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Robert James Williams, Sr.
Jan 6, 2011
Robert James (R.J.) Williams, Sr., 84, of Valdosta died Friday, January 6, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on June 14, 1926 in Cecil to the late James Birner and Sula V. Warren Williams.A veteran of WW II, Mr. Williams served in the U. S. Army with the 100th Division during the taking of Berlin, Germany. He...
Edith Barrett Crump
Jan 5, 2011
Edith Barrett Crump, 83, of Valdosta died Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at her home. She was born on August 7, 1927 in Irwin County to the late Perry O. and Lucy Lupo Barrett and had lived in Brooks County for many years. Mrs. Crump was a member of the Charity Baptist Church and a retired registered nurse at South Georgia...
Maggie Adams
Jan 5, 2011
MAGGIE ADAMS, 89, of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2011, at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness.She was born October 10, 1921, in Portsmouth, VA, a daughter of the late Wallace and Alice Rees McCain. Mrs. Adams attended First Christian Church and First Baptist Church of Valdosta. She had attended Auburn University where she was a cheerleader...
Lottie Culpepper
Jan 5, 2011
Lottie C. Culpepper, 80, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness.She was born August 5, 1930 in Bern, Switzerland and had lived in Germany, where she met her future husband, Donald O. "Buck" Culpepper. The couple married in Germany and she moved to Valdosta in 1954. Mrs. Culpepper enjoyed...
Carolyn B. Garrett
Jan 4, 2011
Carolyn B. Garrett, 72, of Valdosta died on Tuesday, January 04, 2011 at Holly Hill Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born on January 10, 1938 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky to the late Ballard and Mable O'Conner Branham. She was retired from the Department of Family and Children's Services (DFACS) and she was of the Christian Faith.Survivors include a...
Judy Gail Taylor
Jan 4, 2011
Judy Gail Taylor, 59, of Adel went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at Smith Northview Hospital. Miss Taylor was born in Cook County on April 27, 1951 to the late Carl E. and Doris R. Taylor and was a lifelong resident of Cook County. She was of the Pentecostal faith and a member of the...
Amy Bridges- Blackledge
Jan 3, 2011
Amy Bridges –Blackledge, 35, of Lake Park, died suddenly on Monday, January 3, 2011 from injuries received in a tractor accident. Amy was born and grew up in Lee County, graduating from Lee County High School. She attended Darton College and then moved to Valdosta to attend VSU where she graduated with a degree in Criminal Justice. Amy was an...
Joel R. Peters, Jr.
Jan 2, 2011
JOEL R. PETERS, JR., 89, of Valdosta, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2011, at his home under the care of hospice, after a short illness.He was born on August 4, 1921 in Valdosta, a son of the late Joel R. Peters, Sr. and the late Marie Knight Peters. During World War II he served as a Seaman 1st Class in...
G. Thomas Love
Jan 1, 2011
G. Thomas Love, 80, of Valdosta and Perry, Florida died on Saturday, January 1, 2011. He was born on March 30, 1930 in Glendale, West Virginia to the late Thomas R. and Doris Mitchell Love and grew up in Wellsburg, West Virginia where he graduated from Wellsburg High School. He received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from West Virginia University in...
Diane Earle
Jan 1, 2011
Diane Earle, 62, of Valdosta, brought in the New Year with Jesus in Heaven on Saturday, January 1, 2011. She passed from this life at Louis Smith Memorial Hospital. She was born August 2, 1948 in Roswell, NM, a daughter of the late Nicholas Schmidlkofer and the late Fran Belcher Schmidlkofer Zellner, and had lived in the Valdosta area for...
Richard Black
Dec 31, 2010
Richard (Dick) Black, 95, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, December 31, 2010, at his home.He was born April 8, 1915 in Howell, a son of the late John Rice and Ida Lou Dennis Black. After graduating from Dasher Bible School in 1933, Richard began his working career with Copeland Brothers� Sausage Company. During that time, he married the former Grace...
Bertha Ann Davis Storey
Dec 31, 2010
Bertha Ann Davis Storey, 78, of Lake Park, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 31, 2010, at South Georgia Medical Center.She was born October 2, 1932 in Valdosta, a daughter of the late Perry M. Davis, Sr. and Bertha Lee Moore Davis. Mrs. Storey enjoyed her employment at Woolworth�s for twelve years, but most of all she loved caring for...
Gene Tustin
Dec 30, 2010
Gene Tustin, 57, of Valdosta, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2010, at his home after a long illness. He was known to his friends as �Mean Gene�.He was born March 13, 1953 in Steubenville, OH, a son of the late Donald Tustin and June Owens. For a brief time he lived in CA where he met his wife, Nancy, and...
Frank Suggs Tucker
Dec 29, 2010
Frank Suggs Tucker, 66, of Quitman died Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born on July 19, 1944 in Moultrie to the late Pearlie Mae Watson Bohler and had lived in Lowndes and Brooks Counties for many years. Mr. Tucker was a member of the Church of God and retired from the maintenance...
Joann J. Dixon
Dec 25, 2010
JoAnn J. Dixon, 75, of Lake Park, died Saturday, December 25, 2010 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on August 14, 1935 in Valdosta to the late Earl W. and Pauline Peters Johnson. Mrs. Dixon was a bookkeeper and homemaker and was a member of Park Avenue United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband of 55...
William Thomas Mason, Jr.
Dec 20, 2010
William Thomas Mason, Jr., 73, of Valdosta, died on Monday, December 20, 2010, after a lengthy illness. Born in Annapolis, Maryland on July 28, 1937, he was the son of the late Helen and William T., Mason, Sr. Mr. Mason was retired from the U.S. Air Force. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, a member of the American...
Sylvester Yarbrough
Dec 20, 2010
Sylvester "Buddy" Yarbrough, 88, of Valdosta died on Monday, December 20, 2010, at Holly Hill Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida on January 10, 1922, and was the son of the late Thomas and Adline Aultman Yarbrough. Mr. Yarbrough was retired from the U.S. Navy where he served as a deep sea diver. Survivors...
John R. (Bobby) Dugger
Dec 18, 2010
John R. (Bobby) Dugger, 91, of Valdosta died Saturday, December 18, 2010 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Valdosta on October 11, 1919 to the late Leonard and Myrtice Carruthers Dugger and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mr. Dugger was a charter member of Crossroads Baptist Church and was a veteran of the United States Navy...
Joy M. Matthews
Dec 18, 2010
Joy M. MatthewsJoy Margaret Amos Matthews, 68, of Valdosta died Saturday, December 18, 2010 at the Smith Northview Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born on June 27, 1942 in Stoke Holy Cross, England to the late Stanley James and Ellen Maude Reade Amos and had lived in Valdosta for twenty seven years. Mrs. Matthews was a member of...
Ivey Wisenbaker Prescott
Dec 16, 2010
Ivey W. Prescott, 92, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away Thursday evening, December 16, 2010. He was a member of the Dasher Church of Christ. He was a dear father, grandfather and friend to all of us. His son Christopher Ivan Prescott and daughter-in-law Danielle Prescott survive him. He is also survived by his grandson and his wife Mr. and Mrs....
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