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Ithiel Virginia Cody Harrison
Nov 19, 2016
Ithiel Virginia Cody Harrison was born in Griffin, GA to James Hugh and Lola Barker Cody. She grew up in Thomaston, GA. She married the love of her life, Harold E. Harrison on 09/04/1949. Ithiel had been an active member of First United Methodist Church Valdosta until her health no longer permitted. She was a Charter member of the Valdosta...
Lavinia Coody Hammock
Nov 15, 2016
Lavinia Coody Hammock, 86, of Valdosta died Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Lowndes County on April 24, 1930 to the late Richard A. and Mattie Zipperer Coody. Mrs. Hammock was a member of the Clyattville United Methodist Church. She loved gardening, quilting, spending time in the mountains and her family.Survivors include her sons...
Evelyn Virginia Griffin Jabon Copeland
Nov 15, 2016
Evelyn Virginia Griffin Jabon Copeland, 79, of Valdosta died Tuesday, November 15, 2016. She was born on May 16, 1937 in Valdosta to the late Reuben B. Griffin and Juanita Ray Griffin. Mrs. Copeland was a Cosmetologist and a Methodist.She is survived by her son and daughter in law, Steve and Melissa Jabon of Atlanta, two daughters, Pamela Jabon of...
Julia (Judy) Pearce
Nov 15, 2016
Julia (Judy) Margaret Pearce, 69, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. She was born on February 1, 1947 in St. Augustine, Florida to the late James and Edris Phillips Becton and has been a resident of this area her whole life. She retired from Carquest after 32 years of...
Lula Louise Corns
Nov 14, 2016
Lula Louise Corns, 59, of Lake Park, died at her home on Monday, November 14, 2016. Born on March 30, 1957, in Logan, West Virginia, she was the daughter of Evelyn Morrison Bradley and the late Elmer Bradley. Mrs. Corns was a homemaker and a member of Lifelion Ministries. A real people person, she loved her family and was passionate...
Charles M. (Smokey) Rowland
Nov 12, 2016
Charles M. (Smokey) Rowland, 83, of Valdosta died Saturday, November 12, 2016 at his residence. He was born on August 21, 1933 in Valdosta to the late Willis M. and Annie Nell Allbritton Rowland. Mr. Rowland was a salesman for Roger Budd Chevrolet and Tommy Griner Cadillac.He is survived by his wife, Esther Rowland of Valdosta, son and daughter in...
Ralph Edmond Brown, Sr.
Nov 12, 2016
Ralph Edmond Brown, Sr. (Lt. Col, USAF, Retired) passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born February 13, 1932 in Clyattville, Georgia to the late Robert Ivey Brown, Sr. and Uldene Husbands Brown. Mr. Brown graduated from Valdosta State College in 1952 with a BS degree in Early Childhood Education and a commission in...
John William "Bill" Harvey
Nov 12, 2016
John William "Bill" Harvey, Jr., 84, of Valdosta died Saturday, November 12, 2016 at his home. He was born in Moultrie, Georgia on September 3, 1932 to the late John William Harvey, Sr. and Mildred Adams Harvey and had lived in Valdosta for the past twelve years. He was a graduate of the Georgia Military Academy. Mr. Harvey was formerly...
Edward Timothy Melton, Jr.
Nov 11, 2016
Edward Timothy Melton, Jr., 78, of Quitman, formerly of Thomasville, died at his home on Friday, November 11, 2016. Born in Birmingham, Alabama on August 13, 1938, he was the son of the late Edward Timothy Melton and Helen Virginia Taylor Melton. Mr. Melton served 8 years in the National Guard. He was employed as a clerk with the United...
Mary Kathryn Parrish
Nov 9, 2016
Mary Kathryn Brady Parrish, 85, of Lake Park, left this world on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. She was known as Kathryn to her friends, Sis. Parrish to her church family, Aunt Cassie to her numerous nieces and nephews, and Nanny to her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; regardless the name, she was beloved and will be...
