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Sean W. Michaux
Mar 9, 2017
Sean William Michaux, 42, of Valdosta, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2017 at his home in Valdosta.He was born December 21, 1974, in Virginia, a son of Johnny W. Michaux and the late Brenda M. Emerson. Sean worked as a dry cleaner for Bishops Clean Care in Valdosta, he was a computer wiz, loved playing video games and was a...
Otis Lane Renfroe
Mar 9, 2017
Otis Lane Renfroe of Valdosta passed away March 9, 2017 at Fellowship Home in Valdosta after a long illness. He was born July 2, 1930 in Brooks County. Mr. Renfroe graduated from Valdosta High School, attended Emory Jr. College and graduated from the University of Houston. He served in the United States Air Force and spent a year in Korea....
Darrnell Christine Smith
Mar 9, 2017
Christine Musick Smith, also known as, Darrnell C. Smith and affectionately known as Chrissy and Mema, 82, of Hahira, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Shand's Hospital in Gainesville, FL. She was born and raised in Combs Valley, VA to the late William Kermit Musick and Carrie Belle Taylor Musick. Mrs. Smith was a sales clerk at Chancy's Drug...
Lewis Eugene Wilkerson
Mar 8, 2017
Lewis Eugene Wilkerson, 53, of Valdosta died on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born on July 2, 1963 in Macclenny, Florida to the late Franklin and Margaret Pearce Wilkerson. Mr. Wilkerson served his country honorably in the United States Air Force E-6 TSgt. Gulf WarSurvivors include his wife of 23...
Rose Marie Verrilli
Mar 8, 2017
Rose Marie Verrilli, 91, of Valdosta passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Langdale Hospice house. She was born in Paterson, NJ on May 28, 1925 to the late Vincenzo and Jennie Tripi Pellitteri. Mrs. Verrilli was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Valdosta. Survivors include her husband, Salvatore Verrilli, a daughter, Joanne Meyers, Valdosta, son,...
Fannie Laura Patterson
Mar 6, 2017
Fannie Laura Patterson, 88, of Valdosta died Monday March 6, 2017 at South Georgia Medical Center after a very brief illness. She was born in Brownwood, Texas on April 29, 1928 to the late Saba J. and Eva Francis Hoover Eaton and had lived in this area for many years. Mrs. Patterson was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church...
Christopher (Chris) E. Sullins, Jr.
Mar 5, 2017
Christopher (Chris) E. Sullins, Jr., affectionately known as Unka Buddy, 92 of Valdosta died Sunday, March 5, 2017 at his home. He was born in Plant City, Florida on July 11, 1924 to the late Christopher E., Sr. and Bessie Mae Holbrook Sullins and had lived in Valdosta since 1996. Mr. Sullins was a member of the Living Church of...
Doris Marie Perkins
Mar 5, 2017
Doris Marie Perkins, 83, of Valdosta passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Morgantown, West Virginia on June 2, 1933 to the late Wendel and Ida Kinsey Elli and had lived in Valdosta for fifty two years. Mrs. Perkins was a member of New Harvest United Methodist Church and was the original...
Carolyn Jean Hightower
Mar 4, 2017
Carolyn Jean Hightower, 79 of Valdosta died Saturday, March 4, 2017 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on May 11, 1937 in Perry, Florida to the late Woodrow Wilson and Eunice Parker Hightower. Ms. Hightower was a member of the Dasher Church of Christ and was a former school teacher and an interior decorator. She loved singing and...
Kathlean Hall Strickland
Mar 4, 2017
Kathlean Hall Strickland, 94, of Valdosta died Saturday, March 4, 2017. She was born in Donalsville, Georgia on April 23, 1922, the oldest of twelve children born to the late John Harvey and Lillie Mae Lynn Hall. Mrs. Strickland was a member of the Antioch Christian Church in Echols County. She was a strong faithful Christian, a devoted wife, mother...
Emma Ruth Dykeman
Mar 4, 2017
Emma Ruth Dykeman, 86, of Valdosta died Saturday, March 4, 2017 at her home. She was born in Statenville, Georgia on December 6, 1930 to the late William Douglas and Emma Herring Clayton and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Dykeman was a member of the New Harvest United Methodist Church and loved attending church everytime the doors...
Hazel Devane Hendley
Mar 3, 2017
Hazel Devane Hendley, 89, of Valdosta died on Friday, March 3, 2017 at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. She was born on August 15, 1927 in Pavo, Georgia to the late Sam and Flonnie Mae Griffin Musselwhite. She worked for Levi Strauss in Valdosta until the plant closed and was a homemaker. She was the mother of 10...
Douglas Ernest Whiddon
Mar 3, 2017
Douglas Ernest Whiddon, 85, Valdosta, died in Ray City, Friday, March 3, 2017. Born in Albany on October 25, 1931, he was the son of the late Claude and Eunice Denson Whiddon. A U.S. Navy veteran, Mr. Whiddon had worked as a librarian, retired from the South GA Regional Library and was a member of St. John The Evangelist Catholic...
Larry Sauls
Mar 1, 2017
Larry Sauls, 64, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, March 01, 2017 at his residence following a short illness. He was born in Lowndes County on November 18, 1952 to the Roy and Eldora Padgett Sauls and has been a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Sauls served his country honorably in the United States Marine Corps and was a retired...
Kathleen (Kathy) Steffens
Mar 1, 2017
Kathleen (Kathy) Steffens, 67, of Valdosta died on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born August 24, 1949 in Kansas City, Kansas to the late Roy and Virginia Risebig Chandler. Before moving to Valdosta, Kathy lived in Tifton for 36 years where she worked as a church secretary at Calvary Baptist Church and...
Patricia Ann Daughtry Braendel
Feb 28, 2017
Patricia Ann Daughtry Braendel (age 74), daughter of Vergil and Idell Daughtry of Adel died suddenly in her home in Fallbrook, California on February 28. She was preceded in death by her parents Idell and Vergil Daughtry Sr., brother Frank Daughtry of Atlanta, and an older brother, William Robert, who died in infancy. Patricia was a graduate of the public...
Harry D. Farmer
Feb 27, 2017
Harry D. Farmer, 68, of Valdosta died Monday, February 27, 2017 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Valdosta on February 11, 1949 to the late John C. and Estelle Redish Farmer and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. He was saved and baptized in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and a member of the Redland Baptist...
Chris Butler
Feb 25, 2017
Chris Butler, 38, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, February 25, 2017, from injuries received in an automobile accident, while in the line of duty. Born on December 4, 1978, in Valdosta, he was the son of Elizabeth Rigsby Butler and the late Commander Bill Butler of the Valdosta Police Department. Chris grew up in Valdosta, graduating from Valdosta High School...
James Larry Chaney
Feb 25, 2017
James Larry Chaney, 67, of Hahira, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at the Langdale Hospice House.He was born April 23, 1949, in Valdosta, a son of the late James W. and Doris L (Forehand) Chaney. Larry worked as a Maintenance Supervisor for Packaging Corp of America, some of his hobbies included fishing, grilling, and riding his motorcycle. He also...
James Larry Chaney
Feb 25, 2017
James Larry Chaney, 67, of Hahira, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2017 at the Langdale Hospice House.He was born April 23, 1949, in Valdosta, a son of the late James W. and Doris L (Forehand) Chaney. Larry worked as a Maintenance Supervisor for Packaging Corp of America, some of his hobbies included fishing, grilling, and riding his motorcycle. He also...
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