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Philip Ikeler Elder
Dec 26, 2008
Philip Ikeler Elder, 94, of Valdosta, died on Friday, December 26, 2008 at Langdale Hospice House, following a brief illness. Born in Berwick, Pennsylvania on December 20, 1914, Phil was the son of the late Lemuel Maus and Mary Maria Ikeler Elder. He was a gradute of Bloomsburg State Teachers College in Pennsylvania. His enlistment in the U. S. Navy...
Gladys Drye Braswell
Dec 25, 2008
Gladys Drye Braswell, 88, of Valdosta died on Thursday, December 25, 2008 at the Langdale Hospice House following a brief illness. She was born on September 26, 1920 in Concord, North Carolina to the late Roy and Agnes Carriker Drye and had been a resident of Valdosta since 1960. She worked in retail sales with Renee's for many years as...
Chuck Ramer
Dec 25, 2008
Charles William (Chuck) Ramer, Jr., 51, of Valdosta, died on December 25, 2008 at Langdale Hospice House after a lengthy illness . Born on June 9, 1957 in Pensacola, Florida, Chuck was a graduate of Valdosta High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a truck driver and for several years he owned Chuck's Lawn Service....
Mike Armstrong
Dec 23, 2008
Mike Armstrong, 62, of Dasher, died Tuesday, December 23, 2008 after a short illness at Langdale Hospice House. Born on September 9, 1946 in Vivian, LA, he was the son of the late Allen and Lois Armstrong. He was associated with Manheim, Inc. and Georgia Auto Dealers. Mr. Armstrong loved to play golf and play with his grandchildren. He was...
Robert Bruce Hornbuckle
Dec 23, 2008
Robert Bruce Hornbuckle of Valdosta, passed away at home on December 23, 2008. He was born in Atlanta on September 16, 1930, to the late George N. and Ruth Baker Hornbuckle. Mr. Hornbuckle was a member of the University of Georgia 1950 and 1951 football team and was co-captain of the 1952 Track and Field squad. Upon graduation from college,...
Ralph Edmond (Ed) Newham, Jr.
Dec 22, 2008
Ralph Edmond (Ed) Newham, Jr., 73, died on Monday, December 22, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was born on September 9, 1935 to the late Ralph Edmond, Sr. and Lucille McLeod Newham in Naples, Florida and was a life long resident of the area. He was a self-employed wallpaper installer and was of the...
Norma Floyce Minton
Dec 21, 2008
NORMA FLOYCE MINTON, 93, of Valdosta, died Sunday, December 21, 2008 at Heritage Nursing Home. She was born December 12, 1915 in Lowndes County, a daughter of the late Ula Lee and Minnie Lee Durst Courson. For many years she was employed as a textile worker at Strickland Mills. Mrs. Minton was a member of New Harvest United Methodist Church...
Thomas E. Shue
Dec 19, 2008
Thomas E. Shue, 91, of Valdosta died Friday, December 19, 2008 at the Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Hillsborough, North Carolina on May 8, 1917 to the late James M. and Opie Belle Elkins Shue. Mr. Shue was a former Commissioner of Hillsborough, North Carolina. He moved from Adel, Georgia in 1957 to Maitland, Florida and was a...
Ralph Hardy Thomas
Dec 19, 2008
RALPH HARDY THOMAS, 87, of Hahira, died Friday, December 19, 2008, at Langdale Hospice House. He was born October 31, 1921 in Lake Park, a son of the late Henry Roland and Pearl Bass Thomas. Mr. Thomas was retired from Iron Workers Local 597 of Jacksonville, FL. He was a 32nd degree Mason.He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law,...
Mary Frances Moore Coody
Dec 18, 2008
Mary Frances Moore Coody, 77, of Quitman died Thursday, December 18, 2008 at her home. She was born in Lowndes County on March 15, 1931 and had lived in Summerville, South Carolina from 1961-1982 before returning to this area. Mrs. Coody was a member of the Redland Baptist Church.Survivors include her daughter, Sandy Burris of Quitman, sister and brother in...
