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Laverne A. Sommerville
Jul 25, 2013
LaVerne A. Sommerville, 88, of Valdosta, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2013, at Healthcare of Pensacola Nursing Home, Pensacola, FL, after a lengthy illness.She was born December 13, 1924, in Pavo, a daughter of the late Leslie Hugh and Cora Lea Shelley Alderman. She graduated from Pavo High School and attended college in Milledgeville. For a number of years Mrs....
Willodean Harrell Reddy
Jul 23, 2013
Willodean Harrell Reddy, 65, of Hahira died Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Moultrie on June 19, 1948 to Benjamin Franklin Harrell and the late Marthel Tapp Harrell and had lived her childhood in Omega moving to Hahira in 1972 when she married Billy Reddy. Mrs. Reddy worked for the Lowndes County Department...
Dr. Patricia Small Beverstein
Jul 20, 2013
Dr. Patricia (Pat) Small Beverstein, 84, of Valdosta died on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born on August 8, 1928 in New Castle, Kentucky to the late Kenneth Bassett Small and Mary Jackson Small. She retired as the Dean of the School of Nursing at Valdosta State University.Previous to her...
Lorene Napier Parham
Jul 20, 2013
Lorene Napier Parham, 85, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, July 20, 2013, at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. Born in Valdosta on February 25, 1928, to the late David & Rosa Lee Royals Napier, she had been a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Parham grew up in Valdosta and graduated from Valdosta High School in the late...
Wallace Herbert Deloach
Jul 20, 2013
Wallace Herbert DeLoach, 81, of Valdosta, passed away Saturday, July 20, 2013, at his home.He was born June 21, 1932 in Valdosta, a son of the late Cobbie and Fred DeLoach, Sr. Wallace attended Gordon Military School in Barnesville through high school and Junior College. He graduated from Mercer University in Macon, followed by Louisville Baptist Theological Seminary where he...
William O. Feimster
Jul 20, 2013
William O. Feimster, 80, of Valdosta passed away Saturday, July 20, 2013 at his home.William, formerly of Statesville, N.C. moved his family to Valdosta in 1959. He was employedby the Valdosta Southern Railroad in Clyattville, until the railroad was sold in 1991. He had been President at the time of retirement.William was a past member of the Rotary Club and...
William L. (Bill) Parmelee, Jr.
Jul 19, 2013
William L. (Bill) Parmelee, Jr., 78, of Valdosta died Friday, July 19, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on August 28, 1934 to the late William L. Parmelee, Sr. and Miriam McKonly Parmelee and had lived in Valdosta for forty years. Mr. Parmelee retired from the United States Air Force...
Ethelene Brooks Bennett
Jul 19, 2013
Ethelene Brooks Bennett, 70, of Valdosta died on Friday, July 19, 2013 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 31, 1942 in Valdosta to the late John Lee and Della Pearl Brooks and has been a lifelong resident here. She was a homemaker and attended First Assembly of God in Valdosta. She lived life to...
Johnny Edward Cain
Jul 17, 2013
Johnny Edward Cain, 70, of Hahira died Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at his residence. He was born on January 26, 1943 in Hahira to the late Edward and Evelyn Lightsey Cain. Johnny worked with Ray and Son Heating and Air Conditioning.He is survived by his wife, Betty Cain of Hahira, one son, John Cain of Hahira, two daughters and one...
Joseph Austin Parker
Jul 16, 2013
Joseph Austin Parker, 23, died in a hiking accident at Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Austin was a class of 2008 Lowndes High School graduate and then graduated from Cornell University in December 2012.He was born on January 6, 1990 in Atlanta, Georgia to Joseph Steven Parker and Debra Dae Parker. He had recently graduated from Cornell...
Monteze Starling
Jul 16, 2013
Monteze Starling, 87, of Lake Park died on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Born in Lexington, AL to the late Joe & Blanche McCafferty, she had lived in this area for the past 60 years. Mrs. Starling worked for the Social Security Administration for over 30 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church...
Pearl Davis Ricks
Jul 16, 2013
Pearl Davis Ricks, 94, of Lake Park, died on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at Lakeland Convalescent Center in Lakeland. She was born in Savannah on October 26, 1918, the daughter of the late Britton Ware Davis, Jr. and Anna Hannigan Davis. She was a graduate of Tift County High School. Mrs. Ricks was a homemaker and a Baptist. She loved...
Eugene "Gene" Roberts
Jul 16, 2013
Eugene "Gene" Roberts, 80, of Quitman, died on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on December 19, 1932 in Brooks County to the late Henry H. Roberts and Della Sweat Roberts Hiers. Mr. Roberts was a former small-business owner who had been retired for many years. He served his country with the United States Army...
Elizabeth Johnson Smith
Jul 16, 2013
Elizabeth Johnson Smith, 84, of Valdosta passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at Langdale Hospice House. Mrs. Smith was born on December 19, 1928 in Lexington, Tennessee to the late Jim Henry and Girtha Petty Johnson. While growing up, she spent most of her childhood and received her education in Memphis, Tennessee. Mrs. Smith was a member of the...
Jeffrey L. Poppert
Jul 15, 2013
Jeffrey L. Poppert, 25, of Valdosta died on Monday, July 15, 2013 at his residence. He was born on August 1, 1987 in Alamogordo, New Mexico and was a graduate of Valdosta High School. He worked as a locator for STS Locating Company and he loved to collect medieval memorabilia.Survivors include his son, Leo Ares Poppert of Valdosta; his mother,...
Robert Daniel Pett
Jul 13, 2013
Robert Pett, 22, of Valdosta died Saturday, July 13, 2013. He was born on March 25, 1991 in Valdosta. Robert was a houseman at Holiday Inn Express and a member of Mission Point Church.He is survived by his parents Janice McDowell and George Pett of Valdosta, three sisters, Stacie D. McDowell of Valdosta, Lauren D. Cedor (Edward) of Atlanta, Emma...
Jessica (Jess) Godwin Capps
Jul 13, 2013
On July 13th, 2013, at 6:30 a.m., Jessica (Jess) Godwin Capps, 31, of Baconton and formerly of Valdosta, was greeted at the gates of Heaven by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, after a courageous battle with heart failure. Jess was a 1999 graduate of Lowndes High School and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from Valdosta State University....
Barney Eugene Newsome
Jul 13, 2013
Barney Eugene Newsome, 56, of Valdosta died Saturday, July 13, 2013 at the Langdale Hospice House after a short illness. He was born in France on August 20, 1956 to Mary Phillips Newsome and the late Curtis W. Newsome and had lived in this area most of his life. He was of the Church of God faith. Survivors include his...
Ann Shaw Dalton
Jul 12, 2013
Mrs. Ann Shaw Dalton, wife of the late Worth Davis Dalton, entered into rest on Friday July 12, 2013 at the Fellowship Home in Valdosta, Georgia. She was born September 3, 1927 to William Marvin Shaw and Sarah Laura Beopple Shaw. She was a graduate of Central High School in Shelbyville, TN and of Middle Tennessee State University. Mrs. Dalton...
Hazel Sowell Black
Jul 11, 2013
Hazel Sowell Black, 85, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, July 11, 2013, after a lengthy illness. Born in Dade County, Florida on January 13, 1928, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Vera Cleveland Sowell. A homemaker, Mrs. Black was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She was the widow of the late John Black. Survivors are...
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