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Shirley Rosemarie Hughes Helton
Feb 20, 2020
Shirley Rosemarie Hughes Helton, 84, of Valdosta died Thursday, February 20, 2020 at Tift Regional Hospital in Tifton, GA. She was born in Maui, Hawaii on March 24, 1935 to the late Francisco Souza and Mary Abri Souza. Mrs. Helton was a homemaker and a member of Azalea City Church of God. She enjoyed crocheting, going to yard sales and...
Ann Harris
Feb 19, 2020
Ann Harris, 61, of Valdosta passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 11:55 p. m. at Langdale Hospice. She was born in Lowndes County on July 13, 1958 to the late Houston and Sara Francis Fender Holmes. Ann was a hard worker at Madison Metal in Madison, FL. She enjoyed her work, people, her family always came first, especially her...
Barbara Frances Teeter
Feb 18, 2020
Barbara Frances Teeter, 69, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at her home. A lifelong resident of Valdosta, she was born on February 19, 1950 to the late Clifford Darrell Bennett and Elizabeth Frances Bradley Bennett. Barbara loved to shop and enjoyed talking on the phone. She had a green thumb which was evident in her garden....
Jane J. Woodward
Feb 18, 2020
Jane J. Woodward, 85, of Live Oak, FL, died on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Surrey Place Care Center. Born on February 2, 1935 in Utica, NY to the late Joseph & Stella (Szcerba) Zacharko. Growing up in Utica, she graduated from Utica Free Academy (now Utica Academy of Science) in the late 1950’s. She then attended Mohawk Valley Community...
Tiera Mae Ganas
Feb 17, 2020
Tiera Mae Ganas, 92, of Valdosta, died on Monday, February 17, 2020 at Lakehaven. Born in New Lois, Berrien County, Georgia, on January 23, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Johnny Livingston Parrish and Mamie Heape Parrish. Mrs. Ganas retired from Levi’s where she worked for 32 years as a seamstress. She was a member of Westside Baptist...
Gregory Lee Beckley
Feb 15, 2020
Gregory Lee Beckley, age 70, of Valdosta, died Saturday, February 15, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center following a period of declining health. He was born of Lutheran faith, on March 27, 1949 in Flint, Michigan to the late Russell and Betty Lou (Goodman) Beckley. Mr. Beckley was employed for 27 years as a Captain with the Michigan Department of...
Carl L. Law
Feb 14, 2020
Carl L. Law, 79, of Valdosta passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on Friday, February 14, 2020 after a valiant battle with multiple myeloma. Carl was born September 4, 1940 to the late Otis Benton Law and Olivi Padgett Law in Suwannee County, Florida. After graduating from Clyattville High School in 1958, he attended Norman Park Junior College...
Vivian C. Griner
Feb 14, 2020
Beloved Vivian C. Griner, 76, passed away in her Valdosta home February 14, 2020. She was born in Caldwell County, NC to the late Ezekiel Potter and Hassie Potter (Winter) on July 20,1943, but made home in Valdosta and Elizabethton, TN in her adult years. Along with her parents, Vivian is preceded in death by her husband, James Griner, former...
Steven L. Holtzclaw
Feb 12, 2020
Steven L. Holtzclaw, of Thomasville, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. He was born in Valdosta, on September 19, 1949 to the late James Garnett Holtzclaw and Edith Sims Holtzclaw. He was the owner of Thomas County Glass. He loved to hunt, fish, and watch baseball. Mr. Holtzclaw enjoyed cooking, especially with the produce from his garden, his hot...
Gene Marshall Rothrock, Sr.
Feb 11, 2020
Gene Marshall Rothrock, Sr., 67, of Lake Park died Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. He was born in New Albany, Indiana on July 6, 1952 to the late Baden Lee Rothrock and Mary Lily Monk Rothrock. Gene was retired from Sloan Construction, a member of Enoch Creek Church and enjoyed singing gospel music. He is survived by...
