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Claude Roark
Feb 23, 2014
Claude Roark, 89, of Valdosta, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014, at Langdale Hospice House after a brief illness. He was born July 20, 1924 in Jackson, Kentucky. Mr. Roark was one of the first Motorcycle Traffic Police Officers in Valdosta, and after many years of service he retired from Sears as a Service Technician. He was a member of...
Judith C. Croft
Feb 21, 2014
Judith C. Croft, 59, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, February 21, 2014, at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born December 14, 1954, in Lakewood, New Jersey.She is survived by her husband of thirty-one years, Bob Croft of Valdosta; a daughter, Gina McCullers of Valdosta; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jason and Jennifer Rothrock of Lake Park, and Gene...
Larry "Pete" C. Perdue Sr.
Feb 20, 2014
Larry "Pete" C. Perdue Sr., 75, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, February 20, 2014, at Fellowship Home. He was born July 6, 1938 in Wyoming County, West Virginia, to the late William Edward Perdue and Harriett Workman Perdue. He was a resident of Valdosta for the past 44 years. Tech Sgt. Perdue was a proud retired veteran of the United...
Bob R. Taylor, Sr.
Feb 20, 2014
Bob R. Taylor, Sr., 81, of Valdosta died February 20, 2014, at his home in Valdosta surrounded by his family. Mr. Taylor was born in Milan, Tennessee on July 22, 1932, the son of Otha Lee and Robbie Wall Taylor. Raised in Somerville, Tennessee, Mr. Taylor graduated from Fayette County High School and earned a collegiate football scholarship to the...
William (Bill) Royce Mccurdy, Sr.
Feb 17, 2014
Brother William (Bill) Royce McCurdy, Sr., 78, of Lake Park, died at his home on Monday, February 17, 2014. Born in Irwinville, Georgia to the late Bob and Mildred (King) McCurdy, he attended school and graduated from high school in Irwinville. He went on to continue his education at Valdosta State College and Luther Rice Seminary. Mr. McCurdy served four...
Randall Robert Ward, Sr.
Feb 17, 2014
Randall Robert Ward Sr., 95, of Jacksonville, FL., died Monday, February 17, 2014 at McGraw Center Community Hospice. He was born on June 9, 1918 in Valdosta, GA, to the late George Washington Ward and Fannie Rudd Ward. Mr. Ward was a member of Victory Baptist Church. He was a United States Army veteran and was a retired carpenter.Survivors include...
Freeman Fletcher, Jr.
Feb 16, 2014
Freeman "Little Free" Fletcher, Jr., 73, lifelong resident of Valdosta, died after a period of declining health on Sunday, February 16, 2014, at Smith Northview Hospital. Born in Valdosta on May 29, 1940 he attended Lake Park High School and was an avid outdoorsman in his younger years, enjoying hunting and fishing. Mr. Freeman was a skilled carpenter who worked...
Roy Brady
Feb 15, 2014
Roy Brady, 89, of Valdosta died on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Lakehaven Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. He was born on July 19, 1924 in Lakeland, Georgia to the late Charlie Gordon and Flora Kirkland Brady. In his youth, he worked as a projectionist at various theaters in Valdosta such as The Skyway, The Dosta, and The Ritz,...
Lillian Jeanette Mcquaig Harrell
Feb 15, 2014
Lillian Jeanette McQuaig Harrell, 89, of Valdosta, died Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Heritage Healthcare at Lakehaven. She was born in Manor, GA on June 22, 1924 to the late Ira McQuaig and Carrie Mae Baxley McQuaig. Mrs. Harrell was a homemaker and a member of Forrest Park Church of Christ.She is survived by her son, Larry Tillman Harrell, her...
Elizabeth Grisham Brown Schurig
Feb 14, 2014
Elizabeth Grisham (Libba) Brown Nabors Schurig, 72, of Valdosta, passed away at their home on Friday, February 14, 2014. Born December 28, 1941, she was the daughter of the late George Marion Brown, Jr. and Elizabeth Stanford Brown of Atlanta, and she was the great great granddaughter of Governor Joseph Emerson Brown and Elizabeth Grisham Brown. Elizabeth was a graduate...
