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Charles Odom
Apr 23, 2025
Charles Odom, 84, affectionately known as Chuck, of Lake Park, GA passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born on May 5, 1940 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Leon Dow Odom of Cordele, Georgia. Charles grew up in Cordele and was a graduate of Crisp County High School. He attended...
Jacqueline "Jacque" Clark
May 11, 2025
Jacqueline “Jacque” Clark, 91, of Valdosta, died on May 11, 2025 after a period of declining health. Jacqueline was born in Freemantle, Australia on June 19, 1934, to the late Dorothy Tytherleigh, was raised by Alec and Mary Baird, and grew up during the depression in Western Australia. After high school, she went to teachers college and became an elementary...
Lee D. Keller
May 6, 2025
Lee D. Keller, died at age 92 at Langdale Hospice House on May 6, 2025. Lee had quality and quantity of life. You always saw Lee with a smile. Lee was a people person and whatever you told him about yourself, he remembered it the next time he saw you. He served honorably in the U.S. Air Force for 4...
Timothy Michael Pittman
May 4, 2025
Timothy Michael Pittman, 61, of Hahira, died on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born on August 28, 1963, in East Point, Georgia to the late Otto Franklin Pittman and Patricia Cowart Pittman. He worked for Georgia Power for 36 years as an Engineer Representative. He was a graduate of Valdosta State University,...
Dwight Franklin Stalvey
May 4, 2025
Dwight Franklin Stalvey, 79, of Valdosta died Sunday, May 4, 2025. He was born on May 3, 1946 at Emory Hospital in Atlanta, GA to the late Wiley Raymond Stalvey, Sr. and Mary Ellen Folsom Stalvey. Dwight graduated from Hahira High School in 1964 and was voted best back on the football team. The same year the fishing and hunting...
Betty Peppers Sanders
May 3, 2025
Betty Peppers Sanders, 91, of Valdosta passed from this life into the arms of Jesus on May 3, 2025. Born on March 5, 1934, Betty was a daughter of Howard Milton Peppers and Pearl Smith Peppers. Betty grew up in Live Oak, attending Suwannee County High School, marching with the band as a Majorette and graduating in the early 1950’s....
Reverend Dr. John L. McGowan
May 3, 2025
Reverend Dr. John Lewis McGowan, 99, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at home surrounded by his family. Dr. McGowan was born in Quitman, Georgia on November 22, 1925, to the late Norman Edward McGowan and Mary Lewis McGowan. At a young age his family moved to Valdosta where he grew up, graduating from Valdosta High...
Martha King
May 1, 2025
Martha Grace Croll King 86, formerly of Greenville, Ga died on May 1, 2025 at Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta. She was born in Sanderson FL on September 12, 1938 to S. Donovan Croll and Grace Blanton Croll. Mrs. King graduated from Moultrie High School in 1956. She attended Norman College where she met her future husband, Jim King. They...
Nelda Stokley
May 1, 2025
Nelda Bailey Stokley, 78, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Holly Hill Nursing Home following a period of declining health. She was born on December 13, 1946, in Nashville, GA to the late Henry and Inez Lewis Bailey. Mrs. Stokley had been employed with the City of Valdosta and was a member of Covenant Baptist Church.
She is...
Linda Coburger Wilson
Apr 30, 2025
Linda Coburger Wilson, age 75, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center. A devoted educator, lifelong learner, loving mother, proud grandmother, and faithful friend, Linda lived her life with heart, humor, and purpose.
She was born on August 8, 1949, on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee to the late...
Leon "Daryl" Kinsey
Apr 30, 2025
Leon Daryl (Daryl) Kinsey, Sr., 76, of Lake Park, died on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta. He was born on December 18, 1948, in Valdosta to the late Leon Troy and Annie (Ann) Earl Davis Kinsey and has been a life-long resident of this area. He had worked with Occidental Mining Company for 20 years...
Carol Sue Platt
Apr 26, 2025
Carol Sue Brown Platt, 90, of Lake Park, died on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Cornerstone Hospice in Orlando, Florida. She was born on November 24, 1934, in Holopaw, Florida to the late Cossie William and Temperance Ruth Mann Brown. Mrs. Platt worked with the St. Lucie County School system in Florida as a bus driver and was of the...
Hazel Williams
Apr 26, 2025
Hazel Marie Strappel Williams, a kindhearted and generous soul, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family, leaving behind a legacy of compassion, dedication, and love. A native of Eufaula, Alabama, Marie’s life was marked by her unwavering commitment to helping others and her deep devotion to family.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Ann Long of Valdosta, GA; father,...
Gail Steltenpohl
Apr 26, 2025
Gail Steltenpohl, 84, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at her home. She was born on January 27, 1941, to the late Lacy McLeod and Olive Viva Walker Sharpe. She grew up in Valdosta and graduated from Valdosta High School in 1959. She met Richard Steltenpohl in Daytona on the beach in 1959. They were married on...
Morris (Bud) Booth, Jr.
Apr 24, 2025
Morris (Bud) Booth, Jr. 74, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Derby, CT, on November 2, 1950, to the late Morris Edwin Booth, Sr. and Lola Estelle Wilber Booth. Bud is survived by his wife Joan Flood Booth of Valdosta, his daughter Rachel Booth of Harwinton,...
Edna Faye Bourquine
Apr 23, 2025
Edna Faye Davis Bourquine, 81, of Barney, died on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at Northside Hospital in Atlanta. She was born on March 8, 1944, in Brunswick, GA, to the late Joe and Jewell Herrin Davis. She was a retired Home Health Care Aide with Moultrie Hospital and was a member of Barney First Baptist Church where she had served...
Larry Cardwell
Apr 20, 2025
Larry S. Cardwell, 82, of Valdosta GA, passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2025, at Crestwood Nursing Home after a battle with cancer. He was born to the late Leonard and Hazel (Martin) Cardwell on May 13, 1942, in Kingsport, TN. Larry was married to the love of his life for 46 years, the late Wynette (Strickland) Cardwell. Larry was...
Sandra L. Goforth
Apr 10, 2025
Sandra L. Goforth, 80, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at her home. She was born on November 1, 1944, to the late Carl George Cheek and Sara Cunningham Cheek. Mrs. Goforth grew up in Cordele, Georgia, and she graduated from Crisp County High School where she was active in the Glee Club. She soon started working...
Norman Fred Earls, Sr.
Apr 10, 2025
Norman Fred Earls Sr., 81, from Bay Minette AL, entered heavenly life the morning of April 10, 2025, passing away peacefully after a long illness.
He was preceded in death by his wife of over 50 years, Sandra Hutto Earls; his parents, Gordon and Doris Earls; his sister and her husband, Jane and Alfred Denmark, and other beloved relatives and friends.
He...
Lucille Harrison Bedene
Apr 9, 2025
Lucille Harrison Bedene, 95 of Ray City, died on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at her residence. Mrs. Bedene was born in Peckville, PA to the late George & Nettie Smith Harrison, on December 27, 1929. Growing up in Carbondale, PA, Lucille graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School in 1948. After high school, she attended nursing school at St Joseph’s Hospital...
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