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Bobby J. Miller
Sep 8, 2025
Bobby J. Miller, 80, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 8, 2025, and is now in God’s care. He was born on January 27, 1945, in Hawkinsville, Georgia to the late Willie Lamar and Rosa Lee Wiggins Miller. Mr. Miller was retired from the United States Air Force and was a Viet Nam veteran. He was awarded...
Charon Lee Brenner Herrick
Sep 8, 2025
Charon Lee Brenner Herrick, 72, of Lake Park, passed away on Monday, September 8, 2025, at Langdale Hospice House following a period of declining health. She was born on September 25, 1952, in Benton Harbor, Michigan to the late Robert Duane Brenner and Grace Ellen Charron Mason (Donald). She retired with Fresh Beginnings after 15+ years and being known as...
Daniel "Rooster" Goss, Jr.
Sep 7, 2025
Daniel “Rooster” Goss, Jr., 45 of Echols County, died on Sunday, September 7, 2025, after a short illness. He was born in Valdosta on April 10, 1980, and has been a lifelong resident of this area. Growing up in Echols County, he graduated from Echols County High School in 1998 and briefly attended Valdosta State University after high school. During...
Stewart Cameron Young, Sr.
Sep 5, 2025
Stewart Cameron Young, Sr., 62, of Valdosta, died suddenly on Friday, September 5, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Valdosta on May 25, 1963, to the late Frank Thomas Young and to V’Ann Stewart Kitchens. Stewart was a 1981 graduate of Valdosta High School and attended Valdosta State College (VSU). On December 1, 1998, Stewart started...
Emelynn Odom
Sep 4, 2025
Emelynn Carlisle Odom, 82, of Valdosta, Georgia, entered her eternal home on September 4, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
Born on May 27, 1943, in Coral Gables, Florida, Emelynn was the daughter of the late Judge Edwin A. Carlisle and Annie Laurie Rentz Carlisle. At a young age, she moved with her family to Cairo, Georgia, where she grew up...
Kolbrún Kristófersdòttir Cerasi
Sep 4, 2025
Kolbrún Kristófersdòttir Cerasi, 79, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman, GA. Born in Reykjavik, Iceland to the late Kristòfer Sturluson and Anna Halldòrsdòttir, where she grew up and attended school. In the mid 1970’s, Kolbrún met Ralph Cerasi, who was in the US Air Force and stationed in Iceland. They moved,...
Charles (Chuk) Russell Holzworth
Sep 3, 2025
Charles "Chuk" Holzworth, a devoted educator, veteran, and beloved companion, passed away peacefully on September 3rd, 2025, at the age of 91. Born on March 27th, 1934, to the late John and Anna Stockwell, later being adopted to Robert and Mary Holzworth, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Charles grew up in Beaver, Pennsylvania, and then in Wooster, Ohio, where he nurtured a...
Mary Lou Redish
Sep 3, 2025
Mary Lou Wright Redish, 86 of Valdosta was called home by her Lord and Savior on September 3rd, 2025, surrounded by her family at home. She was born at home in Cook County on March 11, 1939 to the late Grace Brown Wright and Emmett Franklin Wright. She was preceded in death by her husband Wilburn Redish, her sister Sue...
Margaret (Peggy) Swigart
Aug 30, 2025
Margaret (Peggy) DeCesare Swigart
November 19, 1946 – August 30, 2025
Peggy was born in Valdosta, Georgia to James J. DeCesare and Alwilda Rogers DeCesare, she was a graduate of Valdosta High School Class of 1964 and further graduated from Valdosta State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in 1968. Upon graduation, Peggy spent her career working for the Georgia Department of Family...
Talitha Richards Jones
Aug 28, 2025
Talitha B. Jones passed away on August 28, 2025. Born in Tifton, to Elbie and Gladys Akers Blanchett, Talitha graduated with the class of 1955 at Tifton High School. She later married her high school sweetheart, J. Floyce Richards, son of Reverend Floyd and Eunice Richards. Talitha and Floyce enjoyed 12 happy years of marriage until his death in a...
Ronald Carter
Aug 28, 2025
Ronald Carter, 89, of Lake Park, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, after a brief period of declining health. He was born on January 10, 1936, in Valdosta, to the late Darvin L. and Urrie Copeland Carter.
He worked for more than 35 years in the propane gas business with Strong Petroleum, Akins Petroleum Company and Blossman Gas Company. In...
Sue Reid Bennett
Aug 27, 2025
Sue Reid Bennett, age 88, beloved resident of Valdosta, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. Born on March 27, 1937, to the late Lewis H. Reid and Lonnie Hardin Reid, Sue was a cherished daughter, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend.
Sue dedicated much of her life to her career as a bookkeeper at Allied Building Material before retiring....
Brenda Shelley
Aug 26, 2025
Brenda Shelley, age 78, of Valdosta, GA, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, August 26th, 2025, at The Presbyterian Home in Quitman, GA. Brenda was born on September 12, 1946, in Valdosta, GA, to the late Paul and Martha Hatcher. She graduated from Valdosta High School in 1964 and attended Valdosta State College. A bookkeeper for many years, she worked for...
Kenneth U. Ferrell
Aug 25, 2025
Kenneth U. Ferrell, 91, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 25, 2025, at Langdale Hospice House.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Ken grew up in Grady County and graduated from Cairo High School in 1952. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army Military Police during the Korean War. Following his service, he attended Valdosta State College on the...
Charles Rodney Beebe
Aug 24, 2025
Charles (Chuck) R. Beebe, 90, died on Sunday, August 24, 2025, at Fellowship Home following a period of declining health. He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on August 24, 1935, and was the son of the late George Beebe and Helen Cantor Zappone. Mr. Beebe was a retired master sergeant from the United States Air Force. Upon his retirement, he...
Betty Jean Croft
Aug 23, 2025
Betty J. Croft, 89, of Hahira, died on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on February 21, 1936, in Pavo, Georgia to the late Henry and Tessie Lee Cannon Dixon and has been a life-long resident of this area. She was a homemaker and a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. In years past, she...
John William Corbett
Aug 20, 2025
John William Corbett, 74 of Lake Park, GA., died on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, in Valdosta, GA. He was born in Valdosta, to the late Robert Eugene and Catherine Isabelle Forbes Corbett. A retired electrician, John worked for many years at Occidental PCS in Hamilton County, Florida. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed spending time in nature.
Mr. Corbett is survived...
Ronnie Allen Kenneth Hall
Aug 20, 2025
Ronnie Allen Kenneth Hall, 64, of Adel, died on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at his residence following a sudden illness. He was born in Hahira, Georgia, to the late John Thomas and Juanita Adams Hall and has been a resident of this area all his life. He worked as a farmer and had been employed with many farms in the...
William Henry Corbitt Sr.
Aug 19, 2025
William Henry Corbitt, Sr., 80, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Waresboro, Georgia on August 5, 1945, Henry was a son of William Alfred Corbitt and Rosa Lee Taylor Corbitt. Raised in Ware County, he attended Ware County High School before joining the Marine Corps in the mid 1960’s and served...
Esther Swearingen
Aug 15, 2025
Esther Swearingen, age 85, of Cecil, Georgia, passed away at home on Friday, August 15, 2025. She was born on October 30, 1939, in Chillicothe, Ohio, to Charles Leon Saltz and Mary Magdalene Lewallen.
For the past 50 years, Esther shared a beautiful life with her devoted partner, Alton King. Together they created countless memories filled with laughter, love, and family.
She...
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