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Ella Mae Jones Johnson
Oct 24, 2020
Ella Mae Jones Johnson, 91, of Hahira died Saturday, October 24, 2020 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born in Brooks County, Georgia on April 12, 1929 to the late Robert L. and Mary Magdaline Eunice Jones and had lived in Hahira for most of her life. Mrs. Johnson loved her family and her church family the...
Bobby Maine
Oct 22, 2020
Bobby Maine, 63, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, October 22, 2020 in Valdosta, from injuries sustained from an occupational accident. He was born on August 14, 1957 in Clinch County to the late Eddie and Mamie DeLoach Maine. Bobby was a tree surgeon and was of the Baptist faith. Bobby was an individual who loved to laugh, make others laugh,...
David Kent Hayman
Oct 22, 2020
David Kent Hayman, 67, born on July 10, 1953 of Hahira, GA passed away peacefully in his sleep October 22, 2020 after battling cancer. He was born and raised in Albany, GA. David was a 1971 graduate of Albany High School and earned a bachelor’s degree from Southern Technical Institute, a division of Georgia Technical College. He and his business...
Sandy Guess Sapp
Oct 22, 2020
“How lucky I am to have had something in my life that makes saying goodbye so hard.” Sandy Guess Sapp, 63, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully at her home on October 22, 2020, surrounded by her family. This chapter in Sandy’s life is written, but her story will live on in the lives of her family and friends. Sandy loved...
Loyad Eugene (Bebop) Ivey
Oct 21, 2020
Loyad Eugene (BeBop) Ivey, 86, of Hahira died Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Fellowship Home. He was born in TyTy, GA on December 31, 1933 to the late Herman E. and Alva D. Gibbs Ivey and had lived in Hahira for many years. Mr. Ivey was a retired lineman from Georgia Power and a veteran of the United States Army...
James Earl Deans
Oct 20, 2020
James Earl Deans, 70, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at his home in Valdosta. Born in Nash County, North Carolina, on November 6, 1949, he was the son of the late James and Doris Ricks Deans. Mr. Deans was retired from the U.S. Army. He enjoyed watching television and spending time with his family. Survivors are his...
Marilee Webb Lasseter
Oct 20, 2020
Marilee Webb Lasseter, 77, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at her residence following a period of declining health. She was born in Washington, Georgia on September 15, 1943 to the late Lee and Mary Garrard Webb. Marilee had worked at various jobs while raising her children but eventually landed a position with State Farm Insurance Company. This...
Patricia "Patsy" Cooper Zipperer
Oct 19, 2020
Patricia ”Patsy” Cooper Zipperer, 70, of Valdosta, died on Monday, October 19, 2020. She was born on August 25, 1950, in Fernandina Beach, FL, to the late W.E. Cooper, Jr. and Frances Holton Cooper. Growing up in Fernandina, she graduated from Fernandina Beach High School in 1968 and then went to Nassau Baptist College to get a degree in teaching....
Peter James Dandrea
Oct 19, 2020
Peter James Dandrea, 86, of Valdosta, GA., passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020 at his residence. He was born on August 29, 1934 in Grant Town, West Virginia. He is a graduate of Uniontown High School in Uniontown, PA. Pete joined the Air Force in 1952 and spent his career serving in Georgia, Italy, Canada, Massachusetts, Okinawa (Japan), and...
William "Bill" Daniel
Oct 17, 2020
William “Bill” Daniel, 82 of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, Oct 17th,2020 at SGMC. He was born Dec. 16, 1937 in Atlanta to the late Police Lt. Eustace and Irene Davidson Daniel. Bill graduated from College Park High School in 1955 before joining the US Army. Returning home, he decided to see what California offered. Once there he became paymaster...
Melvin Lavon Jones
Oct 15, 2020
Melvin Lavon Jones, age 85, of Dasher, Georgia, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2020, surrounded by his loving wife and daughters. The eldest of five children, Melvin was born in Lax, Georgia, to parents Jordan and Bessie Acorn Jones. He graduated from Ambrose High School in 1953 and proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1954 to...
Ken Erickson
Oct 15, 2020
Ken Erickson, 75, of Lake Park, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Erickson was born in Grand Rapids MN on February 28, 1945 to the late Truman and Irene Nyhous Erickson. He retired with 20 years of service in the United States Army. Following his military career Ken worked with Lowndes County Utilities...
Martha Lee "Pat" Dore
Oct 14, 2020
Martha Lee Dore, affectionately known as “Pat”, 85, of Tifton, passed away at Tift Rehabilitation Center on October 14, 2020. Born in Mayday, on January 10, 1935, Pat was the daughter of the late Lloyd James Fraiser and Martha Lucile Belote Fraiser. She was a homemaker; she loved the Lord and was a very sweet person. A practical joker, she...
James Willard Wilkerson
Oct 13, 2020
James Willard Wilkerson, 64, of Lakeland, GA passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was born on November 19, 1955 in Waco, TX to the late Jack Willard Wilkerson and Martha Ione Black Wilkerson. James was a retired mechanic and served in the United States Army. He was a member of Knights Memorial Church in Teeterville....
Ellen Martin Stalvey
Oct 13, 2020
Ellen Martin Stalvey, 79, of Hahira died Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at Southern Senior Living in Adel. She was born in Hahira on April 25, 1941 to the late Homer T. Martin and Alma Barfield Martin. Mrs. Stalvey was retired from Citizens Bank and was a member of Salem United Methodist Church. She enjoyed walking, working in her yard, vacationing...
David Julian Sutton
Oct 13, 2020
David Julian Sutton, 68, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at his residence. He was born on August 2, 1952 in Douglas, Georgia to the late Thomas and Evelyn Kiser Sutton. He received a Bachelor’s degree from Valdosta State in political science. While a senior at VSC, David received a Governor’s Internship at Coastal Plains Area Planning and...
Keagan H. Kung-Korte
Oct 12, 2020
Keagan H. Kung-Korte, 17, of Nashville, Georgia, passed away suddenly following a car accident on October 12, 2020. Keagan came into this world as a fighter. He was born in Tampa, Florida, on April 18, 2003, at St. Joseph’s Hospital weighing four pounds flat. This miracle child grew into a smart, kind, and humorous young man, who treated everyone he...
Elvetris Lorene Sotiriou
Oct 12, 2020
Elvetris Lorene Sotiriou, 76, of Bradenton, Florida, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2020. She was born on October 13, 1943 in Hayti, Missouri to the late Alford Morrison and Minnie Cowen Morrison. Mrs. Sotiriou loved her family and animals, especially cats. She was an avid reader and loved thrift shopping for a good deal. She was a member of...
Paul Meredith Rauen
Oct 12, 2020
Paul Meredith Rauen, 95, of Hahira, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2020. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on March 24, 1925 to the late Willis E. Rauen and Dorothy Evans Rauen. Mr. Rauen was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served in WWII. He loved to sing, paint, and work with flowers and plants. He was...
Elizabeth "Liz" Congleton Toth
Oct 11, 2020
Elizabeth “Liz” Congleton Toth, 79, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Richmond, KY, on January 10, 1941, to the late Edward Park Congleton and Ruth Greear Congleton. She grew up in Richmond, KY and attended Model High School which was on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University. She...
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