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Carolyn Husbands Hardee
Mar 22, 2017
Carolyn Husbands Hardee, 84 of Valdosta, the wonderful blessed wife of almost sixty years of Ferman Hardee passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at South Georgia Medical Center due to complications from emergency surgery and an eight-year battle with dementia. She was born January 24, 1933 the daughter of the late Henry Woodward Husbands and Bamma Thornhill Husbands. When she...
Mary Lou Tomlinson
Mar 22, 2017
Mary Lou Tomlinson, 75, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Fellowship Home. Born in Cook County to the late Eddie Lee & Mattie Lou Bennett, she grew up in Sparks and attended Cook County High School. She met the love of her life, the late Billy Joe Tomlinson, while in high school. They married and moved to Valdosta...
Florine R. Skoropat
Mar 20, 2017
Florine R. Skoropat, 101, of Valdosta died Monday, March 20, 2017 at Baptist Village in Waycross, GA. She was born on October 5, 1915 in Jennings, FL to the late William Rykard and Lyda Corbett Rykard. Mrs. Skoropat was a homemaker and a member of St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church.She is survived by her son, Philip Skoropat and his...
Hazel Mcdonald Wetherington
Mar 20, 2017
Hazel McDonald Wetherington, 87, of Valdosta died Monday, March 20, 2017 at Heritage Healthcare. She was born on June 30, 1929 in Lake Park to the late Troy Eddie and Lilly Jordan Hesters and was a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. Mrs. Wetherington was a member of the Park Avenue United Methodist Church and the National Association of Retired Federal...
William Joseph (Joe) Wetherington
Mar 19, 2017
William Joseph (Joe) Wetherington, 52, of Lake Park, died on Sunday, March 19, 2017 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Joe was born in Valdosta on July 12, 1964, grew up here and graduated from Valdosta High School in 1982. While at Valdosta he played football, and was named to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Super 11, State...
Martha Sue Peacock Mcmillan
Mar 18, 2017
Martha Sue Peacock McMillan, 78, of Lake Park died on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. She was born on October 24, 1938 in Ashburn, Georgia to the late H. Vann and Ruby Barfield Alexander. She was the co-owner of The Paint Store and a member of the First Baptist Church of Lake Park....
Sara Frances Taylor
Mar 18, 2017
Sara Frances Taylor, 80, lifetime resident of Valdosta, passed away following a short illness, on Saturday, March 18, 2017, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Lakeland, on October 3, 1936, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Margaret Bramlett Faircloth. Frances was a 1955 graduate of Valdosta High School where she was a member of the...
Terry William Jackson
Mar 16, 2017
Terry William Jackson, 61, of Lake Park died on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born in Valdosta on March 17, 1955 to the late James and Odell Rainey Jackson and has been a lifelong resident of this area. He had worked with Valdosta State University in Plant Operations and was...
Bonnie L. "Nana" Hinely
Mar 16, 2017
Bonnie L. "Nana" Hinely passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2017, after a 5-year battle with dementia. She was born August 23, 1923 near Springfield, Missouri, to Otto and Lexie Lindsay. She grew up in a farming community and loved everything to do with the rural county side, including the animals, the smell of cut hay and beautiful flowers. She...
Thomas A Danberger
Mar 15, 2017
Thomas A. Danberger, 68, of Cecil, formerly of Riverside, CA, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta.He was born on August 5, 1948, in Brooklyn, NY, a son of the late Michael and Carolyn (Wolff) Danberger. Thomas worked as a manager for the United States Postal Service. He enjoyed spending time with his beloved family,...
Ronald (Willie) Allen Sutton, Sr.
Mar 15, 2017
Ronald (Willie) Allen Sutton, Sr., 81, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 surrounded by his family at the Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. He was born on April 15, 1935 in Dasher, Georgia to the late Bernice & Mildred Smith Sutton. He graduated from Clyattville High School and served in the United States Air Force. He farmed...
John R Dixon, Jr.
Mar 15, 2017
John R Dixon, Jr., 91 of Valdosta died Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Fellowship Home. He was born in Valdosta on August 22, 1925 to the late John R, Sr. and Carrie Jean Blackman Dixon and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mr. Dixon was a member of the Northside Baptist Church and a retired letter carrier with the United...
Katherine Hallman Smith
Mar 14, 2017
Katherine (Kathy) Hallman Smith, 86, of Valdosta passed away at Fellowship Home and left to be with her Lord on March 14, 2017. She was born on April 20, 1930 in Putnam County, Georgia to the late David Fleming and Fanny Lucille Hulsey Hallman. She graduated from Putnam County High School and then North Georgia College. She was attending Emory...
Milton Henry Daniels
Mar 14, 2017
Milton Henry Daniels, 59, of Pearson, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta.He was born on June 22, 1957, in Miami, FL, a son of the late Dennis Preston Sr. and Angelina (D'Agostino) Daniels. He graduated from Atkinson County High School in the 1970's. After graduating he joined the United States Marine Corp where...
Dolores Filak Michalek
Mar 14, 2017
Dolores (Filak) Michalek, 88, of Valdosta, GA died peacefully on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 in the Langdale Hospice House. She was born June 12, 1928 in Joliet, Illinois to the late John and Anna (Kwasniewski) Filak. Before moving to Valdosta, Dolores lived in Lockport, Illinois. Prior to retirement, she worked at Ludwig Grade School, Globe Aircraft and Illinois Pure Aluminum....
Miriam Dees Fletcher
Mar 14, 2017
Miriam Dees Fletcher, 89, lifelong resident of Valdosta, recently of Statesboro, died on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 in Statesboro. Born on July 23, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Clara McPhil Dees and Carnett Dees. Miriam grew up in the Redland Community of Lowndes County where she graduated from Clyattville School. She began work at Grant's Department Store...
Dale Keith Wells
Mar 11, 2017
Dale Keith Wells, 59, of Valdosta passed away March 11, 2017 after a short illness. Dale was born on September 24, 1957 in St. Petersburg, Florida to the late A.B. and Elsie Olsen Wells. He worked as a Sales Representative for Piedmont National and was a member Gideons International for 12 years. He was a member of Grace Bible Church.He...
James Lamar Raulerson
Mar 10, 2017
James Lamar Raulerson, 63 , of Statenville died Friday, March 10, 2017 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on May 6, 1953 in Valdosta to the late James Leon and Bashie Rewis Raulerson and was a lifelong resident of Echols County. Mr. Raulerson was a member of the Abundant Life Church of God and was employed for forty three...
Beverly Hutton Smith
Mar 10, 2017
Beverly Hutton Smith, 75, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away on March 10th, 2017. Beverly was born in Trenton, New Jersey on November 24, 1941. She earned a Registered Nursing Degree from The Mercer Hospital School of Nursing in Trenton, New Jersey in 1962. Her love of nursing remained a constant in her life for the next forty-five years. Her desire...
Robert Avon Ator, Col. Usaf, (Ret.)
Mar 9, 2017
Robert Avon Ator, Col. USAF, (Ret.), age 78, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, March 9, 2017 in Gainesville, FL. Bob was born July 31, 1938 in Washington D.C. to the late Henry A. and Claudine C. Ator. Growing up in Washington, D.C. he worked hard from an early age delivering the Washington Post newspaper at age 8. He attended Woodrow...
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