Warnie Lewis Stokes Jr., 82, of Blackshear, passed away Tuesday morning, December 30, 2025, at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross.
Born in Denton December 10, 1943, he lived in Waycross and St. George prior to moving to Pierce County in the mid 1980s. He was a 1961 graduate of Coffee County High School. He worked in road construction all his life serving as Vice President of Dixie Concrete where he had also been a road superintendent. He would go on to own and operate S & S Sealcoating from which he retired. He was an avid HAM radio operator and also enjoyed fishing, camping, go-cart racing and being with his family and friends. He was of the Baptist faith.
He was a son of the late Mary Magdeline Dorsey Stokes and Warnie Lewis “W.L.” (Granny Grace) Stokes. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Ellen Erleen Conner Stokes; his sister, Wanette Stokes and a brother, Charles Stokes.
Survivors include two daughters, Rhonda (Dr. Edward) Mark, Valdosta and Stacie (Avery) Doran, Blackshear; two sons, Warnie L. “Buddy” Stokes III and Daryle (Tammy) Stokes, all of Blackshear; a brother, Brian (Cami) Stokes, Dublin; seven grandchildren, Dustin (Amy) Stokes, Tyler (Rachel) Stokes, Shayla (Clark) Rowland, Kori (Caesar) Bahena, Taylor “Tootie” (Dylan) Corbitt, Lee (Rebecca) Watson and Allie Brooke Stokes; 11 great-grandchildren, Jesslyn, Gentry, Keagan, Kager, Kash, Darren, Lyla, Mary Ellen, Camden, Archer and Blair and several nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Visitation will be held from 2-3 p.m. Friday, January 2, 2026, at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, from the Pearson-Dial Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Joe Chancey officiating.
Interment will be in the Alabaha Cemetery.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online guestbook at www.pearsondial.com.
Pearson-Dial Funeral Home of Blackshear is honored to serve the Stokes family during this time.
