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Local Obituaries for Homerville, GA

Irma Griffin Booth

Irma Griffin Booth

Mar 27, 2015

Irma Griffin Booth, 93, died March 27, 2015, after a short illness. She was the matriarch of not only her immediate family, but also her extended Griffin and Booth families. She was born Oct. 1, 1921, one of 12 children born to Harry and Lou Griffin. She spent her life in service to others. Granny, as she has been called...

Susie Griffis McCain

Susie Griffis McCain

Mar 21, 2015

Homerville, GA Mrs. Susie Griffis McCain, 87, passed away Saturday, Mar. 21, 2015 in the Clinch HealthCare, Homerville, following an extended illness. Mrs. McCain was born Nov. 16, 1927, in Homerville, GA, to the late Seward Griffis and Vera Bell Futch Griffis. She was retired from B-Way, was a member of the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, the Order of Easter...

Jessie Posley Ingram

Jessie Posley Ingram

Mar 19, 2015

Mrs. Jessie Bell Posley Ingram, 73, passed away Thursday, Mar. 19, 2015 at her residence, following an extended illness. Mrs. Ingram was born June 13, 1941, in MacClenny, FL, to the late Charlie Posley and Essie Bell Williams Posley. She was a visiting nurse, homemaker and a member of the St. Mark Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by...

Jessie Palmer Swearingen

Jessie Palmer Swearingen

Mar 17, 2015

Mr. Jessie Palmer Swearingen, Age 83 passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at the home of his niece in Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia, after a long hard fought battle with cancer.. Mr. Swearingen was born April 12, 1931, in Clinch County GA to the late Cuyler H. Swearingen and Josie Young Swearingen. A native of Clinch County, Georgia, Mr. Swearingen...

Gayle Gunter Smith

Gayle Gunter Smith

Mar 15, 2015

Homerville, GA Mrs. Phylis Gayle Gunter Smith, 76, passed away Sunday, Mar. 15, 2015 at her daughter’s residence, following an extended illness. Mrs. Smith was born May 21, 1938, in Homerville, GA, to the late Dolvin Gunter and Nora Lee Bennett Gunter. She was a store clerk and attended the New Vision Church of God. She was preceded in death...

Joyce Faye Humbers Henderson

Joyce Faye Humbers Henderson

Mar 14, 2015

Homerville, GA Mrs. Joyce Faye Humbers Henderson, 68, passed away Saturday, Mar. 14, 2015 in the Tift Regional Medical Center, Tifton, surrounded by her loving family, following an extended illness. Mrs. Henderson was born Jan. 23, 1947, in Yumper Town, AL, to the late Roy Humbers and Sabra Glynn Humbers. She was a homemaker and attended the Holiness Church. Survivors...

Mary Jewell Propes

Mary Jewell Propes

Mar 13, 2015

Homerville, GA Mrs. Mary Estelle Jewell Propes, 60, passed away Friday, Mar. 13, 2015 in the Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, following an extended illness. Mrs. Propes was born Mar. 9, 1955, in Homerville, GA, to the late Levi Jewell and Mary Beckham Jewell. She attended the University Blvd. Church of God and was a homemaker. Survivors are her husband: David...

Mary Jordan Steedley

Mary Jordan Steedley

Mar 10, 2015

Homerville, GA Mrs. Mary Jordan Steedley, 59, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015 in the Clinch Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loving family, following a short illness. Mrs. Steedley was born Jan. 15, 1956, in Homerville, GA, to the late Claude B. Jordan and Pearlie Smith Jordan. She was a member of the Homerville Free Will Baptist Church and worked...

Hazel Mobley Lee

Hazel Mobley Lee

Mar 1, 2015

DuPont, GA Mrs. Hazel Emily Mobley Lee, 86, passed away Sunday, Mar. 1, 2015 in the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loving family, following a brief illness. Mrs. Lee was born Oct. 29, 1928, in Valdosta, GA, to the late William Henry Mobley, III and Nancy Melton Mann Mobley. She was a homemaker and a member of the DuPont...

Daisy Sutton Lolley

Daisy Sutton Lolley

Feb 24, 2015

Homerville, GA Mrs. Daisy Thelma Zanders Sutton Lolley, 79, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015 at her daughter’s residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Lolley was born April 7, 1935, in Fargo, GA, to the late Charlie Zanders and Pinkie Mae Bennett Zanders. She was a member of the New Vision Church of God and a homemaker. She was preceded...

Police Chief Mark Allen Register

Police Chief Mark Allen Register

Feb 17, 2015

Homerville, GA Police Chief Marcus “Mark” Allen Register, 58, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015 in the Clinch Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his loving family and friends, following a courageous battle with cancer. Chief Register was born July 5, 1956, in Folkston, GA, to the late Felton Chester Register and Anna Wood Register. He was Chief of the Homerville Police...

Louie S. Pittman

Louie S. Pittman

Feb 9, 2015

Mr. Louie S. Pittman, 72, passed away in his sleep, Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Pittman was born Oct. 18, 1942, in Homerville, GA, to the late Clifton F. Pittman and Hattie Capps Pittman. He was a beekeeper by trade and carrier for the Valdosta Daily Times in his later years. He enjoyed fishing, his garden and...

Thomas Calvin Smith

Thomas Calvin Smith

Feb 2, 2015

Homerville, GA Mr. Thomas Calvin Smith, 77, passed away Monday, Feb. 2, 2015 in the South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, following an extended illness. Mr. Smith was born Jan. 7, 1938, in Homerville, GA, to the late Nayon Smith and Odessa Hendrix Smith. He was a heavy equipment operator for Langdale Forest Products and attended the Church of God. He...

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...

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