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Alice Coulter Foltz
Aug 14, 2018
Alice Coulter Foltz, 84, of Valdosta, died suddenly on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 after a period of declining health. Mrs. Foltz was a teacher and librarian having served as a librarian in the Department of Corrections in Florida and also at the Georgia Institute of Technology and most recently at the Judeo-Christian Public Library. She was a member of Crossroads...
Wanda Marie Mitchell Tison
Aug 14, 2018
Wanda Marie Mitchell Tison, 67, of Valdosta died Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at her home. She was born in Valdosta on June 6, 1951 to the late Andrew Jackson and Jewell Kemp Mitchell. Mrs. Tison was a Baptist. She was a loving and caring mother and grandmother who loved helping others. Mrs. Tison enjoyed working in her yard and attending...
Francis Talbott "Tal" Barnidge
Aug 12, 2018
F. Talbott Barnidge, 85, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2018. Tal was born on April 7, 1933 in Saint Louis, MO to the late Francis Harold Barnidge and Viola Bircher Barnidge. Tal was an U. S. Army Veteran who loved gardening, cooking and reading. He enjoyed going to church, Christ Episcopal, and spending time with family. Tal...
Joyce Diane Schmidt
Aug 12, 2018
Joyce Diane Schmidt, 76, of Valdosta, GA died Sunday, August 12, 2018 at her residence. She was born on February 19, 1942 in Bath, New York to the late William and Dorothy Burdick Schmiedicker. Mrs. Schmidt was a department manager for Walmart and a member of the Presbyterian Church in Corfu, New York. She is preceded in death by her...
Rachel Norman Johnson
Aug 8, 2018
Rachel Norman Johnson, 77, of Valdosta died Wednesday, August 8, 2018. She was born in Moultrie, Georgia on October 21, 1940 to the late Howell and Cora Alice Barber Norman and had lived in Valdosta most of her life. Mrs. Johnson was of the Baptist faith. She loved baking and was an avid reader. Mrs. Johnson was a retired school...
Rose Ann Fountain
Aug 6, 2018
Rose Ann Fountain, 86, of Madison, Florida, passed away Monday, August 6, 2018, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on September 9, 1931, to the late Al and Laura Chilrey Medaris. Mrs. Fountain was a member of the Cherry Lake Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Fountain loved bird watching,...
Warren Bascom Coody, Jr.
Aug 6, 2018
Warren Bascom Coody, Jr., 54, of Valdosta died Monday, August 6, 2018 at his home. He was born in Valdosta on October 2, 1963 to the late Warren Bascom Coody, Sr. and the late Margaret Ann Douglas Coody. Warren was a member of the Church of God and a heavy equipment operator with Ken Corbett Farms. He loved hunting and...
Mary Ann Fletcher
Aug 2, 2018
Mary Ann Fletcher, 77, of Valdosta died Thursday, August 2, 2018 at her residence after several years of declining health. She was born on January 6, 1941 to the late Fred and Mary Lee Jackson. Mrs. Fletcher was a retired School Nutrition Manager for the Valdosta City Schools. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She is survived by...
Eleanor Romelle Warner
Jul 31, 2018
Eleanor Ashley Warner, 86, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born on March 24, 1932 in Ashburn, Georgia to the late Robert and Gladys Grantham Ashley but grew up in Hahira and was a lifelong resident there. She was a retired Registered Nurse with South Georgia Medical...
David Michael Rouse
Jul 30, 2018
David Michael Rouse, 40, of Marietta, Georgia, passed away peacefully in the company of his family and entered the eternal kingdom of Heaven on July 30, 2018, following a brief battle with cancer. David was born in Valdosta and attended Lowndes High School, where he played drums in the Georgia Bridgemen marching band. He was an active member of Greenwood...
