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Mary Jo Hendrix
May 28, 2011
Mary Jo Hendrix, 49, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on July 15, 1961 to the late William R. Browning and Christelle Stalvey Browning and has been a resident of Lowndes County her entire life. She was employed as an office administrator with Closson, Bass & Tomberlin law firm.Survivors...
Jackson Morgan Wells
May 27, 2011
Jackson M. Wells, 81, of Quitman, passed away Friday, May 27, 2011, at South Georgia Medical Center, after a brief illness.The Celebration of Life for Mr. Wells will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 30, 2011, at Grace Bible Church, Valdosta, with Rev. Rick Hofmeister and Rev. Madelien Pope officiating. Private interment will take place at Oak Hill Cemetery,...
Russell Wayne Long
May 26, 2011
Russell Wayne Long, 57, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, May 26, 2011, at Langdale Hospice House after a short illness. Born in Quitman on January 3, 1954, he was the son of the late Russell Janon Long and Doris Merty Spell Long. Mr. Long and his family had moved to Tampa, Florida, living there briefly before returning to Lowndes County....
Judy S. Mcgauley
May 26, 2011
Judy S. McGauley, 66, of Lake Park died on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at Heritage Healthcare Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 24, 1944 in Hamilton County, Florida to the late J.W. and Doris Morgan Skeen. She was retired from Gold Kist and was a faithful member of Jennings Missionary Baptist Church in Jennings, Florida....
Michael Kent Wakefield
May 26, 2011
Michael Kent Wakefield, 56, of Valdosta died Thursday, May 26, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on December 1, 1954 in Manhattan, Kansas, was insurance sales agent and had lived in Marietta, Georgia from 1984-2007. Mr. Wakefield was a member of the First Christian Church, was an accomplished musician and loved playing in the band. He was...
Henry Edward Mathis, Jr.
May 26, 2011
Henry Edward (Buddy) Mathis, Jr., 71, of Hahira died Thursday, May 26, 2011 at Fellowship Home. He was born in Lowndes County, GA on January 25, 1940 to Henry Edward Mathis, Sr. and Willa Mae Newmans Mathis. Mr. Mathis was a tool and dye maker, was a cabinet maker with Fields Custom Cabinets, served in the United States Navy and...
Lynette Rogers Griffin Farran
May 23, 2011
Lynette Rogers Griffin Farran, 81, of Barefoot Bay, Florida and formerly of Valdosta, died May 23, 2011 at William Childs Hospice House in Palm Bay, Florida. She was born in Brooks County a daughter of the late Carlos B. and Fannie L. Hiers Rogers. She obtained her Bachelor's Degree from Valdosta State University. Mrs. Farran was a member of the...
Mary Frances Harp Todd
May 23, 2011
Mary Frances Harp Todd, 76, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2011 at her residence following a brief illness. She was born on September 19, 1934 in Valdosta to the late Carl, Sr. and Annie Culpepper Harp and has been a resident of Valdosta all her life. She was a graduate of Valdosta High School where she was...
Olin M. Mason, Sr.
May 21, 2011
Olin M. Mason, Sr., 94, of Valdosta passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at the Langdale Hospice House. He was born on June 11, 1916 in Furman, South Carolina to the late Thomas Allen, Sr. and Cora Evelyn Hewitt Mason and had lived in Valdosta since 1956. Mr. Mason served in the United States Army during World War II...
Bryce Alan Conway
May 20, 2011
Bryce Alan Conway, 54, of Valdosta, left this Earth May 20, 2011 after a long illness. Born February 22, 1957, he was raised by two loving parents, Dorothy Smith (Huguley) Conway and the late Mavis Lindon (M.L.) Conway. He graduated Valdosta High School in 1975, then faithfully served his country in the National Guard and Army, from which he received...
J.R. (Jim) Hennly
May 20, 2011
James Rome Hennly, Jr., 69, died Friday, May 20, 2011 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born October 17, 1941 in Cedartown, Georgia to the James R. Sr. and Cleo Wray Hennly. Mr. Hennly was a 1959 graduate of Waycross High School, graduate of Valdosta State College and a graduate of School of Banking. He completed several bank related courses...
Ruby Nell Riggins
May 20, 2011
Mrs. Ruby Nell Harris Riggins of Valdosta, age 78, passed away Friday, May 20, 2011 at Langdale Hospice House following a brief illness. Ms. Riggins was born in Sylacauga, Alabama on May 22, 1932 to the late Eddie Ulysses and Clara Estelle Jones Harris. She graduated from Dadeville High School in Dadeville, Alabama before moving to Georgia where she furthered...
A. Lee Taylor
May 19, 2011
A. Lee Taylor, 79, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born on May 29, 1931 in Helen, West Virginia to the late Willie G. and Martha Davis Taylor. He was retired from the United States Air Force and had served during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Taylor had also worked...
Kenneth (Kenny) Pitts
May 18, 2011
Kenneth "Kenny" Pitts, 66, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at South Georgia Medical Center. Kenny was born July 17, 1944 in Jacksonville, FL, a son of the late Roy J. and Helen L. Oliver Pitts. He served in the U.S. Army, and had been employed as a Certified Welder by many local businesses. Kenny loved spending time...
Alma Tomlinson Worth
May 16, 2011
Alma R. Tomlinson Worth, 77, of Winter Park, Florida passed away on Monday, May 16, 2011 at her home in Winter Park. She was born on October 23, 1933 in Hahira to the late Hobson and Louise Courson Tomlinson. Mrs. Worth graduated from Valdosta High School and was a member of the Aloma Baptist Church in Winter Park, Florida.In 1951...
Diane Marie Abbott
May 16, 2011
Diane Marie Abbott, 49, of Lake Park died on Monday, May 16, 2011 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born on March 2, 1962 in Cleveland, Ohio and has been a resident of this area since 1989. She worked in the food service industry as a prep cook for many years having most recently worked...
Marshall Lee Mclane, Sr.
May 15, 2011
Marshall Lee McLane, Sr., age 61, affectionately known as "Fred" by family and close friends, died on Sunday, May 15, 2011, at Langdale Hospice House following a long courageous battle with cancer. Born in Atlanta on November 22, 1949, Marshall, a lifelong resident of Valdosta, was the son of the late Louis Clayton McLane and Elizabeth Alford McLane. A graduate...
Byron Lincoln Vinson
May 14, 2011
Byron Lincoln Vinson, 80, of Valdosta and formerly of Thomasville, died on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at the home of his son in Demorest. Born in Dixie, Georgia, December 16, 1930, he was one of nine children raised on a farm by the late Paul L. and Addie Barden Vinson. He was a graduate of the Thomas County Schools in...
Thomas William Shockley
May 14, 2011
Thomas William Shockley, 82, of Valdosta, died Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born June 22, 1928 in Chattanooga, TN and was a 1947 graduate of Dasher Bible School now Georgia Christian School. Mr. Shockley was a faithful member of the Church of Christ for seventy two years and had served twenty four years as a...
Ezra Merrill Tindall, Sr.
May 14, 2011
Ezra Merrill Tindall, Sr., 95, of Hahira, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2011, at Heritage House Nursing Home after a lengthy illness.Mr. Tindall was born July 28, 1915 in Carey, a son of the late James E. and Lennie Belle Johnson Tindall. During training for World War II Mr. Tindall was employed with the civil service at Moody Air Force...
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