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Oppie Lee Hooker
Apr 5, 2018
Oppie Lee Hooker, 82, of Cordele, GA passed away on April 5, 2018. She was born in Naylor, GA on January 9, 1936 to the late Gordon Bennett and Mamie Taylor Bennett. She is survived by her daughters, Cindy (Bobby) Rountree, of Cordele and Bernice Frank, of Donaldsonville; sister-in-law, Verlie Simpson; eleven grandchildren, twenty-four great grandchildren, and many nieces and...
Virginia Forte Weldon
Apr 5, 2018
Virginia Forte Weldon, 89, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, April 5, 2018, at Suwannee Valley Nursing Home in Jasper, Florida. Born on March 3, 1929 in Moore Haven, Florida, she was a daughter of Thomas A. Forte, Sr. and Minion Hendry. A homemaker, she was a member of Faith Baptist Church. She was predeceased by her husband, Isaac Melton Weldon....
Frances Brown Jordan
Apr 5, 2018
Frances Brown Jordan, 101, died peacefully on April 5, 2018. She was born March 20,1917 to the late Frederick Milford and Emma Trammell Brown. Frances married the love of her life, Riley L. Jordan in 1944 and followed him during his time in the service until he was deployed overseas. During their 52 years of marriage, they enjoyed gardening and...
Dawn Renee Cothron Jackson
Apr 3, 2018
Dawn Renee Cothron Jackson, 54, of Valdosta passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at her residence after a courageously fought battle of ALS. She was born on April 30, 1963 in Valdosta. Renee was office manager at Astro Exterminating Services for eighteen years. She was a member of Redland Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school and was children’s choir...
Jean "Jeanette" Lankford Mueller
Apr 2, 2018
Jean “Jeanette” Lankford Mueller, 80, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2018 at Fellowship Home in Nashville, Ga following a lengthy illness. She was born on October 6, 1937 in Tampa, FL, to the late Eugene and Clara Ward Lankford. She attended Westside Baptist Church in Valdosta. She was a homemaker and loved working in her yard and...
Lisa Davis Hall
Apr 2, 2018
Lisa Davis Hall, 55, of Valdosta died Monday, April 2, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on July 12, 1962 in Valdosta and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. She was a 1980 graduate of Lowndes High School and attended Valdosta State College. Lisa was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church and was the sales coordinator for...
Betty L. Brady
Apr 1, 2018
Betty L. Brady, 79, of Barney passed away Sunday at her residence. She was born on November 20, 1938 to the late Walter and Elizabeth Williamson. Betty worked for over 20 years at Holiday Inn in Valdosta as a waitress and later in life with the Lowndes County Board of Education. She was a proud member of Morven Church of...
David Waller, Sr.
Mar 31, 2018
David Stephen Waller, Sr., 84 died at his residence in Valdosta on Saturday, March 31, 2018. He was born on June 9, 1933 in Washington County, Georgia to the late James Ray and Annie Ruth Waller. David’s commitment to the Valdosta community began when he moved to the city at the age of nine and started delivering newspapers and serving...
Patricia Hornesby Bryant
Mar 31, 2018
Patricia Hornesby Bryant of North Charleston, SC, formerly of Valdosta, GA, passed away due to a recurrent illness on March 31, 2018 at her home at the Bridge of Charleston Assisted Living at the age of 80. Mrs. Bryant is survived by her two children; Lisa B. McDowell (LTC, Ret. Rayford) of Columbia, SC, and CWO4 Ray F. Bryant (Camille)...
Ann Marie Weldon Graves
Mar 30, 2018
Ann Marie Weldon Graves, 72, of Leesburg, GA died on Friday, March 30, 2018 at Wynfield Park Nursing Home in Albany, GA. Ann was born on August 18, 1945 in Hahira to the late Grover and Katherine Landers Weldon. She was the wife of Gary Thomas Graves, Sr. of Leesburg, and they were blessed with three children, Gary Thomas Graves,...
Marion Dees Copeland
Mar 30, 2018
Marion Dees Copeland, 90, of Lake Park, passed away on March 30, 2018 at her residence. Mrs. Copeland was born in Valdosta on July 23, 1927 to the late Carnett and Clara McPhail Dees. She retired from Owens-Illinois Bag Plant after many years of service. Mrs. Copeland attended Central Avenue Church of Christ, where she was dedicated to the visitation...
Catharine Morgan Oliver
Mar 29, 2018
Catharine Morgan Oliver was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a former resident of Valdosta for 60 years. Catharine died March 29, 2018. She was born on April 27, 1918 in Pembroke, GA to Jessica Gibson and Julius Morgan. She lived there until attending and graduating from Georgia State Women’s College in Valdosta. She met her...
Amy Lea Bennett
Mar 29, 2018
Amy Lea Bennett, 60, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at her home. She was born in Orlando, FL on May 15, 1957 to the late Thomas Dennis Lavender, Jr., and Sarah May Powell Lavender. Amy loved working in real estate alongside the Danski’s Empire Real Estate team. She cherished coffee dates with her best friends, Sonya,...
Dr. Gary Carter
Mar 27, 2018
Dr. Gary Carter, 67, of Lake Park, passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 following a brief illness. Born in Valdosta on February 27, 1951, he was the son of the late James Calvin “Sprig” Carter and the late Mamie Frances Brown Carter. Gary attended Lowndes High School where he was in the first graduating class of the new high...
Michael Anthony Davidson
Mar 27, 2018
Michael Anthony Davidson, 49, of Valdosta, died while working on March 27, 2018, in Houston County, Georgia. Born on February 1, 1969, in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, Michael was the son of the late Bill Davidson and Carolyn Sue Harris Davidson. He was a truck driver for PM Trucking of Douglas, Georgia. and a member of the Holiness Church. Michael...
Domicelle Bradley
Mar 26, 2018
Domicelle Bradley, 93, of Valdosta died Monday at her home. She was born on January 22, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Joseph and Rose Kucharski Trenda and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Bradley was a great wife, mother and was loved by everyone and made friends very easily. She was a member of the Catholic...
Theresa Bracene Rountree
Mar 26, 2018
Theresa Bracene Rountree, 57, of Valdosta, passed away at her residence on Monday, March 26, 2018. Theresa was a lifetime resident of Valdosta, born on July 5, 1960, to the William L. Rountree, Jr. and the late Dorothy Geris Hughes Rountree. She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking. She was of the Baptist faith. Theresa is survived by her father,...
Winifred "Nell" Gay
Mar 26, 2018
Winifred “Nell” Gay, 75, of Barney was called home on Monday, March 26, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Barwick, Georgia on March 10, 1943 to the late Mary Jane Browning Burgess and had lived in Barney most of her life. Mrs. Gay was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church in Barney and taught Sunday...
Charles L. Christian
Mar 23, 2018
Charles L. Christian, 62 of Miramar Beach, FL, died on Friday, March 23, 2018. Born in Valdosta, GA on Feb. 1, 1956, he grew up in Valdosta and graduated from Valdosta High School in 1974. He played football for the Wildcats during high school. After attending both Auburn University and Georgia Southern University, he graduated from Southern Mississippi State University...
Tommie Ann Chewning
Mar 23, 2018
Tommie Ann Chewning passed away on March 23, 2018 in Valdosta, GA at the age of 85. Mrs. Chewning is survived by her husband of 68 years William R. Chewning, of Lake Park, GA; her son Joe Chewning, of Crystal River, FL; her daughters Sandy Kenny (Bobby), of Hahira, GA and Cherri Arnold (Paul), of Valdosta, GA. Her grandchildren: Kristen...
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