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Edward Joseph Welsch
May 6, 2010
Edward J. Welsch, 75, of Valdosta, died Thursday, May 6, 2010, at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on February 8, 1935, in Philadelphia, PA to the late Joseph and Anna Welsch. Mr. Welsch was retired from the United States Air Force and civil service. He was a Veteran of the Korean War, a member of St. John the Evangelist...
Jim Wesley Hesters
May 5, 2010
JIM WESLEY HESTERS, 61, of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday, May, 5, 2010, at his home after a short illness.Wesley was born February 20, 1949 in Hahira, a son of the late Jim Alvin and Jewell Marie Jones Hesters. He was a lifelong Lowndes County resident, graduating with the last Class of Lowndes County High School in 1966, and from Valdosta...
Deborah Rogers Sikes
May 5, 2010
DEBORAH ROGERS SIKES, 59, of Lake Park, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at South Georgia Medical Center after a long courageous battle with cancer.She was born September 29, 1950 in Valdosta, a daughter of the late Tommy DeWitt and Beulah Marie Ward Rogers. Mrs. Sikes was a member of Corinth Baptist Church, where she was pianist. Her family was...
Edna M. Green
May 5, 2010
Edna M. Green, 79, of Lake Park died Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born in Lowndes County on April 9, 1931 to the late Carl and Lillie Mae Cumbess Wiggins and was a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. Mrs. Green was a devoted member of Antioch Church and retired from...
Renzo Stephen Milani
May 3, 2010
RENZO STEPHEN MILANI, 78, of Valdosta, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 3, 2010, at South Georgia Medical Center.He was born June 20, 1931 in Torrington, CT, a son of the late Stephen and Erma Fiono Milani. Renzo served four years in the United States Air Force, stationed at Moody Air Force Base. Following his enlistment he entered the Civil...
David G. Demersseman
May 3, 2010
David DeMersseman of Valdosta, GA died Monday, May 2, 2010 at age 54. David was the son of Eugene and Marie DeMersseman, also deceased. He is survived by three children, Stewart, Suzanna and Daniel, all of Valdosta, as well as five siblings, Lloyd DeMersseman of Valdosta, Lois D. Griffin of Tallahassee FL, Paul DeMersseman of Athens GA, Billy DeMersseman of...
Shirley Ann Miller Eckwahl
May 3, 2010
Shirley Ann Miller Eckwahl, 43, of Valdosta died Monday, May 3, 2010 at her home. She was born on February 10, 1967 in Misawa, Japan and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Eckwahl was a Baptist and a Registered Nurse on 5 West at South Georgia Medical Center for nineteen years. She was a graduate of Lowndes High...
Gary Franklin Hall
May 2, 2010
Gary Franklin Hall, 58, of Hahira died Sunday, May 2, 2010 at his residence. He was born on December 7, 1951 to the late James Caulie Hall and Oudia Nell Wilson Hall. Mr. Hall was a carpenter and a member of King's Chapel Baptist Church.He is survived by two sons and one daughter in law, Matthew and Jodie Hall and...
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...
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