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William Thomas (Billy) Sorrell
May 29, 2019
William Thomas (Billy) Sorrell, 78, of Barney died Wednesday, May 29, 2019. He was born in Colquitt County, Georgia on July 18, 1940 to the late William (Bill) and Mamie Hamner Sorrell and was a lifelong resident of this area. Billy enjoyed hunting, fishing, airboats, and spending time with his family. He was a Baptist. Survivors include his children, Pat...
Dr. William Gee
May 29, 2019
William Neville Gee, Jr. Dr. William Gee, 90, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born June 1, 1928, in Kenbridge, Virginia to Mr. and Mrs. William Neville Gee. He was graduated from Kenbridge High School 1946. He graduated from the University of Richmond 1949 with a B.S. degree in Chemistry. He...
Norman Curtis Pipkins
May 27, 2019
Norman Curtis Pipkins, 82, of Echols County, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2019 at home surrounded by family. He was born September 8, 1936 in Lowndes County to the late Barnie & Bessie McLane Pipkins. In June 1961, he married Mamie Laura Herring. A few months later, they settled in southwestern Echols County and had lived there since. Norman...
Josiah Ezechiel Newton
May 27, 2019
Josiah Ezechiel Newton, infant son of, Tommy and Denah Gupton Newton, was stillborn on Monday, May 27, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center. A graveside service will be held on Friday at 10:30 a.m. at McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens. Pastor Dell Young will officiate. The Newton family are members of Grace Point Church. In addition to his parents, Josiah Ezechiel...
Juliette (Judy) Griswell Sorsdahl
May 27, 2019
Juliette (Judy) Griswell Sorsdahl, 92, of Valdosta died Monday, May 27, 2019 at her home. She was born in Sandtown, Georgia on December 27, 1926 to the late Elias & Trudie Davidson Griswell. Mrs. Sorsdahl was a member of the Berryton Baptist Church in Summervile, Georgia. She enjoyed tending her flowers, working in her garden, listening to the birds and...
Ronald A. Cornelius, Jr.
May 26, 2019
Ronald Arthur Cornelius, Jr. of Valdosta, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019 at his home. He was born on August 18, 1972 in Huntington, Pennsylvania to the late Ronald Arthur Cornelius, Sr., and Brenda May Hamilton Cornelius. He loved his family, especially his wife, Kristi, who was the light of his life from the moment they met. He worked as...
Robert (Bob) Fouche Horne
May 24, 2019
Robert (Bob) Fouche Horne, Jr., 87, of Valdosta died on Friday, May 24, 2019 at his home following a period of declining health. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on December 21, 1931 to the late Robert Sr., and Patricia Anderson Horne. He retired from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as an air traffic controller. He is survived by his...
Kenneth T. (Kenny) Sirmans
May 23, 2019
Kenneth T. (Kenny) Sirmans, 59, of Cecil died Thursday, May 23, 2019 at his home. He was a lifelong resident of Cook County and employed with Coombs Heating and Air. Mr. Sirmans was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. Survivors include two sisters, Martha Thrailkill of Fayetteville, GA and Barbara Whittemore of Dunwoody, GA; several nieces, nephews and cousins. He...
Grace Layton Scarborough
May 22, 2019
Grace Layton Scarborough, 80, of Hahira, died Wednesday, May 22, 2019. She was born in Ocilla, Georgia on April 19, 1939 to the late William Thomas, Sr. and Effie Kirkland Layton and was a lifelong resident of Hahira. Mrs. Scarborough was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church and a retired nurse. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, cooking, gardening...
Ada Emma Devane Rodgers
May 21, 2019
Heaven has gained a precious angel. Ada Emma DeVane Rodgers, 90, entered her heavenly home on Tuesday morning, May 21, 2019. Ada was born on July 14, 1928. Ada, Ammie, as she was affectionately known by her family, is survived by her daughters, Louanne Rodgers, Jacksonville, FL, and Suellen Johnson (Jerry), Jacksonville, FL, and son Frank Rodgers (Melanie), St. Augustine,...
Ida Mae Pollock
May 20, 2019
Ida Mae Pollock, 88, of Valdosta died Monday, May 20, 2019. She was born on October 25, 1930 to the late Southwell Slumber and Cleo Hollingsworth Hill and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Cravey was a member of Westside Baptist Church and a retired Para Professional having worked at Clyattville Elementary School. She loved working with children,...
Angela J. "Angie" Redshaw
May 20, 2019
Angela J. “Angie” Redshaw, 52, of Lakeland, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2019. Angie was born in Orlando, FL, on May 4, 1967 to the late Robert (Bob) Phillip Kinsley Jones and Julia Dianne Miles Jones. Angie grew up in Baxley, GA, and then the family moved to Moultrie where she graduated from Colquitt County High School. After high...
Jane Mosley
May 20, 2019
Jane Mosley, 53, of Valdosta, died on Monday, May 20, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Manila, Philippines on June 26, 1965 to the late Feriolo Nual Nuas and Myra Rose Samson Thomas. She was employed with Walmart as a cashier and attended St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Jane was a gentle force who was...
Bennie Wayne Connell, Sr.
May 19, 2019
Bennie Wayne Connell, Sr., 83, of Valdosta died Sunday, May 19, 2019 after a lengthy illness. He was born on December 5, 1935 in Naylor to the late Edward Lamar, Sr. and Ruth Lee Westberry Connell and had lived at Long Pond/Lake Park, GA, for fifty years. Mr. Connell was a veteran of the United States Army having served during...
Jerry Eugene Fisk
May 18, 2019
Jerry Eugene Fisk, 78, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville, after a brief illness. Born in Wauchula, Florida on December 15, 1940, Jerry was born to the late Mary Florence Webb Jolly and Albert Sidney Jolly. He was raised by his mother and adopted father, Warren R. Fisk Sr. An...
Ernest O. "Ernie" Rodgers
May 14, 2019
Ernest Osbourne Rodgers (Ernie) passed away unexpectedly on the evening of May 14, 2019 at the age of 67. Ernie had been sick, both mentally and physically, for a very long time and is now resting and at peace alongside his best friend, his wife Linda Rodgers who passed away in 2017. Ernie was born in Americus, GA on November...
Henry B.L. Smith
May 13, 2019
Henry B.L. Smith, 74, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2019, at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Adel on November 25, 1944 to the late Henry Smith and Lillie B. Wilson Smith. B.L. worked as Parts Manager for Langdale Ford. B.L. is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Amy and Robert Elder, his son Ben...
Katherine Rose Bauer
May 12, 2019
Katherine Rose Bauer, 86, of Valdosta passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2019 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on March 15, 1933 in Holyoke, Massachusetts to the late Walter Richard and Frances Lippman Helliher and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Bauer was Catholic. She was an avid reader and enjoyed playing cards at the Senior...
Dr. Sandra Dickson
May 10, 2019
Dr. Sandra Dickson, 72, of Valdosta, died on Friday, May 10, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center following a period of declining health. She was born in Valdosta on January 5, 1947 to the late Otis Willard and Grace Devereaux Belote. She was a retired educator and was a member of the Clyattville United Methodist Church. Dr. Dickson began her...
Karen Culpepper Weldon
May 10, 2019
Karen Culpepper Weldon, 63, of Lake Park died Friday, May 10, 2019 at home. She was born in Homerville on December 10, 1955 and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Weldon was a member of the Bethel Church of God and a medical technologist with South Georgia Medical Center. She loved spending time with family especially her grandchildren....
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