Elizabeth Grisham "Libba" Brown Nabors Schurig
Feb 14, 2014
Elizabeth Grisham (Libba) Brown Nabors Schurig, 72, of Valdosta, passed away at their home on Friday, February 14, 2014. Born December 28, 1941, she was the daughter of the late George Marion Brown, III and Elizabeth Stanford Brown of Atlanta, and she was the great great granddaughter of Governor Joseph Emerson Brown and Elizabeth Grisham Brown. Elizabeth was a graduate...
William Rogers
Feb 14, 2014
William B. Rogers, a native and long-time resident of Bourbon County, died February 14, 2014, in Valdosta, Georgia at the age of 85 after a short illness. He is survived by his sister Dorothy Rogers in Asheville, North Carolina, his brother Matt Rogers in Paris, his son Boyd Rogers and daughter-in-law Cookie Rogers in Lexington, his son Gardner Rogers and...
Aurora Linn
Feb 13, 2014
Aurora Linn, 54, of Valdosta, died Thursday, February 13, 2014 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 29, 1959 in Cebu City, Philippines, to the late Tomas Olarte and Monica Arnejo Olarte. Mrs. Linn was a member of St John the Evangelist Catholic Church and employed by the Valdosta City School System.Survivors include her husband,...
Amanda Painter
Feb 12, 2014
Amanda (Mandy) Painter, 55, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Shand's Hospital in Gainesville, FL. She was born in Columbus, Ohio on June 30, 1958 to Emory L. Kiefer and the late Doris Ann Andrews Kiefer. She was the owner and real estate agent with Titletown Realty, a member of the Board of Realtors and a member of...
James Phillip Elkins
Feb 12, 2014
James Phillip Elkins, 58, of Valdosta died on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Langdale Hospice House. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Sammy Reaves officiating. The family will receive friends from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Carson McLane Funeral Home. Condolences to...
Charlotte Ann Dousharm
Feb 11, 2014
Charlotte Ann Dousharm, 70, of Valdosta died on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on September 14, 1943 in Ocala, Florida to the late Robert and Betsy Hastings Lust and has been a resident of the Valdosta area for the last 10 years. She was a homemaker and of the Christian faith....
Janice Wilson Brown
Feb 10, 2014
Janice Wilson Brown, 86, died February 10, 2014, in her home in Lake Park, Ga. Born on August 26, 1927, she was a lifelong resident of Jacksonville, Fla., until she and her husband moved to Lake Park in 2006.Janice graduated with honors from the University of Florida with a Masters Degree in Education. She was an educator for 36 years...
Patricia Tampas Connell
Feb 9, 2014
Patricia Tampas Connell, 58, of Lakeland died Sunday, February 9, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on April 20, 1955 in Valdosta to the late Nick and Thelma Tampas and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Connell attended the Lakeland Baptist Church. She had worked for NAPA Auto Parts and was dedicated to her family...
Maude Posey Casey
Feb 8, 2014
Maude Posey Casey, 92, of Valdosta, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2014, at Lakehaven Nursing Home after a short illness.She was born October 26, 1921 in Butler County, a daughter of the late William and Miley Frie Posey. Mrs. Casey has lived in Valdosta for over fifty years, was a home maker and her husband, McDuffey Casey, had retired from...
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Joy Lohmar
Feb 8, 2014
Elizabeth Joy (Lizzie) Lohmar, 21, of Lawrenceville passed away February 8th from injuries sustained in a February 5th auto-pedestrian accident in Valdosta, GA.Lizzie was born in Englewood, CO on August 24th, 1992 before moving to Lawrenceville with her family in January 1994. She was a 2010 graduate of Collins Hill High School, in Suwanee, where she achieved academic and athletic...
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