Danny Joe "Joby" Blount

Mr. Danny Joe “Joby” Blount, age 63, of Hwy 242, Sandersville, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024 after a courageous battle with cancer. A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Sandersville First Church of the Nazarene, with a private family interment following the service. Reverend Danny Thomas and Reverend Scott Rogers will officiate. Pallbearers will be Daniel May, Loren Loggins, Dean Helton, Robbie Huff, Vincent Grissom, and Gary Flynn. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, July 2, 2024 from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mr. Blount, was born in Sandersville, the son of the late Cecil O. Blount, Jr. and Faye Smith Blount. He was a 1978 graduate of Washington County High School. Joby, as everyone knew him, worked for Atlanta Gas Light Company for 20 years, and then Jet Food Stores, before he started his own business in 2001. He was known for his ability to work on and fix just about any type of appliance, electrical equipment or motor. In his free time, Joby enjoyed fishing and playing golf, and he was a member of the River View Country Club in Dublin. Joby also loved to eat, especially banana pudding and peach cobbler from Chester Deans. He was a member of Sandersville First Church of the Nazarene. In addition to his father, Joby is preceded in death by his son, Danny Joe Blount, Jr.

Mr. Blount is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Jan Woodard Blount; son, Chris Blount and his fiancé, Amber McCoy; mother, Faye Smith Blount of Harrison; sisters, Sondra Cauble of Kennesaw and Dana Blount of Harrison; brother, Keith Blount and his wife Teena of Harrison; and his four-legged buddy, Roscoe.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made in Joby’s memory to the Washington County Animal Shelter, 430 Beck Blvd, Sandersville GA, 31082.

Condolences may be made online at www.mayandsmithfuneraldirectors.com

May and Smith Funeral Directors has charge of these arrangements.