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Ralph Larue (Buddy) Smith, Jr.
Apr 25, 2008
Ralph Larue (Buddy) Smith, Jr., 58, of Hahira, died Friday, April 25, 2008 at his residence. He was born on May 7, 1949 in Nashville, GA to the late Ralph Larue Smith, Sr. and Bernice Coombs Smith. Mr. Smith was a retired steel worker and a member of Bethany Baptist Church.He is survived by his wife, Juanita Nichols Smith of...
Ruth (Mother Ruth) Rampey Joyce Duehring
Apr 24, 2008
RUTH (MOTHER RUTH) RAMPEY JOYCE DUEHRING, 96. of Valdosta died Thursday, April 24, 2008 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born on August 30, 1911 in Lakeland, Georgia to the late William Cator and Addie Smith Rampey. Mrs. Duehring was a member of the Azalea City Church of God, the Eastern Star, a Shriner's widow and the Amaranzt. She...
Willie Frank Barrett, Sr.
Apr 23, 2008
WILLIE FRANK BARRETT, SR., 70, of Lake Park died Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at his home. He was born in Lowndes County on June 7, 1937 to the late Frank Payne and Fannie Alma Shiver Barrett. Mr. Barrett was a member of the Antioch Church in Echols County, retired from the construction industry and a veteran of the United States...
Janice P. Wheeler
Apr 22, 2008
JANICE P. WHEELER, 56, of Valdosta died Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Valdosta on April 5, 1952 to Faye Speer Phillips and the late Clarence Phillips, Jr. Mrs. Wheeler was a member of Westside Baptist Church and had been a nurse at South Georgia Medical Center for the past thirty six years....
Aiden Robert Tutt
Apr 22, 2008
Aiden Robert Tutt, infant son of John Tutt and Andrea Gray of Valdosta, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, April 25, 2008 at Riverview Memorial Gardens with Rev. Alton Hardee officiating. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service at Carson McLane Funeral...
Ruby Elizabeth Hay Holland
Apr 21, 2008
RUBY ELIZABETH HAY HOLLAND, 94, longtime resident of Valdosta and South Georgia died on April 21, 2008 at the Brooks County Hospital in Quitman from an extended illness. Mrs. Holland, the oldest of eleven children, born on December 29, 1913 in Crisp County to the late John Melton and Emma Roberta Barber Hay, was a mother and homemaker married to...
Shelby Jean Atkins
Apr 21, 2008
Shelby Jean Atkins, 70, of Valdosta, died Monday, April 21, 2008 at her residence. She was born on October 9, 1937 in Aberdeen, North Carolina to the late David Newton and Cleonus Bowling Jones. Mrs. Atkins was a homemaker and a member of Bemiss Road Baptist Church.She is survived by her husband, Sammie S. Atkins of Lakeland, one son, Sammy...
Bertie E. Davis
Apr 20, 2008
Bertie E. Davis, 93, of Douglas, died Sunday, April 20, 2008 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas. Born on November 28, 1914 in Douglas, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Lucy Minix Stone. She was a lifelong resident of Statenville and was retired from O&I Bag Plant after working for 25 years. She lived her...
Clarice Sims Bonner Yates
Apr 20, 2008
Clarice Sims Bonner Yates, 94, of Valdosta, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, April 19, 2008. She was the first born child of the late Murray and Mollie Sims; born January 18, 1914 at home in Jackson County. Her family lived in Atlanta, Miami, FL and Malabar before moving to Valdosta in 1929. Her father was the...
Rev. Willie Joe Coody
Apr 20, 2008
Rev. Willie Joe Coody, 80, of Valdosta, died Sunday, April 20, 2008 at Sumter Regional Hospital in Americus. Born on January 5, 1928 in Clyattville, he was the son of the late Richard A. and Mattie Zipperer Coody. He was a graduate of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) and a veteran of the United States Army having served in World...
Lee Edmundson Cohen
Apr 18, 2008
Lee Edmundson Cohen of Miami, Florida passed away on April 18, 2008 in the presence of her devoted husband, Gene, and her daughter Marghy. She was 84. She was born in Wilson, North Carolina and attended Atlantic Christian College. She and Gene spent 64 happy years together. In addition to Marghy (Joe) Smothers of Valdosta, she is survived by another...
Carroll (A.C.) Peace
Apr 18, 2008
Carroll (A.C.) Peace, 85, of Clyattville, died on Friday, April 18, 2008, at Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta after a brief illness. Born in Kinderlou, on October 21, 1922 he was the son of the late Benjamin and Carrie Ragan Peace. Mr. Peace had served with the U.S. Army during WWII. A lifelong member of Redland Baptist Church, Mr. Peace...
John B. Cook, Jr.
Apr 18, 2008
John B. Cook, Jr., of Lake Park, passed away April 18, 2008 at Shand's Hospital in Gainesville, Florida following a sudden illness. He was born September 3, 1928 in Valdosta, Georgia to the late John Bunyan and Gladys Templeton Cook. He and his father owned and managed Cook's Motel for many years. One of his favorite hobbies was gardening and...
Daniel Douglas Bollin, Ii
Apr 16, 2008
Daniel D. Bollin, II, 60, of Valdosta died Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at the Langdale Hospice House. He was born in West Point, New York to Florence Miller Bollin and the late Daniel Douglas Bollin and had lived in Valdosta since 1971. Mr. Bollin was retired as a Master Sargeant with the United States Air Force having served in Vietnam...
Mae Tomlinson Smith
Apr 16, 2008
Mae Tomlinson Smith, 91, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at her residence. She was born in Cook County on November 22, 1916 to the late Joseph Sirmans Tomlinson and Augusta Georgia Mathis Tomlinson. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and a member of Morningside Baptist Church.She is survived by three daughters and two sons in law, Patsy Smith Pitts...
Marion G. Wyrostek
Apr 15, 2008
Marion G. Wyrostek, 90, of Pinetta, FL. died on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born on March 4, 1918 to the late Bill and Olive Dodge Reid in St. Andrews, New Brunswick Canada. She was a homemaker and a charter member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church.Survivors include her son, Warren...
Edward Bruce Moss
Apr 15, 2008
Edward Bruce Moss, 73 of Valdosta, died Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at his residence. Born on November 10, 1934 in Vestal, NY, he was the son of the late Thomas and Mildred McGarry Moss. He was retired from the United States Air Force and UPS. Mr. Moss was a member of Mt. Pleasant Church of Christ.He is survived by his...
Reginald Gene Carter
Apr 15, 2008
Reginald Gene Carter, of Valdosta died Saturday, April 12, 2008 at his home. He was born in Beckley, West Virginia and had lived in Valdosta for thirty years. Mr. Carter retired as a Senior Master Sergeant from the United States Air Force after twenty seven years of service having served in Korea and Vietnam. Survivors include three daughters and two...
Eva Denise Padgett Okolichany
Apr 14, 2008
Eva Denise Padgett Okolichany, devoted wife and mother, 47, of Lake Park died Monday, April 14, 2008 at her home. She was born on March 19, 1961 in Warner Robins and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Okolichany was a faithful member of the Forrest Park Church of Christ. She loved her church family and working for the...
James Edward Cunningham
Apr 14, 2008
JAMES EDWARD CUNNINGHAM, 74, of Valdosta died Monday, April 14, 2008 at his home. He was born on November 12, 1933 in Concord, Tennessee to the late R. M. and Ruth Kirby Cunningham and had lived in this area most of his life. Mr. Cunningham was retired from the United States Air Force and a retired Hospital/Nursing Home Administrator. He...
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