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Naomi Jeanne Stevens Root
Nov 19, 2014
Naomi Jeanne Stevens Root, 84, of Dasher, died at her home on Wednesday, November 19, 2014. Born in Wheeling, WV, she was the daughter of the late George Franklin Stevens and Isabelle Kent Stevens Chaney. Formerly of Middletown, Ohio, Mrs. Root was a retired Registered Nurse, director of nursing, and an administrator of long term care and rehab facilities. She...
Margaret Smith Hendry
Nov 18, 2014
Margaret Smith Hendry, 89, of Valdosta passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Valdosta on August 9, 1925 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell J. Smith. Mrs. Hendry was proud to be a 4th generation native of Valdosta/Lowndes County. She started school at the GSWC Training School and then transferred...
James Childs Odom, Jr., M. D.
Nov 17, 2014
JAMES CHILDS ODOM, JR., M. D.Dr. James C. Odom, Jr. passed away at his residence in Valdosta on November 17, 2014 after a lengthy illness. He was 67 years old.Jim was born in Hahira on February 14, 1947 to James Childs Odom and Marnelle Parker Odom and spent his early years there. He graduated from Hahira High School in the...
Robert A. Lester, Jr.
Nov 16, 2014
Robert A. Lester, Jr., 84, of Valdosta, passed away Sunday, November 16, 2014, at his home. He was born December 3, 1929 in Valdosta, a son of the late Robert A. and Letha Copeland Lester. He graduated from Dasher Bible School and attended Emory Jr. College. Mr. Lester opened Radio Clinic, later moving and operating Lester's Appliances on N. Ashley...
Richard Forrester Dollar, Jr.
Nov 14, 2014
Ricky Dollar, known and loved by so many for his friendly, "See you tomorrow," at the local Wendy's restaurants joined his mother (Christine), father (Richard), sister (Elizabeth), and claimed brother, Larry Dollar, in Heaven Friday, November 14, at approximately 2:29 PM. He will remembered by his friends, family, and biker family for his years of passionate dedication to living life...
June Harvey Eager
Nov 14, 2014
June Harvey Eager, 96, of Valdosta, died at her home on Saturday, November 15, 2014. Born on June 4, 1918, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June was the daughter of the late Harold Gifford and Ruth Lucille Harvey. She grew up in Atlanta and was a graduate of Agnes Scott College. While attending church in Atlanta, June met her husband to be,...
Armstrong "Stron" Harris Baskin
Nov 14, 2014
Armstrong (Stron) Baskin, 59, of Ray City, Georgia passed away Friday, November 14, 2014, at his home. He was born August 19, 1955 in Eastman, Georgia, a son of the late James Louis Baskin, Sr. and Eleanor Joyce King Baskin and brother of the late James Louis Baskin, Jr. He graduated from Bacon County High School and the University of...
Doris Elaine Powell
Nov 13, 2014
Doris Elaine Powell, 68, of Lake Park, GA passed away on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, GA. She was born in Hahira, Ga on June 17, 1946 to the late Russell and Helen Sauls Harrelson and had lived in the Lake Park area most of her life. Mrs. Powell was a retired bookkeeper and...
Karen Webb Hall
Nov 12, 2014
Karen Webb Hall, 63, of Hahira, GA passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Thomasville, Georgia on January 18, 1951 and had lived in Hahira all of her life. Mrs. Hall was a loving and devoted wife and mother. She was a member of Bethany Baptist Church where she worked in the nursery...
Orvil M. Futch
Nov 12, 2014
Orvil M. Futch, 86, of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at his home. He was born August 23, 1928 in the Futch area of Cook County to the late Irvin and Mattie Stalvey Futch. He grew up in Cook County, moving to Lowndes County following his marriage to Ruth Salter on December 24, 1955 at Naylor Baptist Church....
Cynthia L. Weekley
Nov 11, 2014
Cynthia L. Weekley, 57, of Valdosta, Georgia, formerly of Clark, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Crestwood Nursing Home. She was born August 26, 1957 in Shreve, Ohio, a daughter of the late Carlos T. and Clara W. Belt Weekley. Cynthia was very proud of her two sons who became police officers, and she greatly loved...
Easter Jane Freeman Haney
Nov 11, 2014
Easter Jane Freeman Haney, 81, of Valdosta died Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Southern Care Assisted Living in Adel. She was born on October 9, 1933 in Richton, Mississippi to the late Charles Wesley Freeman and Linnie Summers Freeman. Mrs. Haney was retired from Texture Tex (Queen's Carpets), was a member of Park Avenue United Methodist Church where she was...
Hallie Hinshaw Dimascio
Nov 10, 2014
Hallie Hinshaw DiMascio died Monday, November 10, after a short illness. She was born in Lakeview, GA on September 30, 1922 and then her family moved to Valdosta when she was 13. Hallie graduated from Valdosta High School and attended South Georgia Women's College before meeting her future husband, M.R. (Chic) DiMascio. With her husband in the Air Force, the...
Angelo Christiano
Nov 10, 2014
Angelo Christiano, 100, of Hahira died Monday, November 10, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 14, 1914 to the late Vito and Lucia Murro Christiano and had lived in Hahira for many years. Mr. Christiano was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and had recently been attending St....
Linda Emaline Ledford
Nov 10, 2014
Linda Emaline Ledford, 70, of Valdosta died at Lakehaven Nursing Home on Monday, November 10, 2014. Born in Cornelia , Georgia on March 5, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Joe York and Lillie Waldon McDonald. Linda was a homemaker. Survivors are her sons and daughters in law, Mack Key of Toccoa, Mark and Carol Key of Toccoa,...
Carlos Columbus Harrell
Nov 9, 2014
Carlos Columbus Harrell, 66, of Daytona Beach, Florida, died on Sunday, November 9, 2014, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Valdosta on March 22, 1948, he was the son of the late Ernest Wesley Harrell and Ruby Virginia Harrell. Mr. Harrell was an Army Veteran. Carlos was a "gypsy", he loved to travel and meet people. He enjoyed the...
Joshua Dean Lunger
Nov 8, 2014
Joshua Dean Lunger, 22, of Valdosta died Saturday, November 8, 2014. He was born at Moody Air Force Hospital on March 12, 1992. Josh had been a mechanic and parts representative for Zuma Cycle, was a member of Bemiss United Methodist Church and was President of D C United Car Club. He graduated from Lowndes High School in 2010 and...
Charles Ivan Kelly
Nov 7, 2014
Charles Ivan Kelly, 84, of Valdosta died Friday, November 7, 2014 at the Georgia War Veteran's Home in Milledgeville, GA. He was born in Valdosta on June 14, 1930 to the late Walter Miller Kelly and Blanche Zipperer Kelly. Mr. Kelly served in the United States Army, was a retired farmer, a wild hog hunter enthusiast and worked at the...
Jerry Eston Whiddon
Nov 6, 2014
Jerry Eston Whiddon, 62, of Valdosta died suddenly on Thursday, November 6, 2014 at University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia. He was born on January 7, 1952 in Valdosta to the late E.J. and Mary Elizabeth Kirby Whiddon. Jerry was employed with Utility Service Inc. as a Special Projects Technician and was known as the "go-to" guy or the "tech master"...
Dorothy M. Bauer
Nov 6, 2014
Dorothy M. Bauer, 87, of Valdosta died Thursday, November 6, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on September 7, 1927 in Newark, New Jersey to the late Henry and Elizabeth Larsen. Mrs. Bauer lived in Valdosta since 1975, was a homemaker and a member of the Elks Lodge Auxillary. She enjoyed working crossword puzzles.Mrs. Bauer is survived...
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