Mattie Ella (Jimmie) Wilson
Dec 16, 2008
MATTIE ELLA "JIMMIE" WILSON, 74, died unexpectedly Tuesday at home in Ocala. Born Jan. 12, 1934 in Live Oak, the daughter of the late Walter James and Mary Ann Sharpe Wilson, she moved to Ocala in 1945 and lived there the rest of her life, except for a few years in Gainesville. She attended Ocala schools and graduated from Central...
Eugene Talmadge Roberson
Dec 15, 2008
Eugene Roberson, 74, of Valdosta, died on Monday, December 15, 2008, at Crestwood Nursing Home. A native of Valdosta, Mr. Roberson was born on Sept. 30, 1934, the son of the late Andrew Crawford Roberson and Maggie Green Roberson. Graveside services for Mr. Roberson will be held on Wednesday at 10 a.m. with Mr. Thad Heaney officiating. Carson McLane Funeral...
Pauline Courson Phelps
Dec 12, 2008
Pauline Courson Phelps, 83, passed away at her residence in Valdosta on Friday, December 12, 2008 after a lengthy illness. She was born on July 8, 1925 in Berrien County to the late Allen and Ressie Courson. Pauline was a devoted wife and mother and a devout Christian woman. Donald and Pauline have resided in Valdosta for more than 60...
John Michael (Mike) Crum
Dec 12, 2008
John Michael (Mike) Crum, 69, of Hahira, a man with a lively intellect and great inner strength took his rightful place with the Lord, Friday, December 12, 2008. He was born to Kenneth and Libby Crum on January 7, 1939, in Plant City, FL, becoming a fifth generation Floridian and cattleman. He was a graduate of Plant City High School...
John Michael Crum
Dec 12, 2008
John Michael (Mike) Crum, 69, of Hahira, a man with a lively intellect and great inner strength took his rightful place with the Lord, Friday, December 12, 2008. He was born to Kenneth and Libby Crum on January 7, 1939, in Plant City, FL, becoming a fifth generation Floridian and cattleman. He was a graduate of Plant City High School...
Betty Jean Etheridge Scarborough
Dec 11, 2008
Betty Jean Etheridge Scarborough, 72, of Hahira, died Thursday, December 11, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center after a long illness. She was born on October 28, 1936 in Ray City, GA to the late Perry Julian and Julia Myrtice Ray Etheridge. Mrs. Scarborough was a homemaker and a member of Bethany Baptist Church.She is survived by one son, Donald...
Harriett Elizabeth Herndon
Dec 11, 2008
Harriett Elizabeth Herndon, 82, of Valdosta, died Thursday, December 11, 2008 at Louis Smith Memorial Hospital after a period of declining health. Born on June 5, 1926 in Manatee, FL, she was the daughter of the late Wyley F. and Eloise Herndon. She was always a happy and content person who never complained. Miss Herndon attended Lake Park Church of...
Ashton Autumn Deloris Goff
Dec 10, 2008
Ashton Autumn Deloris Brown, infant daughter of Tonya Michelle Goff and James Calhoun Brown, Jr. died suddenly Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at her home. She was born in Valdosta on November 7, 2008.In addition to her parents she is survived by her sister, Jaiden Brown, two brothers, Jaylon Brown and James Brown, Jr., her grandparents, Dana Thurman, Evelyn Brown, James...
Charles L. Davis
Dec 10, 2008
Charles L. Davis, 85, of Valdosta, Georgia went to be with the Lord on, Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. Bro. Leo was born on October 24, 1923 in Salt Rock, West Virginia, the son of the late Charles Earsel and Anna Bertha Davis. Bro. Leo accepted the Lord into his life at the age of twelve...
Betty H. Leff
Dec 9, 2008
Betty H. Leff, 86, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born in Brunswick, Georgia on November 26, 1922 and had lived in Valdosta since 1971. She was a homemaker and had attended Christ Episcopal Church.Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Gayle and Scott Schaeffer of Caledonia, Mississippi;...
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