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William Robert Watson, Sr.
Mar 1, 2015
William Robert Watson, Sr., 82, of Hahira, died on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born on February 28, 1933 in Morven, Georgia to the late Stanley Bennett and Gladys Aline Newton Watson. Mr. Watson graduated from Valdosta High School and played for Coach Bazemore and was affectionately known as "Chug Chug". He...
Michael Wayne Wright
Mar 1, 2015
Michael Wayne Wright, age 52, passed away on March 1, 2015 at James A. Haley VA hospital in Tampa, FL. He was born in Laredo, Texas on November 11, 1962. He grew up mainly in Anchorage, Alaska and Valdosta, Georgia, where he attended New Bethel Baptist Church and graduated from Lowndes High School. He retired from the US Army in...
Pauline Broer Faircloth
Feb 28, 2015
Pauline Broer Faircloth, 94, of Valdosta died on Saturday February 28, 2015 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born in Palatka, Florida on February 17, 1921 to the late George and Annie Broer and had resided in Valdosta since 1945. She married James Brinson Faircloth on December 23, 1945 and retired from the Moody Air Force Base...
Ralph C. Hall
Feb 28, 2015
Ralph C. Hall, 87, of Hahira died Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on May 3, 1927 in Lowndes County to the late Colonel Joe Hall and Madalyn Fiveash Hall. Mr. Hall was a retired farmer and a member of Bethany Baptist Church. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. Mr....
Col. Edwin E. Kelly
Feb 28, 2015
Colonel Edwin E. Kelly, 94, of Valdosta passed away on Saturday February 28, 2015. He was born August 22, 1920 in Porterdale, Georgia to the late Ernest Edgar Kelly and Winnie Vera Kelly. Edwin E. Kelly was a retired United States Air Force Colonel who served his country for 30 years with honor and distinction. Bravely serving in World War...
Joe C. Stubbs, Md
Feb 26, 2015
Joe C. Stubbs, MD. 83, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Jacksonville, FL to the late Joe Calvin Sr. & Helen Bremer Stubbs, Mr. Stubbs graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in the late 1940's. Soon after high school he joined the National Guard and then was called up to the...
John M. Williams
Feb 26, 2015
John M. Williams, 84, of Hahira passed away Thursday, February 26, 2015 after a long illness. He was born on April 14, 1930 in Barney, GA to the late John Henry Williams and Lilla Belle Shaw Williams. He was a member of Barney First Baptist Church and served in the United States Air Force from 1951 until 1955. Mr. Williams...
Albert "Buddy" Thornton
Feb 25, 2015
Albert "Buddy" Thornton, Jr., 61 of Lake Park died Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Valdosta on September 26, 1953 to the late Albert, Sr. and Clair Thornton and was a lifelong resident of this area. He worked as a commercial truck driver for many years before going into the logging industry. Albert...
Brenda Ann Barton
Feb 25, 2015
Brenda Ann Barton, 72, of Valdosta died Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Louis Smith Memorial Hospital in Lakeland, GA. She was born in Altha, FL on January 30, 1943 to the late John Thomas Garrett and Rosa Ann Jones Garrett. Mrs. Barton was a homemaker and a member of Pine Grove Community Baptist Church.She is survived by three sons and...
Redden Parramore Hart
Feb 25, 2015
Redden Parramore Hart, 57, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born to Lilla Kate & George H. Hart, Jr. on November 20, 1957 in Valdosta, GA. Mr. Hart graduated from Valdosta High School in the mid 1970's, he went on to attend Georgia Institute of Technology and then graduate from Valdosta State...
Jo Ann Sumner
Feb 24, 2015
Jo Ann Sumner, 68, of Valdosta died Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on November 2, 1946 in Adel to the late Lollie Lundy Centerfitt and Robbie Nell Stephens Centerfitt. Mrs. Sumner had worked at Strickland Cotton Mill in Remerton and Ithaca in Quitman.She is survived by two daughters and sons in law, Amanda...
Daniel Lee Broyles
Feb 23, 2015
Daniel Lee Broyles, 59, of Valdosta passed away suddenly at his residence on February 23, 2015. He was born October 7, 1955 in Rockwood, TN to John Kenneth and the late Leta Sue Broyles. Mr. Broyles had been a resident of this area for almost twenty years. He loved his family and enjoyed fishing and bowling in his spare time.Mr....
Gilbert Douglas Landers
Feb 21, 2015
Gilbert Douglas Landers, 71, of Valdosta died Saturday, February 21, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on November 12, 1943 and had lived in Valdosta for the past nine years. Mr. Landers was retired after thirty five years as City Clerk for the city of Landrum, South Carolina. He was a charter member...
Montine Davis Blanton
Feb 21, 2015
Montine Davis Blanton, 95, of Valdosta passed away at her home in the early morning hours of Saturday, February 21, 2015. She was surrounded by a group of loved ones who had supported her through a courageous battle against her illness. She was born on September 20, 1919, in Merrillville, GA, to the late Thomas Franklin Davis and Alice Naomi...
Kenneth P. Dubay
Feb 20, 2015
Kenneth P. Dubay, 67, of Ray City, GA passed away at South Georgia Medical Center on February 20, 2015. He was born November 11, 1947 in Caribou, Maine to the late Paul and Pricilla Laveque Dubay and had been a resident of this area for 18 years. Mr. Dubay retired from the Air Force after twenty one years and worked...
Lorraine Tomlinson Paine
Feb 19, 2015
Lorraine Tomlinson Paine: May 11, 1923 – February 19, 2015.Mrs. Paine, born in Clinch County Georgia, was a graduate of Lanier County High School. A lifelong homemaker and gourmet cook, she raised two children Timothy and Susanne of Valdosta. Mrs. Paine was a devout Jehovah's Witness. She will be interred beside her husband, E.E Paine, at Sunset Hill Cemetery. Funeral...
Hilda Hinely Heard
Feb 16, 2015
Hilda Hinely Heard, 99, widow of Charles B. Heard, passed away Monday, February 16, 2015, in Orlando, Florida.The Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am Monday, February 23, 2015, at the Carey Hand Colonial Funeral Home, Orlando, Florida. The family will receive friends from 10:00am to 11:00am Monday morning at the funeral home. A Graveside Service for Mrs. Heard...
David (Bobby) Howell
Feb 15, 2015
David (Bobby) Howell, 75, of Echols County, died on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at his residence following a short illness. This followed several years of declining health. Born at the Little-Griffin Hospital in Valdosta to the late Earl Lamar & Frankie Howell, and except for a few occasions through the years, he had been a lifelong resident of this area....
Joseph Willie "J.W." Walker
Feb 15, 2015
J.W. Walker, 82, of Warner Robins and formerly of Valdosta, died on Sunday, February 15, 2015. Born on May 25, 1932 in Ocilla, Georgia he was the son of the late Talmadge and Edna Walker. J.W. is now resting in peace being the wonderful Christian servant he was on this earth. He was a faithful member of Charity Baptist Church...
Mark Anthony Lumley
Feb 15, 2015
Mark Anthony Lumley, 49, of Valdosta passed away Sunday, February 15, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Valdosta, GA on September 13, 1965 to Janice Starling Lumley and the late Barney Lee Lumley. Mark attended the Rock Church and in his spare time, he enjoyed his Harley Davidson motorcycle. Mr. Lumley will be remembered for the love of...
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