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Local Obituaries for Homerville, GA

Joel Ellis

Joel Ellis

Sep 27, 2022

Joel Alan Ellis, 61, of Homerville passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at his residence after an extended illness. He was born in Deer Park, TX to the late Nolan Ellis and Patsy McDaniel Kincaid and lived in Homerville for many years. Mr. Ellis attended First Baptist Church. He was an Electrician by degree and was a plumber, worked in...

Angelia (Angie) Revels Guy

Angelia (Angie) Revels Guy

Sep 23, 2022

Mrs. Angelia “Angie” Revels Guy, 56, passed away, Friday, September 23, 2022, at her residence following a short illness.

Mrs. Guy was born, October 6, 1965, in Kentucky. She was a member of the Ozias Free Will Baptist Church, Pearson, GA and had attended the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church.  

She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents Titus and...

Julian Anderson

Julian Anderson

Sep 19, 2022

Julian Anderson, 72, of Dupont passed away Monday afternoon, Sept. 19, 2022, at Clinch Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. He was born in Atkinson County to the late Henry and Thelma Bowen Anderson and lived in Homerville most of his life. Mr. Anderson retired from Brockway Standard after twenty-eight years of service. He was a member of Homerville Freewill...

Jonell Rigdon Cook

Jonell Rigdon Cook

Sep 15, 2022

Jonell Rigdon Cook, 71, of Homerville passed away Thursday morning, September 15, 2022, at Clinch Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. She was born in Pearson to the late Leonard Alden Rigdon and Doris Aliene Cheshire Rigdon. Mrs. Cook worked in several industries before retiring as a homemaker. She was a member of First Baptist Church.

 Along with her parents...

Eli Ellis

Eli Ellis

Sep 5, 2022

Elijah Noel “Eli” Ellis, 26, of Homerville passed away Monday at Clinch Memorial Hospital after an unexpected death and has left many family and friends with saddened hearts. He was born in Valdosta and lived in Homerville most of his life. He was a 2014 graduate of Clinch County High School. Eli was a Veteran of the U.S. Army where...

Junior Smith

Junior Smith

Aug 31, 2022

Milton Junior Smith, 77, of Homerville passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2022, on his farm at his cabin after a sudden illness. He was born in Homerville to the late Milton Smith, Sr. and Versie Varnadore Steedley. Mr. Smith lived in Homerville all of his life where he served as the Justice of the Peace and as a County Commissioner...

Jeanne Lee Gilbert

Jeanne Lee Gilbert

Aug 31, 2022

Roberta Jeanne Shipp Lee Gilbert, 73, of Homerville passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at Clinch Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. She was born in Atlanta, GA to the late James C. and Charlotte Mae Bowman Shipp. Mrs. Gilbert graduated from West Fulton High School in 1967. She moved to Homerville in 1971 and managed the Suwanee Swifty Store...

Donald Hooper

Donald Hooper

Aug 21, 2022

Donald Edward Hooper, 77, of Homerville passed away Sunday, August 21, 2022, at Riverbrook Healthcare after an illness. He was born in Alabama to the late Calvin and Rena Hooper. Mr. Hooper worked for Vantress Farm as a truck driver. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers, Willie Hooper, Bobby Jean Hooper, and Wayne Hooper;...

Junior Henry Barnes

Junior Henry Barnes

Jul 21, 2022

Junior Henry Barnes, 82, of Homerville passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022, at his residence after a sudden illness. He was born in Coffee County, GA to the late Henry Jackson Barnes and Dora Ann Whitley Barnes. Mr. Barnes lived in Homerville most of his life where he retired from Brockway and was the owner and operator of Barnes Trucking....

Shirley Smith

Shirley Smith

Jul 18, 2022

Shirley Marie Young Smith, 75, of Manor passed away Monday morning, July 18, 2022, at Harborview Pierce County after an extended illness. She was born in Ware County to the late Barney and Myrtice Young and lived in Ware County all of her life. Mrs. Smith was a 1964 graduate of Manor High School and worked for Friendly Express for...

Paul Norris Higbee, Sr.

Paul Norris Higbee, Sr.

