Mary Janice Wright Huckeba

Mary Janice Wright Huckeba, 79, of Gordon, was called home Wednesday, December 16, 2020, to be with the Lord in the loving arms of her husband, Larry Huckeba.  Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.  Burial will follow at approximately 3:00PM at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, 1190 Carrollton St, Temple, GA 30179.  Social distancing and masks are recommended. Funeral service will be livestreamed on Hart’s Facebook page and available online for viewing afterwards.

Born June 4, 1941 in Haralson County, Georgia to the late Vinnie D. and Willie Mae Wright, Janice was a hard working woman, devoted wife, loving mother, caring grandmother, special great-grandmother, sister, and most of all, friend to all that were fortunate to have known her.  She was also known as Mama and Mama Jan.

Janice was a homemaker throughout the 60s and 70s while living in Carrollton, Moultrie, LaGrange, and Douglasville, Georgia, as well as, Newbern and Dyersburg, Tennessee, before returning to Jones and Twiggs County, Georgia, making lifelong friends all along the way.  Janice was employed by Jean and Hall Florist in Macon in the 80s and was the bookkeeper for Huckeba and Associates Insurance Company.  She was preceded in death by her brothers, Aubrey and Jimmy Wright, sister, Erma Jean Holland, and sister-in-law, Lila Phillips.

Janice’s cooking and room-changing presence will be dearly missed at New Hope Baptist Church and by her many friends and family.

Janice is survived by her husband of almost 62 years, Larry Huckeba of Gordon; children, Jeff Huckeba (Dawn), Joey Huckeba, Mitzi DiPaolo (Nick), Jamey Huckeba (Jill), and Jerry Huckeba; 18 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; sister, Linda Baxter; and sister-in-law, Nancy Huckeba.

Please visit www.hartsmort.com to express condolences.

Hart’s Jones County Chapel, Hart's Mortuary and Cremation Center, 307 Pecan Lane, Gray, GA 31032 has charge of the arrangements.