Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Homerville, GA

Jimmy Foster

Jimmy Foster

Jan 30, 2015

Homerville, GA Mr. Jimmy Foster, 65, passed away Friday, Jan. 30, 2015 in the Langdale Hospice House, Valdosta, GA, following an extended illness. Mr. Foster was born Aug. 29, 1949, in Jackson Gap, AL, to the late James Foster and Adella Simmons. He moved to Homerville in 1958. He worked many years in the woods for many different employers. He...

Sophronia Johnson Pittman

Sophronia Johnson Pittman

Jan 29, 2015

Homerville, GA Mrs. Sophronia Johnson Pittman, 68, passed away Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family following a short illness. Mrs. Pittman was born Sept. 6, 1946, in Homerville, GA, to the late John Willie Johnson and Elizabeth Chauncey Johnson Durham. She was a nursing assistant for Clinch Memorial Hospital and a member of the...

Audrey Roberta Harvey Chisholm

Audrey Roberta Harvey Chisholm

Jan 21, 2015

Mrs. Audrey Roberta Harvey Chisholm, 1927-2015, Indianapolis, formerly of Homerville, GA, died peacefully January 21st at the Hearth at Windermere, Indianapolis, Indiana, where she had been a resident for over eight years. Audrey was born and raised on Grand Manan Island in New Brunswick, Canada. Even though she was not originally from the South, she was truly a Southern Lady....

Sarah Barnhill Bessonette

Sarah Barnhill Bessonette

Jan 19, 2015

Homerville, GA Mrs. Sarah Frances Barnhill Bessonette, 84, passed away Monday, Jan. 19, 2015 in the South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, GA, surrounded by her loving family, following an extended illness. Mrs. Bessonette was born Jan. 22, 1930, in Homerville, GA, to the late Alfonso Leo Barnhill and Olivia Dame Barnhill. She was a member of the Homerville First Baptist...

Mary K. Thrift Hendricks

Mary K. Thrift Hendricks

Jan 12, 2015

Homerville, GA Mrs. Mary K. Thrift Hendricks, 80, passed away Monday, Jan. 12, 2015 in the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Tallahassee, FL, surrounded by her loving family, following a short illness. Mrs. Hendricks was born May 31, 1934, in Ware County, to the late Janeard Thrift and Delia Mae O’Neal Thrift. She was a homemaker and a member of the Shiloh...

Belinda Ellis Gamble

Belinda Ellis Gamble

Jan 10, 2015

Mrs. Belinda Ellis Gamble, 44, passed away Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015 in the Clinch Memorial Hospital, following a short illness. Mrs. Gamble was born Sept. 4, 1970, in Homerville, GA. She had worked at B-Way and was a member of the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband: David Earl Gamble, Homerville; her mother: Geraldine Howard Ellis, Homerville;...

Johnny Mills

Johnny Mills

Jan 7, 2015

Homerville, GA Mr. Johnny Mills, 51, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Mills was born June 8, 1963, in Homerville, GA, to the late Woodrow Mills and Martha Barnes Mills. He worked as a cable installer. He was preceded in death by one sister, Ann Mizell and one brother, Jackie Mills. Survivors are one daughter: Ashley...

Betty Paulynne Crews

Betty Paulynne Crews

Jan 5, 2015

Homerville, GA Mrs. Betty Paulynne Griffis Crews, 86, passed away Monday, Jan. 5, 2015 in the South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, GA following an extended illness. Mrs. Crews was born Jan. 9, 1928, in Homerville, GA, to the late Farley Griffis and Ida Griffis. She was a homemaker and a member of the Lang Country Church. She was preceded in...

Tommy Lee Brock

Tommy Lee Brock

Dec 30, 2014

Homerville, GA Mr. Tommy Lee Brock, 66, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Brock was born May 11, 1948, in Rome, GA. He was preceded in death by his wife, Florence Scott Brock. Survivors are, four step daughters and sons-in-law: Georgia Dampier & Elston White, Auburn, AL, Florence Dampier & Rev. Billy Singletary, DuPont, GA, Shirley...

Doris Virginia McKinnon

Doris Virginia McKinnon

Dec 28, 2014

Homerville, GA Mrs. Doris Virginia Lightsey McKinnon, 90, passed away Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, in the Langdale Hospice House, Valdosta, following an extended illness. Mrs. McKinnon was born June 5, 1924, in Nashville, GA, to the late L. C. Lightsey and Cordie Gaskins Lightsey. She was a member of the Nashville Baptist Church and had worked at Brockway Standard. She...

