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Joseph Warren Pritchett
Jan 7, 2019
Joseph Warren Pritchett of Quitman, GA, passed away at home on January 7, 2019, after a long illness. He was born on November 27, 1949 in Quitman. He was the son of the late Warren Merriman Pritchett and Corliss Maxine Ball Pritchett. Joe was a proud American who loved his country dearly. He served in the United States Army and...
Bobby Gay
Jan 6, 2019
Bobby Franklin Gay, 86, of Valdosta died Sunday, January 6, 2019 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Moultrie on September 15, 1932 to the late Boyd F. and Lena Goff Gay and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mr. Gay was a member of Northside Baptist Church for more than fifty years where he served as a...
Valerie Brenda Spainhour
Jan 5, 2019
Valerie Brenda Spainhour, 77, Valdosta resident for 11 years, died on Saturday, January 5, 2019, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Linfield, England, on September 26, 1941, Mrs. Spainhour, was the daughter of the late Charles William Field and Emma Hilda Mae Edmonds Field. She was a member of the Church of England. Married 29 years to her loving...
Dr. Neal O'Neal Sr.
Jan 4, 2019
Dr. Neal O'Neal, 89, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away on Friday, January 4th, at the South Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness. The son of the late Alan Smith O'Neal and Ruth Anderson O'Neal of Winston Salem, NC, he was preceded in death by his wife Virginia Bracy O'Neal, his brother Alan Smith O'Neal Jr of Raleigh, and his...
Nancy L. Elmore
Jan 4, 2019
Nancy L. Elmore, 68, of Valdosta, died on Friday, January 4, 2019 at Fellowship Home following a brief illness. She was born in Sullivan, Indiana on March 1, 1950 to the late Harold and Mary Sluder Trueblood. Nancy traveled to different parts of the United States with her husband, Thomas, during his time in the military, but her heart’s desire...
Robert (Bob) Sepulveda
Jan 4, 2019
Robert (Bob) Sepulveda, 64, of Valdosta, died on Friday, January 4, 2019 at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. He was born on October 13, 1954 in Miami, Florida to the late Lawrence Kenneth and Blanche Myers Sepulveda. Bob served in the United States Marine Corps and carried those values and tradition with him the rest of his life....
Jessie Mae Carter Martin
Jan 3, 2019
Jessie Mae Carter Martin, 87, of Lake Park, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2019. She was born on September 8, 1931, in Valdosta to the late James S. Carter and Essie Mae Corbett Carter. She loved cooking, gardening, fishing, and going to church. Ms. Martin is survived by her daughter Carol and Roberto Batista, of Riverview, FL, her son...
Wanda Faye Gay
Jan 2, 2019
Wanda Faye Gay, 67, of Valdosta died Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at her home. She was born on March 24, 1951 to the late Roy Felton and Bernice Brooks Moore. She was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church and a LPN with Big Bend Hospice. Mrs. Gay loved camping, fishing and spending time in the mountains and with her...
Charles Robert Steinberg, Sr.
Jan 2, 2019
Charles Robert Steinberg, Sr., 66, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. A lifelong resident of Valdosta, he was born on September 30, 1952 to the late David Caswell Steinberg, Sr. and Bertha Mae Southall Steinberg. He was the owner of Steinberg Home Improvements and a member of Northside Baptist Church. In the twinkling of an eye this...
Tex Brantley
Jan 1, 2019
Tex Brantley, 85, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at his residence following a period of declining health. He was born on January 4, 1933 in Morganton, North Carolina to the late Harold, Sr. and Flora Anderson Brantley. He grew up as a military brat and later joined the military himself where he served in the United States...
Reba Jean Macaroni
Dec 30, 2018
Reba Jean Macaroni, 87, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2018. She was born in Carrollton, Georgia, on March 28, 1931 to the late Wright Eldred Rigsby and Jean Allen Johnson. She loved to gamble, enjoyed carnival life, and she loved her family. Mrs. Macaroni is preceded in death by her parents Wright Eldred Rigsby and Jean Johnson,...
Ira Palmer Lumley, Jr.
Dec 28, 2018
Ira Palmer Lumley, Jr., 68, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018. He was born in Jacksonville, FL on July 18, 1950 to the late Ira Palmer Lumley, Sr. and Willa Lena Sirmans Lumley. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army and a retired owner of a baggage transport service. Mr. Lumley is survived by his wife...
Sarah C. Price Potter
Dec 28, 2018
Sarah C. Price Potter, 79, of Bowdon, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018 due to complications of Alzheimer’s disease at Majestic Senior Care Bowdon. Born on July 01, 1939 in Valdosta to the late Henry C. Mixson and Juanita Godwin Hyatt. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Sherrie Cothron (Curtis) Stringer of Bowdon; two sisters and brothers-in-law;...
Russell G. Bunting, Iv
Dec 27, 2018
Russell G. Bunting, IV, 50, of Valdosta passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2018. He was born in Maryland on November 5, 1968 to the late Russell G. Bunting III and Margaret Saunders Stephens. He was a Christian and currently working as the Assistant Store Manager of Lowe’s. He enjoyed spending time with his wife, daughters and grandsons. The things...
Ariel Rachel Barnes
Dec 26, 2018
Ariel Rachel Barnes, 24, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Queens, New York on June 17, 1994. She was known for her strong faith and loved sharing her testimony with all she came in contact with. She enjoyed photography. She loved and cherished her daughter with...
Doris Barron Black
Dec 24, 2018
Doris Annette Barron Black, 77, of Lake Park, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018. She was born on January 2, 1941 in Unadilla, GA to the late Loren C. and Carolyn Clewis Barron. After being called “Babydoll” by her cousin, Janet Scott of Unadilla, GA, her family affectionately referred to her by this nickname her whole life. She graduated from...
Emily Elizabeth Parramore
Dec 24, 2018
Emily Elizabeth Parramore of Statenville was born and passed away on Monday, December 24, 2018 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Survivors include her parents, William, Jr. and Rebecca Chambers Parramore of Statenville; her grandparents, Lynn Shelton, William, Sr. and Peggy Parramore, Albert Louis Chambers all of Valdosta; her great grandmother, Anita Shelton of Valdosta; her great aunt, Glynda Lavinsky of Adel;...
Ray Gordon Harris
Dec 22, 2018
Ray Gordon Harris, 82, of Valdosta, died Saturday, December 22, 2018. He was born in Highpoint, North Carolina, on May 21, 1936 to the late Russell Davis Harris and Bernice Black Harris, and he graduated from High Point Central High and Virginia Polytechnical Institute and University in Blacksburg, Virginia. Ray began his career working for the Boeing Company in both...
John Hart Fondren
Dec 21, 2018
John Hart Fondren, Jr., 65, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018, at his home. He was born on April 11, 1953 in Clarksdale, MS, to John H. Fondren, Sr. and Peggy Sue Foard Fondren. Mr. Fondren graduated from Randolph High School in 1971 (Randolph Air Force Base, TX), then he graduated from Valdosta State with a Bachelor...
Vernon Dozier Stephenson
Dec 19, 2018
Vernon Dozier Stephenson of Lake Park, GA, passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family after a lengthy illness. He was 89 years old. He was born in Remerton, GA, on November 28, 1929 to the late Alvin Lee Stephenson and Eva Irene Harris Stephenson of Valdosta. Mr. Stephenson lived most of his life...
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