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James Earl Taylor
Apr 18, 2014
James Earl Taylor, 70, of Quitman died Friday, April 18, 2014 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. He was born on January 11, 1944 in Waycross to the late William Harley and Bertha Bullard Taylor and had lived in this area for many years. Mr. Taylor was a member of the First Assembly of God in Valdosta...
Margaret Rivers
Apr 18, 2014
Margaret Rivers, 76, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, April 18, 2014, at South Georgia Medical Center.She was born October 29, 1937, in Worth County, a daughter of the late Daniel L. Bius, Sr. and the late Lila Callaway Bius. She was a member of Evergreen Baptist Church, Worth County, and attended Lee Street Baptist Church, Valdosta. Mrs. Rivers was a...
James Andrew (Jim) Herring
Apr 16, 2014
James Andrew Herring, 59, of Lilburn, Georgia, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Born August 9, 1954 in Brunswick, Georgia, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lafayette Herring, Sr. who preceded him in death. Jim received his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in History from Valdosta State University and attended Advent Christian Church.Jim is survived by his...
Martha Sasser Sansberry
Apr 16, 2014
Martha Ellen Sansberry, 82, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at Langdale Hospice House after a lengthy illness. Born in Lakeland, Georgia on February 17, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Creed Davis Sasser and Janie Cleo Read Sasser. Mrs. Sansberry was a member of Greenwood Baptist Church. She was a generous, loving mother and grandmother...
Shayna Shapiro Garland
Apr 15, 2014
Shayna Shapiro Garland, 41, of Suwannee, Georgia and formerly of Valdosta, passed away on April 15, 2014. Born in Bradenton, Florida, on October 31, 1972, Shayna was a 1990 graduate of Valdosta High School. She attended Florida State University and graduated from Valdosta State University in 1994. Following college she began working in the family business and soon moved to...
Mary Glennette Maine
Apr 15, 2014
Mary Glennette Maine, 46, of Lake Park passed away at South Georgia Medical Center on April 15, 2014 after a long battle with an illness. She was born in Hahira, GA on August 11, 1967 to Harry Gene Maine and Glennette Ellen Simpson. Mary was a devoted wife, loving mother, and grandmother with a big heart. She previously worked for...
Fabian L. Flanders
Apr 14, 2014
Fabian L. Flanders, 58, of Valdosta, passed away Monday, April 14, 2014, at Langdale Hospice House. Although we have lost this beautiful man's physical presence here on earth, we take comfort in knowing at last he is free of pain. Fabian will be greatly missed by all. God's journey for him is not over, he is needed elsewhere. Fabian is...
Miss Wilby Christian Coleman
Apr 14, 2014
Miss Wilby Christian Coleman of Valdosta died on Monday 14th 2014 at the age of 60. Miss Wilby was born to Wilby Compton Coleman and Gretchen Christian Eberhardt on the 10th of December in 1953. She was raised by Wilby Coleman and Gloria Mederer Coleman, who gracefully entered into Miss Wilby's life when she was 16 years old. She graduated...
Fabian L. Flanders
Apr 14, 2014
Fabian L. Flanders, 58, of Valdosta, passed away Monday, April 14, 2014, at Langdale Hospice House. Although we have lost this beautiful man's physical presence here on earth, we take comfort in knowing at last he is free of pain. Fabian will be greatly missed by all. God's journey for him is not over, he is needed elsewhere. Fabian is...
Lemuel N. John, Iii, Lt. Col. Usaf, Ret.
Apr 14, 2014
Lemuel N. John III, Lt. Col. USAF, RET., 85, of Valdosta died at Langdale Hospice House on Monday, April 14, 2014. Born on November 11, 1928 in Morgantown, West Virginia he was the son of the late Marie Katherine O'Malley and L.N. John, Jr. Lem was a graduate of West Virginia University where he majored in Physical Education and joined...
Joyce Ann Jackson
Apr 13, 2014
Joyce Ann Jackson, 67, of Valdosta, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014.She was born September 20, 1946 in Ocala, FL, a daughter of the late John and Callie Walker Sutton. For the past fifteen years, Mrs. Jackson and her husband James have lived in Valdosta, moving from Thomasville. She attended Cat Creek Primitive Baptist Church, enjoyed fishing, watching 'The Young...
Joann North Gillingwater
Apr 13, 2014
JoAnn North Gillingwater, 72, of Lake Park, died on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on October 11, 1941 in Valdosta to the late Curtis B. and Mary Lois Crawford North and has been a lifelong resident of this area. She was a homemaker and attended About My Father's Ministry. She loved...
Marjorie Carratt White
Apr 13, 2014
Marjorie Carratt White, 92, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014 at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. She was born on November 30, 1921 in Brookfield, Georgia, to the late William Owen Goodman and Susan Rogers Goodman. Mrs. White was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church, and worked as a nurse's aid and personal care provider.Survivors...
Evelyn Strickland Coppage
Apr 11, 2014
,Evelyn Strickland Coppage, 93, of Valdosta died Friday, April 11, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Quitman on February 3, 1921 to the late Hammond Hoke and Molly Meadows Strickland and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Coppage was a active member and worker in the Baptist Church for most of her life and...
Tanner David (Dave) Knox
Apr 11, 2014
Tanner D. KnoxTanner David "Dave" Knox of Hahira passed away on April 11, 2014 at age 86. Dave was born on September 25, 1927, in Citronelle, AL. He grew up in Mobile, AL and attended Old Shell Road Elementary, Barton Academy, Murphy High School and the University of Maryland.From an early age his aunt, Marguerite Lemons (deceased), taught him that...
Reverend Alton Hardee
Apr 8, 2014
Reverend Alton Hardee, 67, of Fargo died Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Valdosta, on May 11, 1946, he was the son of Jessie Crews Hardee and the late Harvey Mitchell Hardee. He served in the National Guard from 1965 until 1971. Reverend Hardee was the Pastor at Trinity Baptist Church in Valdosta for 28...
James Lovett Dewar, Jr.
Apr 7, 2014
James Lovett Dewar Jr., 71, of Valdosta, Georgia died April 7, 2014 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Jimmy was born on February 12, 1943 in Hazlehurst, Georgia to the late Dorothy Herndon Dewar and James Lovett Dewar, Sr. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Valdosta.He is survived by his wife, Ellen Mackey Dewar; son James Lovett Dewar III and...
June Stephenson
Apr 7, 2014
June Stephenson, 69, of Valdosta, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 7, 2014, at Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL.She was born December 17, 1944 in Valdosta, the only child of Walt and Faye Dumas Brown. Mrs. Stephenson was a full-time Mom and was all about her family. She was an excellent cook, loved the outdoors, camping and reading, and was an...
Paul Franklin Eye
Apr 5, 2014
Paul Franklin Eye, 59, beloved husband, father, son and brother passed this life Saturday, April 5th. He succumbed to a long illness surrounded by his family at home.Paul was born to Frank Eldon and Mary Judson Lilly Eye on December 3, 1954 in Kansas City, Mo. He was the middle of five children. Paul attended many different schools through-out the...
Gladys Rewis Deloach
Apr 4, 2014
Gladys Rewis DeLoach (July 27, 1923 - April 4, 2014), passed away Friday evening at her daughter's home. She was the daughter of the late Will and Bashie Rewis.Her friends and relatives knew her for many things. First was her strong faith and constant prayers for her loved ones and many a stranger that she saw in need, went to,...
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