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Local Obituaries for Homerville, GA

Eugene Talmadge Rewis

Eugene Talmadge Rewis

Apr 15, 2020

Mr. Eugene Talmadge Rewis, 86, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at his sister’s residence, Valdosta, following a short illness. Mr. Rewis was born April 15, 1934, in Echols County, to the late Joe Marion Rewis and Ola Petty Rewis. He was a member of the Fruitland Church of God and was retired from Terminal Paper Bag as a forklift...

Judy Elizabeth Nash

Judy Elizabeth Nash

Apr 10, 2020

Mrs. Judy Elizabeth Nash, 61, passed away Friday, April 10, 2020, in the Clinch Memorial Hospital, following an extended illness. Mrs. Nash was born March 15, 1959, in Lumber City, GA to the late Charles Nash and Martha Carter Nash. She attended the Shiloh Church and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by a brother-in-law: John Sirmans. Survivors...

Phyllis Carol Walker

Phyllis Carol Walker

Apr 10, 2020

Mrs. Phyllis Carol Murray Walker, 72, passed away Friday, April 10, 2020, at her home, surrounded by her loving family, following an extended illness. Mrs. Walker was born, October 28 1947, in Princeton, NC, to Belle Murray Singleton, DuPont and the late Needham Murray. She was a member of the Homerville Free Will Baptist Church. She was a wonderful Mom...

Charlotte Land Williams

Charlotte Land Williams

Apr 9, 2020

Charlotte Land Williams, age 91, of Homerville, GA, passed away of a sudden illness Thursday in the early morning hours . Charlotte was born and grew up in Athens, Georgia. She was the "middle child" of four siblings: one older brother, Oliver Land (deceased), an older sister, Gloria Land Johnson (deceased), and a younger sister, Joyce Land Fendig. She was...

Delores Juanita Preston

Delores Juanita Preston

Apr 8, 2020

Mrs. Delores Juanita Forbes Preston, 61, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in the South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, following an extended illness. Mrs. Preston was born February 27, 1959, in Melbourne, FL, to the late Benjamin Forbes and Hattie Howard Forbes. She attended the Harvest Time Church of God and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by...

Peggy Clifton Rogers

Peggy Clifton Rogers

Apr 1, 2020

Mrs. Peggy Clifton Rogers, 70, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at her home, surrounded by her loving family, following an extended illness. Mrs. Rogers was born June 17, 1949, in Homerville, GA to the late Barney H. Clifton and Olivia Register Clifton. She was an LPN and had worked for Intreped, U.S.A. She was preceded in death by one...

Laura Bell Corbitt Beverley

Laura Bell Corbitt Beverley

Mar 25, 2020

Mrs. Laura Bell Corbitt Beverley, 63, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in the South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, following an extended illness. Mrs. Beverley was born, June 18, 1956, in Homerville, GA to the late Randel Jackson Corbitt and Lucille Lee Corbitt. She had worked at B-Way and attended the Place of Blessings Church of God. Survivors are her...

Tommy Griffin

Tommy Griffin

Mar 24, 2020

Mr. Tommy Griffin, 73, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his loving family, following a short illness. Mr. Griffin was born September 21, 1946, in Homerville to the late Shimmeal Griffin and Rosetta McSwain Griffin McCoy. He was a retired truck driver for Silvester Smith Trucking. Survivors are his wife: Jenny May Griffin, Homerville; three...

John Herbert Wheeler

John Herbert Wheeler

Mar 3, 2020

Mr. John Herbert Wheeler, 96, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at the River Brook Health Care, Homerville, following a brief illness. Mr. Wheeler was born, July 19, 1923, in Ware County to the late Alvin Earl Wheeler, Sr. and Lucy Culbert Wheeler. He was the retired owner of Herb’s Auto, and had worked at International Paper Company. He was...

Frances Evelyn Deese

Frances Evelyn Deese

Feb 28, 2020

Mrs. Frances Evelyn Nettles Deese, 78, passed away Friday, February 28, 2020, in the UF Health Hospital, Jacksonville, FL, following a brief illness. Mrs. Deese was born March 27, 1941, in Homerville to the late Thomas Jefferson Nettles and Minnie Inez Boatwright Nettles. She worked at Champion as a lumber dryer. She was preceded in death by her husband: Homer...

