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Evelyn Carter Wilkes
Dec 6, 2008
Evelyn Carter Wilkes, 95, of Valdosta died Saturday, December 6, 2008 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Berrien County on September 20, 1913 to the late Yancey Franklin and Ora Lee Rawlins Carter. Mrs. Wilkes was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church where she was active in the Annie Mae Walker Harris Sunday School...
John R. Bolen, Jr.
Dec 6, 2008
John R. Bolen, Jr., 78, of Valdosta died Saturday, December 6, 2008 at his home after a short illness. Born August 8, 1930 in Birmingham, Alabama to the late John R. Bolen, Sr. and Minnie Leigh Dubose Bolen, he was a life-time resident of Valdosta. After graduating from Valdosta High and Marion Military Academy, he enlisted in the US Army...
Wynelle Larnerd
Dec 4, 2008
Wynelle Larnerd, 86, of Lake Park, died on Thursday, December 4, 2008 with her family by her side. She was born in Baxley, Georgia on July 14, 1922 to the late Hubert Lamar and Gladys Rentz Moody. Upon her marriage to the late Fred (Heck) Larnerd, they moved to Pennsylvania where they raised their family. After his death, she moved...
David Roger Carpenter
Dec 2, 2008
David Roger Carpenter, 51 of Okemos, Michigan, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at his residence. He was born on January 5, 1957 in Okaloosa County, FL to the late Earl Roger and Molly Ann Waldron Carpenter. Mr. Carpenter was a musician.He is survived by one son, Hector Carpenter and one daughter, Kate Carpenter of Valdosta, two sisters and one brother...
David Roger Carpenter
Dec 2, 2008
David Roger Carpenter, 51 of Okemos, Michigan, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at his residence. He was born on January 5, 1957 in Okaloosa County, FL to the late Earl Roger and Molly Ann Waldron Carpenter. Mr. Carpenter was a musician.He is survived by one son, Hector Carpenter and one daughter, Kate Carpenter of Valdosta, two sisters and one brother...
Tomasa Torres Dehorta
Nov 30, 2008
Tomasa Dehorta, 53, of Lake Park, died Sunday, November 30, 2008 at her residence. She was born on May 29, 1955 in Brownsville, Texas to the late Mosise and Esther Martinez Torres.Ms. Dehorta is survived by three daughters and two sons in law, Annalita and Roger Miranda, Sylvia Gutierrez, all of Valdosta, Stephanie and Brian Belinski of Pinetta, FL, two...
Wyoline B. Zipperer
Nov 30, 2008
Wyoline B. Zipperer, 90, of Clyattville, died on Sunday, November 30, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on October 14, 1918, in Brunswick, she was the daughter of the late James Fletcher and Leona McDonald Black. Mrs. Zipperer was a member of Clyattville United Methodist Church where she worked with the youth and United Methodist Women. She was also...
Blanche Prescott Lanier
Nov 30, 2008
Blanche Prescott Lanier, daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, teacher, gardener, church woman, artist and a friend to many, died on Sunday, November 30, 2008 at Langdale Hospice House. She was 100 years old and was born on August 27, 1908, the oldest daughter of the late Jesse Plez and Imo Prescott of Lake Park. Mrs. Lanier was a lifelong...
Frances Dean Nichols
Nov 29, 2008
Frances Dean Nichols, 95, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, November 29, 2008, at Langdale Hospice House. Born on December 25, 1912 in Madison, South Dakota, she was the daughter of the late Ovid Ray and Mary Dean Fitts Nichols. Dr. Nichols was a physician and a surgeon. She was associated with her late brother, George Nichols and Nichols Homes and...
Ernest (Ernie) Scaggs
Nov 29, 2008
Ernest (Ernie) Scaggs, 64, of Valdosta died on Saturday, November 29, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born in Okaloosa County, Florida on March 2, 1944 to the late Beecher and Myrtice Yancey Scaggs. He had worked with Preferred Lodging Systems as a general manager for many years. He was a U.S. Air Force...
