OBITUARIES

Oct 29, 2018

Margaret F. Redding passed away October 29, 2018 at SGMC Lakeland Villa after many years of declining health. She was born December 26, 1919 to Marcus Hillsman and Mittie Viola Forte. On February 1, 1941 she married the love of her life, Brooks H. Redding. She is survived by a daughter, Sylvia Redding Jenkins of Valdosta and son, B. Henry...

Oct 28, 2018

Leroy J. Salmela, 84, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, October 28, 2018 at Fellowship Home. He was born in Sebeka, MN, on April 18, 1934 to the late Clifford and Saima Simi Salmela. He was raised in Menahga, MN and was retired from the U.S. Air Force having served in Vietnam. Leroy was the owner of Leroy’s Home Improvement...

Oct 27, 2018

Van Tien Le, 78, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, October 27, 2018. Mr. Le was born in Vietnam on June 5, 1940 to the late Nham Thi Nguyen and Manh Tien Le. He loved his family and spending time with his grandchildren. He was a doctor and later taught microbiology in Vietnam. After immigrating to the United States, he...

Oct 27, 2018

Oct 26, 2018

Mildred Allbritton Kiser, 89 of Emerson Georgia and formerly of Valdosta passed away on Friday October 26, 2018. Mrs. Kiser was born on March 16, 1929 to the late George Isaac and Gladys Minton Allbritton of Valdosta. She was a member of the Church of God and retired from Southern Bell in 1984 after twenty five years of service. Mrs....

Oct 25, 2018

Gregory A. “Greg” Conner, 54, of Covington, passed away on October 25, 2018. Greg was born in Valdosta on December 30, 1964 to proud parents Robert & Zelma Conner. For the last few years, he lived in Covington with his three children that were the joy of his life. Growing up in Valdosta, Greg graduated from Valwood School and went...

Oct 23, 2018

Mary Frances Johnson Woodward, 98, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at Langdale Hospice House. A Valdosta native, she was preceded in death by her husband of 74 years, John C. Woodward, Jr., her parents, Marie and Jared B. Johnson, and her sister, Margaret “Bobbie” Clayton. Mrs. Woodward loved reading better than almost anything, and she inspired her family...

Oct 23, 2018

Manuel Kinsey, 89, of Echols County, died on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at Suwannee Valley Nursing Center in Jasper, Florida following a period of declining health. He was born in Echols County on May 16, 1929 to the late Eugene and Vera Kinsey and has been a lifelong resident of Echols County. He worked on the family farm for most...

Oct 22, 2018

Barbara (Bobbie Sue) Miller, 60, of Valdosta, died on Monday, October 22, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on January 29, 1958 in Blytheville, Arkansas to the late Robert and Barbara Cadle Miller. She was a graduate of West Virginia University and was a retired registered nurse with South Georgia Medical Center. She worked on the pediatric...

Oct 20, 2018

Timothy Robert McLeod, 80, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at his residence following a brief illness. Born in Valdosta on July 11, 1938 to the late Tom & Bernice McLeod, he has been a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Tim graduated in 1957 from Valdosta High School and went on to attend the Citadel in Charleston, SC. He...

Oct 20, 2018

Carol Cooper Folsom, age 68, departed this life on October 19, 2018, at her home in Brooks County following a short illness. Carol was born on November 4, 1949, in Brooks County to the late James Ellis and Mabel West Cooper. She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Catherine Adams who taught at Lowndes High School and...

Oct 20, 2018

Marion Charles Pritchard, 76, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Valdosta on January 9, 1942 to the late Marion C. and Mary Elizabeth Pritchard and has been a lifelong resident of Valdosta. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was a...

Oct 18, 2018

Brenda D. Vickery, 73, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, October 18, 2018, at Crestwood Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Born in Marlinton, West Virginia, Brenda was the daughter of the late Winters and Virginia Reynolds Dunbrack. Brenda had worked as a Human Resource Director for SAFT and more recently Park Avenue Bank Shares. She was a member of the...

Oct 16, 2018

Freddie Ray Sturdivant, Sr., 72, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at South GA Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born on November 10, 1945 in Fort Worth, TX to the late Freddie Herman Sturdivant and Lou Ella Welch Sturdivant. Mr. Sturdivant was retired from the Ford Motor Company where he was better known as...

Oct 14, 2018

Leroy David Murphy, 78, of Lakeland, died on Sunday, October 14, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born in Rossville, Georgia on February 10, 1940 to the late Mack Duffey Murphy and Lola Mae Smith Murphy and has been a lifelong resident of this area. He had been employed with Tom Hutchinson Construction until...

Oct 13, 2018

Shannon Evans Boyette, 48, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born in Valdosta on May 7, 1970 and has been a lifelong resident here. Shannon was a school bus driver for Lowndes County Schools for many years. She was a loving, kind, and caring person who was...

Oct 12, 2018

Henry Alexander Parrish, 90, died on October 12, 2018 of Alzheimer’s Disease, at The Fellowship Home at Brookside. Born in Wrens, Georgia on January 10, 1928, he was the oldest son of Carey A. Parish and Beulah A. Parish. He graduated from Wrens High School in 1945 and University of Georgia with a BA degree in Agriculture in 1949. He...

Oct 10, 2018

Marian Glenda McCrary Futch, 85, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2018. She was born on March 31, 1933 in Pinehurst, GA to the late Thomas Felton McCrary and Carrie Mae Dowis McCrary. Glenda grew up in Cook County and lived in Lowndes County for many years. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church where she taught...

Oct 9, 2018

Mrs. Lynn Walker, a long time resident of Dasher, died Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at South Georgia Medical Center. Lynda Nell (Hefton) Walker, daughter of the late William Franklin Hefton and Nellie Mae Rowlett Hefton, was born on May 29, 1927 in Sherman, Texas. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Harding College in Searcy, Arkansas and a master...

Oct 8, 2018

Mary F. McCallman, 86, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2018 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She is the widow of Richard McCallman and they moved to Valdosta from Miami in 2008. She was a homemaker for most of her adult life, and was a member of Open Bible Baptist Church. Mary is survived by two...