Mr. Tony Raymond Starkey, age 57, of Trion, GA, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2016, in Panama City Beach, FL.

Mr. Starkey was born February 23, 1959, in Trion, GA, a son of Roy Junior Starkey and the late Darlis Ann Carroll Starkey Peace.  He was a member of the Dry Valley Baptist Church, and prior to his retirement, worked as a Lieutenant with the Georgia Department of Corrections.  In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his infant daughter, Tonya Mae Starkey; and brother, Roy Lee Starkey.

Mr. Starkey is survived by his loving wife, Connie Mae Barrett Starkey; sons, Tony Dewayne Starkey, J. J. Starkey (Lauren Kellett); father and step-mother, Roy and Sylvia Starkey; brother, Mike (Linda) Starkey; sister, Sandra Starkey Weaver; step-sisters, Beverly Ford, Tammy (Butch) Cordle; grandchildren, Jeremie Wayne Agee, Kamdyn, Happi, Daylin, and Abigayl.

Funeral services for Mr. Starkey will be held at 5:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 25, 2016, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Terry Shores officiating.  Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Randy Weaver, Jerome Myrick, Larry Kilgo, William Benefield, Bobby Rogers, Jason Eldridge, Tim Smith, and Scott Coley.  Honorary pallbearers will be Glen Starkey, Don Sabin, Michael Weaver, Tony Farrar, Don Wingfield, Tony Wooten, and Gordon Kinsey.

Mr. Starkey will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Monday, October 24, 2016.

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