Elsie Irene Carter
Nov 28, 2008
Elsie Irene Carter, 96, of Echols County, died on Friday, November 28, 2008, after a lengthy illness. Born in Echols County to the late Arthur & Lula Lightsey Hughes, she had been a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Carter was a member of Sardis Baptist Church.Survivors include a son and daughter in law, Billy F. & Nell Carter of...
Elsa Fenton Parsons
Nov 27, 2008
Elsa Fenton Parsons of Valdosta passed away at home, after a happy life, on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 2008. She was born November 12, 1926 in Birmingham, Alabama to parents, Harold Fenton Parsons and Marguerite Maxwell Parsons Cullen. Her greatest joys were her children, Lynn and Buddy LaHood of Valdosta, Georgia, her son, Hugh McCallum and his wife, Suzanne of...
Pearl Ann Roll Griffin
Nov 27, 2008
Pearl Ann Roll Griffin, 81, of Cecil died Thursday, November 27, 2008 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Yorkstownship, Ohio on February 8, 1927 to the late Verla and Lilly Schilmmer Roll and had lived in this area for many years. Mrs. Griffin was the co-owner of Patterson-Griffin Shoes and the manager of the Castle Park Store....
Elsa Fenton Parsons
Nov 27, 2008
Elsa Fenton Parsons of Valdosta passed away at home, after a happy life, on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 2008. She was born November 12, 1926 in Tallahassee, Florida to parents, Harold Fenton Parsons and Marguerite Maxwell Parsons Cullen. Her greatest joys were her children, Lynn and Buddy LaHood of Valdosta, Georgia, her son, Hugh McCallum and his wife, Suzanne of...
Ruth L. Harris
Nov 26, 2008
Ruth L. Harris, 81, of Clyattville, died Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on July 4, 1927 in Batavia, Ohio to the late Charles Darrell and Mary Sparks Smith. Mrs. Harris was a homemaker and a member of Francis Lake Baptist Church.She is survived by two daughters and sons in law, Pat and Russell...
Troy L. Black
Nov 25, 2008
Troy L. Black, 76, of Lake Park, passed away peacefully at sunrise during his favorite part of the day Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at his home. He was born on July 9, 1932 in Cordele, GA to the late Troy Lucian and Annie Lou Jones Black. Mr. Black was an insurance salesman with AFLAC for fourty one years, was a...
Iris F. Register
Nov 25, 2008
IRIS F. REGISTER, 79, of Valdosta, died peacefully at home with her family by her side on Tuesday, November 25, 2008. She was born October 14, 1929 in Hahira, a daughter of the late Charlton and Willie Alice Tomlinson Fiveash. She was a loyal and highly decorated employee of the Credit Bureau of Valdosta for 37 years. She was a...
James Ludy Hall
Nov 25, 2008
James Ludy Hall, 79, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Randolph County, Indiana, Mr. Hall was the son of the late James Everett "Red" Hall and Rena Lavirl Zipperer Hall. He served in the United States Army and was a Korean War Veteran. Mr. Hall retired from...
Nathan J. Adams
Nov 24, 2008
Nathan J. Adams, COL USAF RET., 89, of Valdosta died Monday, November 24, 2008 at his home. He was born on October 7, 1919 in Cusseta, Alabama to the late Jasper and Elizabeth Atkins Adams. Col. Adams received his BS degree in textile engineering from Auburn University and then entered the Air Force through the Field Artillery on July 11,...
Betty Jean Moss
Nov 24, 2008
Betty Jean Moss, 76, of Valdosta, died on Monday, November 24, 2008 at Lakehaven Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born on February 10, 1932 to the late James Elmer and Clarissa Lanora Harris. She was retired from South Georgia Medical Center after 31 years of working as a nurses aide in the newborn nursery. She was a...
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