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Robert O'Neal Culbreth

Robert O'Neal Culbreth

May 12, 2021

Robert O'Neal Culbreth, age 86, of Jennings, FL. passed away on May 12, 2021 at Suwannee Valley Nursing Center.

Robert was a native and lifelong resident of Hamilton County. He was born on July 12, 1934 to the late Rufus and Rosa Leigh Culbreth. He worked as a heavy equipment operator at Occidental for a number of...

Gregory Marvin Beck

Gregory Marvin Beck

May 4, 2021

Gregory Marvin Beck, age 68, of Statenville, GA, passed away on May 4, 2021 at Langdale Hospice in Valdosta, GA.

Greg was the son of the late Billy and Mary Kathryn "Kitty" Scaff Beck. He was born in Valdosta, GA on October 11, 1952 and lived most of his life in Jennings, FL. Greg worked as a...

Velma Henderson Knight

Velma Henderson Knight

May 4, 2021

Velma Lizzie Henderson Knight, age 71,of Fargo, GA., passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at the home of her daughter following a brief illness.

Velma was born on November 11, 1949 to the late Ben and Inez Hunter Henderson.

She was a homemaker most of her life. Anyone that knew Velma could agree, she...

Ethel Tanner Fry

Ethel Tanner Fry

Apr 21, 2021

Ethel Tanner Fry, age 87, of Jasper, FL. passed away on April 21, 2021 at Lake City Medical Center following a brief illness. Ethel was one of 17 children. She was born in Alma, Georgia on July 27, 1933 to the late Thaddeus and Lula Spells Tanner. Ethel was the faithful wife of Russell Fry for...

Wanda Sue Bennett Peacock

Wanda Sue Bennett Peacock

Apr 19, 2021

Wanda Sue Peacock, age 65, of Jennings, FL. passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021.

Wanda Sue was born in Live Oak, FL. on July 11, 1955 to the late Cleo and Shirley Brown Bennett. She married the love of her life DeWayne Peacock. She worked briefly at Hamilton County Hospital in Jasper but once she became...

David H. Goolsby, Sr.

David H. Goolsby, Sr.

Apr 14, 2021

David Henry Goolsby, Sr., age 86, of Jasper, FL passed away on April 14, 2021 following a brief illness as a result of heart complications.

David was born November 17, 1934 to H.C. and Marie Wetherington Goolsby. A lifelong farmer and resident of Hamilton County, and a former county commissioner, David was affectionately known as Gook to...

Mary Lucille Corbett

Mary Lucille Corbett

Apr 2, 2021

Mary Lucille "Mary Lou" Terrell Corbett, of Echols County, GA. passed away at her home on Friday, April 2, 2021 at the age of 87. Mary was born in Quitman, GA. on January 1, 1934 to the late L.J. and Effie Watson Terrell. She was a homemaker most of her life. Mary loved to have her family in and...

Clayton Avriett Jones

Clayton Avriett Jones

Mar 29, 2021

Clayton Avriett Jones, age 81, of Jasper, FL, passed away Monday, March 29, 2021, while spring gobbler hunting near his beloved Alapaha River.

Clayton was born September 11, 1939, to the late William Albert Jones Sr. and Blanche Roebuck Jones in Hamilton County. He was a 1957 graduate of Jasper High School where he was an excellent...

Marguerite Fletcher

Marguerite Fletcher

Mar 29, 2021

Marguerite Zukoff Fletcher, age 72, of Jennings, FL. passed away at her home on March 29, 2021.

Marguerite was a native and longtime resident of the great state of Connecticut. She was born on March 2, 1949 to the late Makary and Marguerite Louise O'Donnell Zukoff. She worked most of her adult life as an office manager....

Emily Miller Anderson

Emily Miller Anderson

Mar 26, 2021

Emily Miller Anderson, age 74, of Jasper, FL. passed away at Haven Hospice on March 26, 2021 following a brief illness. Emily was the daughter of the late Collis and Merle Herring Miller. She worked for a number of years as a teller at Bank of America in Jasper, FL. and enjoyed spending time with her...

