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Local Obituaries for Homerville, GA

Drema S. Voight

Drema S. Voight

Sep 20, 2024

Mrs. Drema Smith Voight, 77, passed away Friday, September 20, 2024, at her residence following an extended illness.

Mrs. Voight was born December 26, 1946, in Charleston, West Virginia, to the late Jimmy Lee Smith and Geraldine Midkiff Stacy and step-father, Marlon Stacy. She was a member of the Lighthouse Assembly of God. She was preceded in death by her father,...

Wilmer Lewis Herndon

Wilmer Lewis Herndon

Sep 8, 2024

Wilmer Lewis "Rusty" Herndon passed away after a long illness on Sunday, September 8, 2024, under the care of Langdale Hospice in Valdosta. He was born in Bellville, FL to the late William and Dora Mae Christine Godwin Herndon. Mr. Herndon was a graduate of Hamilton High School in Jasper, FL and was a farmer. 

He is survived by his sister...

Kenneth Earl Kirkland

Kenneth Earl Kirkland

Sep 1, 2024

Kenneth Earl Kirkland, 63, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2024, at River Brook Health Care in Homerville after an extended illness. He was born in Monticello, GA to the late Arthur A. and Sarah Ruth Power Kirkland. Mr. Kirkland grew up in Jackson, GA and worked for High Falls State Park until his health declined. He always enjoyed listening to...

Sarah Hughes Lutz

Sarah Hughes Lutz

Aug 31, 2024

Sarah Ella Hughes Lutz was born in Clinch County on June 19, 1936, to the late Matthew Gordon Hughes and Ora Lee Johnson Hughes Register Jones. She was educated in Clinch County and graduated Valedictorian from Clinch County High School in 1954. After high school, she attended the University of Georgia Off-Campus Center in Waycross, Georgia. As a young woman,...

Roger Dale Stephens

Roger Dale Stephens

Aug 27, 2024

Roger Dale Stephens, 78, of Homerville passed away Tuesday morning, August 27, 2024, at his residence after a short illness. He was born in Berrien County, GA to the late Ernest Etheridge Stephens and Mary Frances Barber Stephens. Mr. Stephens lived in Lenox for forty-seven years where he was a Cabinet Maker and worked for Harvey Collins and Pete Collins....

Kimberly Strickland Rodgers

Kimberly Strickland Rodgers

Aug 26, 2024

Kimberly Strickland Rodgers, 55, of Waycross passed away Monday morning, August 26, 2024, at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Jacksonville after an extended illness. She was born in Homerville to Robert Strickland and Brenda Starling Nute. Mrs. Rodgers was a 1987 graduate of Clinch County High School; she attended ABAC College in Tifton and graduated with her Bachelors and Master’s Degrees...

Michael Joseph Ingram

Michael Joseph Ingram

Aug 26, 2024

Michael Joseph Ingram, 67, passed away Monday, August 26, 2024, in the Riverbrook HealthCare, Homerville, following a long illness.

Mr. Ingram was born in Jacksonville, FL, to the late Betty J. Rigdon Ingram Chester and James H. Chester. He was the musical director and DJ for the Homewood Suites in Savannah, GA and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He...

Betty Royals

Betty Royals

Aug 21, 2024

Betty Carolyn Arnold Royals, 83, of DuPont passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. She was born in Homerville to the late Willie Arnold and Willie Mae Gurley Arnold. Mrs. Royals lived here most of her life where she worked at Clinch Memorial Hospital as a Nurses Aid for thirty years. She...

Jessie Lee Minshew

Jessie Lee Minshew

Aug 21, 2024

Jessie Lee Minshew, 81, of Homerville passed away Wednesday morning, August 21, 2024, at Riverbrook Health Care after an extended illness. He was born in Homerville to the late Ross Lee Minshew and Gertrude Mercer Minshew. Mr. Minshew lived in Homerville all of his life and was a Welder and always enjoyed fishing. 

Along with his parents he was preceded in...

Glenn Carl Chauncey, Jr.

Glenn Carl Chauncey, Jr.

Aug 17, 2024

Glenn Carl Chauncey, Jr., 69, of Byron, GA passed away Saturday, August 17, 2024, at Georgia War Veterans Home after an extended illness. He was born in Homerville to the late Glenn Chauncey, Sr. and Dorothy Marie Dial Chauncey. Mr. Chauncey was a 1972 graduate of Clinch County High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1975 and...

