Josephine (Hendrix) Yarbrough

Mrs. Josephine Hendrix Yarbrough, 83, of Waycross, passed away early Saturday morning, February 28, 2026, at the Hospice Satilla Hospice House in Waycross.

Born in Blackshear, GA on January 25, 1943, she lived in Pierce County most of her life before moving to Waycross with her daughter, Margie.  Mrs. Yarbrough worked in cigar and cotton factories for a time but spent the last several years as a homemaker.  She was devoted to her family, took very good care of them, and it was an honor for them to take care of her in her later years.  Mrs. Yarbrough was a member of Abundant Life in Blackshear and enjoyed reading her Bible and doing word searches in her free time.

She was a daughter of the late Johnny Wilber & Margie Mizell Crawford Hendrix.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Robert Yarbrough; three sons, Jeffrey Yarbrough, Gregory Yarbrough, and Wilber “PeeWee” Yarbrough; two sisters, Lucille Fitzgerald and Dorothy Mae Bradford; and four brothers, Leroy, J. W., Jr., W. R., and David Hendrix.

Survivors include her two daughters, Linda Tuten of Blackshear and Margie (Michael) Clark of Waycross; her son, Wesley (Debbie) Yarbrough of Blackshear; a sister, Cordia Todd of Tampa, FL; two brothers, James (Cathy) Hendrix of Blackshear and Rev. Sammy (Cindy) Hendrix of Waycross; 7 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; 7 great, great grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives.

Funeral services for Mrs. Yarbrough will be held Tuesday afternoon, March 3, 2026, at 3:00 o’clock from the Pearson-Dial Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Bradley Yarbrough and Rev. Sammy Hendrix officiating.

The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home chapel one hour prior to the service.

Interment will be in the Shiloh Cemetery.

Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online guestbook at www.pearsondial.com.

Pearson-Dial Funeral Home is honored to serve the Yarbrough family during this time.

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Josephine (Hendrix) Yarbrough, please visit our floral store.