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Jean Williams Metcalf
Oct 7, 2019
Jean Williams Metcalf, 87, of Valdosta died Monday, October 7, 2019 at her home. She was born in Brooks County on June 6, 1932 to the late Carey H. and Inez Cobb Williams and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Metcalf was a member of the First United Methodist Church and retired from the Lowndes County Clerk of...
James Edward "Ed" Kent, Sr.
Oct 6, 2019
James Edward “Ed" Kent Sr, age 86, of Lake Park, GA, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2019. He was born in 1933 to the late Warren Jacob and Annie Mae Culpepper Kent in Jennings, FL. He is survived by his sister Anne Kent Smith of Valdosta; his two sons, James Edward Kent, Jr and wife Penne of Lake Park;...
Gordon Z. House
Oct 4, 2019
Gordon Z. House, 90, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2019, a Fellowship Home following a lengthy illness. He was born in Carrollton, GA on January 17, 1929 to the late Samuel Gordon House and Ruby Roberts House. Mr. House graduated high school in Carrollton, and after high school briefly worked at a mill before joining the United...
Emma Stevens Murrah
Oct 3, 2019
Emma Stevens Murrah, 98, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at The Orchard at Stone Creek. Mrs. Murrah was born on December 5, 1920 in Richland, Georgia to the late Grover G. and Esther Tatum Maughon. She received her bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Georgia and obtained her Masters of Education from Valdosta State University....
Becky Ruth Swink Dalzotto
Oct 3, 2019
Becky Ruth Swink Dalzotto, 72, of Lake Park, died on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 at home from Alzheimer’s and Dementia related complications. She was born to Benny Adams Swink and Lt. Col. Lloyd John Swink, in Ft. Knox, KY, on June 17, 1947. She graduated from Lowndes High School and studied nursing at Grady Memorial Nursing program. Becky’s life was...
James (Jimmy) Herndon Brady
Oct 3, 2019
James (Jimmy) Herndon Brady, 79 of Lake Park, died on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at Fellowship Home in Brooks County. Born on September 1, 1940, in Valdosta, he was a son of the late Holly LeRoy Brady and Kathryn Shaw Brady. In the late 1950’s he played football for the Valdosta Wildcats under Wright Bazemore. Mr. Brady was an installer...
David Edward Brooks, Sr.
Oct 2, 2019
David Edward Brooks, Sr., of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. He was born in Portsmouth, Ohio on May 31, 1936, to the late David William Brooks, and Nellie Francis Holland Brooks. Mr. Brooks served in the United States Air Force from 1957 to 1961. Following his service, he went in the insurance business for Gulf Life Insurance...
Elizabeth Hilda Joyner Cookson
Oct 2, 2019
Elizabeth Hilda Joyner Cookson, 94, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on January 26, 1925 in Madras, India to the late Richard Sidney Joyner and Violet Maud Joyner (nee Gilmour). Mrs. Cookson was a member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors include her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Cookson of Ricksmanworth, England; her grandsons,...
Ralph Barton
Oct 2, 2019
Ralph Barton, 73, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. According to his wishes he will be cremated, and no services will be held. In lieu of flowers please donate to the Humane Society of Valdosta Lowndes County, 1740 W Gordon St., Valdosta, GA, 31601. Condolences may be conveyed at www.mclanecares.com. Carson McLane.
Ernestine P. Kirkland
Sep 28, 2019
Ernestine P. Kirkland, 79, of Lake Park, died on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 5, 1940 in Barney, Georgia to the late Charles and Ella Lee Omens Passmore and has been a resident of this area most her life. She was retired from Crackin’ Good Bakery and was...
Betty Johnson Greene
Sep 27, 2019
Betty Johnson Greene, 88, of Rome, Georgia died Friday, September 27, 2019. She was born in Ashburn, Georgia on January 2, 1931 to the late William Franklin, Sr. and Luana Roberts Johnson. Mrs. Greene moved to Valdosta as a young girl and attended Valdosta City Schools and graduated from Valdosta High School. She is survived by her children and their...
Robert Alan Mitchell
Sep 27, 2019
Robert Alan Mitchell, 42, of Valdosta, died suddenly on Friday, September 27, 2019. Born in Jacksonville, FL, Alan and his family moved to Valdosta where he grew up. He attended Lowndes High School in the mid 1990’s before he started working. Over the years he has worked for several employers to include Aaron Rents, Alert Corporation, himself and most recently...
Edward Van Peenen Ii
Sep 27, 2019
Anyone who has spent any amount of time in Valdosta, Georgia, over the past 50 or so years probably knew Edward Van Peenen, or at least remembers seeing him riding his bike through town, teaching in a classroom at Valdosta State University (VSU), working as a volunteer at the library or Community Soup Kitchen, ushering at the First United Methodist...
Henry Eldridge Fountain
Sep 26, 2019
Henry Eldridge Fountain, 93, of Madison, Florida, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019. He was born in Clearwater, Florida, on August 13, 1926, to the late Henry and Ruth Fountain. Mr. Fountain was a devoted Christian, husband, father, grandfather (Paw Paw), and friend to all who knew him. Mr. Fountain was a veteran of WWII. He was in the U.S....
Mary Alice Harrell Phillips
Sep 26, 2019
Mary Alice Harrell Phillips, 77, of Lake Park died Thursday, September 26, 2019 at Gulf View Nursing Home in Saint Petersburg, FL. She was born on September 1, 1942 in Valdosta to the late Earnest Wesley Harrell and Ruby Virginia Haulk Harrell. Ms. Phillips was a homemaker. She is survived by her daughter, Karen George (Judy Vargass) of Saint Petersburg,...
Teresea Copeland Story
Sep 26, 2019
Teresea Copeland Story, 69, of Lake Park, died on Thursday, September 26, 2019, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Valdosta, on December 1, 1949, Teresea was the daughter of the late John Tilford Copeland, Sr. and Marion Dees Copeland. She was the retired owner of JL Sandblasting. She was a faithful member of Central Avenue Church of Christ. She...
Peggy Ann Griffin Allen
Sep 25, 2019
Peggy Ann Griffin Allen, 61, of Valdosta died Wednesday, September 25, 2019 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Valdosta on August 10, 1958 to the late Horace Thaye Griffin and the late Pearl Ann Roll Griffin. Peggy was a member of the Cecil Baptist Church. She was a 1976 graduate of Lowndes High School where she was a...
Charles Evans Stokes (Charlie)
Sep 24, 2019
Charles Evans Stokes (Charlie), 86, of Valdosta, died peacefully at his home on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 with his beloved daughter and grandson by his side. He was born on September 17, 1933 in the rural south Alabama town of Slocumb, to the late Louie M. and Mattie Mae Stuart Stokes. Mr. Stokes grew up alongside his parents and siblings,...
John Dudley Lewis
Sep 23, 2019
John Dudley Lewis, 92, of Valdosta, died on Monday, September 23, 2019 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Smyrna, Georgia on December 13, 1926 to the late Harvey Jordan and Edna Parnell Lewis. Mr. Lewis was a veteran of the United States Navy and was a retired truck driver with Frito Lay. He is survived by his son...
William C. (Billy) Wilkins, Jr.
Sep 23, 2019
William C. (Billy) Wilkins, Jr., of Valdosta died Monday, September 23, 2019. He was born on December 18, 1942 in Valdosta at Little-Griffin-Owens-Saunders Hospital on Patterson Street in Valdosta to the late William Cortez Wilkins, Sr. and Neva Futch Wilkins. Billy and his sister, Jean grew up on their parent’s dairy farm where he helped with the chores and enjoyed...
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