Maxine Delk Davis

Maxine Delk Davis

Aug 16, 2024

Maxine Delk Davis, 74, of Homerville passed away Friday morning, August 16, 2024 at her residence after a short illness. She was born in Homerville to the late William Henry Delk, Sr. and Nora Candace Herrin Delk and lived here all of her life. Mrs. Davis grew up on the Petty farm in DuPont and always enjoyed planting flowers and...

Pastor Davy Lamar Stabler

Pastor Davy Lamar Stabler

Aug 15, 2024

Pastor Davy Lamar Stabler, 69, of Statenville passed away Thursday evening, August 15, 2024, at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. He was born in Pineville, Louisiana to the late Robert Wesley Stabler and Laverne Henson Stabler. Mr. Stabler grew up in Tarver and lived most of his life in Statenville where he worked in Site Prep as...

Phyllis Smith Shirley

Phyllis Smith Shirley

Aug 15, 2024

Phyllis Smith Shirley, 83, of Homerville passed away Thursday afternoon, August 15, 2024, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in Homerville to the late Dolphes and Ruby Lee Bell Allen Smith and lived here all of her life. Mrs. Shirley was a graduate of Clinch County High School and a member of the New Vision Church...

Ed Bennett

Ed Bennett

Aug 13, 2024

Cliff Edward Bennett, 56, of Homerville passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at UF Shands in Gainesville, FL after an extended illness. He was born in Clinch County to the late Cliff and Jacqueline Louise Holmes Bennett and lived here all of his life. Mr. Bennett was a 1986 graduate of Clinch County High School. He was an avid Georgia...

Chloe Smith Cox

Chloe Smith Cox

Aug 7, 2024

Edith Chloe Smith Cox, 92, of Homerville passed away Wednesday afternoon, August 7, 2024, at Riverbrook Healthcare after a short illness. She was born in Clinch County to the late Sam and Lurena Barlow Smith. Mrs. Cox was a 1949 graduate of Clinch County High School and along with her husband owned and operated Cox Gas Station in Manor for...

Ruby Dale Smith Deese

Ruby Dale Smith Deese

Aug 2, 2024

Ruby Dale Smith Deese, 79, of Homerville passed away Friday evening, August 2, 2024, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in Brunswick, GA to the late James Lonnie “Buster” Smith and Ruby Vera Inman Smith. Mrs. Deese lived in Homerville most of her life where she was a homemaker. She was a member of Harvest Time...

Kenneth Warren Bennett

Kenneth Warren Bennett

Jul 30, 2024

Kenneth Warren Bennett, 78, of Homerville passed away Tuesday evening, July 30, 2024, at his residence after an extended illness. He was born in Clinch County to the late Isham Clifford and Gladys Thornton Bennett. Mr. Bennett was a 1964 graduate of Clinch County High School and lived here all of his life where he was a co-owner of Bennett’s...

Lois Jean McGhee Petty

Lois Jean McGhee Petty

Jul 23, 2024

Lois Jean McGhee Petty, 77, of Crosby, Mississippi, passed away peacefully into the arms of her heavenly Father on July 23, 2024 at St. Dominic Jackson Memorial Hospital in Jackson, MS.

Lois was born February 2,1947 in Huxford, Alabama to Travis and Neva McGhee.

Lois was a loving wife for over fifty years to her husband Mickey before his death in 2016.

She...

Joe Sherrod, Jr.

Joe Sherrod, Jr.

Jul 12, 2024

Mr. Joe Sherrod, Jr., 77, passed away Friday, July, 12, 2024, at his residence, following a short illness.

Mr. Sherrod was born December 8, 1946 in Douglas, GA to the late Joe Sherrod, Sr. and Inez Williams Sherrod. He had lived in Homerville all his life and was a member of the Shiloh Church, loved doing woodworking and watching football. He...

Ellice Passmore Martin

Ellice Passmore Martin

Jul 7, 2024

Ellice Passmore Martin, 75, of Homerville passed away Sunday, July 7, 2024, at her residence after a sudden illness. She was born in Hahira, Georgia to the late Robert Alexander and Louise Griffin Passmore. Mrs. Martin was a graduate of Hahira High School and was the Lowndes County Star Student. She also graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of...

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