Mr. James Homer Deaton, age 85, Douglas, GA passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at Coffee Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Mr. Deaton worked in agriculture as a poultry worker. Mr. Deaton is the widower of Mary Ruth Edenfield Deaton. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 8, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Sims Funeral Home with burial following in the Sand Hill Cemetery. Survivors include: sons: Audie (Lisa) Deaton, Douglas, GA; Michael (Ina Kay) Deaton, Waycross, GA; brothers: William Deaton, Pearson, GA; Jimmy Deaton, West Green, GA; sisters: Edna N. Hill, Macon, GA, Irene Corbitt, Broxton, GA, Martha Highsmith, Pearson, GA, Azzalee Corbitt, Douglas, GA; 4 grandchildren; 3 step grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and a special caregiver, Mary Frances Corbitt. The family will receive friends on Thursday, October 7, 2010 at Sims Funeral Home from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sims Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.