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Local Obituaries for Homerville, GA

Linda Register Griffis

Linda Register Griffis

Jun 20, 2024

Linda Register Griffis, 75, of Homerville passed away Thursday afternoon, June 20, 2024, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in Homerville to the late Eldred Register and Julia Bell Register Bradford and lived here all of her life. Mrs. Griffis retired from B-Way in 2004 after thirty-eight years of service. She attended New Vision Church of...

Floyd Pittman

Floyd Pittman

Jun 18, 2024

Ira Floyd Pittman, 60, of Homerville passed away, June 18, 2024, at River Brook Health Care after a short illness. He was born in Homerville to the late Ira Pittman, Sr. and Ida Lilliam Holmes Pittman and lived here all of his life. Mr. Pittman always enjoyed fishing.

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Annette...

Deanie F. Hill

Deanie F. Hill

Jun 16, 2024

Deanie Ferrell Hill, Sr., 67, of Homerville passed away Sunday, June 16, 2024, at his residence after a short illness. He was born in Homerville to the late Daniel B. and Mary Ann Pittman Hill and lived here most of his life. Mr. Hill worked for Pull Tight Farms as a Blueberry Farmer. He was a member of Shiloh Church...

James A. Butler

James A. Butler

Jun 16, 2024

James Allen Butler, 77, of Homerville passed away Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Clinch Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. He was born in Iowa City, Iowa to the late Harold and Yvonne Boyd Butler. Mr. Butler graduated from high school in Burlington Junction, Missouri and then joined the military. He retired from the U.S Air Force after serving four...

James Edwin Kirkland

James Edwin Kirkland

Jun 11, 2024

James Edwin Kirkland, 76, of Jacksonville passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at Community Hospice at St. Vincent’s Medical Center after a short illness. He was born in Jacksonville to the late Austin John Kirkland and Willie Mae Reddick Kirkland and lived there until 2019 when he moved to the family farm in DuPont, GA. Mr. Kirkland retired as a...

Margaret Hooper Higbee

Margaret Hooper Higbee

Jun 8, 2024

On her 84th birthday, June 8, 2024, Margaret Elizabeth Hooper Higbee, longtime former resident of Homerville and resident of Valdosta since June of 2022, passed away peacefully, attended to by her son and daughter-in-law after a valiant battle with cancer. Margaret was born on June 8, 1940, in Winter Haven, FL.

Margaret graduated as a proud Dreadnaught from Lakeland High School...

Kathryn Burton Hilliard

Kathryn Burton Hilliard

Jun 7, 2024

Kathryn Marie Burton Hilliard, 90, of Fargo passed away Friday morning, June 7, 2024, at South Georgia Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born to the late Jesse Olen “Joe” Burton and Marie Godwin Burton. Mrs. Hilliard lived in Fargo most of her life where she worked as a Waitress for Arti-C Brooks. She was a member of...

Jean Leffingwell

Jean Leffingwell

Jun 5, 2024

Jeannette “Jean” Lucienne Berenger Leffingwell, 84, of Homerville passed away, Wednesday evening, June 5, 2024, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in Atlanta, GA to the late Raoul Berenger and Ellis Jean Marie Husson Berenger. Ms. Leffingwell lived in many places across the country and made Homerville her home for the last thirty years. She attended...

Betty Sue Thomas

Betty Sue Thomas

Jun 4, 2024

Betty Sue McCraw Thomas, 77, of Homerville passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in Sheffield, AL to the late Leborn H. McCraw and Carleen Johnson Griffis. Mrs. Thomas lived in Homerville most of her life and was a homemaker. She always enjoyed watching Westerns and especially reading books.

Along with her...

Chasity Nichole Stephens

Chasity Nichole Stephens

May 22, 2024

Chasity Nichole Stephens, 21, of DuPont, passed away Wednesday morning, May 22, 2024, at Memorial Health in Savannah after a sudden illness. She was born in Waycross to Charles Chris Stephens, Jr. and Betty Carolyn Royals Stephens. Chasity was a 2021 graduate of Clinch County High School and was in the Clinch County Band of Pride Color Guard. She wanted...

Talmadge Clayton Lloyd, Sr.

Talmadge Clayton Lloyd, Sr.

