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Mary Love Hendry
Sep 1, 2009
MARY LOVE HENDRY, 77, of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2009, at Holly Hills Nursing Home after a lengthy illness.She was born January 6, 1932 in Alma, a daughter of the late Samuel “Boss” and Lottie Kinlaw Steedley. Mrs. Hendry had taught with the Valdosta City School System for over thirty years and she was a member of the...
Alta Faye Singletary Knowles
Aug 31, 2009
ALTA SINGLETARY KNOWLES, 69, of Lake Park, passed away Monday, August 31, 2009, at Langdale Hospice House after a brief battle with cancer.She was born August 27, 1940 in Remerton, a daughter of the late James M. and Chloe Shierling Singletary. Mrs. Knowles was a member of the Lake Park United Methodist Church, and was formerly a member of Remerton...
Elizabeth Russell Friedel
Aug 30, 2009
Elizabeth Russell Friedel, 89, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, August 30, 2009 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. Born on on February 15, 1920 in Naugatuck, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late John B. and Jane Lawson Waldron. Mrs. Friedel worked as an operator at Western Union for 29 years and was a member of the Church...
Mary Sorrell Alderman Ingram
Aug 29, 2009
Mary Sorrell Alderman Ingram, 87, of Hahira died Saturday, August 29, 2009 at her home after a brief illness. She was born on March 12, 1922 in Colquitt County to the late Thomas W. (T.W.) and Mellie Cooper Sorrell and had lived in Hahira since 1992. Mrs. Ingram was an active member and worker of the Hahira United Methodist Church...
Fay Crosby Sali
Aug 28, 2009
FAY CROSBY SALI, 62, of Lake Park, went to join her husband in Heaven on Friday, August 28, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center after a courageous battle with leukemia. She was born in Echols County on September 25, 1946, a daughter of the late Dan and Bertha Richardson Crosby. For nine years Fay had been a baker at Sam’s...
F. Ralph Bridges
Aug 27, 2009
F. Ralph Bridges, 91, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, August 27 at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. Born in Lowndes County in 1917 to Lee Roy and Louise Ralf Bridges, he lived in this area for most of his life. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and retired from the Eli...
Ive L. Ridley
Aug 25, 2009
Ive L. Ridley, Jr., 83, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at Langdale Hospice House. Born on November 14, 1925 in Blackshear, he was the son of the late Ive Leonard, Sr. and Lora Mae Poole Ridley. Mr. Ridley was associated with Georgia Power Co. retiring as Residential Marketing Supervisor. He was also retired as Lt. Col. in...
Elizabeth F. Zeigler
Aug 24, 2009
Elizabeth F. Zeigler, 82, of Stockton died Monday, August 24, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center after short illness. She was born in Lipscomb, Alabama on October 10, 1926 to the late James Harvey and Jenny Staggs Franklin and had lived here since 1949. Mrs. Zeigler was a member of the New Vision Church of God in Homerville and very...
Margie Alene Johnson
Aug 23, 2009
Margie Johnson, 81, of Valdosta, died Sunday, August 23, 2009 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on December 12, 1927 in Cook County, GA to the late M. C. and Abbie Smith Stanford. Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker.She is survived by one daughter, Linda Sue Pittman of Valdosta, three grandchildren and their spouses, Robby and Lynn Exum, Tina and...
Lois Virginia Lawson
Aug 22, 2009
Lois Virginia Lawson, 79, of Valdosta, died Saturday, August 22, 2009 at her daughter's residence in Kissimmee, FL. She was born on February 23, 1930 in Berrien County, GA to the late Sam and Fannie Belle Hancock Young. Mrs. Lawson was a retired seamstress from Strickland Cotton Mills and was a member of the Nazarene Church of Valdosta.She is survived...
J. Lundie Smith Iii
Aug 20, 2009
Julius Lundie Smith, III age 66, of Valdosta, GA passed away August 20, 2009 at the Langdale Hospice House. Lundie was born November 9, 1942 in Valdosta, Georgia and was the son of the late Julius Lundie Smith, Jr. and Julia Devereaux Smith. He was married for 44 years to the late Sally Terry Smith of Thomasville, Georgia. Lundie graduated...
Timothy Tschetter
Aug 20, 2009
Timothy Tschetter, Lt Col USAF, retiredTimothy Tschetter, Lt Col USAF, Ret. 76 of Pompano Beach, Fl, passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at Imperial Point Medical Center in Pompano Beach, FL. He passed peacefully surrounded by his family and his Pastor. Tim was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was a member of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in...
Johnnie Smith Cannister
Aug 20, 2009
Johnnie Smith Cannister, 83, of Clyattville, died on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at Smith Northview Hospital. Born on October 13, 1925 in Lake Park, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Mary Frances Brown Smith. She was Mrs. Claus to generations of children for 39 years on Santa Claus Lane in Clyattville. Mrs. Cannister was a member...
J. Lundie Smith Iii
Aug 20, 2009
Julius Lundie Smith, III age 66, of Valdosta, GA passed away August 20, 2009 at the Langdale Hospice House. Lundie was born November 9, 1942 in Valdosta, Georgia and was the son of the late Julius Lundie Smith, Jr. and Julia Devereaux Smith. He was married for 44 years to the late Sally Terry Smith of Thomasville, Georgia. Lundie graduated...
Bennie Jo Frampton
Aug 20, 2009
Bennie Jo Frampton, 82, of Valdosta, passed away at South Georgia Medical Center after lengthy illness, on August 20, 2009, surrounded by his loving family and friends. Ben was born in Howe, Texas on April 22, 1927, the son of the late Charles and Neva Frampton of Sherman, Texas. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Peggy Lou...
Terri Linda Mahlstadt
Aug 19, 2009
Mrs. Terri Linda Mahlstadt, 82, of Valdosta died at her residence on Wednesday, August 19, 2009. She was born on January 1, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York. She had served as a deputy constable in New York and was a homemaker in her later years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Patrick and Mary Nastro, her husband, Gilbert...
Ellis Delon Moore, Sr.
Aug 18, 2009
Ellis Delon Moore, Sr., 65, of Valdosta died on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born on February 11, 1944 in Lowndes County to the late Carl and Katie Taylor Moore. He retired after 18 years from Union Camp as a plant foreman, and as an area manager for the Georgia...
James Benny (Benjie) Kent, Jr.
Aug 17, 2009
James Benny (Benjie) Kent, Jr., 38, of Valdosta died Monday, August 17, 2009. He was born in Lowndes County on March 14, 1971 and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Kent was a member of Northside Baptist Church and had been employed at Park Avenue Bank for the past eleven years. He enjoyed spending time with his children,...
Charles Etheridge Coppage
Aug 17, 2009
Charles Etheridge Coppage, 55, of Ridgeland, SC. died Monday, August 17, 2009 at Beaufort Regional Hospital in Beaufort, SC. He was born in Lowndes County on April 2, 1954 and had lived in Ridgeland for the past twenty three years. Mr. Coppage was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church.Survivors include his wife, Donna Coppage, his daughter, Stephanie Coppage, his...
Herman Harpe
Aug 17, 2009
Herman Harpe, 88, of Valdosta, died on Monday, August 17, 2009 at the Baptist Village Nursing Home in Waycross. He was born on December 3, 1920 in Graves, Georgia to the late Eulon and Clara Belle Walker Harpe and has been a resident of Valdosta since 1974. He retired from the United States Air Force as a Chief Master Sergeant...
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