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Keith Robert Connelly
Apr 3, 2009
Keith Robert Connelly, 49, of Lake Park, died on Friday, April 3, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was born in Robbinsdale, Minnesota on October 2, 1959 and has been a resident here for 33 years. He was the co-owner and operator of K.C.’s Pizzeria Bar and Grill and was of the Catholic Faith.Survivors include...
Ernest B. Black
Apr 3, 2009
Ernest B. Black, 74, of Valdosta died on Friday, April 3, 2009 at his residence following a short illness. He was born in Valdosta on May 26, 1934 to Richard Vernon Black and the late Wynell Holloway Black and has been a lifelong resident of Valdosta. He was a member and overseer of the Mt. Pleasant Church of Christ. He...
Winston M. Cooper
Mar 31, 2009
Winston M. Cooper, 89, of Valdosta died suddenly on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center, just three days after the death of his wife of 52 years, Margaret. Mr. Cooper was born in Athens to the late Winston M. & Emma Cooper. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Navy and...
Jill Irene Schappaugh
Mar 31, 2009
Jil Schappaugh, 63, of Valdosta, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on August 16, 1945 in Flint, Michigan to the late Harvey Cecil and Doris Clarice Martin Lydic. Mrs. Schappaugh was a nurse and a member of Eastern Heights Baptist Church.She is survived by her husband, Jim Schappaugh of Valdosta, two daughters and...
Sally Smith
Mar 30, 2009
Sally Smith, 65, of Valdosta, expired on Monday, March 30, 2009 after complication of Alzheimer's Disease for the past ten years at Lakeland Villas Convalescent Center. She was born on December 12, 1943 in Wilson, North Carolina and was reared in Thomasville. Mrs. Smith was a graduate of the Macon Georgia School of Nursing and worked as Staff Nurse at...
Ashley Meredith Barker Jackson
Mar 29, 2009
ASHLEY MEREDITH BARKER JACKSON, 35, of Clover, South Carolina died Sunday, March 29, 2009 at her home. She was born in Monessen, Pennsylvania on December 30, 1973 to Sarah Wanda Dampier Barker and the late William H. Barker, Jr. She was a 1992 graduate of Colquitt County High School and a 1996 graduate of Valdosta State University. Mrs. Jackson was...
Glenn W. Devane
Mar 29, 2009
Glenn W. DeVane, 52, lifetime resident of Valdosta, died on Sunday, March 29, 2009, at his home following a lengthy illness. Born in Moultrie on October 13, 1956, the son of Hazel M. Hendley DeVane and the late Paul Edward DeVane. Mr. DeVane was employed in the Fire Protection Industry. He was a member of the First Church of The...
Earl Daniel Smith
Mar 29, 2009
EARL DANIEL SMITH, 87, of Lake Park, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2009, at Langdale Hospice House after several months of declining health. He was born on March 5, 1922 in Valdosta to the late Daniel U. "Dan" and Mattie Thomas Smith. Earl was a graduate of Valdosta High School and North Georgia College, Dahlonega. During World War II he...
Margaret B. Cooper
Mar 29, 2009
Margaret B. Cooper, 92, of Valdosta died Sunday, March 29, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on August 8, 1916 in Gardi, Georgia to the late Lambert and Ruby King Bennett and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Cooper was a Home Economist with Georgia Power and a member of the First United Methodist Church....
Ross Carter
Mar 28, 2009
Ross Carter, 85, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, March 28, 2009 at Crestwood Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Born in Valdosta on June 10, 1923, he was the son of the late Ross C. and Irene Pittman Carter. Mr. Carter was retired form Railroad Express Agency and had been a Sergeant with the Lowndes County Sheriff's Department. Survivors are...
Teresa Tri
Mar 28, 2009
TERESA TRI, 56, of Valdosta, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, March 28, 2009, at her home. Teresa was born on December 12, 1952 in Atlanta, and graduated from East Atlanta High School with the Class of 1970. Teresa and her husband, Dr. Terry B. Tri, have lived in Valdosta for the past fourteen years and she was Office Manager at his...
Vanelle Kendall Anderson
Mar 26, 2009
VaNelle Kendall Anderson of Valdosta died on Thursday, March 26, 2009 at the Langdale Hospice after several years of declining health. A native Valdostan, daughter of Clyde Bolton and William Pinckney Kendall. After attending Valdosta City Schools, she graduated from VHS in 1932. She received a Bachelor's degree from Georgia State Women's College (now VSU) in 1936; she later earned...
Cecil Marion Scarborough
Mar 25, 2009
Cecil M. Scarborough, 95, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at Smith Northview Hospital. He was born in Dexter, GA to the late Joseph Herman and Marietta Adams Scarborough on May 20, 1913. Mr. Scarborough was a member of Faith Baptist Church, a retired civil service employee from Moody Air Force Base, was a painter and a furniture refinisher.He...
April Dawn Utter
Mar 25, 2009
April Dawn Utter, 38, of Valdosta died Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Sylacauga, Alabama on December 31, 1970 to the late William David and Rebecca Ann Higgins Morris and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Utter enjoyed the being at the beach and with her grandchildren. Survivors include her husband,...
Louis Thomas Tweedell, Jr.
Mar 23, 2009
Louis Thomas Tweedell, Jr., 91, of Hahira died Monday, March 23, 2009 at the Georgia War Veterans Home in Milledgeville. He was born in Atlanta on June 5, 1917 to the late Louis Thomas, Sr. and Floye Johnson Tweedell and had lived in this area for thirty years. Mr. Tweedell was a veteran of the United States Army having served...
Barton Dean Baggett
Mar 22, 2009
Dr. Barton Dean Baggett, 46, of Valdosta, died suddenly on Sunday, March 22, 2009. Lifetime resident of Valdosta, Dr. Baggett was born on August 31, 1962, the son of Alice Amos and the late Lawrence Baggett. He was a Dr. of Podiatry and a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors are his wife, Annette Underwood Baggett, son, Tyler Baggett, daughter,...
Myra Kelly Prewitte
Mar 22, 2009
Myra Kelly Prewitte, 84, of Valdosta, passed away on March 22, 2009 in Marietta. Born on August 17, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Winnie Lewis Kelly and Ernest E. Kelly of Valdosta. Myra lived in the AG Rhodes Home in Marietta for the past 16 years. Her perseverance, strength and contentment touched and blessed many people. Myra...
Clifford A Dorminey
Mar 21, 2009
Clifford A. Dorminey, 81, of Valdosta died on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at his son's residence following a lengthy illness. He was born on March 20, 1928 in Lowndes County to the late Robert Fred and Minnie Ola Boone Dorminey and has been a lifelong resident. He was a retired mechanic with Western Auto after 28 years of service and...
William L. (Bill) Fornes
Mar 21, 2009
William L. (Bill) Fornes, 80, of Valdosta, GA died on Saturday, March 21, 2009 following a lengthy illness. Born in Aflex, Pike County, Kentucky to the late Lon and Matilda Roberts Fornes, he and his wife Nancy Williams, graduated from Christiansburg High School in 1945 and 1948 respectively. Mr. Fornes graduated from Virginia Tech in 1950 and was commissioned as...
Joe F. Craig
Mar 20, 2009
Joe F. Craig, 62, of Lake Park died on Friday, March 20, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was born on July 28, 1946 to the late James Walter and Martha Suits Craig in Birmingham, Alabama. He was retired from Roadway Express Trucking Company and was a member of Francis Lake Baptist Church. Mr. Craig...
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