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Ruth P. Devery
Jul 26, 2011
Ruth P. Devery, 96, of Valdosta died at Smith Northview Hospital on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Born in West New York, New Jersey in June of 1915, she was an avid fan of the Atlanta Braves. Survived by a son and daughter in law, Ray and Lynn Devery of Valdosta, she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond A....
Burl Smith
Jul 26, 2011
Burl Smith, 84, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at his home after a lengthy illness. Born in Coeburn, Virginia on October 2, 1926, he was the son of the late Letcher and Elizabeth Burke Smith. A veteran of the Korean Conflict and Vietnam, Mr. Smith retired from the U.S. Army after 20 years of service. Formerly of...
Myrtie Prescott Cummings
Jul 26, 2011
Myrtie (Myrt) Prescott Cummings, 90, of Valdosta died on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at the South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born in Holmes County Florida on December 11, 1920 to the late William and Nancy Huggins Prescott and has been a resident of this area since 1983. She was a retired Special Education Attendant from...
R. Lee Swigart
Jul 23, 2011
R. Lee Swigart, 61, of Valdosta, went to be with Jesus on Saturday, July 23, 2011, as he won his battle with cancer which he fought with a positive attitude for 5 years. Born in Lewistown, PA to the late Russell Claire Swigart and Ethel Goss Swigart, Lee grew up in McVeytown, PA. He graduated from Rothrock High School with...
Christelle Stalvey Browning
Jul 21, 2011
Christelle Stalvey Browning, 73, of Valdosta, died Thursday, July 21, 2011 at her residence. She was born on December 25, 1937 in Hahira to the late Wiley D. and Fannie Mae Rountree Stalvey. Mrs. Browning was a retired telephone operator from Bell South and was of the Methodist faith.She is survived by her grandson and his wife, Lee and Tara...
Josephine Hunt Mcconnell
Jul 18, 2011
Josephine Hunt McConnell, 77, of Valdosta, died on Monday, July 18, 2011, at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Yorkshire, England she was the daughter of the late Joseph Hunt and Kate Oglesbury. Mrs. McConnell was a hair stylist and retired salon owner. Survivors are her daughter, Amanda Clair McConnell, son, Kent Todd and granddaughter, Aimee...
Randall Albert Lindsey
Jul 18, 2011
Randall A. Lindsey, 55, of Valdosta, died Monday, July 18, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Jacksonville, FL on May 9, 1956.Mr. Lindsey leaves to cherish his memory his roommate, Joseph Fletcher, his Lakeside Apartment residents and Behavioral Health Services Staff.A graveside funeral service will be held Friday, July 22, 2011 at eleven a. m. at...
Mary Charles Leverette
Jul 16, 2011
Mary Charles Leverette, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully, at home and in her sleep, on Saturday, July 16th, just weeks short of her 91st birthday. Born to Charles Gallant Fendley and Maymie Louise Pylant of Tallahassee, Mary Charles married John C. Leverette, Jr. (deceased, 1987) just prior to his training as a navigator/bombardier in World War II. They shared an...
Donald Leigh Larus
Jul 14, 2011
Donald Leigh Larus, 87, of Naylor died Thursday, July 14, 2011 at home with his family by his side. He was born in Naylor on September 17, 1923 to the late Claude R. and Ida Leigh Larus. Donald was in the Army during WWII, a dispatcher for Owens-Illinois which is now PCA and was formerly associated with Ellinor Motor Company....
Wiley Capers Griffin
Jul 14, 2011
Wiley Capers "Matt" Griffin, 81, of Milner passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2011 at the Griffin-Spalding Hospital in Griffin, Georgia. He was born on October 18, 1929 in Brooks County to the late Turner and Mattie Lou Selph Griffin and was a Baptist, a retired truck driver with Ace Hardware and Kroger Grocery Stores. His favorite pastime was making...
Charles Ronald Moon
Jul 13, 2011
Charles "Ronnie" Moon, 65, of Lake Park, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at the Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.He was born July 15, 1945 in Cordele a son of Charles Jack and E. Jeannette Waldrip Moon. He graduated from Lowndes High School with the Class of 1964 and worked at Owens Illinois before moving to Pompano Beach, FL, where...
Sarah Martha Pyle Barr
Jul 13, 2011
Sarah Martha Pyle Barr, 93, passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Sarah was born in Ocilla on November 12, 1917 and she had been a resident of Valdosta since 1919 when her parents Reverend A.C and Edith Vail Pyle moved to Valdosta to assume the pastorship at Lee Street Baptist Church. The life of Sarah Barr was intrinsically woven...
Donald Plenn Phelps
Jul 13, 2011
Donald Plenn Phelps, 89, of Hahira, died Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at his residence. He was born on June 22, 1922 in Mitchell County, GA to the late Mack Tallie and Mamie Dillingham Phelps. Mr. Phelps was a member of Trinity Baptist Church.He is survived by his wife, Marie Simpson Phelps of Hahira, two daughters and son in law, Brenda...
Stephen Alonzo Harper
Jul 12, 2011
Stephen Alonzo Harper, 77, of Valdosta, passed this life at 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 12, 2011, surrounded by his loving family and close friends.He was born in Irwin County on November 11, 1933 a son of the late Lauris and Rosalie Griffin Harper. After attending Irwin County School in Ocilla, he moved to Douglas where he met his wife, Elizabeth...
Julia Mae Norris
Jul 9, 2011
Julia Mae Norris 87, of Valdosta, died Saturday, July 9, 2011 at her residence. She was born on January 24, 1924 in Lowndes County to the late James Henry and Maggie Elizabeth Zeigler Dasher. Mrs. Norris was a homemaker and a member of Sardis Baptist Church.She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth and Terrie Norris of Valdosta, two...
Edward Wilson
Jul 8, 2011
Edward Wilson, 81, of Hahira died Friday, July 8, 2011 at his home. He was born in Appling County on December 31, 1929 to the late Luther and Addie Mae Clance Wilson and had lived in Hahira for many years. Mr. Wilson was a member of the Hahira First Baptist Church and was retired as a shop foreman with Pat...
Curtis Gene Porter
Jul 8, 2011
Curtis Gene Porter, 53, of Ray City, died on Friday, July 8, 2011, at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Valparaiso, Indiana, on October 25, 1958, he was a member of the Church of Christ and a veteran of the United States Air Force. Survivors are his mother, Donna Porter and sister, Cindy Burroughs of Ray City; a son, John Curtis...
Clayton Herman (Bill) Flowers
Jul 6, 2011
Clayton Herman (Bill) Flowers, 79, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Pavo, GA on April 13, 1932 to the late James Loy and Jessie Vera Flowers. Mr. Flowers was retired from the United States Army, was a member of the Veteran's of Foreign War's and the American Legion.He is survived...
Ethel Ray Brown
Jul 5, 2011
Ethel Ray Brown, 78, of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at her home.She was born on September 24, 1932 in Naylor, a daughter of the late Wesley and Dessie Jones Ray. She grew up in Naylor, graduated from Lowndes County, and married Edwin E. "Chunky" Brown. During Mr. Brown's career with the United States Air Force she moved...
George Johnson
Jul 4, 2011
George Johnson, 83, of Melbourne, Florida died on Monday, July 4, 2011 at the Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on July 12, 1927 to the late William Edgar and Eva Huchins Johnson and has lived in Melbourne since 1960. He worked for Southern Bell Telephone Company for 37 years as an engineer and...
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