February 10, 1946 - June 21, 2025
He was born in Savannah, Georgia on February 10, 1946, to the late Lonnie Green Hubbard Sr. and Kathleen McGealy Hubbard.
He grew up on a farm in Sylvania, Georgia, with a large part of his childhood and adolescence devoted to the distribution of chicken eggs, the family’s first business. He, his father, and his siblings were tasked with collecting and delivering the eggs to nearby houses and businesses. Later the family expanded into livestock and agriculture, following the market to a reasonable lifestyle.
At eighteen he graduated from Scriven County High School, at which point he joined the Merchant Marines, studying for three years at King’s Point before leaving to get married to his first wife, Carole Schaefer, in 1967.
After leaving the Merchant Marines, he went to Armstrong State College in Savannah Georgia, graduating on August 13, 1969, as a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in accounting. With fresh degree in hand, he moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where he went to work for Ernst and Ernst as a general accountant and client services advocate.
In 1974 he moved to Sheridan, Wyoming to try his hand at the real estate business, to great success. From there, Lonnie became a true entrepreneur, forming a four-decade partnership with Alton Coulter, working in many varied fields, including the inception of the Sittner Cattle Oiler. He moved to Laramie, Wyoming, at which point he married Cheryl Brantz, earned his CPA, and started multiple businesses, including hazardous waste disposal, oil and gas, and his favorite, the railroads.
In 1995, he married Jackie Howell, and moved to Rapid City, South Dakota, where they lived until 2019, at which point they moved to Statesboro, Georgia to be closer to his brothers.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lonnie Green Hubbard Sr. and Kathleen McGealy Hubbard.
He is survived by his wife, Jackie Howell Hubbard, his children, Lonnie Green Hubbard III, Karin Anderson, and Sarah Hubbard, and his siblings, Kathleen (Taffy) Swanbeck, Larry Hubbard, and Leslie Hubbard.
His memorial will be held on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Joyner-Anderson Funeral Home in Statesboro, Georgia. Because of his love of rescue animals, the family asks that, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Fixing the Boro animal shelter, at fixingtheboro.com/ways-to-help/#donate.
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Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home and Crematory in Statesboro are in charge of the arrangements.
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