- Date Of Birth: December 17, 1932
- Date Of Death: April 4, 2020
- State: Georgia
John J “JJ” Spivey, Sr, 87 of Waycross died Saturday, April 4, 2020. He was born in Douglas to the late Lunzy and Rhoda Lott Spivey. His stepmother Hazel Grantham Spivey resides in Douglas.
JJ graduated from Douglas High School in 1952 and served in the National Guard then the US Army stationed in Germany.
He worked for the state of Georgia as the administrator of the Southeast Health District until his retirement. He was an avid gardener and enjoyed golf and rooting for the Dawgs.
JJ was preceded in death by his sister, Geraldine Spivey Norris, his brother-in-law, Carl Dean Norris, and their son Dean Norris. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Elaine Brown Spivey, his brother, Al Spivey of Douglas, and his children: Barney (Amy) Spivey of Douglas, Jaye (Chuck) Smith of Fernandina Beach, Florida, John (Mary Ford) Spivey of Douglas, and Andy (Kim) Spivey of Blackshear. He has 8 grandchildren.
