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Marge Pruden
May 2, 2010
Marge Pruden died May 2, 2010 at her home in Valdosta after a long illness. Born in Trenton, NJ on September 23, 1930, Mrs. Pruden was a 30 year resident of Valdosta and active participant in many volunteer organizations in the community. Most notably of these were the Theatre Guild Valdosta and the Garden Center. With the latter, she was...
Jerome Ray Bohon
May 1, 2010
Jerome Ray Bohon, 61, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, May 1, 2010, after a short illness. Born in Tampa, Florida on November 13, 1948, he was the son of the late William H., Sr. and Margaret Southall Bohon. Mr. Bohon was a self employed auto mechanic and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Survivors are his wife, Sandra Mikovitz...
Jamie Lynn Clary
May 1, 2010
Jamie Lynn Clary, 26, of Valdosta died at her residence on Saturday, May 1, 2010. She was born in Valdosta on March 13, 1984 and has been a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Jamie was a graduate of Valwood School and Georgia Military College. She was currently attending Valdosta Technical College. Jamie especially loved horseback riding and her two cats, Boo...
James E. Wallace
May 1, 2010
James E. Wallace, 72, of Valdosta, died Saturday, May 1, 2010 at his residence. He was born on July 24, 1937 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to the late Robert Edward and Marie Olinger Wallace. Mr. Wallace was retired from the United States Air Force and was of the Lutheran faith.He is survived by his wife, Karen W. Wallace of Valdosta,...
Warren Speed Coats
May 1, 2010
Warren Speed Coats, 50, of Valdosta, Georgia, entered into Glory Saturday, May 01, 2010. Born in Marianna, Florida he had lived in Valdosta for the past 49 years. He was a graduate of Valdosta High School class of 1977 and was also a graduate of Valdosta State University where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order (Fraternity). He...
Avon Lane Mccall
Apr 30, 2010
Avon Lane McCall, 65, of Jacksonville, FL entered into Glory Friday, April 30, 2010, at his residence. He was born on August 16, 1944 to Elmer Avon & Mary Remmie Lane McCall and formerly lived in the Lake Park area. He was a chaplain assistant when he served in the U.S. Marine Corp during the Vietnam era. After becoming an...
Lucile W. Garner
Apr 30, 2010
Lucile W. Garner, 87, of Valdosta, died Friday, April 30, 2010 at her residence. She was born on October 8, 1922 in Quitman to the late Roy Lee Wilson, Sr. and Vara Adams Wilson. Mrs. Garner was a bank teller at First Union Bank, was a member of Bethany Baptist Church and was a tremendous mother and grandmother.She is survived...
Effie Lightsey
Apr 30, 2010
Effie Lightsey, of Valdosta died on Friday, April 30, 2010 after a full life of 93 years. She was born in Cook County Georgia on September 29, 1916 to the late Curtis and Scrappie Selph Hayes. She was a retired sales associate with Fashions Direct and was of the Baptist Faith.Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Louise and Larry Gariety...
Linda Reese Stapp
Apr 28, 2010
Linda Reese Stapp of Lake Park died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on June 16, in Eatonton, Georgia to the late Newton Henry and Emma Lou Holder Reese and had lived in Lowndes County for forty years. Mrs. Stapp was a retired beautician having worked for Benny Mitcham at the Head Boutique for...
Grace Valentine Rentz
Apr 28, 2010
Grace Valentine Rentz, 96, of Lake Park, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at her daughter’s residence. She was born in Howell, GA on May 7, 1913 to the late William Oscar and Annie Florence Howell Valentine. Mrs. Rentz was a homemaker and the oldest member of Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church. She was a lifelong resident of Echols county.Mrs. Rentz is...
Helen Woodward Gayle
Apr 27, 2010
Helen Woodward Gayle, 92, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at her residence following a brief illness. She was born in Valdosta on June 14, 1917 to the late John Capers Woodward Sr. and Mary Prince Woodward. She retired after 20 years from Valdosta Federal Savings and loan as Vice-President. She was a member of First Baptist Church...
Edna Herring Waldron
Apr 26, 2010
Edna Herring Waldron, 93, of Lake Park, died Monday, April 26, 2010 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home after a short illness. She was born Sept. 16, 1916 to the late Eli Perryman and Zora Clayton Herring. She was a lifelong resident of Twin Lakes and a member of Corinth Baptist Church. Mrs. Waldron retired from Lake Park Elementary School in...
Gary Albert Murray
Apr 25, 2010
Gary Albert Murray, 63, of Valdosta died Sunday, April 25, 2010 at the Langdale Hospice House after a lengthy illness. He was born in Syracuse, New York on October 26, 1947 to the late Leon and Tara McIntyre Murray. Mr. Murray had lived in Salisbury, North Carolina prior to moving to Valdosta four years ago. He was a retired self...
Marshall Parks
Apr 25, 2010
Dr. Marshall Parks, 81, a life long resident of Valdosta, died Sunday April 25, 2010 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, GA. He was born on July 16, 1928, son of the late Marshall McCurry, Sr. and Maude Parks. As a boy growing up in Lowndes County he enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a veteran of the United...
Lila Grayce Lyons
Apr 23, 2010
Lila Grayce Lyons, 2, of Baconton died Friday, April 23, 2010. She was born in Thomasville on April 21, 2008 and was a loving daughter.Survivors include her parents, Candice Michele Smith of Baconton and Robert Douglas Lyons of Cairo, her siblings, Taylor Smith, Tyler Smith and Layla Lyons, grandparents, Ronnie and Lynn Smith of Valdosta, David and Becky Bussert of...
Lounelle Nichols King
Apr 22, 2010
LouNelle Nichols King, 83, of Cecil died Thursday, April 22, 2010 at her home. She was born in Hahira on January 31, 1927 to the late Charles C. and Betty Lou Webb Nichols and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. King was a member of the Cecil Baptist Church and enjoyed working in the garden and pecan orchard....
G. M. Zeigler, Jr.
Apr 21, 2010
G.M. Zeigler, Jr. Gaston Murchason �Junior� Zeigler, 81, of Stockton, died at his residence on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 following a brief illness. Mr. Zeigler, a lifelong resident of Stockton, was born in Haylow, in Echols County to the late Gaston M. Sr. & Lucina Spivey Zeigler. At age 7 Mr. Zeigler helped a neighbor by collecting a swarm of...
Aurelia Harvey Lehman
Apr 20, 2010
AURELIA HARVEY LEHMAN, 83, of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at Heritage Healthcare at Holly Hill Nursing Home after a lengthy illness.She was born May 18, 1926 in Pitts, a daughter of the late H.S. and Zula Bee Studstill Harvey, and graduated from the former Redland High School. Mrs. Lehman was a member of the First Assembly of...
Robert Allen Catoe, Sr.
Apr 19, 2010
Robert Allen Catoe, Sr., 88, of Valdosta passed away, Monday, April 19, 2010 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman, GA. He was born on December 1, 1921 in Goldsboro, North Carolina to the late James Normant and Pearl Joyce Owen Catoe and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mr. Catoe was a member of the First United Methodist Church,...
William Carvon, Herrin
Apr 18, 2010
William C. Herrin, 77, of Echols County died at the Holly Hill Nursing Home on Sunday, April 18, 2010 after a long illness. He was born in Pearson, Georgia on November 16, 1932 to the late Wayne and Gussie Carvon Herrin and had lived in Echols County most of his life. Mr. Herrin retired from Georgia Power Company. He served...
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