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Madonna Dandrell Green
Jun 5, 2017
Madonna Dandrell Green, 31, of Valdosta and formerly of Madison, FL., died at her home on June 1, 2017. Born in Tallahassee, Fl on March 14, 1986, she was the daughter of Donnie Fudge and the late Sharon Jones. Mrs. Green was a homemaker. She loved gardening and spending time at the beach. Survivors include her wife, Afton Green of...
Thomas Lawton (Tom) Gregory, Jr.
Jun 4, 2017
Thomas Lawton (Tom) Gregory, Jr., 78, of Valdosta, went home to be with his Lord Jesus on Sunday, June 4, 2017. Tom was born March 6th, 1939 in Murphy, North Carolina to the late Georgie Whitfield Gregory and Thomas Lawton Gregory, Sr. He has lived in Valdosta since 1972. Tom attended Virginia Tech for undergraduate and graduate school and worked...
Linda Faye Delk
Jun 2, 2017
Linda Faye Delk, 63, of Valdosta, died on Friday, June 2, 2017, at her home following a short illness. Daughter of the late Buck and Rhoda Jones, Mrs. Delk was born in Valdosta on March 29, 1954. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors are her husband, Ralph of Valdosta; a son, Wiley Harris of Adel; and three grandsons,...
Dena Kay Brimmage
May 31, 2017
Dena Kay Brimmage, 47, of Hahira passed away suddenly at her residence on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. She was born on February 13, 1970 in Tallahassee, Florida to Mel Ricks and the late Anita Alamia Ricks. Dena was a truck driver for M & M trucking and a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. She is survived by...
Robert Arnold Singletary (Lt Col Usaf Ret)
May 31, 2017
Robert Arnold Singletary (Lt Col USAF Retired) passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at home. He was born December 16, 1930 in Coolidge, GA to the late Charles and Evie Singletary.Robert joined the USAF and graduated with the pilot training class 54-F. He flew several different aircraft including the B52 accumulating over 6, 000 hours of flying time. Robert flew...
Johnnie Lou Howell New
May 29, 2017
Johnnie Lou Howell New, 79, of Valdosta died Monday, May 29, 2017 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born on June 13, 1937 in Hahira to the late Frank and Erie Folsom Howell. Mrs. New was a member of the Salem United Methodist Church. She enjoyed spending time with family, sharing a laugh with others, reading and watching television. Survivors...
Richard Shreve Scharf
May 28, 2017
Richard Shreve Scharf, 82, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, May 28, 2017 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born on October 5, 1934 in Wheeling, West Virginia to the late Francis and Ruth Shreve Scharf. Mr. Scharf served his country honorably in the United States Army. He received his Bachelor's degree from Ohio State University and was...
Lorene Bryant Epps
May 28, 2017
Lorene Byant Epps, 90, of Hahira passed away in her sleep at Fellowship Home Brookside on May 28, 2017. She fought a valiant fight with Alzheimer's for the past few years. She was surrounded by her two daughters and granddaughter Candise, when she entered into heaven.Born February 11, 1927 in Autreyville, GA she graduated from Pavo High School in 1945....
Jeane Alice Wilson
May 25, 2017
Jeane Alice Wilson, 94, of Valdosta passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2017. She was born on August 24, 1922, an only child of James W. and Hazel Sharp, she moved with her family to Los Angeles, California when she was a small child. Jeane was a member of the Abundant Life Church of God. She loved her family and...
Leighton Smith Sadler
May 23, 2017
Leighton Smith Sadler, 71, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at South Georgia Medical Center, following a lengthy illness. Born in Brooks County on April 19, 1946, he was a son of the late George W. and Emma Holland Sadler. Mr. Sadler was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving from 1966 -1968 during the Tet Offensive with...
Oras Wayne Butler
May 23, 2017
Oras Wayne Butler, 62, of Lake Park died on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. He was born in Kennett, Missouri on April 30, 1955 to the late Oras Leonard Butler and to Betty Ruth Cagle Butler. He was the owner/operator of Butler's Auto Salvage and was of the Assembly of God faith. He...
Henrietta Evelyn Mccracken
May 22, 2017
Henrietta Evelyn McCracken, 87, of Lake Park, died on Monday, May 22, 2017 at her residence following a short illness. She was born on September 12, 1929 in Port Au Prince, Haiti to the late Otto and Charlotte Arnous Polland. Mrs. McCracken had worked with several establishments in the Valdosta/Lake Park area over the years including Ma Groover's Pig and...
Larry David Devane
May 22, 2017
Larry David DeVane, 66, of Valdosta, died on Monday, May 22, 2017 at his residence following a short illness. He was born in Moultrie, Georgia on January 14, 1951 to the late Joseph and Goldie Bruton Devane. Mr. DeVane retired from Colonial Bag Company and was a member of the Harvest Church of God. Larry loved being outdoors and enjoying...
William Dane Gilliland
May 22, 2017
William Dane Gilliland, 23, of Valdosta died on Monday, May 22, 2017 in Moultrie, Georgia. He was born in Valdosta on July 30, 1993, and was employed with Rountree Construction Company. Dane was a Christian who loved his wife, daughter and family with all his heart. He was an avid Georgia Bulldog Fan and was a person full of life....
Lorene Gunter Rayburn
May 21, 2017
Lorene Gunter Rayburn, 85, of Quitman died Sunday, May 21, 2017 at Cook Senior Living Center. She was born in Irwin County, Georgia on March 30, 1932 to the late Jim Henry and Allie Harper Gunter. Mrs. Rayburn was a clerk with Presto's and a member of the Northside Baptist Church in Quitman. Survivors include her children, Larry Taylor, Deborah...
Lloyd F. (Lala) Courson
May 20, 2017
Lloyd F. (Lala) Courson, 65, of Hahira died Saturday, May 20, 2017 in Macon, GA at his sister's residence. He was born in Valdosta on July 5, 1951 to the late Jesse D. Courson and Annie Lee Howell Courson.Lala is survived by three sisters and brother in law, Thelma Morgan and Martha Courson of Ashburn, Fay and Rocco House of...
Charlotte Ann Olliff Haynes
May 18, 2017
Charlotte Ann Olliff Haynes, 64, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, May 18, 2017 after a long and courageous battle with cancer, at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Pavo on October 29, 1952 to the late Ellis L. & Florence Copeland Olliff. After receiving a degree from Valdosta Technical College, Mrs. Haynes chose to become a mother and homemaker....
Judith Starling Hollis
May 18, 2017
Judith Starling Hollis of Hahira, wife of D.K. Hollis, Jr. and daughter of the late Comer Hendry and Dorothy Parrott Starling, died on May 18, 2017. She was a lifetime resident of Hahira. She attended high school at Brenau Academy in Gainesville, Georgia, graduating in 1957. Judy returned to Hahira after high school and enrolled at Valdosta State College. She...
Kayla Jean Lewis
May 17, 2017
Kayla Jean Lewis, 21 of Valdosta passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2017. Kayla was born on August 31, 1995 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the daughter of Dina Kay Lewis and the late Jim Bob Lewis. Kayla was attending Wiregrass Technical School and working for a local golf course. Kayla loved spending time with her daughter, shopping, and attending dance...
Ronald Everett Clanton
May 17, 2017
Ronald Everett Clanton, 80, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 after a lengthy illness. Born in Cook County on July 2, 1936, he was the son of the late Sarah Cowart and Bura Jones Clanton. He graduated from Cook County High School and in 1955 he joined the U.S. Army. In the early 1960's Mr. Clanton reconnected with...
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