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Curtis Keaton Kelley, Sr.
Aug 8, 2019
Mr. Curtis Keaton Kelley, Sr., 81, of Snow Hill, NC and formerly of Valdosta passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019. Born March 31, 1938 in Keaton Beach, Florida, he was the son of Clarence David and Addison Beggs Kelley. Curtis and his wife, Fann, lived the majority of their lives in Valdosta, Georgia, where they reared their children. In his...
Carolyn "Eloise" Bennett Taylor
Aug 8, 2019
Carolyn “Eloise” Bennett Taylor, 87, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2019, at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on March 20, 1932 in Donaldsonville, GA, to the late Sam and Josie Littlefield Carver. She was of the Baptist Faith. She is survived by her daughter in law Berta Bennett, stepson in law Chris Edward, both of Valdosta;...
Michael Louis Nargi
Aug 6, 2019
Michael Louis Nargi, 104, of Valdosta died on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at South GA Medical Center after a short illness. He was born in Stamford, CT on March 1, 1915 to the late Dominic Louis Nargi and Maria Sullo Nargi. Mr. Nargi was Manager of the Press Room at Conde Nast Publications, a member of St. John The Evangelist...
Charles Paul Ballard
Aug 6, 2019
Charles Paul Ballard, 76, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at his home. He was born in Carrollton, GA, on April 14, 1943 to the late Hugh and Helen Hinesley Ballard. He served in the U.S. Navy for 10 years, serving 3 tours in Vietnam. He was a family man and loved his family and Lord and...
Jack Eugene Lemasters
Aug 5, 2019
Jack Eugene Lemasters, 89, of Lake Park, died at his residence on Monday, August 5, 2019. Born in Washington, IN on July 27, 1930, to the late Clyde and Essie Lemasters, he had lived in this area since 1968. Mr. Lemasters graduated from Howe High School in Indianapolis in 1948. Then in 1951, he joined the U.S. Navy and he...
Pamela Arnold Garfield
Aug 4, 2019
Pamela Arnold Garfield, 68, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2019. She was born in Sikeston, MO on August 13, 1950 to Shirley Jean Hadlock and the late Bill Arnold. She enjoyed ballroom dancing, scuba diving, and motorcycle riding with her husband of 35 years, William. Her first passion was her relationship with Christ and was a very...
Peggy Mckee
Aug 4, 2019
Peggy McKee, 79, of Hahira passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Meridian, MS on September 26, 1939 to the late William and Bessie Frazier. She was a homemaker, a gospel singer and very involved with her church, Greenwood Baptist Church. Mrs. McKee is survived by her sons Danny and Kae...
Karen Taylor Stalvey
Aug 3, 2019
Karen Taylor Stalvey, 75, of Hahira, passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center surrounded by her family. She was born in Cook County, GA on October 29, 1943 to the late Delmas Taylor and Ruth Mathis Taylor. She was a registered nurse working at Holly Hill Nursing Home. She enjoyed fishing, and spending time with...
Mary Elizabeth (Beth) Connell Snellgrove
Aug 3, 2019
Mary Elizabeth (Beth) Connell Snellgrove, 60, of Hahira died peacefully on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at Langdale Hospice House after a lengthy battle with cancer. Beth was born in Valdosta on September 17, 1958 to Mary Lou Tomlinson Connell and the late Bennie W. Connell, Sr. She graduated from Lowndes High School in 1976 and in 1977 she married her...
Ella Leigh Register Stewart
Aug 3, 2019
Ella Leigh Register Stewart, 83, of Dasher died Saturday, August 3, 2019 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on February 11, 1936 in Zephyrhills, Florida to the late Vaudy Lee and Ruby Spradley Register. Mrs. Stewart was a member of Lake Park Christian Church and a true Christian and always eager to share Jesus with others. She was one...
Maria Angeles Barcelo Raif
Jul 31, 2019
Maria Angeles Barcelo Raif, 82, of Valdosta, mother of Dr. Willy Saurina, passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Services will be held at a later date in the Dominican Republic.
Robert (Bobby) Kovach
Jul 29, 2019
Robert (Bobby) Kovach, 59, passed away peacefully on July 29, 2019 surrounded by his family. Bobby was born on January 26, 1960. He graduated from Valdosta State University in 1983 with a BBA in Finance. He most recently worked as a sales professional for Olympus Corporation of the Americas. His larger than life personality and ability to connect with people...
Mary Yurosko Eddings
Jul 29, 2019
Mary Yurosko Eddings, 94, of Valdosta, died on Monday, July 29, 2019 at her residence after a period of declining health. She was born on March 19, 1925 in Penowa, Pennsylvania to the late Charles and Mary Szmerek Yurosko. She worked in many different fields before her marriage to her husband, James, from working as a painter’s assistant painting ships...
Meredith Yancey Kelly
Jul 28, 2019
Meredith Yancey Kelly, 83, passed away at his home Sunday, July 28, 2019 following a short illness. Born in Whigham, GA on May 30, 1936 to the late Meredith Gibson Kelly and Mattie Yancey Kelly. He was retired from the Federal Aviation Agency at Moody Air Force Base. Mr. Kelly served as Lt. Governor of the Georgia Lions Club and...
Sara Brown Suggs
Jul 27, 2019
Sara Brown Suggs, 86, of Valdosta died Saturday, July 27, 2019 at her home. She was born in Berrien County on December 17, 1932 to the late Jim and Eva Powers King. Mrs. Suggs was a Baptist and homemaker. She enjoyed reading “People” magazine and loved caring for her two fur babies, Buster and Skye. Earlier in her life before...
Jayaben Ramesh Patel
Jul 27, 2019
Jayaben Ramesh Patel, 87, of Hahira, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Saturday, July, 27, 2019. Born in India, to the late Chaturbhai Patel and Lalitaben Patel, she has lived in this area for the past 15 years. Mrs. Patel grew up in India but then moved to Kenya following her marriage to Ramesh Patel. The family then...
Mitchell Pittman
Jul 26, 2019
Mitchell Pittman, 89, of Valdosta, died at South Georgia Medical Center on Friday, July 26, 2019. Born in Naylor on November 25, 1929, he was the son of the late Carl J. and Mollie Sauls Pittman. Mitchell attended Naylor High School and then served in the U.S. Army. After his discharge from the Army he joined the Valdosta Police Department...
Sheryl Kay Cannon Fielding
Jul 26, 2019
Sheryl Kay Cannon Fielding, 72, of Lake Park, passed away on July 26, 2019 at her home. Mrs. Fielding was born on May 6, 1947 in Gainesville, Florida, the daughter of Mr. Calvin W. Cannon and Mrs. Mae Ve Moi Roberts Cannon. Mrs. Fielding and her husband, George H. Fielding, were married 47 years on May 25th. She is survived...
David Earl Zipperer
Jul 25, 2019
David Earl Zipperer, 78, of Clyattville, went to be with Jesus on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at his home. Born in Lowndes County, on September 3, 1940, he was the son of the late Ollie Emerson Zipperer and Wyoline Black Zipperer. A Navy Veteran, Mr. Zipperer worked for the City of Dasher as a carpentry contractor. He was a member...
Helen Virginia Register Courson
Jul 25, 2019
Helen Virginia Register Courson, 87, of Valdosta, passed away on July 25, 2019 at her home following a lengthy battle with lung cancer. She was born in Hamilton County, Florida on September 5, 1931 to the late S.H. & Cordie Culpepper Register. She met and married John Taylor Courson after he returned from WWII, and they spent 56 years of...
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