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Vlade Urboniene
Oct 4, 2011
Vlade Urboniene, 71, of Lithuania died Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center after a sudden illness. Mrs. Urboniene was born on January 2, 1940 in Lithuania and was in the United States visiting her son and his family. She was a member of the Catholic Church, enjoyed being with her family, grandchildren and gardening. Survivors include her...
Ethel Martin Pilkington
Oct 3, 2011
Ethel Martin Pilkington, 97, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, October 3, 2011 following a lengthy illness. She was born in Elkton, Florida on July 26, 1914 to the late William Morris and Lillie Prosser Martin. She was a graduate of Cox College in Atlanta with a degree in Home Economics. Mrs. Pilkington...
Benny Becton
Oct 2, 2011
William Bennett "Benny" Becton, 75, of Hahira, died Sunday, October 2, 2011 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Barney, GA on February 12, 1936 to the late Bill and Bessie Becton. Mr. Becton was a retired heavy equipment operator from Union Local 37 – "Teamsters" of Baltimore, MDHe is survived by his wife, Gloria Becton of Hahira, children,...
Willie J. Wetherington
Oct 2, 2011
Willie J. Wetherington, 76, of Thornton, Colorado died Sunday, October 2, 2011. He was born in Cook County on April 11, 1935 to the late Fred W. and Lessie Register Wetherington and was reared in Hahira. He was a graduate of Hahira High School and was retired as a manager in the retail industry. Survivors include his wife of 56...
Franklin Eugene Hardy, Sr.
Sep 30, 2011
Franklin Eugene Hardy, Sr., 72, of Lake Park died on Friday, September 30 2011 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born on December 29, 1938 in Miami, Florida to the late Eugene and Emmie Maude Brown Hardy. He was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard and retired from J.C. Penny as Sales Coordinator. He also...
Mary Carolyn Whitlock Puckett
Sep 29, 2011
WINTER HAVEN - Mary Carolyn Whitlock Puckett, 75, of Winter Haven, Florida died on September 29, 2011 of heart failure. Mary Carolyn was born in Lake City on November 9, 1935 to Carolyn and Gene Whitlock. Mary Carolyn attended Taylor County High School in Perry. This is where she first met John Puckett, who later became her husband of 52...
Mary Grace Martin
Sep 28, 2011
Mary Grace Martin, 88, of Hahira died Wednesday, September 28, 2011 after a lengthy illness. She was born on October 23, 1922 in Statesboro to the late Lonnie A. and Mary Jane Anderson. Mrs. Martin moved to Hahira in 1950 when she and her late husband, C. Waldo Martin established Martin Funeral Home and in 1986 the funeral home merged...
Laurie Smith Hiers
Sep 28, 2011
Laurie Smith "Shorty" Hiers, 84, of Valdosta died Wednesday, September 28, 2011. He was born on December 17, 1926 in Jennings, Florida to the late Philip Edgar, Sr. and Fannie Ophelia Alderman Hiers and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Hiers was a member of the Park Avenue United Methodist Church and retired from Southern Bell. He was...
Bobby Watford
Sep 27, 2011
Bobby Watford, 78, of Valdosta died suddenly at his residence on Tuesday, September 27, 2011. He was born on August 12, 1933 in Lamar, South Carolina to the late Carlton and Cubie Swilley Watford and has been a resident of Valdosta for most of his life. Mr. Watford was a veteran of the United States Navy having served during the...
Carolyn Elizabeth Moore
Sep 22, 2011
Carolyn E. Moore, 70, of Valdosta died Thursday, September 22, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Athens, Ga on June 30, 1941 to the late Demorest and Annie Pearl Schlock Wood. Mrs. Moore was retired from the Valdosta State University bookstore and was a member of the Winterville, GA United Methodist Church.She is survived by her husband, Tommy...
Cindy Garvin Taylor
Sep 21, 2011
Cindy Garvin Taylor, 51, of Lake Park died Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at her home. She was born in Valdosta on April 15, 1960 and was the daughter of the late James T. and Mary Richardson Garvin. Mrs. Taylor was a member of Christ Episcopal Church and a registered nurse with South Georgia Medical Center. She loved her cats and...
James David Burns, Sr.
Sep 20, 2011
James David Burns, Sr., 70, of Quitman died on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born on February 7, 1941 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana to the late Louis R. and Pauline Hartung Burns. He was the owner/operator of Allen County Disposal in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and moved to the Quitman area...
Annie Jewell Coody Brown Galarneau
Sep 19, 2011
On Monday, September 19, 2011, Annie Jewell Coody Brown Galarneau, age 91, left for Heaven. Born in Clyattville, she was a long time resident of Valdosta and a member of Westside Baptist Church. Mrs. Galarneau was the daughter of the late J.B. Coody, Sr., and Annie Lou Zipperer Coody. Survivors are her daughter, Martha Johns-Williams and husband, Al Williams of...
Craig Stephen English
Sep 19, 2011
Craig Stephen English, 55, of Valdosta, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, September 19, 2011.Craig was born April 30, 1956 in Macon, a son of Jimmy and Shirley Adams English. He was raised in Valdosta, graduated from Lowndes County High School and attended Valdosta State College. For seven years he was employed in Key Account Sales at Suncoast...
Carolyn Weldon Taylor
Sep 19, 2011
Carolyn Weldon Taylor, 70, of Hahira died Monday, September 19, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born in Hahira on December 25, 1940 to the late Grover C. and Katherine Landers Weldon and was a lifelong resident of Hahira. Mrs. Taylor was a Baptist. Survivors include her sister and brother in law, Ann and...
Ivey W. Plair, Sr.
Sep 18, 2011
Ivey W. Plair, Sr., 90, of Valdosta died Sunday, September 18, 2011 at Heritage Healthcare in Valdosta. He was born on April 17, 1921 in Lowndes County, Georgia to the late Frank and Beatrice Player and lived in Valdosta all of his life. He served in the 165th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division of the United States Army during WWII....
Barneta O'Quinn Davis
Sep 17, 2011
Barneta O'Quinn Davis, 91, of Valdosta, passed away at her home on Saturday, September 17, 2011 after an extended illness . She was born in Perry, Florida on September 15, 1920, the sixth child and sixth daughter of the late Barney O'Quinn (her namesake) and Bessie Belle Parker O'Quinn. She was a 1938 graduate of Taylor County High School in...
William W. Bennett, Jr.
Sep 17, 2011
William W. Bennett, Jr., 79, of Valdosta, passed away suddenly Saturday, September 17, 2011, at Heartland Manor Care, Jacksonville, FL.He was born November 25, 1931 in Tampa, FL, a son of the late William W. and Helen Atwater Bennett. He proudly graduated from the University of Tampa, and greatly enjoyed long time career as a Certified Public Accountant. Bill's last...
James Edmond Turner, Sr. (Usaf, Major Ret.)
Sep 16, 2011
James Edmond Turner, Sr., (USAF, Major Ret.), 80 of Valdosta died Friday, September 16, 2011 at the Langdale Hospice House. He was born on June 16, 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri and had lived in Valdosta since 1966. Mr. Turner was a member of the First United Methodist Church and retired from the United States Air Force as a pilot...
Virginia (Gin)Taylor Pinson
Sep 16, 2011
Virginia (Gin) Taylor Pinson, 94, of Valdosta died Friday, September 16, 2011 at the Heritage House Nursing Home. She was born in Sylvester on September 4, 1917 to the late William Melton and Penelope Matthews Taylor. She was preceded in death by her wonderful husband of 39 years, Al Pinson, two brothers, Ottis Taylor of Port St. Joe, Fla. and...
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