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Garry Levon Sandlin
May 14, 2018
Garry Levon Sandlin, 56, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away suddenly at his home Monday, May 14, 2018. Garry was born in Valdosta on December 2, 1961, the son of the late Billie Iona Fielding Sandlin and Virgil Levon Sandlin. He was a graduate of Lowndes High School’s class of 1979, and a member of First United Methodist Church in Valdosta....
George Harold Weldon
May 13, 2018
George Harold Weldon, 74 of Gay, Georgia died on Sunday, May 13, 2018. He was born in Hahira on March 12, 1944 to the late Grover C. and Katherine Landers Weldon. Mr. Weldon was a retired attorney and a veteran of the United States Army. Survivors include his five children, Alyssa Smith, Travis Weldon, Zachary Weldon, Joshua Weldon, Thomas Weldon;...
Angel Lee Neel
May 12, 2018
Angel Lee Neel, 8, of Valdosta, passed away suddenly on May 12, 2018 in Ocala, FL. Angel was born on April 6, 2010, in Huron, SD. Angel was a sweet loving child, who loved her family and friends. Angel loved her church First Baptist Church of Lake Park. Angel enjoyed going to school and was proud of her achievements. She...
Daniel Everett Maxwell
May 11, 2018
Daniel Everett Maxwell, 87, of Lake Park, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 11, 2018, with his loving wife, Joyce and daughter Sharon by his side. Born March 15, 1931 in Riverside, California to the late Seth Andrew Maxwell and Rose Mae Moss Maxwell. He grew up in San Angelo, Texas with his brothers, David,...
Joyce Sadler Williams
May 11, 2018
Joyce Sadler Williams, 78, of Valdosta died Friday, May 11, 2018 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. She was born on December 23, 1939 in Lowndes County to the late George W. and Emma Holland Sadler. Mrs. Williams was a member of the Church of Christ. She is survived by three sons and two daughters-in-law; Rick and Tami Williams of Nashville, F....
Mary Alice Sapp
May 10, 2018
Alice Sapp, 87, of Alma, Georgia passed away Thursday at her daughter and son-in-law’s home in Valdosta, Georgia where she had been living for the past eight years. She was born in Bacon County, Coffee, Georgia in 1930 to Fulton and Lillian Carter. In 1953 she married Rema H. Sapp of Douglas, Georgia at Friendship Methodist Church in Alma. Alice...
Julian Griner
May 9, 2018
Julian Griner, 90, a lifelong resident of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at his residence. He was born on December 11, 1927 to the late Samuel and Alice Dampier Griner. He was married for 45 years to the late Lavada Lee Haralson Griner. Mr. Griner was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a retired Supervisor at...
Lawrence S. (Larry) Leonard
May 8, 2018
Lawrence S. (Larry) Leonard, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, 87, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Larry, a graduate of San Diego State University and Oregon State University, worked as a chemical engineer for Shell Oil, ultimately managing the construction of the world’s second Flexi Coker. Retiring from Shell after 31 years, he then...
Curtis Elwood Tomlinson
May 7, 2018
Curtis Elwood Tomlinson, 95, of Lake Park, died on Monday, May 7, 2018 at Fellowship Home. He was born in Cook County on January 8, 1923 to the late Joseph and Augusta Mathis Tomlinson. He served in the United States Navy during WWII as a Navy Seal (Frogman) in underwater demolition serving in Unit #1. He remained in Ft. Pierce...
Beverly Speck Peters
May 6, 2018
Beverly Speck Peters, 81, of Valdosta, died Sunday, May 6, 2018. She was born April 13, 1937, to the late Boyce F. Speck and the late Marzee Wiseman Speck in Sherman, Mississippi. She met Melvin D. Peters of Naylor, Georgia and Tallahassee, Florida, in Nashville, Tennessee and they married December 21, 1969. Beverly and Melvin were happily married until his...
Tommy (Darron) Portivent
May 5, 2018
Tommy (Darron) Portivent, 68, of Hahira died Saturday, May 5, 2018 at his residence. He was born on October 20, 1949 in Fitzgerald, GA to the late Thomas Gordon and Bernice Daniels Portivent. Darron was a retired building inspector for the city of Macon. He was a member of Northside Baptist Church in Fitzgerald. Darron enjoyed raising and racing pigeons....
Robert (Peewee) Martin
May 5, 2018
Robert (PeeWee) Martin, 83, of Hahira died Saturday, May 5, 2018 at his residence. He was born on July 20, 1934 in Lowndes County, GA to the late A. B. Martin and Mary Elizabeth Ellis Martin. Mr. Martin was a retired United States Air Force MSgt and a retired Valdosta State University campus police officer. He was a member of...
Judy Sims
May 4, 2018
Judith Ann (Judy) Sims, 72, of Jennings, Florida, died on May 4, 2018, at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, on April 12, 1946, Judy was the daughter of the late Paul Vincent French and Myrtle Jane Acker French. A former staff accountant at Fowler and Associates, Judy was the owner of Box Stock Project, an import and...
Johnny Ard
May 3, 2018
Johnny Ard, 50, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 1, 1967, Johnny was a first round draft pick for the Minnesota Twins in 1988 and later played for the San Francisco Giants. He loved fishing and spending time with his boys. A much loved baseball coach,...
George A. Fender
May 3, 2018
George A. Fender, 87, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, May 3, 2018, after a lengthy illness. Born in Hahira, Mr. Fender was an Army Veteran and a Security Guard for Union Tank Car. Survivors include his wife, Mary Evelyn Fender.
Robert "Bobby" Blanchard
May 3, 2018
Robert (Bobby) Blanchard, 69, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, May 3, 2018, at Langdale Hospice House after a short illness. Born in Valdosta on January 1, 1949, he had lived his whole life in Lowndes County. An Army veteran, Mr. Blanchard had attended Valdosta Technical College and worked at SAFT as a kilm operator. He was a member of Bemiss...
Mary Elizabeth Phillips Newsome
May 2, 2018
Mary Elizabeth Phillips Newsome, 79, of Valdosta passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. She was born on December 7, 1938, in Lakeland, GA to the late Barney and Rudell Knox Phillips. Mrs. Newsome was a homemaker. She served the Lord and her church. She attended New Seasons Church of God. She loved her family and friends. Mrs. Newsome enjoyed...
Anna Davis Barwick
May 2, 2018
Anna Davis Barwick, 69, of Waynesville, GA, passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 in Jacksonville, FL. Anna was born on October 31, 1948 to the late Hubert John and Ruby Bembry Davis. Anna loved going to the mountains and traveling. She enjoyed cooking and baking for her family, going shopping, especially when it was a yard sale. She played...
Edith Hutto Brunston
May 2, 2018
Edith Hutto Brunston, 94, of Hahira passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Fellowship Home. She was born on February 28, 1924 in Cecil, GA to the late Rudolph L. Hutto and Mary Irene Marshall Hutto. Mrs. Brunston was a homemaker and a member of Bethany Baptist Church. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Brunston...
Benjamin (Ben) Edward Chunn
Apr 30, 2018
Benjamin Edward Chunn, 79, of Valdosta died Monday, April 30, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on September 25, 1938 in Warm Springs, GA to the late William Lewis Chunn, Jr. and Mary Fowler Chunn and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mr. Chunn was a member of the First Christian Church and a veteran of...
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