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June Marie Wetherington
Feb 24, 2009
Marie Wetherington, 76, of Hahira, died Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at her residence. She was born in Irwin County on December 26, 1932 to the late Clifton Gustavious and Ethelene Tyler Sheppard. Mrs. Wetherington was a homemaker and a member of Bethany Baptist Church.She is survived by her husband, Russell Wetherington, four sons and one daughter in law, Kelly Crosby,...
Margaret Miley
Feb 23, 2009
MARGARET MILEY, 83, of Lake Park, passed away Monday, February 23, 2009, at her home. She was born May 11, 1925 in Petersburg, IN, a daughter of the late Charles and Josie Marsee O'Neill. Mrs. Miley had lived in the Lake Park area for over twenty years, was a member of Antioch Church, and had been employed as a Night...
Rebecca Adams Jester
Feb 23, 2009
Rebecca Adams Jester, age 98, of Valdosta, died February 23, 2009. She was the widow of the late James E.G. Jester of Bainbridge, and daughter of Ben G. and Coley M. Adams of Atlanta. She graduated from Georgia State Teachers College, Athens, and taught in several south Georgia schools. Mrs. Jester was an active member of Park Avenue United Methodist...
Keith Moore
Feb 22, 2009
Keith Moore, 49, of Valdosta, died Sunday, February 22, 2009 at Shand's Hospital in Gainesville, FL after a short illness. He was born in Valdosta on September 19, 1959. Mr. Moore was a painter, a member of the Baptist faith, an avid NASCAR fan and he loved pleasing people rather than himself.He is survived by his wife, Susan Harris Moore,...
Darlene M. Mcleod
Feb 22, 2009
Darlene M. McLeod, 67, of Gainesville, Fla. and formerly of Panama City, Fla. and Lake Park, GA. died Sunday, February 22, 2009 at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. She was born on June 10, 1941 in Covington, Kentucky to the late William and Mildred Waddell Stubbeman and had lived in Panama City, Fla from 1973-1992 and Lake Park, Georgia from 1992-1995...
Linda Mcdonald Irby
Feb 21, 2009
Linda McDonald Irby, 45, of Dallas, GA died Saturday, February 21, 2009 at her residence after a short illness. She was a resident of Dallas for three years and formerly of Thomasville and Eastman, GA. Mrs. Irby was born in Valdosta on February 13, 1964. She was a teacher, a member of the First United Methodist Church in Thomasville and...
Betty Louise Lawell
Feb 20, 2009
Betty Louise Lawell, 82, of Sparks, died Friday, February 20, 2009 at Smith Northview Hospital in Valdosta. She was born in Armstrong County, PA on May 1, 1926 to the late Jeff E. and Margaret Hileman Bish. Mrs. Lawell was a self employed real estate agent and a member of Sparks Baptist Church.She is survived by two sons, Gary Lawell...
Dan Clark Holliman, Ph. D.
Feb 19, 2009
Dan Clark Holliman, Ph.D. 76, of Birmingham, AL died Thursday, February 19, 2009 at his daughter's residence in Valdosta, GA. He was born in Jefferson County, AL on August 25, 1932 to the late Murray and Kathleen Hyde Holliman.Dr. Holliman retired as the Ada Rittenhouse Snavely Professor of Biology at Birmingham –Southern College in 2000 after teaching and performing research...
Pauline E. Hagood
Feb 15, 2009
Pauline E. Hagood, 87, of Crestview Florida died at her residence on Sunday, February 15, 2009 following a lengthy illness. She was born in Winston County, Alabama on February 13, 1922 to the late Arthur and Lizzie Adams Elliott. She was a homemaker and a former resident of Valdosta. Mrs. Hagood was a member of the New Harvest Methodist Church.Survivors...
William Milton Webb
Feb 15, 2009
William Milton Webb, 82, of Valdosta died Sunday, February 15, 2009 at the Langdale Hospice House. He was born on September 20, 1926 in Valdosta and was the son of the late Clifford A. Webb and Neita Milton Webb Cook and had lived in this area most of his life. Mr. Webb was a member of the Westside Baptist Church...
L.A. Hughes
Feb 14, 2009
L.A. Hughes, 91, of Valdosta, died Saturday, February 14, 2009 at the Heritage House in Valdosta. He was born on August 18, 1917 in Statenville to the late Arthur and Lula Lightsey Hughes. Mr. Hughes had lived in Echols County until he moved to Lowndes County in 1942. He was a lifelong farmer and drove school bus for Lowndes County...
Franklin Creasy
Feb 14, 2009
Franklin Creasy, 78, of Valdosta died Saturday, February 14, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on December 23, 1930 in Franklin County, Tennessee to the late James Thomas and Sophrina Warhurst Creasy and lived in the Nevils Community of Bulloch County. He graduated from Georgia Teachers College in 1953 and the University of Georgia in 1955. He...
Doris Elma Reddick
Feb 13, 2009
Doris Reddick, 91, of Valdosta, died on Friday, February 13, 2009, at LakeHaven Nursing Home. Born in Roper, Kansas, on January 22, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Hoyt and Ethel O'Brien Lamb. She was employed as a Bookkeeper with J.C Penney's, was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the India Harris Friendship Sunday School...
Rita H. Williams
Feb 13, 2009
Rita H. Williams, 82, of Valdosta, died on Friday, February 13, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on September 23, 1926, she had made her home in Valdosta for the past 50 years. Mrs. Williams was a Lutheran. A seamstress by trade, she enjoyed knitting, loved to play Bingo and taking care of children. She baby...
Evelyn Atkinson Touchton
Feb 12, 2009
Evelyn Atkinson Touchton, 95, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, February 12, 2009, in Lakeland following a lengthy illness. Born in Veazey, Greene County, Georgia on May 19, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Frederick William Atkinson Sr. and Mary Lou Hutchinson. Mrs. Touchton was postmaster at Barretts for a number of years. She helped her husband with the...
Remer L. Herring
Feb 11, 2009
Remer L. Herring, 90, of Valdosta died Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home. He was born in the Barretts Community on April 23, 1918 to the late Grover C. and Coma Cooper Herring and had lived in this area all of his life. Mr. Herring was retired from the City of Valdosta as Director of the Water...
Robert Lamar Sutton
Feb 11, 2009
Robert Lamar Sutton, 56, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on September 26, 1952 in Valdosta to the late E. J. and Yvonne Allen Sutton. Mr. Sutton was a longtime employee of Georgia Power, a longtime member of Spain Ferry Hunting Club and he loved fishing. Mr. Sutton served as a...
Charles Edward O'Neal, Sr.
Feb 11, 2009
Charles Edward O'Neal, 97, of Valdosta died Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at the Heritage House Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. He was born on January 22, 1912 in Valdosta to the late John and Maude McLeod O'Neal and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta and retired dairy farmer. Mr. O'Neal was a member of the Forrest Park Church of...
Samuel Bernard Pelstring
Feb 10, 2009
Samuel Bernard Pelstring, 82, of Lake Park died on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born on July 28, 1926 in Luverne, Minnesota to the late Bernard and Elenor Nelson Pelstring. He retired from Dickenson County Iowa as a Drug and Alcohol Abuse Councilor and has been a resident of this...
Ruby (Aunt Snooks) Ulmer
Feb 10, 2009
Ruby (Aunt Snooks) Ulmer, 93, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, February 10, 2009, after a lengthy illness. Born on December 9, 1915, in Dasher, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Henrietta Wisenbaker Ulmer. Ms. Ulmer was a homemaker and member of Mt. Pleasant Church of Christ. Survivors include her sister, Louise Tenly of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi;...
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