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Joyce F. Horne
Sep 17, 2006
Joyce F. Horne, 69, of Jacksonville, FL and formerly of Valdosta, GA, died on Sunday, September 17, 2006 in Jacksonville. Born on November 25, 1936 in Valdosta, he was the son of the late Malcolm Horne and Jessie Hightower Horne. Mr. Horne moved to Jacksonville in the mid 1950’s and was a career insurance agent with Gulf Life and later...
Ava Nelle Carter Bentley
Sep 16, 2006
Ava Nelle Carter Bentley, of Lake Park, passed away at her home after an extended illness, Saturday, September 16, 2006 at 6:45p.m. Mrs. Bentley was born in Lowndes County on May 9, 1924, and attended Lake Park Schools. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, James A. and Iler Carter, three sisters, Thelma Zipperer, Gladys Copeland, Verda...
Nancy Ann Smith Goodgame
Sep 13, 2006
Nancy Ann Goodgame, 70, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, at Lake Haven Nursing Home. Born in Wilwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 19, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Thomas E. and Dorothea Aikman Smith. She had made her home in Valdosta since 1972. Mrs. Goodgame was a devoted member of St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church....
Gilford Westberry
Sep 12, 2006
Gilford “Bo” Westberry, 73, of Jacksonville, Florida, formerly of Savannah, died on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at Shands in Jacksonville. Born in Stockton he was the son of the late Gilford Miles and Annie Lee Stone Westberry. Mr. Westberry was an Air Force Veteran and a truck driver. He was a member of Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church. He enjoyed his...
Catherine Stewart Young
Sep 12, 2006
Catherine Stewart Young, 88, of Fayetteville, formerly of College Park, died on Tuesday, September 12, 2006. Mrs. Young was an active member of the First United Methodist Church in College Park. She was preceded in death by her husband, Max P. Young. Survivors are her daughters, Dinah Y. Shirley of Fayetteville and Catherine (Kay) Young of Atlanta, a grandson, R....
Andrew Bennett Becton
Sep 11, 2006
Andrew Bennett BectonAndrew Bennett (Bennie) Becton, 76, of Valdosta, passed away Sunday, September 10, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born August 11, 1930 in Lowndes County to the late James Riley and Annie Jewell Becton. Mr. Becton had a 42 year career in banking and served in the United States Air Force. He...
Gerardo Garibay, Jr.
Sep 11, 2006
Gerardo Garibay, Jr., 26, of Valdosta died Monday, September 11, 2006 in Waycross from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Mr. Garibay was born in Los Angeles, California on January 7, 1980 and had lived in Valdosta for six years. Mr. Garibay had served in the United States Air Force and was currently a civilian fireman at Moody Air Force...
Vesta Tillman
Sep 11, 2006
Vesta Tillman, 91, of Hahira, died Monday, September 11, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on January 27, 1915 in Brooks County to the late J. K. and Maude Martin Cooper. Mrs. Tillman was a homemaker and a member of Hahira First Baptist Church and the Eastern Star. Her husband was the late, Gordon I. Tillman.She is...
Blanche Bruce Peek Wilson
Sep 10, 2006
Blanche Bruce Peek Wilson, 83, of Hahira, died on Sunday, September 10, 2006, at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman after a brief illness. Born in Moultrie on December 24, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Grady Bruce and Ola Trammell Bruce. She had worked at Levi Strauss for more than 20 years. She was a Baptist and attended...
Hugh M. Childree
Sep 10, 2006
Hugh M. Childree, 88, died on Monday, September 11, 2006 after a short illness. Born on August 10, 1918, in Reynolds, Georgia, he was the son of the late William Jennings and Jeffie Windham Childree. A TSGT in the U.S. Army, Mr. Childree fought in the Pacific for 4 years during WWII with the 158th Regimental Combat Team (Bushmasters). He...
John Randall (J. R.) Thornton
Sep 7, 2006
JOHN RANDALL (J. R.) THORNTON, 58, of Hahira died Thursday, September 7, 2006 at his home. He was born on December 17, 1947 in Pierce County, Georgia to the late Louie Edward, Jr. and Martha Jane Strickland Thornton and had lived in Hahira for six years. Mr. Thornton had been a Deputy with the Pierce County Sheriffs Department and a...
Ernest Jessie Drew
Sep 7, 2006
ERNEST JESSIE DREW, 85, of Hahira died Thursday, September 7, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on June 15, 1921 in Hazlehurst to the late Whiteford T. and Bessie Turbeville Drew and had lived in Hahira most of his life. Mr. Drew was a member of the Hahira First Baptist Church and a veteran of the U....
Juanita Drew Baker
Sep 7, 2006
JUANITA DREW BAKER, 87, of Hahira died Thursday, September 7, 2006 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born on April 9, 1919 in Hazlehurst to the late Whiteford T. and Bessie Turbeville Drew and had lived in Hahira most of her life. Mrs. Baker was a member of the Hahira First Baptist Church where she coordinated activities and worked...
John Phillip Halstead
Sep 7, 2006
John Phillip Halstead, 51, of Valdosta, died suddenly on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at his residence. He was born on October 7, 1954 in Albany, GA and was a member of the Faith Assembly Church. Survivors are daughters and son-in-law, Stephanie and Doug Holt of Valdosta, Jamie Halstead of Mountville, SC; son, John David Halstead of Valdosta; grandchildren, Sean, Devin,...
Jack A. (Bucky) Clark, Sr.
Sep 7, 2006
Jack A. (Bucky) Clark, Sr., 57, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born on May 28, 1949 in Wheeling, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Raymond and Doris Clark. He was a carpet installer and a member of the Azalea City Church of God. Survivors are...
Lillian Christie Moore
Sep 5, 2006
Lillian Christie Moore, 90, of Valdosta died on Tuesday, September 5, 2006, at Fellowship Home. Born in Lowndes County, Miss Moore was the daughter of the late William and Isabelle Redding Moore. She received her AB Degree at Georgia State Womans College in 1940. Miss Moore taught school in Hahira, Rebecca, Nashville and Pensacola, Florida. Surviving are several nieces and...
Clare Barrineau
Sep 3, 2006
Clare Lois Barrineau, 75, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, September 5, 2006 at Holly Hill Nursing Home. Born on December 27, 1930, in Doerun, she was the daughter of the late Marcellous “Pat” and Lois Tittle Dismuke. Clare grew up in Nashville and married William Clinton Barrineau in 1952. They had made their home in Valdosta since 1960. She was...
Andrew Charles Zaun
Sep 3, 2006
Charles Zaun, 54, of Valdosta, died suddenly on Sunday, September 3, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Miami, Florida, on March 14, 1952, he was the son of the late Richard and Lois Jean Washburn Zaun. Mr. Zaun was owner of Zauns Landscape and Design. He was a member of Christ the King Episcopal Church. Survivors are his...
Louie Amos Radney, Sr.
Sep 2, 2006
LOUIE AMOS RADNEY, SR., 74, of Hahira died Saturday, September 2, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on February 24, 1932 in Moultrie to the late Judge Thornton “Big Daddy” and Viola Hart Radney and was a lifelong resident of Brooks and Lowndes Counties. Mr. Radney was a self employed service station owner and operator and loved...
Robin Lynn Wallace
Sep 1, 2006
Robin Lynn Wallace, 37 of Ray City, died on Friday, September 1, 2006 at her residence. Born on February 14, 1969 in Jacksonville, FL she was the daughter of Mary Cone Wallace and the late Nelson Wallace. She was a homemaker and of the Methodist faith.Survivors are a daughter, Sierra Danielle Webb of Valdosta; a son, Joey Webb of Nashville;...
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