Margie Selph McCoy

Margie Selph McCoy

Feb 28, 2020

After battling numerous health issues Margie S. McCoy, 75, surrounded by family and loved ones, received her complete healing on February 28, 2020, at the South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, GA. She took great joy being surrounded by her family and church family. She filled her days rocking in her chair, cross stitching quilts for grandchildren and great grandchildren, doing...

Alvin "Tiny" Manac

Alvin "Tiny" Manac

Feb 24, 2020

Mr. Alvin “Tiny” Manac, 65, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020, in the Hospice House Satilla, Waycross, surrounded by his loving family, following a short illness. Mr. Manac was born April 20, 1954, in Pineville, LA, to the late Harve Manac and Loney Bell Henson Manac. He worked for Leo Bagley Post Company as a truck driver and attended the...

Fedelia White Rowland

Fedelia White Rowland

Feb 23, 2020

Mrs. Fedelia White Rowland, 67, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020, in the River Brook Health Care, following an extended illness. Mrs. Rowland was born, November 2, 1952, in Atkinson County, GA to the late Robert Leon “Rob” White and Mary Estell Mixon White. She was a Pentecostal by faith and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by two...

Rudolph Candler Register

Rudolph Candler Register

Feb 22, 2020

Mr. Rudolph Candler Register, 91, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020, in the Clinch Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his loving family, following a short illness. Mr. Register was born, January 12 1929, in Clinch County to the late Rudolph Register and Mae Inman Register. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and was a veteran of the U.S....

Homer Lee Brown Sr

Homer Lee Brown Sr

Feb 17, 2020

Mr. Homer Lee Brown, Sr., 77, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020, in the Doctors Hospital of Augusta, surrounded by his loving family, following a brief illness.   Mr. Brown was born April 3, 1942, in Nashville, GA to the late Manning S. Brown and Pinkie Sweat Brown. He was a farmer. He was preceded in death by five brothers:...

Orie Lee Pittman

Orie Lee Pittman

Feb 17, 2020

Mrs. Orie Lee Jeffords Pittman, 88, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020, in the River Brook Health Care, Homerville, following an extended illness. Mrs. Pittman was born, December 16, 1931, in Homerville to the late Harmon Van Jeffords and Leila Garren Jeffords. She attended the Lighthouse Assembly of God and was a housewife. She was preceded in death by two...

Colon J Tiner

Colon J Tiner

Feb 5, 2020

Mr. Colon J. Tiner, 77, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his loving family, following an extended illness. Mr. Tiner was born October 20, 1942, in Homerville, GA to the late Robert Lee Tiner and Gladys Corbitt Tiner. He was a fork lift operator for Dollar General and was a member of The Senior Citizens...

James Donovan Dunlap

James Donovan Dunlap

Jan 31, 2020

Mr. James Donovan Dunlap, 55, passed away suddenly Friday, January 31, 2020, at his home. Mr. Dunlap was born September 29, 1964, in Jacksonville Fl. He attended the Pentecostal Church. Survivors are one daughter: Dawnyell Watkins, Callahan, FL; two sons: James Keith Dunlap and Adam Dewayne Dunlap both of Jacksonville, FL: his mother and step father: Dorothy Faye & Willie...

Penelope "Penny" Hughes Smith

Penelope "Penny" Hughes Smith

Jan 30, 2020

Mrs. Penelope Sue “Penny” Hughes Smith, 60, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2020, at Crestwood Circle, Valdosta, surrounded by her loving family, following a short illness. Mrs. Smith was born, October 22, 1959, in Valdosta, GA to Lee Tutt Hughes and the late George L. “Buck” Hughes. She worked as the Human Resources Specialist at Mauser (B-Way) for 44 years...

Dennis Brendon Doran

Dennis Brendon Doran

Jan 27, 2020

Mr. Dennis Brendon Doran, 72, passed away Monday, January 27, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his loving family, following an extended illness. Mr. Doran was born December 7, 1947, in Ware County, GA, to the late Raymond Doran and Grace O’Quinn Doran Sessoms. He was owner of O’Quinn Auto and Electric in Waycross and was a veteran of the...

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