Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Homerville, GA

Chuck Rice

Chuck Rice

Sep 10, 2015

Homerville, GA Mr. Charles Burnett “Chuck” Rice, 67, passed away Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Clinch Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his loving family, following a courageous fight with cancer. Mr. Rice was born March 9, 1948 in Memphis, TN to the late Roman Knott Rice, Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Burnett Rice. Mr. Rice graduated from the University of Georgia, where...

Martha Jon Steedley Wetherington

Martha Jon Steedley Wetherington

Sep 6, 2015

Martha Jon Steedley Wetherington, died peacefully on Sunday, September 6, 2015, at Shands Cancer Hospital in Gainesville, Florida, surrounded by her loving family, who with her fought a courageous battle against complications resulting from cancer. She was born March 21, 1947, in Homerville, Georgia, to the late Joe and Lola Mae Steedley. She graduated from Clinch County High School in...

Martha Deese Hainley

Martha Deese Hainley

Sep 4, 2015

Naylor, GA Mrs. Martha Gail Deese Hainley, 59, passed away Friday, Sept. 4, 2015, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family, following a short illness. Mrs. Hainley was born Dec. 6, 1955, in Homerville, GA to the late Rev. Johnny B. Deese and Thelma Starling Deese. She was employed at Lakeland Management Company as the Human Relations Representative. She...

Myrtle Braswell Broome

Myrtle Braswell Broome

Sep 4, 2015

Huntsville, AL Mrs. Myrtle Braswell Broome, 72, passed away Friday, Sept. 4, 2015, in the Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville, AL, surrounded by her loving family, following an extended illness. Mrs. Broome was born Feb. 4, 1943, in Richmond County, GA to the late Bonnie Cubbage Braswell and Lena Adeline Blackwell Braswell. Mrs. Broome was a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and...

Ann Brown Lee

Ann Brown Lee

Sep 3, 2015

Homerville, GA Mrs. Myrna Ann Brown Lee, 69, passed away Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, at the South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, surrounded by her loving family, following an extended illness. Mrs. Lee was born March 14, 1946, in Cordele, GA to the late Ralph E. Brown and Jewell Edison Brown. She was a homemaker, member of the Homerville United Methodist...

Elton "Donnie" Burney

Elton "Donnie" Burney

Aug 24, 2015

Blackshear, GA Mr. Elton “Donnie” Burney, 65, passed away Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross, surrounded by his loving family, following an extended illness. Mr. Burney was born Dec. 17, 1949, in Waycross, GA to the late Harris Green Burney and Mary Bell Shepherd Burney. He was a self-employed mechanic and was preceded in...

Doris McLaine Stiles

Doris McLaine Stiles

Aug 23, 2015

Mrs. Eva Doris McLaine Stiles, 82, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2015, in the South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, GA, following an extended illness. Mrs. Stiles was born March 28, 1933, in Homerville, GA to the late Louie McLaine and Eva Griffis McLaine. She was retired from Brockway Standard, was a member of the Homerville Congregational Methodist Church where she...

Marvin Grady Padgett

Marvin Grady Padgett

Aug 16, 2015

Valdosta, GA Marvin Grady Padgett, 71, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2015, in the South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, GA. Grady was born to the late John and Dora Mikell Padgett on October 23, 1943 in White Springs, FL. His family moved to Fargo, Georgia where he lived until his early 20’s. Grady then married and moved to the...

Atheline Register Findley

Atheline Register Findley

Jul 25, 2015

Atheline Register Findley, longtime resident of Lyons, Georgia, passed away on July 25, 2015 at the Crisp County Regional Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Cordele, Georgia. She was born September 14, 1919 in Clinch County, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, William J. Findley, Sr., her father Rudolph Register, mother Mae Inman Register...

John Roy Mercer

John Roy Mercer

Jul 22, 2015

Homerville, GA Mr. John Roy Mercer, 68, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family, following an extended illness. Mr. Mercer was born Sept. 20, 1946, in Waycross, GA to the late Roy Mercer and Ruby Rowland Mercer. He was a self-employed painter and was preceded in death by two sons: John Wayne Mercer...

