Elaine O’Quinn Moody, 79, of Blackshear, passed away Tuesday morning, April 29, 2025, at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, following a brief illness.
Born September 13, 1945, in Blackshear, she was a daughter of Lloyd Russell O’Quinn and Dollie Swindle O’Quinn Morgan. Living most of her life in Pierce County, she was a 1963 graduate of Blackshear High School. She worked for 20 years at Atlantic Coast Credit Union in Waycross and retired after 20 years as the office and surgery center administrator for Dr. Sohail Choudhri and Dr. Craig Kubik.
A member of First Baptist Church in Blackshear, she attended the Workers for Christ Sunday School Class, volunteered with the Hands to Work Ministry, was a former Sunday school teacher in the Children’s and Youth Departments, and was a Vacation Bible School volunteer.
She enjoyed spending time with her family and her grandchildren and always enjoyed a good laugh!
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her two brothers and a sister-in-law, Russell and Bobbie O’Quinn and Wayne O’Quinn.
Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Stanley W. Moody, Blackshear; two daughters, Sandy Moody Kicklighter (husband Alvin) and Kelly Moody Kimbrell (friend Richard Blythe), both of Blackshear; grandchildren, Matthew Thornton (wife Laura), Pine Bush, NY, Quinn Kicklighter (wife Jessica), Blackshear, Sydney Kicklighter Mullinax (husband Austin), Snellville and Chance Kimbrell, Duncan Kimbrell and Jennifer Cason (husband Aubrey), all of Blackshear; four great-grandchildren, Travis Thornton, Eli Thornton, Stanley Elizabeth Mullinax and Beckett Cason; sister and brother-in-law, Donna and Frank Tanner, Blackshear; sister-in-law, Helen Moody, Patterson; special friends, Mark and Lisa Lloyd, Blackshear; caregiver, Rhonda Carter, Brantley County and several close and loving nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Visitation will be from 2-3 p.m. Friday, May 2, at the funeral home.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, May 2, from the chapel of Hart Funeral Home.
The family requests the members of the First Baptist Church Workers for Christ Sunday School Class, the Hands to Work Ministry and members of the Blackshear High School Class of 1963 to serve as honorary pallbearers. Please arrive at the funeral home by 2:30 p.m. Friday.
In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to be made to First Baptist Church Hands to Work Ministry, 670 Main Street, Blackshear, GA 31516 or the Southeast Cancer Unit, P.O Box 667, Blackshear, GA 31516.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing online at www.hartfh.com.
Hart Funeral Home of Blackshear is in charge of arrangements.
