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Virginia Siska Gray King
Mar 18, 2020
Virginia Siska Gray King, 67, of Sparks passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Lumberton, MS on August 12, 1952 to the late Aubrey and Nancy Hurtt. Virginia was a seamstress and most remembered at “Alterations by Virginia” on Ashley Street. She was a member of Gordon Avenue Baptist Church in Adel...
John Allen Tinsley
Mar 16, 2020
John Allen Tinsley, 95, of Valdosta, died Monday, March 16, 2020 at South GA Medical Center. He was born in Pelham, Mitchell County, GA on July 23, 1924 to the late Edwin Carroll Tinsley and Minnie Coram Tinsley. Mr. John Allen Tinsley was retired from NASA and Valdosta State College. He served in the Army Air Corp and was a...
Richard E. Sell
Mar 15, 2020
Richard E. Sell, 51, of Lake Park passed away on Sunday March 15, 2020 at his residence following a lengthy battle with Cancer. Richard was born on September 22, 1968 in Baltimore, MD. He has been a resident here since 2011 and was the former owner/operator of Valdosta Transmission. Richard also had a deep love for Bluegrass music, played guitar,...
Guy Franklin Mcallister, Sr.
Mar 14, 2020
Guy Franklin McAllister, Sr., 92, of Valdosta, GA, died Saturday March 14, 2020 at Baptist Village in Waycross, GA. He was born on January 5, 1928 in Brooks County, GA to the late Alice and James McAllister. He attended ABAC and graduated from the University of Georgia. Guy was a member of the Park Avenue United Methodist Church and retired...
Ruby Larose Bass
Mar 14, 2020
Ruby LaRose Bass, 81, of Lake Park, died on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. She was born on September 14, 1938 in Lyons, Georgia to the late Vernon and Helen Stephens Webb. She was a graduate of Valdosta High School and business school. Mrs. Bass was a member of Forrest Street United...
Monda Mccausland Rajkumar
Mar 14, 2020
Monda McCausland Rajkumar, 62, of Hahira died Saturday, at her home. A native of Miami, she was born on July 9, 1957, daughter of Frank L. and Betty L. Flowers Ovinnio. Monda was Catholic. She enjoyed hanging out at the beach and listening to classic rock music. A wonderful mother and grandmother, Monda was devoted to her family. She loved...
Charles C. "Charlie" Clark
Mar 11, 2020
Charles C. “Charlie” Clark, 78, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 after a brief illness. Born in Valdosta on May 24, 1941 to the late Charles Cauthorn Clark III and Persis Burns Clark, Charlie grew up in Valdosta. He was on the golf team and graduated from Valdosta High School in 1959. He then went to Valdosta State...
Col. Usaf (Ret) Raymond Joseph King, Jr.
Mar 9, 2020
Col. USAF (Ret) Raymond Joseph King, Jr. 97, of Valdosta, died on Monday, March 9, 2020. Ray was born in Poughkeepsie, NY to the late Raymond Joseph King, Sr. & Mary Filosa King. Growing up in Silver Lake, NY, he first met Doris Aguzi in kindergarten and the couple began dating in high school. Ray & Doris were married in...
Emanuel Christie, Phd.
Mar 9, 2020
Emanuel Christie, PhD., died on Monday, March 9, 2020 at his residence in Hahira following a lengthy illness. He was born in Jamaica, West Indies on June 15, 1942 to the late David and Caroline Goodin Christie. Dr. Christie was a retired college professor from Knoxville College in Knoxville, Tennessee and later served as the office manager for his wife’s...
James Wilson Bowen
Mar 7, 2020
James Wilson Bowen (Jim) passed away peacefully at Langdale Hospice House on Saturday, March 7, 2020, after a brief illness. He was born on October 31, 1928, in LaGrange, Georgia, and had lived in Georgia all of his life. Jim served in the United States Navy on the USS Dace submarine. He was owner of W.A. Gooch Lumber Company until...
Gwen Cavender Stephens
Mar 6, 2020
Gwen Cavender Stephens, 84, of Valdosta, died on Friday, March 6, 2020, at her home. Born in Charleston, West Virginia, on June 2, 1935, Gwen was the daughter of the late Mont Lee Cavender and Olive Blanch Underwood Cavender. She worked as an inhouse salesperson for Langdale Forrest Products. A member of First Baptist Church for 50 years, she was...
Geneva Webb
Mar 6, 2020
Geneva Webb, 85, Hahira passed away on Friday March 6, 2020 at the home of her daughter and son in law after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Louis H. and Ruzell (Hembree) Cotton of Hahira, Georgia. She was born on August 9, 1934 in Maysville, Banks County Georgia. Geneva was a homemaker and a member...
Sara Holton Rowell
Mar 5, 2020
Sara Holton Rowell, 89, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on November 9, 1930 to the late Charles Lee Holton and Thelma Albritton Holton. She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking and baking. She was very devoted to her church, Redland Baptist Church where she enjoyed singing in the choir....
James Elzie Kiser
Mar 1, 2020
Reverend James E. Kiser, of Emerson, Georgia, formerly of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away on Sunday March 1, 2020 at the age of 92. He was born May 9, 1927 in Naylor, Georgia to Elbert Hays Kiser and Della Bolling Kiser. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served during World War II and in the Philippines. He was...
Ruth Griffin Stalvey
Mar 1, 2020
Ruth Griffin Stalvey, 94, of Ft. White, Florida died Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Haven York Hospice in Gainesville, Florida. She was born in Hahira on May 17, 1925 in Hahira to the late Aaren J. and Winnie Myers Griffin and had lived in Florida for many years. Mrs. Stalvey was a Baptist. Survivors include her children, Donnie Stalvey, Glynn...
Connie Ridley Mcnab
Feb 29, 2020
Connie Ridley McNab, 69, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, February 29, 2020 in Charleston, SC, following a brief illness. She was born in Albany, GA on July 21, 1950 to Ive Leonard Ridley, Jr. and Quinnylu Story Ridley. She attended Valdosta City Schools and played on the tennis team at Valdosta High School, graduating in 1968. She went on...
Ricky Frank Harrell, Sr.
Feb 29, 2020
Ricky Frank Harrell, Sr., 64, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on September 16, 1955 to the late Louie Frank Harrell of Cottonwood, Alabama and Elizabeth Rabon Harrell of Blakely, Georgia. He was a welder and pipefitter, working for plant Vogtle in Augusta, Georgia. He was also a master plumber....
Jacqueline Ann Pagliarulo Thomas
Feb 26, 2020
Jacqueline Ann Pagliarulo Thomas, 76, of Hahira, passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital from a sudden illness. She was born on February 25, 1944 in Norwich, England to the late Albert Daniel and Joan Kay Huckle Pagliarulo. She had been employed with Walmart as a Sales Clerk. Mrs. Thomas was known for her happy, energetic...
Kenneth S. Kirkland
Feb 26, 2020
Kenneth S. Kirkland, 91, of Valdosta died Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Newville, Alabama on September 11, 1928 to the late John Carlton and Sally Holland Kirkland. Mr. Kirkland lived in Lynn Haven, Florida for many years before moving to Valdosta four years ago. He was a member of the Lynn Haven First...
Linda Jones Nesbitt
Feb 25, 2020
Linda Jones Nesbitt, 70, of Morven, died on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born in Lowndes County on October 3, 1949 to the late Robert and Ola Norris Jones and has been a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Nesbitt loved her family and was known as a person who strived to...
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