Joan Laminack Posey, 84, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at her residence.
Graveside services will be held 2 PM, Saturday, March 20, 2021, at Dorminy’s Mill Cemetery in Ben Hill County, with the Rev. David Biggers officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 Friday evening at the home of Becky & Rob Garber, 134 El Harris Road, Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Posey was born June 26, 1936, in Irwin County, Georgia, to the late Joe F. & Vera McCrimmon Laminack. She was a graduate of Irwin County High School. She worked as a twister at Modern Fibers and as a supervisor for SWS Garment. She also worked at Dorminy Medical Center in the Respiratory Department. She dearly loved her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed visiting the mountains and was an avid connoisseur of QVC and was sure to share her purchases with family and friends. She was a member of Dorminy’s Mill Baptist Church.
She is survived by her children and their spouses, Deborah & John Poole of Fitzgerald, Randy & Cathy Posey of Fitzgerald, Cindy & Ken Leighton of Irwin County, Lisa & Wiley Fletcher of Fitzgerald and Becky & Rob Garber of Fitzgerald; 9 grandchildren: Joey Poole & Angela Williamson of Rochelle, Joanie Posey of Wentzville, Missouri, Patty & Bryan Fawcett of Japan, Cameron Leighton of Ocilla, Heather & Jeremy Vittitow of South Carolina, Aaron & Taylor Fletcher of Willacoochee, Shelby Thomas of Fitzgerald, Zack Garber of Fitzgerald, and Meg Garber of Jacksonville, Florida; great-grandchildren: Hayden Vittitow, Savannah Vittitow, Bretley Fletcher, Persephone Garber, and Cheyenne Williamson; a brother: Jack & Rubye Laminack of Perry; and two sisters-in-law: Thelma Laminack of Bonaire and Geneva Jordan of Gainesville, Florida. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James N. Posey and a brother, Rip Laminack.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests those desiring to send memorials, may send them to Hospice Care Options, 200 South Cherry Street, Ocilla, Georgia, 31774.