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Charles Blunt
Nov 12, 2008
Charles Blunt, 48, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at his residence. He was born on July 15, 1960 in Quitman to Nancy Lee Wollett Blunt and the late Thurston Howard Blunt. Charles is survived by one daughter, Cassandra Leigh Walker of South Carolina, his mother, Nancy Blunt of Valdosta, two brothers and one sister in law, Michael Blunt...
Jack Heywood Puckett
Nov 12, 2008
JACK HEYWOOD PUCKETT, 78, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at his home. He was born in Hahira on February 11, 1930 to the late Edward D., Sr. and Mary Hall Puckett. He was educated in the Valdosta School System and served for six years in the United States Navy having went on several world tours. Mr. Puckett was...
Charles Bryan Johnson
Nov 12, 2008
CHARLES BRYAN JOHNSON, 64, of Valdosta, passed away at his home on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 after a lengthy illness. He was born on August 1, 1944 in Florence, SC, and had lived in Valdosta since 1967. Mr. Johnson had served four years in the U.S. Marine Corp. and was co-owner of Johnson Distributing. He enjoyed playing golf, softball, fishing,...
Jack Ryan Lee
Nov 12, 2008
JACK RYAN LEE, 5 months and 2 days old was born on June 10, 2008 in Jacksonville, Florida. Our sweet baby boy passed away peacefully in his home on November 12, 2008. Special thanks to all whom prayed for him. Jack was our little fighter whom touched the lives of many.Jack has left behind to cherish his memory, his devoted...
Alberto Jackson Bruss
Nov 11, 2008
Alberto Jackson Bruss, infant son of Adam and Abigail (McVey) Bruss of Austin, Texas, died November 11, in Perugia, Italy. Alberto is survived by his parents; his grandparents, Herbert and Margrit Bruss of Idaville, Indiana, and Scott and Jackie McVey of Brunswick; great grandparents, Heinze Ruehle of Grand Blanc, Michigan, Doris Bruss of Port Sanilac, Michigan, Clara McVey of Brunswick,...
Shirley Braverman Perlman
Nov 10, 2008
Shirley Braverman Perlman, 87, of Valdosta, died on Monday, November 10, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Alabama to the late Hyman & Ester Braverman, she had lived here since 1946. Mrs. Perlman graduated from the Florida State College for Women, now FSU, and began her career as a teacher in Orlando, Florida schools. She and her husband...
Charles Calhoun
Nov 10, 2008
Charles Calhoun, 59, of Valdosta, died Monday, November 10, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on February 3, 1949 in Bowdon, he was the son of Thomas Landon and Ivy Dell Dyer Calhoun.He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Calhoun of Valdosta; daughter and son-in-law, Tina and Steve Mathews of Sarasota, FL; sons and daughter-in-law, Charles Burt Calhoun of...
Virginia Westberry Prince
Nov 9, 2008
VIRGINIA WESTBERRY PRINCE, 76, of Lake Park, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2008, at her home. She was born on November 19, 1931 in Echols County to the late Wallace Osgood and Amanda Corbett Westberry. She graduated from Georgia's Women's College with an Associates Degree in 1951, Valdosta State College with a Bachelor's Degree in 1957, again in 1975 with...
Annie Swindle
Nov 7, 2008
Annie Swindle, 79, of Valdosta died Friday, November 7, 2008 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born on December 21, 1928 in Fitzgerald to the late John Amos and Jessie Lee Worth Rogers and lived in this area all of her life. Mrs. Swindle was a retired Home Care Giver and a Baptist. Survivors include one daughter and son...
Lillian Edith Vincent Lawrence
Nov 4, 2008
Lillian Edith Vincent Lawrence, 55, of Hahira died Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born on July 26, 1953 in Springfield Gardens, New York and had lived in this area for the past five years.Survivors include her mother, Isabel Vincent of Hahira, three sons and a daughter in law, James and Jennifer Lawrence of Painesville,...
