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James Bruce Daugharty, Sr.
Jan 6, 2016
James Bruce Daugharty Sr., age 90, died at home in his beloved Howell, GA on January 6, 2016. He was surrounded by his loved ones including his "angel," Tabitha Davis and rock-solid friend, Priscilla Ward. He was receiving the care of Hospice of South Georgia and ResCare. His greatest wish was to die in his home and these two amazing...
Joseph Roland Corbin
Jan 5, 2016
Joseph Roland Corbin, 94, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Corbin was born in Lowell, MA, to the late Phillipe & Laurenza Corbin, the second of three boys and one girl. Growing up, Joe learned to love hard work at an early age, starting at age seven shining shoes, then working at...
Herman Lee Brown
Jan 4, 2016
Herman Lee Brown, 78, of Hahira died Monday, January 4, 2016 at his home under the care of Bethany Hospice. He was born in Cook County on September 18, 1937 to the late Otis and Zetta Lee Cady Brown and had lived in this area all of his life. Mr. Brown had a love for the Lord Jesus Christ; visits...
James A. Stafford
Jan 4, 2016
James A. Stafford, 87, went to be with the Lord January 4, 2016. James was born in Rumford, Maine. He is an alumnus of Gould Academy, Emerson College in Boston, and received a Masters degree from The University of Central Florida. James was an Air Force fighter Pilot, a Communications Officer, and also received certification as a Military Aviation Crash...
Gary George Stevenson
Jan 4, 2016
Mr. Gary George Stevenson, 72, of Valdosta, formerly of Fernandina Beach, FL, died on January 4, 2016 at Langdale Hospice House following a long battle with leukemia.Gary was born to Theron and Era Stevenson and was raised in the Jacksonville, FL area. He was employed for many years by Smurfit Paper Mill in Fernandina, retiring in 2005. Gary enjoyed spending...
Cynthia Greene Bramlett
Jan 2, 2016
Cynthia Greene Bramlett, 63, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2016, at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness.She was born December 29, 1952, in Valdosta, a daughter of the late William E. Greene, Sr. and Marilyn Hooker Greene. Cynthia worked at South Georgia Medical Center, first as a Surgical Tech in the O.R. for many years,...
Eleanor Bergman
Dec 30, 2015
Eleanor Bergman, 83, of Valdosta, loving and joyful wife, mother, grandmother and sister, passed away on December 30. She was a vibrant woman who lived a life full of big experiences, both personally and professionally. It was only much later in life that she faced serious, irreversible health issues.Eleanor was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York by her parents...
Thomas Gene Rusk
Dec 28, 2015
Thomas Gene Rusk, 90, formerly of Lake Park, died on Monday, December 28, 2105 at Fellowship Nursing Home in Valdosta following a short illness. He was born on September 23, 1925 in Danville, Illinois to the late Cash and Katherine (Kate) Garrett Rusk. He graduated from Veedersburg Indiana High School in May 1944 and was drafted into the United States...
Edward Trancygier
Dec 26, 2015
Edward Trancygier, 76, of Lake Park died Saturday, December 26, 2015 at the Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Wyandotte, Michigan on October 26, 1939 to the late Adolph and Agnes Torolski Trancygier and had lived in this area for the past forty four years. Mr. Trancygier was a member of the First United Methodist Church. He graduated from...
June Sedgwick
Dec 26, 2015
Dorothy June Sedgwick, 80, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, December 26, 2015, at Holly Hill Nursing Home. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens. Condolences may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US...
Frank Butenschon
Dec 25, 2015
Frank Butenschon, III, 77, of Lake Park, Georgia, died at his home on December 25, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Opelika, AL on January 4, 1938 to the late Frank, Jr. and Carrie Trammell Butenschon. An Auburn University graduate, Mr. Butenschon first came to Valdosta in 1960 as band director at Valdosta Jr. High...
Roy Vernon Carter
Dec 25, 2015
Roy Vernon Carter, 62, of Quitman, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 25, 2015, at his home.He was born May 25, 1953 in Valdosta, a son of the late Coney Lee and Marene Eve Hutchinson Carter. He was a member of Welcome Hill Church of Christ, and a loving husband, father and grandfather. Mr. Carter has worked in the Maintenance...
Arneita Hutchinson Ethridge
Dec 24, 2015
Arneita Hutchinson Ethridge, 78, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, December 24, 2015, at Heritage House Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Born in Quitman on October 22, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Cleon and Alma Estelle Mulder Hutchinson. Arneita worked for Crackin Good Bakery for 34 years and was a Baptist. Survivors are her husband, Douglas K....
Janet Dickson
Dec 24, 2015
Janet Dickson, 82, of Lake Park died Thursday, December 24, 2015 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. She was born in Harland, Kentucky on February 16, 1933 to the late Skelt and Thelma Harris Nolan and had lived in this area for many years. Mrs. Dickson was a member of the Lake Park Church of God and...
Rev. William E. Mctier, Jr.
Dec 24, 2015
Rev. William E. McTier, Jr., 81, of Nashville, Georgia died Thursday, December 24, 2015 at his home after a lengthy illness with Alzheimer's Disease. A native of Columbus, Georgia, Reverend McTier has served in his ministry in South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church. His pastorates have included a four church circuit, Leary, and churches in Savannah, Macon and...
Hilda Cothron Zipperer
Dec 24, 2015
Hilda Cothron ZippererMrs. Hilda Cothron Zipperer, age 88, a life-long resident of Valdosta, passed away on December 24, 2015, at the home of her daughter in Rome, GA.Mrs. Zipperer was born in Lowndes County, GA on June 30, 1927, daughter of the late George Mitchell Cothron and the late Alice Knight Cothron. She was preceded in death by her husband...
Robert Glenn Jones
Dec 23, 2015
Robert Glenn Jones, 86, of Hahira died on December 23, 2015, at the Langdale Hospice House. Mr. Jones was born in Hahira on August 21, 1929 to the late Elisha Burnett Jones Sr. and Eva McLeod Jones. Robert was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Carol (J.B.) Johnson, E.B. (Doris) Jones Jr., Eva May (Spencer) Bentley and Willie...
Stan Brunt, Sr.
Dec 22, 2015
Stan Brunt, Sr., 67, of Clyattville, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at his home after a lengthy illness.He was born August 26, 1948 in Toledo, OH, a son of the late Lee Stanley and Dona M. Burnette Brunt. Mr. Brunt worked for Pantry Pride for twenty years before going to work for Publix, retiring after twenty-seven years. His last...
Elisabeth Mays Cook
Dec 22, 2015
Dr. Elisabeth Mays Cook, 94, of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at her home after a lengthy illness.She was born August 10, 1921, to the late James and Hettie Mays, in West Palm Beach, Florida, where she attended the public schools. During World War II she served as a secretary in the Navy Department in Miami, Florida. In...
Jerome Folsom
Dec 21, 2015
Jerome Folsom, 92, of Barney passed away on December 21, 2015 at the Fellowship Home following a brief illness. He was born in Hahira on November 14, 1923 to the late Turner and Minnie Lee Webb Folsom and was a lifelong resident of this area. Jerome served in the United States Army and was a WWII veteran. He attended Middle...
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