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Arthur "Art" Franklin Baker
Aug 17, 2015
Arthur "Art" Franklin Baker, 84, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2015, at South Georgia Medical Center.He was born June 1, 1931 in Nashville, GA, a son of the late Arthur Amos and Eloise Kirby Baker. Mr. Baker honorably served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He later worked at PCA, retiring in 1996, after...
Chloe Hunter Fuller White
Aug 14, 2015
Chloe Hunter Fuller WhiteChloe Hunter Fuller White, 91 of Valdosta died on Friday, August 14, 2015 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born on January 25, 1924 in Valdosta to two Godly parents and was raised a Baptist. Her mother was always active with the Woman's Missionary Union and taught Chloe the values of missions and helping to spread...
Gloria S. Becton
Aug 14, 2015
Gloria S. Becton, 73, of Hahira died Friday, August 14, 2015 in Dublin, GA. She was born on May 26, 1942 in Savannah, GA. Mrs. Becton was a homemaker.She is survived by her daughter and son in law, Jennifer and Dolan Woods of Dublin, five sons and daughters in law, Ralph and Donna Disque of Athens, GA, Ron Disque of...
Sharon Wade Wells
Aug 13, 2015
Sharon Wade Wells, 52, of Barney, GA died Thursday, August 13, 2015 at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville, GA. She was born in Fauquier County, VA on January 14, 1963 to the late Melvin Clayton Wade and Hazel Christina Sprouse Wade. Sharon was a homemaker and a member of Friendship Baptist Church in Barney.She is survived by her husband of...
Quinnell Davis Wiggins
Aug 13, 2015
Quinnell Davis Wiggins, 89, of Valdosta died Thursday, August 13, 2015 at the Langdale Hospice House after a lengthy illness. She was born in Valdosta on September 19, 1925 to the late Noah Quinn and Louella Moore Davis. Mrs. Wiggins was a member of the Northside Baptist Church and a graduate of Valdosta High School. Mrs. Wiggins had served as...
Dr. Robert Lee Stump, Jr.
Aug 12, 2015
Dr. Robert Lee Stump, Jr., passed away August 12, 2015, at Langdale Place surrounded by family and friends. He was a loving son, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend. He was a man gifted with a great store of knowledge. He was filled with a sense of humility, integrity, and compassion. He embodied the good, the best, a pleasure...
Mitchell Jones Smith, Jr.
Aug 11, 2015
MITCHELL JONES SMITH, JR.Mitchell Smith, 93, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at Langdale Hospice. Mr. Smith was born to the late Mitchell Jones Smith, Sr. & Elsie Morris Smith, and was a life-long member at Central Avenue Church of Christ. He spent his early years growing up on Wildwood Plantation and graduated from Valdosta High School. Mr....
Bro. George H. Stephens
Aug 11, 2015
Bro. George H. Stephens, 86, of Valdosta, died at his home on Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Mr. Stephens was born in Madison, South Carolina on May 25, 1929. The son of a sharecropper he moved around with the family, graduating from high school in Wetumpka, Alabama. He joined the United States Navy and served for nine years. After leaving the...
Ima Rose Fouraker Carter
Aug 10, 2015
Ima Rose Fouraker Carter, 86, of Old Clyattville died August 10, 2015, at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Echols County on September 20, 1928, to the late Ichabod and Verdie Rhoden Fouraker. Mrs. Carter was a wife, homemaker, mother, and a teacher's aide at Clyattville Elementary School during the 1970's. A woman of great faith and prayer, Mrs....
Merle Reddick
Aug 10, 2015
Merle Reddick, 91, of Valdosta died on Monday, August 10, 2015 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Dothan, Alabama on July 2, 1924 to the late Rushie K. and Ella Ree Douglas Whitefield. Mrs. Reddick was a long-time bookkeeper for Carl Sessions Accounting Firm. Later, she worked along- side her husband with Reddick...
Leland Jerome Oglesby
Aug 10, 2015
Leland Jerome Oglesby, 72, of Hahira, GA passed away on Monday, August 10, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born on April 17, 1943 in Hahira, GA to the late Leland and Bonnie Coppage Oglesby.Jerome was known throughout the community for his work at Val Optics. Mr. Oglesby and Mr. Clarence Jones founded the...
Lt. Col Edgar James Lindenmeyer
Aug 10, 2015
Lt. Col. Edgar James Lindenmeyer, USAF (retired), 82, of Summerville, husband of Patricia (Griffin) Lindenmeyer, entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior on Monday, August 10, 2015 at Trident Medical Center. Edgar was born on March 20, 1933 in Lake Forest, IL, son of the late Edgar William Lindenmeyer and Alice (Swanton) Lindenmeyer. He was a graduate of...
Mary Julia Simpson Lancaster
Aug 8, 2015
Mary Julia Simpson Lancaster, 88, of Valdosta, went to dance with Jesus on Saturday, August 8, 2015. She was born in Jacksonville, FL on October 11, 1926 to the late William Daniel and Eula Lee Simpson. She was a member of the Golden Girls at the Heritage House and was affectionately known as Miss Sunshine. She was also known for...
Gretchen Bennett Powell
Aug 7, 2015
Gretchen Bennett Powell, 54, of Valdosta, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 7, 2015, at her home.She was born December 24, 1960, in Valdosta, a daughter of Bill and Irene Blalock Bennett. She loved her family and enjoyed caring for animals. For many years she has been a Bookkeeper for her family's KFC businesses. Gretchen is survived by her husband...
Jesse J. Sedgwick
Aug 7, 2015
Jesse J. Sedgwick, 81, of Valdosta, husband of June, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 5, 2015, at his home. The Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 7, 2015, at McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Chapel. Interment will follow in the cemetery. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home,...
Vonnie Mullinax Geiger
Aug 6, 2015
Vonnie Mullinax Geiger, 75, of Valdosta died Wednesday, August 6, 2015 at her home. She was born in Tifton, Georgia on February 29, 1940 to the late Henry and Lucille Cagle. Mrs. Geiger was a nurse with South Georgia Medical Center having retired in 1995. She was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, cross stitching...
Christine Cooper Ross
Aug 6, 2015
Christine Cooper Ross, 90, of Valdosta went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 6, 2015. She was born in Muscogee County, Georgia on October 19, 1924 to the late Ira David and Eddie Mae West Cooper and had lived in this area for many years. Mrs. Ross was a charter member of the Bemiss Road Baptist Church and...
Jeff Stone
Aug 4, 2015
Jeff Stone, 45, of Valdosta, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 4, 2015, at his home. He was born July 2, 1970 in Hahira, a son of the late Garland Mitchell Stone, Sr. and the late Alma Jean Brooks Stone. Jeff was a loving father, he had a big heart, was very giving, and volunteered every Thursday at the Southland...
Twins Sawyer Reid And Harper Reese Montgomery
Aug 2, 2015
Sawyer Reid Montgomery and Harper Reese Montgomery, infant twins of Joshua and Kelly Montgomery of Valdosta passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. Thank you to our family and friends for all the calls, text, love and prayers during this time. Joshua and Kelly are appreciative to Dr. Kevin Winslow of the Florida Institute of...
Stephen Woodrow Kelly
Aug 2, 2015
Stephen Woodrow Kelly, 61, of Valdosta passed away on August 2, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born in Jacksonville, FL on June 9, 1954 to Mildred and the late Harold Kelly. He was a graduate of Lowndes High School and for the last 29 years he was employed by the Packaging Corporation of...
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