Spc. Channing G. Singletary of Sylvester, who was assigned to the Army National Guard's 122nd Support Center in Savannah, died in Baghdad on Friday, according to a Department of Defense statement.
The statement did not say how the 30-year-old soldier died, only that his death was "non-combat-related" and is under investigation.
Singletary graduated from Worth County High School, then moved to Athens and joined the Army National Guard as a recruiter.
Singletary, who is divorced, is survived by his parents, three siblings and a son.