Jul 10, 2022

On Sunday, July 10, 2022, Paul Norris Higbee, Sr., longtime resident of Homerville, passed away at the age of 84. Paul was born on February 16, 1938, in St. Petersburg, FL.

Paul attended Boca Ciega High School in St. Petersburg, FL, received a bachelor’s degree with high honors in Education from the University of Florida in 1960, was a member...

W.H. Warren

W.H. Warren

Jun 17, 2022

William Henry “W.H.” Warren, 82 of Folkston formerly of Homerville passed away Friday, June 17, 2022, in Folkston after a short illness surrounded by his family. He was born in Wheeler County, GA to the late William and Martha Sellers Warren. Mr. Warren lived in Homerville most of his life where he retired from Conner Logging after many years of...

Edith Nell Cason Delk

Edith Nell Cason Delk

Jun 14, 2022

On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, Edith Nell Delk’s Savior and Heavenly Father welcomed her into her new home in Heaven. She passed away at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Edith Nell, 79, was born December 16, 1942, in Clinch County, Georgia to the late George W. Cason and Blanche Griffis Cason. She grew up in Clinch County and was a high school...

Pearl S. Kight

Pearl S. Kight

Jun 1, 2022

Emma Pearl Studebaker Kight, 94, of Homerville passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at Riverbrook Nursing Home after a short illness, surrounded by her family. She was born in Homerville to the late Herbert E. Studebaker, Sr. and Isaline Booth Studebaker. She was married to the late, W.M. “Dub” Kight, and they lived in Clinch County all of their life...

Chester Glenn Stalvey, Sr.

Chester Glenn Stalvey, Sr.

May 31, 2022

Chester Glenn Stalvey, Sr., 79, of Homerville passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at Clinch Memorial Hospital peacefully surrounded by loving family. He was born in Fargo, GA to the late Johnnie Mathew and Lillie Cribbs Stalvey and lived in Clinch County all of his life and known by “Poppie”. Chester worked at Brockway for over forty years. Even in...

Dale Aguirres

Dale Aguirres

May 31, 2022

Daleberto “Dale” Aguirres, 51, of Homerville passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at his residence after a short illness. He was born in Belize and lived in Homerville for the last thirty years. Mr. Aguirres attended Homerville United Methodist Church. He always enjoyed being outside working and staying busy with his hands.

He is survived by eight sisters and two...

Eloise "Bebe" Trowell Foster

Eloise "Bebe" Trowell Foster

May 30, 2022

Eloise Trowell “Bebe” Foster, 88, of Homerville passed away Monday, May 30, 2022, at Baptist Village in Waycross after a brief illness. She was born in Homerville to the late Agie and Zeleah Jordan Trowell and lived all of her life here. Mrs. Foster has always enjoyed fishing, gardening, and also enjoyed being outside with family.

Along with her parents...

Dorothy Back

Dorothy Back

May 23, 2022

Dorothy Lee Griffis Back, 59, of Homerville passed away Monday evening, May 23, 2022, at St. Joseph’s Candler Hospital in Savannah after a short illness. She was born in West Melbourne, FL to the late Nolan and Carlene Johnson Griffis. Mrs. Back worked many years at Harvey’s in Homerville in the deli. She always loved yard sales, fishing, riding four...

Nora Lee "Pretty" Daniel

Nora Lee "Pretty" Daniel

May 20, 2022

Nora Lee “Pretty” Delk Daniel widow of Judon “Don” Daniel, 77, of Homerville passed away early Friday morning, May 20, 2022, at Harborview in Pierce County after an extended illness. She was born in Clinch County to the late William Henry Delk, Sr. and Nora Candace Herrin Delk and lived here all of her life. Mrs. Daniel was a Christian...

Stacy Arnold

Stacy Arnold

May 5, 2022

Stacy Allen Arnold, 54, of Homerville passed away Thursday, May 5, 2022, in Lake Park, GA after a sudden illness. He was born in Homerville and graduated from Clinch County High School in 1987. Mr. Arnold was a truck driver for many years and attended Lighthouse Assembly of God. He always loved to hunt and especially loved fishing.

He was...

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