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Bertha Inez Deloach Pittman
Mar 21, 2015
Bertha Inez DeLoach Pittman, 89, of Valdosta died Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Langdale Place. She was born in Nashville, Georgia on January 25, 1926 to John Chester and Fannie Texas Ray DeLoach and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Pittman was a member of the Forrest Park Church of Christ. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren...
Jessie C. Allen Iii
Mar 21, 2015
Jessie C. Allen III, "Big Jessie", 58, of Lake Park, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015.He was born October 30, 1956 in Hahira, a son of the late Jessie C. "Bill" Allen, Jr. and Fairlene Lord Allen. Jessie was a very caring man that was loved by many, and he greatly loved his family and friends.He is survived by his...
Agnes J. Corbin
Mar 20, 2015
Agnes J. Corbin, 91, of Valdosta, died on Friday, March 20, 2015 at Fellowship Home in Brooks County. Mrs. Corbin was born in Lowell, MA to the late Jean Baptist & Alexandrine East Defradas. In the mid 1940's she met Joseph Roland Corbin, and they married on November 22, 1945. During WWII, she helped make parachutes for the U.S. Army,...
Bonnie Fender Rocheleau
Mar 19, 2015
Bonnie Fender Rocheleau, 58, of Valdosta passed away at Taylor Regional Hospital in Hawkinsville, GA on March 19, 2015 after a sudden illness. She was born in Valdosta on May 17, 1956 to the late Jesse Eugene and Evelyn Young Fender. Mrs. Rocheleau was known for her great sense of humor and her fondness for music of all kinds. She...
Robert Joseph Shaughnessy
Mar 19, 2015
Robert Joseph Shaughnessy, 36, of Valdosta passed away unexpectedly Thursday afternoon, March 19, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 10 am, Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church with burial to follow in McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens. The family will receive family and friends on Monday, March 23, 2015 from...
Marvin (Tom) Thomas Williams
Mar 18, 2015
Marvin (Tom) Thomas Williams, 67, passed after a long illness March 18, 2015 at his Valdosta home surrounded by his family. Tom was born June 23, 1947 in Jacksonville, FL, a son of Katie Allen Williams and James C. Williams.He graduated from Jonesboro Senior High School and enlisted in the United States Air Force. In the USAF he served a...
Kim Copeland
Mar 18, 2015
Kim Copeland, 55, of Valdosta died suddenly, on March 18, 2015 at her residence. Born in Bainbridge on October 19, 1959, she moved to Valdosta at an early age. Kim attended Valdosta High School graduating in 1977 where she played the clarinet in the Marching Cats Band. After high school, she worked briefly at South Georgia Medical Center as a...
Jerry Glen King
Mar 18, 2015
Jerry Glen King, 60, of Valdosta died Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at the Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Valdosta on June 29, 1954 and was a member of the Clyattville United Methodist Church. Survivors include his mother, Gedelle Yarbrough King Hall of Clyattville; sister and brother in law, Sharon and Gary Phillips of Clyattville; two brothers and sister...
Richard Melvin Roberson
Mar 18, 2015
Richard Melvin Roberson, 90, of Clyattville, died on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at his home. Born in Dixie on August 28, 1924, he was a son of the late Adrian NeSmith and Oliver J. Roberson, Sr. Mr. Roberson was a WWII veteran of the United States Army. He was retired from the Lowndes County Recycling Center and was the night...
Marian Thomas Devane
Mar 17, 2015
Marian Thomas DeVane, 78, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at Community Hospice House, Vidalia.She was born November 1, 1936 in Jennings, FL, a daughter of the late Elder Maurice and Neta Cunningham Thomas. As a Preacher's daughter and a Preacher's wife, she ministered to many people throughout her life. She was a member of Grace...
Richard Dewitt Shepherd
Mar 17, 2015
Richard DeWitt Shepherd (CMSgt. USAF Retired), went peacefully into the Lord's house, Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at the Circle of Life Hospice facility in Bentonville, Arkansas.Born April 2, 1930 to Francis Monroe Shepherd and Georgia Mildred Hall in Milan, Missouri, he spent his early childhood roaming the farms of his grandparents. The family later moved to Chicago, Illinois, where Richard...
Mattie B. (Pat) Wallis
Mar 16, 2015
Mattie B. (Pat) Wallis, 88, of Valdosta died at home Monday, March 16, 2015 after battling the effects of a major stroke in July 2011. She was born in Berrien County, GA on October 19, 1926 to the late Charlie Brady and Flora Kirkland Brady. Mrs. Wallis was a homemaker.She is survived by her husband, Rolland (Ray) Wallis of Valdosta,...
John "Ray" Raymond Aguon
Mar 16, 2015
John "Ray" Raymond Aguon of Valdosta was called home by our heavenly father on Monday, Mar 16, 2015 at Langdale Hospice Home. Ray was born August 17, 1928 on the island of Guam to Juan Santos Aguon and Ana Pereira Crisostomo Aguon. He was the oldest of 8 brothers and sisters. Ray is married to Dona "Dolly" Faye Howze of...
L. Morris Copeland
Mar 14, 2015
L. Morris Copeland, 78, of Valdosta, died at his home on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Born and raised in Lowndes County, he was the son of the late Leon and Ollie Lou Barker Copeland. He was a 1956 graduate of Georgia Christian School. He served in the United State Air Force and while stationed in Phoenix, Arizona in 1958, he...
Rosemary Katherine Jarrett
Mar 14, 2015
Rosemary Katherine Jarrett, 92, of Valdosta, Georgia and formerly of Melbourne, Florida, died on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Heritage House Nursing Home following a short illness. She was born on June 12, 1922 in Heilwood, Pennsylvania to the late Eugene T. and Rose Mary Hammond Croyle. Mrs. Jarrett retired from the civil service in 1982 and was at Patrick...
Ann Rutledge Colson
Mar 13, 2015
Ann Rutledge Colson, 89, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 13, 2015, at Advent Christian Village in Dowling Park, Florida. Born in Florence, South Carolina in 1925, Ann was a woman full of compassion. She became a registered nurse after attending the Medical College of South Carolina and when she began nursing at St. Vincent's in...
June T. Strawder
Mar 12, 2015
June Strawder, 75, of Ray City died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Berrien County on June 28, 1939 to the late Charlie S. and Cora Lee Bradford Strawder and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Strawder was a Baptist and enjoyed farming, fishing and raising cattle. Survivors include his wife,...
Thurman Autrey Law
Mar 11, 2015
Thurman Autrey Law, 72, of Valdosta passed away on March 11, 2015 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Chula, GA on January 15, 1943 to the late Lloyd Abner and Annie Dumas Law. After serving in the United States Navy he moved to Valdosta where he resided for the last fifty years. Mr. Law was...
Helen Bostick Oliver
Mar 11, 2015
Helen Bostick Oliver, 92, of Jacksonville, FL died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at her residence. She was born on April 19, 1922 in Hahira, GA to the late Henry Franklin Bostick and Amanda Lee Linahan Bostick. Mrs. Oliver was a retired secretary from Independent Life Insurance Company of Jacksonville, FL . She was a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and...
Viney Ellis
Mar 10, 2015
Viney Ellis, 61, of Barney, died on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on March 25, 1953 in Brooks County and has been a resident of this area all of her life. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Viney loved nature and spending time outdoors whether it was...
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