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Carol Jacobs
May 17, 2017
Carol Lyons Jacobs, 75, of Hahira passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. She was born on March 8, 1942 in Ashland, Kentucky to the late Amos Edgar and Eloise Callahan Lyons and had lived in Hahira for the past thirty six years. Mrs. Jacobs worked with Dadant and Sons Beekeepers for ten years and was a member of the...
Mike G Hill
May 17, 2017
Mike G. Hill, 69, of Valdosta, passed away on May 17, 2017 as the result of an accident at his home. Mike was born in Dawson, GA on July 26, 1947 to the late Eli G. and Francis P. Hill. He grew up in Dawson and then came to Valdosta to attend Valdosta State College, now Valdosta State University. While...
Carl Lee Hackworth
May 15, 2017
Carl Lee Hackworth, 78, of Valdosta went on to be with his Lord, Monday, May 15, 2017 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Maben, West Virginia on December 2, 1938 to the late James Walter and Sylvia Clay Hackworth. Mr. Hackworth served twenty one years in the United States Air Force and then worked with Boys Club of...
Peggy Ann Rentz Williamson
May 12, 2017
Peggy Ann Rentz Williamson, 77, of Valdosta died Friday at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Valdosta on January 1, 1940 to the late Troy B. and Zelphia Blanton Rentz and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mrs. Williamson was a member of the Morven Church of Christ and retired from Owen Illinois Bag Plant Division. She loved...
Rev. Dl Sharpe
May 12, 2017
Rev. Dowell LaFate (DL) Sharpe, 84, of Lake Park, died on Friday, May 12, 2017 at Langdale Hospice House following a brief illness. He was born in Cherry Valley, Arkansas on May 10, 1933 to the late Elliot and Bertha Davis Sharpe. Before entering the ministry, Rev. Sharpe was a chartered bus driver and sold cars. For 50 years, Rev....
Sandy Loyless
May 11, 2017
Sandy Loyless, 72, lifetime resident of Valdosta, died at her home on Thursday, May 11, 2017. Daughter of the late Orland Ward Sr., and Nina Duelle Smith Ward, she was born on September 8, 1943 in Valdosta. As a homemaker, Mrs. Loyless was a devoted wife and a loving mother and grandmother. She was a faithful member of Victory Baptist...
Charles Ray "Woody" Woods, Sr.
May 8, 2017
Charles Ray "Woody" Woods, Sr., 79, of Valdosta, died at his home on Monday, May 08, 2017. Born on October 6, 1937, in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, he was the son of the late, Charlie Y. Wood and Dorothy "Dot" Hayes Wood. A 22 year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he served his country during the Vietnam Era. A member...
Vernon "Pep" Culpepper
May 7, 2017
Vernon "Pep" Culpepper, 81, of Echols County died Sunday, May 7, 2017 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on March 20, 1936 in Echols County to the late James Euell and Cuba Kinsey Culpepper and was a lifelong resident of Echols County. Mr. Culpepper was a graduate of Echols County High School and a member of the Bethel...
Lenzy V. Hannah
May 6, 2017
Lenzy Virgil Hannah, 75, of Valdosta, went to be with the Lord at Lakehaven Nursing Home on May 6, 2017. He was the son of the late Warren and Viola (Landers) Hannah. Lenzy loved his door company almost as much as his bingo and lottery. If you ever needed to find him it was at the Gold Plate, Elks Club...
Joseph A. Grilla
May 6, 2017
Joseph A. Grilla, 75, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at home. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 2 p.m. at Inner Perimeter Baptist Church with Pastor Brian Anderson officiating. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602
Glenn R. Geren
May 4, 2017
Glenn R. Geren, 59, of Valdosta, died Thursday, May 4, 2017 at South GA Medical Center. He was born on August 5, 1957 in Bloomington, Indiana to Jerry Harney Geren and Joanna Mae Cline Geren. Glenn was a member of Dasher Church of Christ and Central Church of Christ. He was an honorary member of the Gainesville, GA and Fitzgerald,...
Betty Tomlinson Powell
May 2, 2017
Betty Tomlinson Powell, 88, of Valdosta died Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Langdale Hospice House after a short illness. She was born in Valdosta, Georgia on November 18, 1928, to the late Hobson K. and Louise Courson Tomlinson. Mrs. Powell loved the Lord and was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a homemaker and caregiver her entire...
Mamie Ruth Nicholson
May 2, 2017
Mamie Ruth Nicholson, 88, of Valdosta, died Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Heritage House Nursing Home. She was born on May 4, 1929 in Ray City, GA to the late Richard Ancil Noles and Rosie Virginia Noles. Mrs. Nicholson was a retired homemaker, a member of Forest Park Church of Christ and enjoyed coloring in adult coloring books.She is survived...
Carole Virginia Kellerman
Apr 28, 2017
Carole Virginia Kellerman, 69, of Valdosta died Friday, April 28, 2017 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on January 15, 1948 in New York, New York to the late Abraham and Virginia Lane Kellerman and had lived in Valdosta most of her life. Ms. Kellerman attended Crosspointe Church and served for eight years in the United States Army. She...
Virgil Lee Rowland
Apr 28, 2017
Virgil Lee Rowland, 79, of Morven passed away at Presbyterian Home in Quitman on Friday, April 28, 2017. He was born in Sparks, Georgia on October 27, 1937 to the late Jack and Kathleen Martin Rowland. Virgil attended Morrison Baptist Church. He served in the Airforce four years. Virgil enjoyed working with wood and had a green thumb. He was...
Willie Mae Harrison
Apr 27, 2017
Willie Mae Harrison, 90, of Grove Hill, Al. died April 27, 2017 at Fellowship Home in Valdosta, Ga. She was born in the Chilton Community on September 20, l926 to Ellis and Nellie White and raised by her grandparents, Charlie and Vicy White.Upon graduation from Clarke County High School, she worked at the Mobile shipyard as a riveter, building ships...
Michael Monetti
Apr 27, 2017
Michael Monetti, 70, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Sioux City, Iowa following a sudden illness. He was born on March 1, 1947 in Jersey City, New Jersey to the late Americo Matty and Aleene Powles Monetti. He served his country honorably in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam Conflict, and in...
Daniel Raybon Bennett
Apr 27, 2017
Daniel Raybon Bennett, 53, of Hahira died Thursday, April 27, 2017 at South GA Medical Center. He was born in Valdosta on November 18, 1963 to Carl Ray Bennett and Marcia Sue Katz Bennett. Daniel was a merchant marine and a member of the Hahira United Methodist Church. He was an active volunteer for the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation and an...
Ami Marie Gregory Guilliams
Apr 27, 2017
Ami Marie Gregory Guilliams of Valdosta died Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Langdale Hospice House, following a courageous battle with cancer, one of the only battles she ever lost. She was 43. She loved her boys and baseball more than anything, and she touched all she met with her contagious smile and kindness. Ami is survived by her loving husband,...
Johnnie M. Smith
Apr 22, 2017
Johnnie Miller Smith, 80, of Valdosta died Saturday, April 22, 2017 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on January 26, 1937 in Monticello, Florida to the late Andrew James and Johnnie Rollins Miller. Mrs. Smith was a twenty year military wife and homemaker who raised five children while her husband served in the United States Air Force. She...
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