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John R. Shytle
Nov 8, 2009
John Rufus Shytle, 76, of Madison, Georgia and formerly of Valdosta died Saturday, November 8, 2009 at Athens Regional Hospital. He was born on March 7, 1933 in Forrest City, North Carolina to the late Kenneth and Mattie Davis Shytle. Mr. Shytle retired from Norfolk Southern Railway after thirty three years of service and served four years in the United...
Thomas David Clark
Nov 7, 2009
Thomas David Clark (SMSGT. Ret), 67, of Valdosta died on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was born in Livingston, Tennessee on June 20, 1942 to the late John T. and Olene Johnson Clark. He retired from the United States Air Force and has been a resident of this area for twenty...
Edwin G. Johnson
Nov 7, 2009
Edwin G. Johnson, 74, of Valdosta died Saturday, November 7, 2009 at the Langdale Hospice House after a lengthy illness. He was born on January 4, 1935 in Lincolnton, North Carolina to the late S.J. and Mary Stamay Johnson had lived in Valdosta for the past eight years. He was a member of the Westside Baptist Church. Survivors include his...
Henry Clayton Sharpe, Sr.
Nov 7, 2009
Henry Clayton Sharpe, Sr., 82, of Hahira died Saturday, November 7, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born in Hahira on September 13, 1927 to the late Daniel Talbot, Sr. and Essie Mae Turner Sharpe. Mr. Sharpe was a member of the Hahira United Methodist Church and a veteran of the United States Navy....
Sumner L. Cowan
Nov 7, 2009
SUMNER L. COWAN, SrA (Ret.), 27, of Valdosta, GA, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2009. Sumner was born September 29, 1982 in Fayetteville, AR. He graduated from Schaumburg High School, Schaumburg, IL, with the Class of 2001, and attended Harper College in Palatine, IL, before entering the U.S. Air Force. During his enlistment he had served in Balad and Kirkuk,...
Jonathan Bilger
Nov 6, 2009
Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602
Philip Edgar Hiers
Nov 6, 2009
Philip Edgar Hiers, 84, of Valdosta died Friday, November 6, 2009 at the Fellowship Home. He was born on April 16, 1925 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...
Frank C. Newbern
Nov 6, 2009
Frank C. Newbern passed away Friday, November 6, 2009, at St. Francis Medical Center Hospice, Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born May 2, 1926 in Valdosta, to the late James F. and Cora Herndon Newbern. He was a member of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Metairie, Louisiana. Mr. Newbern was a graduate of the University of Georgia and he had served...
Jack C. Barfield
Nov 6, 2009
JACK C. BARFIELD, 80, of Statenville, passed away Friday, November 6, 2009, at Smith Northview Hospital after a short illness.Jack was born March 25, 1929 in Moultrie, a son of David Barfield, Sr. and Mattie Rutland Barfield. He had worked at Strickland Cotton Mill for 32 years, until it's closing, and then for Statenville Water System for nearly 20 years....
Hoke Smith Vaughn, Jr.
Nov 4, 2009
Hoke Vaughn, 56, of Valdosta, died suddenly on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. Born in Orlando, Florida, on May 4, 1953, he had made his home in Valdosta since 1960. A 1971 graduate of Valdosta High School, he began operating the family business, Vaughn Battery and Alternator Co., following his father's death in 1979. Mr. Vaughn was meticulous in operating his...
Cecil Riley
Nov 4, 2009
Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602
Robert B. Keeney
Nov 1, 2009
BOB KEENEY, 81, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, GA. Mr. Keeney, a native of Des Moines, moved to Valdosta in July 2009. He was born March 26, 1928 in Des Moines, a son of the late Basil and Thelma White Keeney. After graduating from high school he enlisted in the U.S. Army and...
Joseph Donald Cameron
Nov 1, 2009
Joseph Donald “Don” Cameron, 81, of Valdosta, died Sunday, November 1, 2009 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born June 29, 1928 in Lowndes County to the late Joseph Wesley and Irma Studstill Cameron. Mr. Cameron was owner and operator of Cameron Refrigeration, served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and was a member of Cherry Creek...
Alice Swayze
Oct 30, 2009
Baby Alice Swayze, infant daughter of Benjamin and Amy Swayze of Valdosta, went home to be with the Lord on October 30, 2009. In addition to her parents, her other survivors include a brother, Cole Swayze; two sisters, Caroline Swayze and Jane Swayze all of Valdosta; grandparents, Lewis Cole and Cecelia Swayze of Valdosta, Mickey and Pat Otto of Lecanto,...
Mary Radney Lyles
Oct 29, 2009
Mary Radney Lyles, 78, of Valdosta, died Thursday, October 29, 2009 at Fellowship Home. She was born on May 5, 1931 in Colquitt County, GA to the late Ira and Josephine Croft. Mrs. Lyles was a homemaker and a member of Pineview Baptist Church. Her family is so thankful to the LaHood family, staff and her friends at Fellowship Home...
Ernest "Ernie" Foster Rolfe, Jr.
Oct 29, 2009
Ernest "Ernie" Foster Rolfe, Jr., 59, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, October 29, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center. A memorial gathering in celebration of the life of Mr. Rolfe will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2009, at Grassy Pond, Shelter # 4, from 12:00 noon until 4 p.m. Condolences may be posted online at www.mclanefuneralservices. com. Carson McLane...
Rosey Brantley Blackman
Oct 28, 2009
Rosey Brantley Blackman, 81, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Lanier County on March 24, 1928 to the late John and Nancy Brantley. Mrs. Blackman was a homemaker, a member and volunteer with the Salvation Army.She is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph M. Blackman, one son, Robert Brantley...
Mary Melba Yarbrough
Oct 27, 2009
Melba Yarbrough, 79, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at Heritage Healthcare following a lengthy illness. She was born in Moultrie, Georgia on June 14, 1930 to the late Barney Hart and Mary Thelma Floyd Wright and has been a Valdosta resident for the past 50 years. She worked for a time as a waitress in the 1960’s...
Michael Lagioia
Oct 27, 2009
MICHAEL LAGIOIA, 85, of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at Fellowship Assisted Living.He was born September 14, 1924 in Chicago, IL, a son of Frank and Catherine McCarthy Lagioia. Mr. Lagioia was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church and was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. In 1957, he and his family moved to Valdosta and he...
Mary Ellen (Hill) Lokey
Oct 26, 2009
MARY ELLEN (HILL) LOKEY, 100, of Valdosta, went to be with the Lord after a brief illness on Monday, October 26, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center.She was born July 19, 1909, near Tuscaloosa, AL, a daughter of the late Thomas Edward and Annie Richardson Hill. On March 23, 1929 she was united in marriage with Felton Marion Lokey. Mrs....
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