr. Hinson was born Aug. 30, 1927, in Clinch County to the late Lawrence Hinson and Wilma Smith Hinson. He was the owner of Hinson Tree Planters, a farmer and was a member of the...

Brenton Jace Carter

Brenton Jace Carter

May 16, 2016

Lake Park, GA Brenton Jace Carter, 3, passed away Monday, May 16, 2016, in the Wolfson Childers Hospital, Jacksonville, FL, following an extended illness. Brenton was born Jan. 1, 2013, in Valdosta, GA. He was preceded in death by his maternal great grandfather, Cecil Ellis and his paternal great grandmother: Nettie Carter. Survivors are his father and mother: Cody &...

Sean D,wayne Hillhouse

Sean D,wayne Hillhouse

May 13, 2016

DuPont, GA Mr. Sean D,wayne Hillhouse, 28, passed away suddenly Friday, May 13, 2016, in the Clinch Memorial Hospital. Mr. Hillhouse was born Oct. 24, 1987, in Daytona, FL, to Johnny Hillhouse and the late Wanda Lee Bennett Hillhouse. He worked with Dell Pittman doing construction and attended the New Vision Church of God. Survivors other than his father are...

Isaac King

Isaac King

May 12, 2016

Homerville, GA Mr. Isaac King, Jr., 77, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016, in the Clinch Healthcare, Homerville, following an extended illness. Mr. King was born Feb. 14, 1939, in Bowman, SC to the late Henry King, Sr. and Daisey Mae Kelly King. He had worked as a general laborer and was a member of the Cannon Baptist Church, Branchville,...

Jo Ann Dial

Jo Ann Dial

May 7, 2016

Homerville, GA Mrs. Jo Ann Burkett Dial, 73, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family, following an extended illness. Mrs. Dial was born August 10, 1942, in Atkinson County, GA to the late Wilson Franklin Burkett and Maude Ethel Selph Burkett. She was a homemaker, member of the Shiloh Southern Congregational Methodist Church...

Avanell Melton Steedley

Avanell Melton Steedley

Apr 26, 2016

Mrs. Avanell Melton Steedley, 93, passed away Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2016, at her residence surrounded by her loving family, following an extended illness. Mrs. Steedley was born September 18, 1922, in Clinch County to the late Israel Greene Melton and Nancy Elizabeth Deloach Melton. She had worked at the Fargo School Lunch Room for 16 years, was a homemaker, a...

Thelma Teston Johnson

Thelma Teston Johnson

Apr 23, 2016

Mrs. Thelma Ruth Ward Teston Johnson, 65, passed away Saturday, Apr. 23, 2016, in the Clinch Memorial Hospital, following a short illness. Mrs. Johnson was born Jan. 7, 1951, in Waycross, GA to the late Erma Faye Lankford and Dallas LeRoy, but was adopted at the age of 13 by Conner Ward and Minnie Ward, due to her mother having...

Dephene Griffis Welch Reeves

Dephene Griffis Welch Reeves

Apr 12, 2016

Mrs. Dephene Griffis Welch Reeves, 73, passed away Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2016, in the Hospice of Satilla, Waycross, surrounded by her loving family, following a short illness. Mrs. Reeves was born October 2, 1942, in Homerville, GA, to the late Horace Griffis & Noley Pittman Griffis. She had worked at the Dollar General Warehouse and was a member of the...

Samuel "Sammy" W. Parr, Jr.

Samuel "Sammy" W. Parr, Jr.

Apr 11, 2016

Fargo, GA Mr. Samuel Watson “Sammy” Parr, Jr., 70, passed away Monday, April 11, 2016, in the Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, following a short illness. Mr. Parr was born Sept. 1, 1945, in Blackshear, GA, to the late Samuel W. Parr, Sr., and Theatus Douglas Parr. He had worked as a Senior Woodsman for St. Regis and International Paper Companies....

Lori Diane Hendricks

Lori Diane Hendricks

Apr 6, 2016

Homerville, GA Ms. Lori Diane Hendricks, 34, passed away Wednesday, Apr. 6, 2016, at her residence. Ms. Hendricks was born July 28, 1981, in Homerville, GA. She was a homemaker and was a member of the New Vision Church of God. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents Sammie A. & Mary Hendricks. Survivors are one daughter: India...

Stormy Lynn Brown Corbitt

Stormy Lynn Brown Corbitt

Apr 5, 2016

Hortense, GA Mrs. Stormy Lynn Brown Corbitt, 37, passed away Tuesday, April. 5, 2016, in the Hospice of Golden Isles, Brunswick, GA, surrounded by her loving family, following a brief illness. Mrs. Corbitt was born Feb. 11, 1979, in Tampa FL. She worked as a Dispatch Supervisor for United Road in Brunswick and was a Baptist by faith. She was...

Marla Lupo Burkett

Marla Lupo Burkett

Mar 30, 2016

Homerville, GA Mrs. Marla Darlene Lupo Burkett, 48, passed away Wednesday, Mar. 30, 2016, suddenly at her residence. Mrs. Burkett was born Mar. 1, 1968, in Homerville, GA. She was a teacher at Horizon Academy in Lowndes County. She was preceded in death by one son, Cole Daniel Burkett. Survivors are her husband: Roy “Buster” Burkett, Jr., Naylor; one daughter:...

J. C. "Jake" Welch

J. C. "Jake" Welch

Mar 29, 2016

Fargo, GA Mr. J. C. “Jake” Welch, 76, passed away Tuesday, Mar. 29, 2016, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family, following an extended illness. Mr. Welch was born Mar. 22, 1940, in Brooks County to the late L. D. Welch and Katie Lou Johnson Welch. He had worked as a logger for many years and was a member...