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Marilyn Futch Dew
May 19, 2009
Marilyn Futch Dew, 68, of Dasher, died on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at her home after a lengthy illness. Born in Adel on May 9, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Leila Futch. Mrs. Dew was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and she loved her church family. Working as secretary and part owner she was...
Elizabeth Holloway Sheppard
May 18, 2009
ELIZABETH HOLLOWAY SHEPPARD, 85, of Valdosta, passed away Monday, May 18, 2009, at her home.She was born in Huntington, WV, a daughter of the late Charles and Olive Harper Holloway. Mrs. Sheppard had taught elementary school in the Savannah-Chatham County School System, later becoming a librarian. She retired from Volusia County School System, Daytona Beach, FL, as a librarian. She...
Elmer Parker
May 18, 2009
Elmer Parker, 77, of Valdosta died Monday, May 18, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Brooks County on November 9, 1931 to the late Joe and Cora Guess Parker and had lived in Lowndes County all of his life. Mr. Parker was a member of the Central Avenue Church of Christ. He enjoyed raising cows for...
Lee G. Wilson
May 15, 2009
Lee G. Wilson, 74 of Valdosta died on Friday, May 15, 2009 at Lakehaven Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born if Tifton, Georgia to the late Joe B. and Ora Lee Cowart Griffin on December 7, 1934. She was a retired owner/operator of two local beauty shops known as Lee's Chateau of Beauty, and she was a...
Mike Gibbons
May 14, 2009
Mike Gibbons, 51, of Lake Park died on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at Emory University Hospital following a short illness. He was born in Valdosta on June 16, 1957 to the late William James Gibbons and the late Frankie Mae Bridges. He was the Director for Testing at Valdosta State University and was a member of the First Baptist Church.Survivors...
Jack Willard Wilkerson
May 12, 2009
Jack W. Wilkerson, 82, of Valdosta, died Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Lowndes County on October 6, 1926 to the late William Wilton and Mary Alverna Cook Wilkerson. Mr. Wilkerson was retired from the United States Air Force.He is survived by his son, James Wilkerson of Valdosta, his two daughters...
Tony Ray Yates
May 12, 2009
Tony Ray Yates, 48, of Valdosta, died after a lengthy illness on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on December 13, 1960 in Brinson. He was a truck driver for R.B.I. and attended Greenwood Baptist Church.Tony is survived by his father and mother, J. Harold and Betty S. Yates of Bainbridge; brother and sister-in-law,...
Thomas E. (T.J.) Johnson
May 12, 2009
THOMAS E. “T.J.” JOHNSON, 70, of Barney, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at the Langdale Hospice House after a short illness.T.J. was born September 5, 1938 in Lowndes County, a son of the late Charlie S. and Julie Nash Johnson, and had served in the U.S. Army. For many years, he was a residential and commercial painter. He attended...
Randall Carlos Griffin
May 11, 2009
Randall Carlos Griffin, 65, of Morven, died on Monday, May 11, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta. Born in Pavo, Thomas County, Georgia, on November 29, 1943, he was the son of the late John L. and Viola Willis Griffin. Mr. Griffin was a heavy equipment mechanic with Ruben Construction Company. He loved to tinker, listen to Country...
Maureen Teresa Petty
May 11, 2009
Maureen Teresa Petty, 59, of Valdosta, died Monday, May 11, 2009. She was born on September 29, 1949 in Marquette, Michigan to Melvin Lawrence Joseph Morin, Sr. and Margaret Virginia Humphreys Morin. Maureen was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.She is survived by her mother, Margaret Virginia Wright of Valdosta, three daughters and one son in law, Babette and...
Frances Mae Stringer
May 10, 2009
FRANCES MAE STRINGER, 83, of Valdosta, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. She was born March 5, 1926 in Roanoke, VA, a daughter of the late Charles and Grace Bowman Cox. Mrs. Stringer was a member of New Harvest United Methodist Church. She loved to bowl, play BINGO, and square dancing,...
Blanche Nasrallah Dennis
May 10, 2009
Blanche Nasrallah Dennis, 83, of Valdosta died on Sunday, May 10, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center following a short illness. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida on April 11, 1926 to the late Habeeb and Frangia Nasrallah and has been a resident of Valdosta since 1949. She worked with her late husband, Abraham Dennis, many years in the family...
Don Crum
May 9, 2009
Don Crum, 54, of Valdosta died Saturday, May 9, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on June 23, 1954 in Valdosta to the late C. A. and Stella Rouse Crum and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mr. Crum was a member of the Corinth Baptist Church and employed with the Department of Corrections State Prison. He...
Raymond Richard Faber
May 8, 2009
RAYMOND RICHARD FABER, 79, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, May 8, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center.He was born November 16, 1929 in Charleston, WV, a son of the late Raymond Rockford and Bessie Whetherholt Faber. He graduated from Dunbar High School, WV, and received his Bachelors Degree in Mathematics from West Virginia State University. During the Korean Conflict he...
Raymond Richard Faber
May 8, 2009
RAYMOND RICHARD FABER, 79, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, May 8, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center.He was born November 16, 1929 in Charleston, WV, a son of the late Raymond Rockford and Bessie Whetherholt Faber. He graduated from Dunbar High School, WV, and received his Bachelors Degree in Mathematics from West Virginia State University. During the Korean Conflict he...
Marlene Pennington Terrell
May 8, 2009
Marlene Pennington Terrell, 75, of Valdosta died Friday, May 8, 2009 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born on May 29, 1933 in Augusta to the late Alton L. and Virginia Chitty Pennington and had lived in Valdosta most of her life. She loved to bowl, play the piano and spend time with her grandchildren. Mrs. Terrell was a resident...
Larry Mack Johnson
May 6, 2009
Larry Mack Johnson, 57, of Lake Park died Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa, Fla. He was born in Hahira on September 14, 1951 to the late Marvin and Hazel Hancock Johnson and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Johnson was veteran of the United States Navy. His daughter, Abbie Johnson...
Pauline Joiner
May 5, 2009
PAULINE JOINER, lovingly known by her family as “Mama” and “Granny”, 91, of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at the Heritage House Nursing Home. She was born June 20, 1917 in Mitchell County, a daughter of the late Jim and Leela Viola Shiver Hatcher. Mrs. Joiner had been employed as an LPN at Little Griffin Hospital and Pineview...
Abbie Carlene Johnson
May 4, 2009
Abbie Carlene Johnson, 26, of Lake Park, died on Monday, May 4, 2009 following a sudden illness in Atlanta. She was born on June 25, 1982 in Valdosta to Debi S. Johnson and the late Larry Mack Johnson.Survivors include her mother Debi S. Johnson of Lake Park; a sister, Monique Minchew Tedesco of Orlando, Florida; an aunt, Linda Sue Wilson...
Prudence Bell
May 4, 2009
Prudence Bell, 88, of Valdosta died Monday, May 4, 2009 at the Fellowship Home. She was born on August 7, 1920 in Hahira to the late Thomas and Hattie Watson Redding and had lived in this area all of her life. Mrs. Bell was a seamstress at Levi's for twenty years and a member of the Eastern Heights Baptist Church....
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