Virginia Leona Hoover
Jul 30, 2018
Virginia Leona Hoover, 75, of Valdosta, died at home, Monday, July 30, 2018. Born in Huntington, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Dorothy Kinkead, a homemaker and member of Southland Church. Survivors are her husband of 50 years, Kenneth Coleman Hoover; daughters, Amy Lynn (Derek) Brown, St. Petersburg, Florida, Patricia Ann Hoover, Ashburn, grandson, Travis...
Josette Courson
Jul 29, 2018
Josette Courson, 70, of Valdosta passed away Sunday, July 29, 2018 at her residence. She was born on May 9, 1948 in Hawkinsville, GA to the late James David Taylor and Margaret Jeanette Exum Taylor. Mrs. Courson was a hairdresser and owned and operated Josette’s Beauty Shop. She was a member of Westside Baptist Church. Mrs. Courson enjoyed spending time...
James Carlyle Fryslie, Ii
Jul 26, 2018
James Carlyle “Jimbo” Fryslie, II, 56, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at his home. Mr. Fryslie was born at Tachikawa Air Force Base in Tokyo, Japan on October 20, 1961 to the late James Caryle Fryslie and Laurel Otto Fryslie. At an early age Jim joined the U. S. Marine Corps. He was a self employed...
Robert Gray
Jul 26, 2018
William Robert Gray, 61, of Lake Park, GA passed away at his residence on Thursday, July 26, 2018. Mr. Gray was born in Valdosta, on October 5, 1956 to the late Alan Everett Gray and Willie Mae Ritter Gray. Mr. Gray was retired from Coca Cola after working there for 42 years. He loved his family dearly and enjoyed fishing...
Thomas Lavelle Webb
Jul 24, 2018
Thomas Lavelle Webb, 89, of Valdosta died at his home on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. He was born in Lowndes County, Georgia on May 23, 1929, to the late Thomas Ivey and Birdie Price Webb. Lavelle married Lyndal on February 11, 1951, and was a lifetime resident of the Bemiss Community. As a member of the Bemiss United Methodist Church...
Jonathan W. Oorlog, Sr.
Jul 24, 2018
Jonathan W. Oorlog, Sr., 86, of Valdosta passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at Langdale Hospice. He was born on February 8, 1932 in Avon, SD to the late Joe and Dena Berends Oorlog. Mr. Oorlog was business manager for Equifax and served in the United States Navy. He is survived by his wife of sixty three years, Dolores Oorlog...
Debra Lynn Varnes
Jul 21, 2018
Debra Lynn Varnes, 63, of Valdosta passed away on Saturday, July 21, 2018. She was born on February 19, 1955 to the late Alton Ray Sheppard and Doris O'Neal Clifton Sheppard. Debra loved to fish, enjoyed sports, and spending time outside. She loved her children and grandchildren. Debra is survived by her husband, Claude Jerome Varnes of Lake Park; her...
Glen Clinton Williams
Jul 20, 2018
Glen “Hawk” Clinton Williams, 83, of Thomasville, died at his home on Friday, July 20, 2018. Born in Valdosta on January 27, 1935, he was a son of the late Allie Mae Wilson and Andrew Clinton Williams. Formerly of Valdosta and Savannah, Mr. Williams was a Construction Inspector for 17 years with the city of Savannah. He was a member...
Daniel S. Mayer, Jr.
Jul 20, 2018
Daniel S. Mayer, Jr., passed away Friday, July 20, 2018. Danny lived a full life and entertained all of us with stories about his various adventures. He loved riding motorcycles, barbecuing for family and friends, reading, and working with his hands. We will always remember his generous heart and quick wit. Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial...
Carolyn Mcleod O'Rourke
Jul 19, 2018
Carolyn McLeod O’Rourke 1932-2018 Carolyn McLeod O’Rourke of Warner Robins, Georgia passed away on July 19, 2018. She was born in Valdosta, Georgia on September 19, 1932, the only child of Mildred and Ira McLeod. Carolyn graduated from Valdosta High School and attended Valdosta State College. She married Lieutenant Jerrold Thomas O’Rourke, an optometrist stationed at Moody Air Force Base...
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