Wilmer Gene Tyre

Wilmer Gene Tyre

Mar 25, 2021

Wilmer Gene Tyre, age 79, of Jasper, FL. passed away Thursday, March 25, 2021 at his home following a brief illness. Gene was born in Hamilton County, FL. to the late Alvin Lewis Tyre and Ethel Dempsey Tyre. He worked for Gold Kist Hatchery formerly known as Cherry Farms. Gene loved fishing and going to the...

William Warren Petty

William Warren Petty

Mar 24, 2021

William Warren Perry, age 64, of Jasper, FL. passed away at his home on March 24, 2021.

Warren was born in Jasper, FL. on May 19 1956 to the late Warren Crawford Petty and Dinksey Hunter Petty. He joined the United States Army where he received life threatening injuries. Warren returned to his hometown...

Earnestine "Jackie" Sowell Newsome

Earnestine "Jackie" Sowell Newsome

Mar 21, 2021

Earnestine "Jackie" Sowell Newsome, age 79, of Jennings, FL. passed away following a brief illness at Lake City Medical Center in Lake City, FL. Earnestine was born in Echols County, GA. on June 24, 1941 to the late Carson and Ellen Touchton Sowell. She was in the 1959-1960 graduating class at Echols County High School and earned her place...

Kermit Ray Horne

Kermit Ray Horne

Mar 20, 2021

This obituary has been added to our website as a courtesy to the Kermit Horne family. Kermit was known in the community back in the 60's for having built some of the first motels at the SR 6 & I-75 interchange just as the Interstate was being built. He built the restaurant Coach and Horses (leased later by...

Carolyn Warner Howell

Carolyn Warner Howell

Mar 18, 2021

Carolyn Adele Warner Howell, age 70, of Jennings, FL. passed away on March 18, 2021 at Shands U.F. Hospital in Gainesville, FL.

Carolyn was a native of Live Oak, FL. born on December 22, 1950 to the late Jim and Hazel Tyre Warner. She worked for a time at what was previously known as Gold Kist but...

Lorena Williams Peach

Lorena Williams Peach

Mar 17, 2021

Lorena Williams Peach of Jasper, Florida, age 81, passed away on March 17, 2021, following a lengthy illness. Lorena (Mrs. Peach) was born March 25, 1939, in Juliette, Georgia (Monroe County) to her parents Edward Lamar Williams and Lillian Harrison Williams. Lorena was the only girl in the family with...

Thomas Andrew Cook

Thomas Andrew Cook

Mar 10, 2021

Thomas Andrew Cook, age 81, of Jasper, FL. passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, GA. Tom, a native of Allen County, Kentucky was born on April 27, 1939 to the late Willie Carline Cook and Wavie Lena Willoughby Cook. As a young man Tom joined the United States Navy and ended...

J.W. Hunter

J.W. Hunter

Mar 10, 2021

William "J.W." Hunter, Jr., AKA Ole Dock, age 87, of Statenville, GA. passed away at his home on Wednesday, March 10, 2021.

J.W. was born in Echols County, GA on October 22, 1933 to the late "Son" and Dollie Deloach Hunter. As a young man J.W. worked at Evans Products and drove a truck...

Thurston Russell Norris

Thurston Russell Norris

Mar 9, 2021

Thurston Russell Norris, age 68, of Jasper, FL. passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.

Thurston was born in Valdosta, GA. on September 2, 1952 to the late A.L. "Shorty" Norris and Mildred Westberry Norris. Following graduation Thurston served his country honorably in the United States Army. He graduated from Valdosta...

Geraldine Leigh Fisher

Geraldine Leigh Fisher

Mar 6, 2021

Geraldine Leigh Fisher, age 95, of Jasper, FL. passed away at Lake City Medical Center on Saturday, March 6, 2021 following a brief illness.

Geraldine Leigh Fisher was born July 28, 1925 in Hamilton County Florida to Cossie and Blanche Roebuck Leigh. After graduating from high school in Jennings Florida, Ms. Fisher married Tom Fisher and traveled...

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