Jonas Patrick "Jo Jo" Rivenbark Metter, Georgia Obituary

Jonas Patrick "Jo Jo" Rivenbark

<p>Jonas Patrick &ldquo;Jo Jo&rdquo; Rivenbark, 39, of Metter, died on Thursday, August 4, 2022.</p> <p>He was born on September 8, 1982 and lived in Metter all of his life.&nbsp; Jo Jo was a 2001 graduate of Metter High School and was a member of Metter United Methodist Church.&nbsp; He was a mason and member of Metter Lodge #435 F&amp;AM and was a member of the Claxton Shrine Club where he was the president.&nbsp; &nbsp;Jo Jo, was the founder of the Claxton Shrine Club In-Shore Poker Run that began as a seven-boat event and grew to a ninety-nine-boat event and over the years he raised over two-hundred thousand dollars for the Shriner Children&rsquo;s Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina.&nbsp; He worked for Pineland Telephone for many years before going to work with C and R Industrial Services in the Agricultural Irrigation Industry.&nbsp; Jo Jo was a hard worker and loving family man. Jo Jo has been a devoted loving husband and father.&nbsp; He loved to work but loved his &ldquo;baby&rdquo; and children more than anything.&nbsp; He was up with the chickens and passed that down to his Ella Bug.&nbsp; He also passed his love of offshore fishing and the coast to Cal Patrick.&nbsp; If you ever had the pleasure of meeting him, you would remember his big smile and booming voice. He and Brooke shared a love story spanning twenty years.&nbsp; He and his side kick Gator would work side by side every day. To say he will be missed is an understatement. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.&nbsp; He loved to fish, loved going to concerts, especially Reba McEntire, and loved the Shriners.&nbsp; He was preceded in death by his father-in-law, Wayne Leverett and his maternal grandparents, Eleanor and Cal Rivenbark and paternal grandfather, Kent Campbell.</p> <p>Surviving are his wife, Brooke Leverett Rivenbark; his daughter, Ella Rivenbark; his son, Cal Patrick Rivenbark; father, Lavon Campbell (Kristy); mother, Mary Ann Scott and her husband, Bill; sister and brother-in-law, Pamela Campbell Monroe and Jason Monroe; his brother, Hunter Campbell; paternal grandmother, Margaret Campbell; his biological father, Dale Norman; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Martha Sue and&nbsp; Tim Boyette; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Claire and Ashley Aldrich; brother, Dalton Leverett; three nieces, Arleigh Grace Monroe, Cheslee Monroe, and Natalie Aldrich; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.</p> <p>Visitation will be held Sunday, August 7, 2022 from 4 until 6 o&rsquo;clock in the evening at Kennedy Funeral Homes, Hooks Chapel, of Metter.</p> <p>The funeral service will be held 11 o&rsquo;clock in the morning on Monday, August 8, 2022 at Metter United Methodist Church with Rev. Allen Cason officiating.</p> <p>Interment will be in Lake Cemetery with Masonic Rites.</p> <p>Pallbearers will be Dalton Leverett, Corey Yarbrough, Ashley Aldrich, Jason Monroe, Adam Lovett, Chad Burkhalter, Tim Boyette, Bo Youngblood, and Malcolm Daniel.</p> <p>Honorary Pallbearers will be members of C and R Industrial Services, the Claxton Shriners, and his fishing buddies.</p> <p>Remembrances may be made to the Shriners Children&rsquo;s&rsquo; Hospital of Greenville South Carolina, 950 West Faris Road, Greenville, South Carolina 29605.</p> <p>Kennedy Funeral Homes, Hooks Chapel, of Metter is in charge of the arrangements.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>
August 4, 202208/04/2022
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Pauline Crooms Fountain
August 8, 2022
My thoughts and prayers are with all the family and friends. May God give each and everyone of you comfort, peace, and strength.
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James Harden and Family
August 7, 2022
Prayers are for the great family. Jo Jo was a great man, father, husband and a great friend. He will be sadly missed...your hearts will take time to heal but remember, God won't put more on you than you can bare.
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Anita Thomas Thompson
August 6, 2022
I worked with Mrs. Rivenbark at Pulaski Nursing Home around 1987 and went to nursing school with Mary Ann. My prayers are with you in this very sad and tragic time. I can imagine the reunion in heaven with him and little Mrs. Rivenbark. She was so much fun! Sounds like h... Continue Reading
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Bill and Jackie Youngblood
August 6, 2022
Our Thoughts and Prayers are with all the family and friends. May God give each of you Peace, Comfort, and Strength.
A candle was posted for Jonas Patrick "Jo Jo" Rivenbark.
A candle was posted for Jonas Patrick "Jo Jo" Rivenbark.
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Michael Trevino
August 5, 2022
Wishing you peace to bring comfort, courage to face the days ahead and loving memories to forever hold in your hearts.

-The entire GT Auto Supply and C&R family.
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