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Jeff Bailey
Jul 13, 2007
Jeff (J.F.) Bailey, 82, of Valdosta, died on Friday, July 13, 2007 after a short illness. Born to the late T.J. & Ruby South Bailey in Randolph County, AL and formerly of Roanoke, AL, he has lived in this area for the past 54 years. Mr. Bailey and his son, Franklin, have operated Homes by Bailey for the past 23...
Mary Alice Coppage Nitschke
Jul 13, 2007
MARY ALICE COPPAGE NITSCHKE, 63, of Hahira died Friday, July 13, 2007 at her home. She was born on January 3, 1944 in Lowndes County to the late Roy M. and Bessie Bell Cain Coppage and had lived in this area most of her life. Mrs. Nitschke loved spending time with her grandchildren, the outdoors and fishing. She was a...
Nannie W. Bailey
Jul 12, 2007
Nannie W. Bailey, 91, of Valdosta, died Thursday, July 12, 2007 at her residence. She was born on November 28, 1915 in Riley, Kentucky to the late William Thomas and Leona Allen Wren. Mrs. Bailey was a homemaker.She is survived by one son and daughter in law, Arthur B. Jr. and Dorothy Bowles of Valdosta, one step son, William E....
Annie Earline Suggs
Jul 9, 2007
Annie Earline Suggs, 76, of Mayday, went to be with our Lord on July 9, 2007. She was born January 26, 1931 in Terra Ceia, Manatee County, FL to the late Jesse P. and Bessie Terrell Smith. On June 13, 1948, she married Freeman Suggs at Bethany Baptist Church in Manatee County, FL. In 2007, she and Freeman celebrated their...
Denise Councell
Jul 8, 2007
Denise Councell, 55, of Statenville, died on Sunday, July 8, 2007, at Lake Haven Nursing Home. Born in Edwards, California on October 13, 1951, she was the daughter of the late James and Barbara Farrell Traynor. She was a member of Statenville Church of God. Survivors are her daughter and son in law, Ronda and Bobby Walker of Statenville, sons,...
James Wilbur Carter
Jul 7, 2007
James “Wilbur” Carter, Sr. 70, of Valdosta, died at his residence, Saturday, July 7, 2007. He was born on January 29, 1937 in Valdosta to the late James Hubert & Clyde Evelyn Vann Carter. Mr. Carter was a member of the Lake Park Church of Christ. He was a self-employed truck driver and retired from the Teamsters. He is survived...
Pamela Sewell
Jul 5, 2007
PAMELA SEWELL, 49, of Valdosta died Thursday, July 5, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. She was born on July 18, 1957 in Atlanta and had lived in Valdosta for thirty five years. Ms. Sewell was an administrative assistant with Edward Jones Financial Company and a Catholic.Survivors include her daughter, Crystal Catoe of Suwanee, GA., her...
Julian Hardy Becton
Jul 5, 2007
Julian Hardy Becton, 78, passed away Thursday, July 5, 2007 after a lengthy illness. He was born on January 23, 1929 in Valdosta to the late James Riley and Annie Jewel Barwick Becton. He was a veteran of U.S. Air Force. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 33 years. He was an avid wood worker and loved working...
Agnes Turner Dorch Mcdade
Jul 3, 2007
AGNES TURNER DORCH McDADE, 81, of Valdosta died Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born in Valdosta on April 21, 1926 to the late Jimmy Walter and Amanda Duke Turner and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mrs. McDade was a member of Faith Baptist Church and retired from Strickland Cotton Mills. Survivors include a...
Phyllis Kay Ladrow Fletcher
Jul 3, 2007
PHYLLIS KAY LADROW FLETCHER, 59, of Valdosta died Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at her home after a brief illness. She was born on February 8, 1948 in Valdosta to the late Joseph G. and Mildred Allen Ladrow and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Fletcher was an active member and worker of the First Baptist Church Lake Park....
Elizabeth Faye Johnson
Jun 29, 2007
Elizaabeth (Faye) Garner Johnson, 67, of Lake Park, died Friday, June 29, 2007, at her residence after a lengthy illness. She was the daughter of the late Fredrick N. and Allie Culpepper Garner. She had retired from the Lake Park Elementary School System as a Para-Professional. She was a member of the Corinth Baptist Church. Survivors include one daughter and...
Jessie Margaret Holton
Jun 27, 2007
Jessie Holton, 97, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at Heritage House Nursing Home. She was born on August 11, 1909 in Lowndes County to the late James William and Lilla Virginia Hardee Barrett. Mrs. Holton was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday school for many years.She is survived by...
Addis W. Crowe
Jun 27, 2007
Addis W. Crowe, 88, of Valdosta died Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman after a short illness. She was born on August 6, 1918 in Miller County, Georgia to the late James S. and Minnie Newberry Wacaser and had lived in Valdosta since 1955. Upon graduating from Miller County High School she attended Georgia State Women’s...
Romie Croft Hart
Jun 26, 2007
Romie Croft Hart, 81, of Valdosta died Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on November 19, 1925, in Miami, FL to the late Ira and Josephine Griffin Croft. Mrs. Hart was a member of Faith Chapel in Jasper, FL. She was a dedicated wife, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother.She is survived by two...
Jackie Joe Cecil
Jun 25, 2007
Jackie Joe (Jack) Cecil, 58, of Valdosta, died on Monday, June 25, 2007 at his residence. Born in Orlando, Florida, on May 3, 1949 he was a Registered Nurse and had worked with Valdosta Correctional Institute and Greenleaf. He was a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran and was a recipient of two Purple Hearts. He was a member of New Life...
Stephen Thomas Orr
Jun 23, 2007
Stephen Thomas Orr, (Oreskovic) 94 years old, of Valdosta, Georgia, died on Saturday, June 23, 2007, after a period of declining health. He was the oldest son of Martin and Mary Oreskovic; born in Menominee Falls, Wisconsin. His wife, Verna Irene Orr preceded him in death in 1999. Affectionately known as Gramps by his family and friends, Mr. Orr had...
Lillian Hill Paulk
Jun 22, 2007
Lillian Hill Paulk, 83, of Valdosta, died on Friday, June 22, 2007, at her home. Born in Chula, Georgia on December 9, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Ross and Jessie Irene Hill. Mrs. Paulk was a telephone operator and was retired from Southern Bell Telephone Company. She was a member of Brushy Creek Baptist Church in...
James Daniel (Dan) Salter
Jun 21, 2007
JAMES DANIEL (DAN) SALTER, 53, of Brooks County, Georgia died Thursday, June 21, 2007. He was a lifelong resident of this area and a Baptist. Mr. Salter enjoyed fishing and playing golf.Survivors include his wife, Mary Ellen Salter of Brooks County, a son, Richard Hubbard, Sr. of Lake Park, a grandson, Richard Hubbard of Thomaston, his parents, Louis and Evelyn...
Mary Kathryn King
Jun 21, 2007
Mary Kathryn Randall King, 80, of Statenville, Georgia died at 6:30 a.m. on June 21, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta. She was born on March 28, 1927, in Ottumwa, Iowa to Elmer Ernest and Adella May Laughhead Randall. She married Max E. King on July 18, 1946, in Ottumwa, Iowa. They were married for 36 years before his...
Dorothy "Dot" Lloyd
Jun 21, 2007
Dorothy “Dot” Lloyd, 83, of Valdosta died at Lakehaven Nursing Home on Thursday, June 21, 2007. Born in 1924, in Quitman, she was the daughter of the late Rachel Nobles and Ronald Houston Greene.She had made her home in Valdosta for the past 53 years and was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene. Survivors are her daughter...
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