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Leonard Hatfield Jr.
Aug 31, 2015
Leonard Hatfield, Jr., 86, of Lake Park passed away at his residence on August 31, 2015. He was born in Delbarton, West Virginia on November 22, 1928 to the late Leonard Sr. and Effie Star Hatfield. After serving in the United States Air Force he went to work for Eastern Airlines in Orlando, FL. He remained with the company until...
Judy Denise Spicer Lytle
Aug 31, 2015
Judy Denise Spicer Lytle, 58, of Valdosta, GA, passed away on August 31, 2015, after a long illness.Judy was preceded in death by her father, David Bruce Spicer; her mother, Idell S. Welch; step-father, John J. Welch; brother, Donnie Spicer; and husband, Dennis Wayne Lytle. She is survived by her two children, Dora and husband Joyie Millican of Steinhatchee, FL,...
Carolyne "Gram" Johnston
Aug 29, 2015
Carolyne "Gram" Johnston, 85, of Valdosta, GA died Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on December 29, 1929 in Irwin, TN to the late Roscoe Conklin Smith, Sr. and Sadie Gaines Willson Smith. Mrs. Johnston was a retired bank security officer, a member of Convenant Baptist Church, a member of "DAR" the Daughters of the...
Thomas "Wade" Jackson Sr.
Aug 29, 2015
Thomas Wade Jackson, Sr., 73, of Valdosta passed away at his home on August 29, 2015. He was born February 20, 1942 in Lowndes County to the late William Beavert and Mattie Clyde Peace Jackson. Known as Wade to most, he worked at Owens-Illinois, P.C.A., and Georgia Pacific Proprint where he retired after 32 years. He was a loving husband,...
Robert Ashley Colson
Aug 28, 2015
Robert Ashley Colson, 61, of Valdosta died Friday, August 28, 2015 at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida. He was born in Valdosta on June 15, 1954 and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. He loved the Lord and was a faithful member of the Northside Baptist Church. Mr. Colson was a member of the Monday morning Mens Bible Study at...
Harry Archer Livermore
Aug 26, 2015
Harry Archer Livermore, 80, of Valdosta died Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at his home. He was born the son of the late Harry Edmond and Sarah Elizabeth Walker Livermore, on November 10, 1934 in Winfield, Kansas. He had lived in Valdosta since 1988. Mr. Livermore was a member of the First Christian Church and the editor of Valdosta Magazine. He...
Vertis Cauthan Shirley
Aug 26, 2015
Vertis Cauthan Shirley, 92, of Macclenny, FL and formerly of Statenville died Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida. She was born on January 13, 1923 in Tallapoosa County, Alabama and had lived in Echols and Lowndes Counties before moving to Macclenny, Florida. Mrs. Shirley was a Church of God minister and a nurse. She had...
Virginia Bolen Pendleton Bennett
Aug 25, 2015
Virginia Bolen Pendleton Bennett, 89, passed away peacefully at her home on August 25, 2015, after a period of declining health. Born in Birmingham, AL, on April 6, 1926, daughter of the late Roland and Minnie Leigh Bolen, she had moved to Valdosta with her family while in her early teens. A 1943 Valdosta High School graduate and Salutatorian of...
Verne Martin Griffin
Aug 23, 2015
Verne Martin Griffin, 86, of Hahira died Sunday, August 23, 2015 at her home. She was born in Salisbury, North Carolina on May 18, 1929 to the late James Ryce, Sr. and Mary Cornelia "Nell" Smith Martin and had lived in this area most of her life. Mrs. Griffin was a member of the Hahira United Methodist Church and a...
Byron Phillip Jones
Aug 23, 2015
Byron Philip Jones, 59, of Morven, died on Sunday, August 23, 2015. He was born January 19, 1956 in Columbus, GA to the late Willie Fred Jones and Iva Geraldine Hooper Jones. Mr. Jones honorably served almost 16 years in the United States Air Force. He was a loving and devoted husband who loved the outdoors and deer hunting and...
Naomi Louise Young
Aug 23, 2015
Naomi Louise Young, infant daughter of Alma Denise Kiser and John Lamar Young was stillborn Sunday, August 23, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center.She is survived by her parents, grandparents, Gladys L. Wilson of Lake Park, GA and John H. and Maie Young of Abbeville, GA, Aunts and Uncles, Shireka Wilson, Demetrius Verdell, Laverger Waters, Kenyarda and Tony Wesley, Teresa...
Leon L. Dowling
Aug 22, 2015
Leon L. Dowling, 96, of Valdosta, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2015, at the home of his grandson in Waycross.He was born August 17, 1919 in Valdosta, a son of the late John Richard and Beulah Sanders Dowling. Mr. Dowling honorably served in the U.S. Army during World War II with the 76th Infantry Division and was a Purple Heart...
Ben A. Stubbe, Jr.
Aug 22, 2015
USAF CMSgt (Ret) Ben A. Stubbe, Jr., 75, of Valdosta, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, August 22, 2015.He was born June 19, 1940 in Racine, WI, a son of the late Benjamin A. Stubbe, Sr. and the late Anna Fritzler Stubbe. Mr. Stubbe honorably served in the U.S. Air Force for twenty-nine and a half years, where...
George W. Clayton, Jr.
Aug 22, 2015
George W. Clayton, Jr., 83, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, August 22, 2015, at Fellowship Home. Born in Valdosta on May 30, 1932, George was the son of the late George Washington Clayton, Sr. and Ola Belle Colson Clayton. He was a 1949 Valdosta High School graduate and he loved Wildcat football! He served his country in the United States...
Garry Thornton
Aug 20, 2015
Garry Thornton, 54, of Lake Park, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015, at his home.He was born August 14, 1961, in Valdosta, a son of Nancy Thornton and the late Willie Lee Thornton. Garry was a wonderful husband, father, Papa and son-in-law, and loved his dog, Rex. He will be loved and missed by all and in our hearts forever....
Juanita Morris Johnson
Aug 20, 2015
Juanita Morris Johnson, 84, of Valdosta, died peacefully on Thursday, August 20, 2015, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Cairo, on October 25, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Katie Morris. She was a 1948 graduate of Clyattville High School. Mrs. Johnson was a farmer's wife and helper, a loving homemaker and a member of...
Ervin Anthony "Tony" Goodin
Aug 20, 2015
Ervin Anthony "Tony" Goodin, 59, of Naylor died Thursday, August 20, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Valdosta on April 10, 1956 and had lived in this area all of his life. Tony was a member of the Pleasant Way Baptist Church. He worked for Southern Fish and Oyster Company for thirty years and then as...
Anna C. Jensen Brown
Aug 20, 2015
Anna C. Jensen Brown, age 96, died August 20, 2015. She departed this life to begin it anew with family, in the presence of our Lord. Born November 15, 1918 in Palmetto , Florida she was the second eldest child of Neils K. and Cora Belle Jensen. She graduated from Palmetto High School and married William "Billy" Alexander Brown of...
William Edward (Ed) Miller
Aug 19, 2015
William Edward (Ed) Miller, Sr., 71, of Lake Park, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2015, at his home.He was born August 25, 1943, in Valdosta, a son of the late William Henry (Slim) Miller, Jr. and Jewel Dees Miller. He graduated from Valdosta High School and had honorably served in the U.S. Navy. Ed had worked at O & I...
Ronald Daniel Jones
Aug 19, 2015
Ronald Daniel Jones, 78, of Barney died Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Guin, Alabama on June 13, 1937 to the late Luther M. and Carrie Tidwell Jones and had lived in Brooks County all of his life. Mr. Jones was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church in Barney and a retired...
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