Harry James Blasingame
Feb 11, 2020
Harry James Blasingame, 75, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, after a sudden illness. Born in Baxley to the late Harry Eugene & Nora Dell Thompson Blasingame on February 13, 1944. Harry grew up in Douglas and graduated from Coffee County High School. After high school, he attended South Georgia College before moving to Valdosta. Here in Valdosta...
Louis Edwin Chester, Jr.
Feb 10, 2020
Louis Edwin Chester, Jr., 82, of Valdosta died on Monday, February 10, 2020 at Langdale Hospice House following a period of declining health. He was born on February 25, 1937 in Wildwood, Florida to the late Louis Sr., and Mildred Taylor Chester and has been a resident of Valdosta since 1969. Mr. Chester retired as an engineer with the Norfolk...
Robbie Nell Cowart Dumas
Feb 10, 2020
Robbie Nell Cowart Dumas, 87, of Hahira, died Monday, February 10, 2020, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Adel on November 24, 1932, to the late John Asa and Mattie Lee Henderson Ray and grew up in Adel. She lived most of her life in Hahira. Mrs. Dumas was a member of Pineview Baptist Church. She and...
Albert F. Forthe
Feb 9, 2020
Albert F. Forthe succumbed to leukemia on February 9, 2020. He was born in Valdosta in March 25, 1939 to the late Felton and Lydia Mae (Webb) Forthe. He graduated from Valdosta High School in 1957 and held the Valdosta Wildcats in a special place in his heart throughout his life. He was so touched and encouraged by the well...
Barbara Barrett Burleigh
Feb 9, 2020
Barbara Barrett Burleigh, 74, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, February 09, 2020, at her home. Born in Valdosta on November 28, 1945, Barbara was the daughter of Effie Lee Brown Barrett and the late Earl Barrett. She and her husband traveled with the military during his 21-year career in the U.S. Air Force, raising three children along the way. She...
Betty Roberts Lewis
Feb 9, 2020
Betty Roberts Lewis, 87, of Valdosta, GA passed away February 9, 2020. She was born July 21, 1932, in Brooks County, GA to the late Leon A. Roberts and the late Mozelle Phillips Roberts and had lived in Valdosta most of her life. Mrs. Lewis was a member of Park Avenue United Methodist Church and the Fellowship Sunday School Class....
Hollis Claude Peace
Feb 6, 2020
Hollis Claude Peace, 92, of Valdosta, died on Thursday , February 6, 2020 at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Brooks County on November 13, 1927, he was a son of the late Benjamin Claude Peace and Ann Elizabeth Crosby Peace. A U.S. Marine, Mr. Peace served his country during WWII. He was an Eagle Scout and enjoyed hunting with the...
Dr. Sofia Voldman
Feb 6, 2020
Sofia Voldman, 87, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, February 6, 2020. She was born in Priluky, Ukraine to the late Efim Markovich Kaminer and Bella Lazarevna Birger Kaminer on March 16, 1932. Fleeing advancing German troops, in 1941 her family settled in Omsk, Russia. There she attended Medical School to become a physician. In the mid 1950’s, Sofia met Yuri...
Ethel Lois Manfra
Feb 6, 2020
Ethel Lois Manfra, 87, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at her home. She was born in Greenup, KY on March 12, 1932 to the late Estel & Glenna Hoffman Corns. She grew up in Greenup, helping on the family farm and held an early job at Gallagers Drug Store in Greenup. She then went on to work...
Earle Mathis Atkinson
Feb 5, 2020
Earle Mathis Atkinson, born November 12, 1946 in Valdosta, died peacefully in the presence of all her children on February 5, 2020 in Columbus. Earle is survived by three children: Tracy Atkinson Zitzelberger, Heather Atkinson Chapman (John), and Nathaniel Atkinson (Sofia); three grandchildren: Elisabeth Chapman, Joey Zitzelberger, and Monroe Vlad Atkinson; three brothers: Ed Mathis (Mike), David Mathis (Judy), and...
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