Viva Hardy Evans
Nov 2, 2008
Viva Hardy Evans, age 84, died Sunday, Nov. 2, at Pierce County Nursing Home in Blackshear, GA. She was born October 10, 1924, in Bibb County, one of six children of the late Benjamin and Philomena Rocquemore Hardy. She had lived in Valdosta since 1958 and at her beloved home on Cherokee Avenue since 1965. For the last two years...
Mary "Tootsie" Kovalan
Oct 30, 2008
Mary "Tootsie" Kovalan, 86, of Langdale Place # 157, Valdosta, died Thursday, October 30, 2008 at Lake Haven Nursing Home. She was born on September 16, 1922 in Lowndes County to the late John Arthur and Bessie Thomas Walker. Mrs. Kovalan was a homemaker, a member of First Christian Church, the Garden Club, President of CWF, the PTA and a...
Onice Davis Coppage
Oct 27, 2008
Onice Davis Coppage, 82, of Hahira died Monday, October 27, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on June 3, 1926 in Lanier County to the late Henry Luther and Mildred Colly Davis and had lived in Lowndes County since 1939. Mrs. Coppage was a member of the Adel Church of Christ and she loved her Lord and...
F. Thomas (Tom) Young
Oct 27, 2008
F. Thomas (Tom) Young, 73, died on Sunday, October 26, 2008, at his residence in Atlanta, Georgia. Born in Atlanta, Georgia on September 28, 1935, Tom practiced law in Valdosta for 40 years until his retirement in 2000. Tom received his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Georgia Law School in 1960. He was a Fellow of the American...
Walter Mindziak
Oct 26, 2008
WALTER MINDZIAK, 60, of Valdosta, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2008, at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born August 6, 1948 in Trier, Germany, a son of the late Nikolai and Anna Sandaluk Mindziak. Walt was a Jehovah's Witness and was self-employed for many years as an antique furniture refinisher.He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Michael and...
Juanita Holton Sims
Oct 25, 2008
Juanita Holton Sims, 80, of Valdosta was born at home on November 26, 1927 in the Southwest corner of Lowndes County in the backwoods by the Withlacoochee river; called Ousley/Lowndes county back then. She was the second child of the late Charlie Lee Holton and Thelma Albritton (also spelled Allbritton) Holton who were residing in the home of her maternal...
Robert Samuel (Bobby) Killgore, Jr.
Oct 23, 2008
Robert Samuel (Bobby) Killgore, Jr., 66, of Valdosta, died at home on October 23, 2008. Born on August 24, 1942 in Valdosta, he was the son of the late Robert Samuel Archibald, Sr. and Verba Lee Dixon Killgore. Mr. Killgore was a retired automobile and parts salesman. He enjoyed sports and spending time with his family and friends. He was...
Vernon Lightsey
Oct 21, 2008
VERNON LIGHTSEY, 79, of Lake Park, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2008. He was born June 13, 1929 in Echols County, a son of the late Jessie and Callie Vann Lightsey. Farming was his life and he loved it very much.Mr. Lightsey was a member of Mt. Pleasant Church of Christ and of the Statenville Masonic Lodge #209 for over...
Roland J. Rodgers
Oct 21, 2008
ROLAND J. RODGERS, 58, of Valdosta died Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at the Langdale Hospice House. Mr. Rodgers was born on June 29, 1950 in Brooklyn, New York to the late James A. and Melody Schuabhut Rodgers and was retired from the United States Air Force. Survivors include his daughter, Heather Rodgers of Flowery Branch, Georgia, two brothers and two...
Howard C. Grover
Oct 19, 2008
Howard C. Grover, 69, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2008 after a long illness. Mr. Grover had lived here for the past 40 years. He had a great love for all animals and was a member of First Baptist Church in Quitman. Survivors include his wife, Lila Grover of Valdosta, a son and special friend, Howard (Bo)...
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