May 15, 2024

Talmadge Clayton Lloyd, Sr., 37, of Homerville passed away Wednesday morning, May 15, 2024, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Waycross to Edward Clayton “Clay” Lloyd, Sr. and Jamie Rae Wallace Lloyd. Mr. Lloyd was a 2006 graduate of Clinch County High School, lived in North Carolina for a few years and lived most of...

Connie Robbins Rice

Connie Robbins Rice

May 8, 2024

Connie Inman Robbins Rice, 74, of Homerville passed away Wednesday morning, May 8, 2024, at The Canopy at Azalea Grove in Valdosta after an extended illness. She was born in Homerville to the late Charlie and Edna Cason Inman and lived in Homerville most of her life. Mrs. Rice was a 1967 graduate of Clinch County High School and was...

Dennis Bell

Dennis Bell

May 1, 2024

Dennis Troy Bell, 75, of Homerville, passed away Wednesday morning, May 1, 2024, at his residence after a brief illness. He was born in Monroe, GA to the late Troy and Rubye Griffis Bell Sims and lived in Homerville most of his life. Mr. Bell graduated from Clinch County High School in 1966. He owned and operated Dennis Bell Trucking...

Jeremy Blake Pittman

Jeremy Blake Pittman

Apr 17, 2024

Jeremy Blake Pittman, 42, of Homerville passed away, April 17, 2024, at Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta after an illness. He was born in Ware County to Neil and Debbie Holton Pittman on October 1, 1981. 

Blake was a 2000 graduate of Clinch County High School. For the past decade, he has worked with the Clinch County News and Atkinson...

Benny Gerald Finch

Benny Gerald Finch

Apr 6, 2024

Benny Gerald Finch, 64, of Homerville passed away Saturday, April 6, 2024, at his residence after a short illness. He was born in Homerville to the late Lawrence and Juanita Jernigan Finch and lived here all of his life. Mr. Finch worked for Lettica in Valdosta as a mechanic for many years. He enjoyed attending community churches, collecting trains, 1957...

Delia Lee Crowe

Delia Lee Crowe

Apr 1, 2024

Mrs. Delia Latrelle Lee Crowe, 92, passed away April 1, 2024 in the Hospice Satilla, Waycross, following an extended illness.

Mrs. Crowe was born in Manor, GA, November 3, 1931 to the late Alexander Lee and Julia Futch Lee. She had worked at Standard Container and was a member of the Shiloh Church.

She was preceded in death by her father and...

Rubin Lee "Doodle" Griffis, Jr.

Rubin Lee "Doodle" Griffis, Jr.

Apr 1, 2024

Mr. Rubin Lee “Doodle” Griffis, Jr., 69, passed away Monday, April 1, 2024, following an extended illness, surrounded by his family.

Doodle was born in Homerville, GA on July 25, 1954, to the late Rubin Lee (Bill) Griffis, Sr. and Marie Tiner Griffis of Argyle. He had lived in Argyle most of his life and was a truck driver for 41...

John Reavis Newbern

John Reavis Newbern

Mar 16, 2024

John Reavis Newbern, Jr (Buddy Newbern) 60, passed away at South Georgia Medical Center March 16,2024 after a lengthy illness. Buddy was born January 25,1963 in Homerville, Georgia to Evelyn Stephens and the late John Reavis Newbern, Sr.Buddy was a retired truck driver. He loved working on cars and spending time with his friends and family. He was a beloved...

Charles Everett Dial

Charles Everett Dial

Mar 8, 2024

Charles Everett Dial, Sr., age 77, passed away Friday night, March 8th, 2024, at his residence in Homerville.  "Charlie” was born February 21st, 1947 in Savannah, Georgia to the late William Burt Dial and Lillian Strickland Dial. His paternal grandparents were Bogan Pleasant Dial and Isabella Bennett Dial. His maternal grandparents were Jessie Stancil Strickland and Haddie Ray Henderson Strickland.

Graduated from Clinch...

Melissa Corbitt White

Melissa Corbitt White

Mar 3, 2024

Melissa Corbitt White, 50, of Homerville passed away Sunday afternoon, March 3, 2024, at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta after a short illness. She was born in Homerville and lived here all of her life. Melissa was a member of New Vision Church of God, loved fishing, and especially loved watching any sports her daughter was playing.

She was preceded...

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