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Rev. Marvin Daniel Smith

Rev. Marvin Daniel Smith

Nov 4, 2015

Homerville, GA Rev. Marvin Daniel Smith, 84, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, in the Baptist Village, Waycross, GA, surrounded by his loving family, following an extended illness. Rev. Smith was born June 21, 1931, in Homerville, GA to the late Leonard Moultrie Smith and Gracie Lee Booth Smith. He owned and operated Marvin Smith Grocery for many years and...

Clyde Ellis Burton

Clyde Ellis Burton

Nov 2, 2015

On the morning of November 2, 2015, Clyde (Sandy) Ellis Burton took his flight to eternal rest. Born on October 12, 1956, in Homerville, GA. Clyde received his education in the Clinch County School System and obtained his High School Diploma in 1975. While in High School, Clyde was a member in the band where he was the drummer, he...

Pauline Brown Buckholts

Pauline Brown Buckholts

Nov 2, 2015

DuPont, GA Ms. Pauline Brown Buckholts, 71, passed away Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at her son’s residence, surrounded by her loving family, following an extended illness. Ms. Buckholts was born Sept. 6, 1944, in Berrien County, GA to the late Mack Brown and Eula Mae Gaskins Brown. She was a retired secretary for the Clinch County Board of Education and...

Ida M. Tiller

Ida M. Tiller

Nov 1, 2015

Homerville, GA Mrs. Ida M. Tiller, 91, passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, in the Waycross Health and Rehabilitation Center, Waycross, surrounded by her loving family, following an extended illness. Mrs. Tiller was born Sept. 18, 1924, in McIntosh County, GA to the late Ed West and Diannah Boyd West. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by...

Allen "Jackie" Jackson Smith

Allen "Jackie" Jackson Smith

Oct 28, 2015

Homerville, GA Mr. Allen Jackson “Jackie” Smith, Sr. 58, passed away Thursday, Oct. 28, 2015, in the Liberty Regional Medical Center, Hinesville, GA, following a sudden illness. Mr. Smith was born Aug. 10, 1957, in Homerville, GA, to Mary Alice Adams Smith, Homerville and the late George Jackson Smith. He was a truck driver for Knight Forestry and attended the...

Lennie Griffis Beckham

Lennie Griffis Beckham

Oct 26, 2015

Homerville, GA Mrs. Linnie Griffis Beckham, 88, passed away Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family, following an extended illness. Mrs. Beckham was born Sept. 18, 1927, in Homerville, GA to the late Horace Griffis and Noley Pittman Griffis. She was a homemaker and a member of the Place of Blessings Church of God. She...

Doris Vinson Long

Doris Vinson Long

Oct 21, 2015

Fargo, GA Mrs. Doris E. Vinson Long, 79, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, at her residence. Mrs. Long was born Oct. 28, 1935, in Calhoun County, FL, to the late William H. Vinson and Trudie Mae Lollie Vinson. She was the owner/operator of Doris Long’s Day Care in Macclenny, FL for over twenty years. She was a member of...

Danny Dewayne Shaw, Sr.

Danny Dewayne Shaw, Sr.

Oct 19, 2015

Mr. Danny Dewayne Shaw, Sr., 49, passed away Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Shaw was born March 30, 1966, in Homerville, GA to the late William Troy Shaw, Sr. and Doris Jean Butler Shaw. He was retired employee of Harvey’s Super Market as a meat cutter and attended the New Vision Church of God. Survivors are his...

Cameron David Corbitt

Cameron David Corbitt

Sep 30, 2015

Homerville, GA Mr. Cameron David Corbitt, 20, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, following an automobile accident. Mr. Corbitt was born Nov. 3, 1994, in Valdosta, GA. He worked for Hood Timber Company as a skidder operator. Cameron was always working on motors ever since he could walk and follow his Daddy around the yard. He enjoyed big trucks, bogging,...

Master Noah Levi Thomas

Master Noah Levi Thomas

Sep 26, 2015

Homerville, GA Master Noah Levi Thomas, three months, passed away Sunday, Sept. 26, 2015, in the Clinch Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Master Thomas was born June 12, 2015, in Atlanta, GA. He was preceded in death by one sister: Shawnna Thomas and his maternal grandparents: Wayne Smith & Linda Smith. Survivors are his mother and father: Annette...

Sarah Belle Cason Booth

Sarah Belle Cason Booth

Sep 18, 2015

Homerville, GA On September 18, 2015 Sarah Belle Booth’s Savior and Heavenly Father welcomed her into her new home in Heaven. She passed away at Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta, after an extended illness. Sarah Belle, 91, was born February 1, 1924 in Clinch County, Georgia to the late George W. Cason and Blanche Griffis Cason. Sarah Bell, a beloved...

Willie Jean Douglas

Willie Jean Douglas

Sep 16, 2015

Homerville, GA Mrs. Willie Jean Hinson Douglas, 95, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, In The ClinchHealth Care, surrounded by her loving family, following an extended illness. Mrs. Douglas was born June 22, 1920, in Homerville, GA to the late Bryant Hinson and Dicie James Hinson. She was a homemaker and a member of the Homerville United Methodist Church. She...

Christopher Darwin Twiss

Christopher Darwin Twiss

Sep 14, 2015

Homerville, GA Master Christopher Darwin Twiss, two months, passed away suddenly Monday, Sept.14, 2015. Master Twiss was born June 24, 2015, in Valdosta, GA. He was preceded in death by his father, Christopher Nelson. Survivors are his mother: Robin Lacasse Twiss, Homerville; seven sister’s: Savannah Twiss, Selena Twiss, & Trinity Nelson Homerville, Sierra Twiss, Skyler Twiss, Summer Twiss, Florida, Hope...

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...

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