Beatrice Colley LAndrum

Beatrice Colley LAndrum

Jul 21, 2015

Homerville, GA Mrs. Beatrice Colley Landrum, 90, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015, in the ClinchHealth Care, Homerville, surrounded by her loving family, following an extended illness. Mrs. Landrum was born Oct. 7, 1924, in Waycross, GA to the late A. C. Colley and Josephine Corbitt Colley. She was a member of the New Vision Church of God and a...

Carey Suggs

Carey Suggs

Jul 18, 2015

Homerville, GA Mr. Carey Suggs, 88, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015, in the Satilla Hospice House, Waycross, GA, surrounded by his loving family, following an extended illness. Mr. Suggs was born March 20, 1927, in Waycross, Ga to the late John Wesley Suggs and Maggie Mercer Suggs. He served in the U. S. Army as a medical aid man...

Dora Fernandez Shelton

Dora Fernandez Shelton

Jul 18, 2015

Homerville, GA Mrs. Dora F. Shelton, 78, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015, in the Satilla Hospice House, surrounded by her loving family, following a short illness. Mrs. Shelton was born Jan. 15, 1937, in Devine, TX, to the late George Fernandez and Maria Gutierrez Fernandez. She was a retired manager for Social Security, member of the Homerville United Methodist...

Mary Etta Mizell Wilson

Mary Etta Mizell Wilson

Jul 13, 2015

Homerville, GA Mrs. Mary Etta Mizell Wilson, 87, passed away Monday, July 13, 2015, at her daughter’s residence, surrounded by her loving family, following an extended illness. Mrs. Wilson was born May.27, 1928, in Homerville, GA to the late Sid Mizell and Fannie Delk Mizell. She had worked at Standard Container, was a Baptist by faith and was preceded in...

Alva Lee Giddens Register

Alva Lee Giddens Register

Jul 7, 2015

Mrs. Alva Lee Giddens Register, 86, passed away peacefully at her home in DuPont on July 7, 2015. Mrs. Register was born January 11, 1929 to the late Kyler Giddens and Maude Thompson Giddens of Lakeland, GA. She was a graduate of the Lanier County High School Class of 1946. For almost 62 years, Mrs. Register was the devoted wife...

Frankie Mills

Frankie Mills

Jul 5, 2015

Homerville, GA Mrs. Frankie Mills, 56, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015 at her sister’s residence, surrounded by her loving family, following an extended illness. Mrs. Mills was born Feb. 1, 1959, in Homerville, GA to the late Woodrow Mills and Martha Barnes Mills. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by one sister: Ann Mizell and two...

Mina Mae Pittman Young

Mina Mae Pittman Young

Jul 3, 2015

Homerville, GA Mrs. Mina Mae Pittman Young, 92, passed away Friday, July 3, 2015, at her daughters residence, in Homerville GA, surrounded by her loving family, following an extended illness. Mrs. Young was born Jan. 3, 1923, in Homerville, GA., to the late Clifton “F. D.” Pittman and Emma Aliene Griffis Pittman. She was retired from Standard Container. Survivors are...

Roy Lucion Delk

Roy Lucion Delk

Jun 30, 2015

Homerville, GA Mr. Roy Lucion Delk, Sr., 67, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2015 in the Clinch HealthCare Nursing Home, Homerville, GA, following an extended illness. Mr. Delk was born Sept. 7, 1947, in Homerville, GA. to the late Tharpe Edward Delk and Mary Jane Herrin Delk. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day...

Margaret E. Register

Margaret E. Register

Jun 25, 2015

Homerville, GA Mrs. Margaret E. Register, 91, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2015 in the South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, GA, following a brief illness. Mrs. Register was born Feb. 1, 1924, in Clinch County, GA. She was the daughter of the late Rudolph Register and Mae Inman Register. She was a member of the Homerville First Baptist Church. She...

Velma Deese Jordan

Velma Deese Jordan

Jun 15, 2015

Homerville, GA Mrs. Velma Deese Jordan, 83, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family, following a short illness. Mrs. Jordan was born Nov. 19, 1931, in Bonifay, FL to the late Willie B. Deese and Sallie Lee Hallford Deese. She was a member of the DuPont Full Gospel Mission, a homemaker and was...