Edna Jane Holt-Savino
Nov 9, 2016
Edna Jane Holt-Savino, 98, of Hahira, GA passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at her residence. She was born on August 19, 1918 in Macomb, IL to the late Carroll S. Miller and Edna Florance Clampett Miller. All her life was devoted to her family. She loved caring for her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren as each generation came along....
Ellener B. Hayes
Nov 7, 2016
Ellener B. Hayes, 89 of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away Monday November 7, 2016. Services will be held Saturday November 12, 2016 at 2 pm at the Chapel of Carson McLane Funeral Home, with burial to follow at Sunset Hill Cemetery. Family will receive friends Friday 6-8pm at the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed online at www.mclanecares.com. Carson McLane Funeral...
Edgar Wayne Smith
Nov 7, 2016
Edgar Wayne Smith, 63, died at South Georgia Medical Center on Monday, November 7, 2016. Born in Valdosta, on April 06, 1953, he was the son of the late Olan Lee and Viola May Smith. Employed for 28 years by Sunset Farms Valdosta, he was a dedicated hard worker. Mr. Smith was a member of Azalea City Church of God...
Linda Harrell Miller
Nov 6, 2016
Linda Harrell Miller, 55, of Valdosta died Sunday, November 6, 2016, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Douglas, Georgia on October 30, 1961. She had lived in Valdosta for many years. Linda was a member of the Valdosta North Rotary Club. Mrs. Miller became involved with the Boy Scouts of America with her son as a Cub...
Sharon S. Slade
Nov 6, 2016
Sharon S. Slade, 74, of Valdosta died Sunday, November 6, 2016 at the Heritage House Nursing Home. Ms. Slade was the daughter of the late Colie T. Slade, Jr. and Esther Plamback Slade. Survivors include two nieces, Roberta Williamson of Snellville, GA and Joanna Slade of Tallahassee, FL; a great nephew, Bryan Gunnar Bailey of Clarkesville, GA. She was preceded...
Richard (Dick) Salter
Nov 6, 2016
Richard (Dick) Salter, 83, of Valdosta died Sunday, November 6, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on November 1, 1933 in Griffin, Georgia to the late Benny and Ida Mae Andrews Salter and had lived in Valdosta for forty five years. Mr. Salter retired from the United States Air Force after twenty years of service and seventeen...
John Franklin Young
Nov 5, 2016
John Franklin Young, 89, of Valdosta, passed away on November 5, 2016, after a short illness.John was born in Portland, OR on July 3, 1927 to Maude and Charles Young. As a teenager, he assisted in the war effort by working in the Portland shipyards as a journeyman welder. He joined the Army Air Corps in 1945. In 1947, while...
Larita Stone Brasher
Nov 5, 2016
LaRita Stone Brasher, 70, of Valdosta passed away Saturday, November 5, 2016 at her residence. She was born on September 29, 1946 in Adel, GA to the late Neal H. Stone and Mary Edna Taylor Stone. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church where she faithfully served her Lord Jesus. LaRita loved her family, enjoyed cooking, serving meals and...
Verna Pierce Cornelius
Nov 4, 2016
Verna Pierce Cornelius, 92, of Valdosta died Friday, November 4, 2016, after a lengthy illness, She was born in Lowndes County on October 26, 1924 to the late John Wright Pierce Sr. and Margaret Tomlinson Pierce. She was a retired Pediatric Nurse with South Georgia Medical Center. Survivors include a daughter and a son in law, Michele & Jack Keesee...
Elvalena Allbritton Chaney
Nov 1, 2016
Elvalena Allbritton Chaney, 81, of Valdosta died Tuesday, November 1, 2016, after a very short illness, three weeks after her beloved husband Jimmy's death, on October 12, 2016. She was born in Lowndes County on November 15, 1934 to the late Lee Alexander and Sally Earnest Allbritton. She worked alongside her husband for 66 years. They founded and operated Dependable...
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