Charlotte Pamela Campbell

Charlotte Pamela Campbell

Dec 16, 2014

Homerville, GA Ms. Charlotte Pamela Campbell, 58, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, in the South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, GA, following an extended illness. Ms. Campbell was born Jan. 23, 1956, in Homerville, GA, to Jane Milre Campbell and the late James William “J.W.” Campbell. She was a member of the Homerville First Baptist Church and was a homemaker....

Margaret Kelton Treadaway

Margaret Kelton Treadaway

Dec 11, 2014

Homerville, GA Mrs. Margaret Kelton Treadaway, 82, passed away Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family, following an extended illness. Mrs. Treadaway was born Sept. 5, 1932, in Murfreesboro, TN, to the late Herbert Kelton and Vera Earp Kelton. She was a homemaker and a member of the Statenville Baptist Church. She was preceded in...

Clennie Chauncey Jordan

Clennie Chauncey Jordan

Dec 5, 2014

Argyle, GA Mrs. Clennie Chauncey Jordan, 84, passed away Friday, Dec. 5, 2014 in the Hospice of Satilla, Waycross, surrounded by her loving family, following an extended illness. Mrs. Jordan was born May 1, 1930, in Lakeland, GA, to the late Walter Chauncey and Fannie Lee Chauncey. She was retired from Brockway Standard and was a faithful member of the...

William "Bill" Luther McCoy

William "Bill" Luther McCoy

Dec 5, 2014

Pearson, GA Mr. William Luther “Bill” McCoy, 68, passed away Friday, Dec. 5, 2014 in the Shands Hospital at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, surrounded by his loving wife & children. Mr. McCoy was born July 18, 1946, in Detroit, MI, to the late William A. McCoy and Mary Morey McCoy. He was a retired corrections officer, a member...

William Eston Browning

William Eston Browning

Nov 21, 2014

Homerville, GA Mr. William Eston Browning, 64, passed away Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family following a short illness. Mr. Browning was born Feb. 19, 1950, in Stockton, GA, to the late Ernest Browning and Doris Royals Browning. He was a very dedicated and loyal employee of Langdale Forest Products, Valdosta, for 40 years...

Edward Fender

Edward Fender

Nov 15, 2014

Mr. Cecil Edward Fender, 82, passed away Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 in the Appling Health Care System, Baxley, GA, following an extended illness. Mr. Fender was born Sept. 19, 1932 in Clinch County to the late Marvin Fender and Martha Janie Sirmans Fender. He had worked at the Eubanks Tire & Battery Center, Forest Park, GA, was a member of...

Mildred Wilson Taylor

Mildred Wilson Taylor

Nov 13, 2014

Mrs. Mildred Gerldine Wilson Taylor, 47, passed away Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family following an extended illness. Mrs. Taylor was born in Homerville GA, to Mrs. Lula Mae Wright, Homerville and the late Robert Lee Wilson, Sr. She was a homemaker and a member of the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church. She was...

Terry Michael Booth

Terry Michael Booth

Nov 8, 2014

Waycross, GA Mr. Terry Michael Booth, 49, passed away suddenly Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, in the Mayo Hospital, Waycross, GA. Mr. Booth was born July 14, 1965 in Homerville, GA to the late Paul Brogdon Booth and Rebecca Sue Morris Booth. He had worked at the post mill in Manor and attended the Camp Branch Church of God of Prophecy....

Jeremie Demond Pope, Jr.

Jeremie Demond Pope, Jr.

Nov 6, 2014

Homerville, GA Master Jeremie Demond Pope, Jr. passed away Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014 suddenly in the Clinch Memorial Hospital. Master Pope was born, Aug. 19, 2014 in Valdosta, GA. Survivors are his mother: Quantella Paige, Homerville; his father: Jeremie Pope Sr., Homerville; five sisters: Jaida Thomas, Zyeria Pope, Jahara Pope, JaNautica Pope and Treasure Kemp, all of Homerville; one brother:...

Edna Mae Hinson Kirby

Edna Mae Hinson Kirby

Nov 6, 2014

Homerville, GA Ms. Edna Mae Hinson Kirby, 95, passed into eternal life on Thursday, November 6, 2014 and is now at peace, and free of pain. Edna was born on September 16, 1919 to Jesse Robert Hinson and Maggie Mae Capps Hinson. She is predeceased by her husband, Howard, daughter, Rose Marie Willoughby Sigurdson, grandson, Mark Sigurdson, and newborn grand-daughter,...