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Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
John Harold Cooper
Aug 11, 2006
John Harold Cooper, 80, of Morven, died Friday, August 11, 2006 at his home . He was born in Brooks County on November 23, 1925 to Rufus and Gussie Morrison Cooper. Mr. Cooper was a lifelong resident of Brooks County. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict during which he received the...
Gerard H. Plageman
Aug 11, 2006
Gerard H Plageman III, 88, of Valdosta, died on Friday, August 11, 2006, at his residence after a brief illness. He was born on September 21, 1917 in Richmond, VA to the late Gerard H. Jr. and Helen McDonell Plageman. Mr. Plageman spent his entire life in the poultry business; first as owner and operator of a processing plant in...
Herman J. Futch
Aug 8, 2006
HERMAN J. FUTCH, 79, of Hahira died Tuesday, August 8, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on October 15, 1926 in Pell City, Alabama to the late Lacy E., Sr. and Jewel Ray Wright Futch. He enjoyed good coffee, banana pudding, western omelets, walking on the beach and his laptop computer. He was a member of the...
April S. Kelly
Aug 8, 2006
April S. Kelly, 36 of Daytona Beach and formerly of Valdosta, died suddenly, on Tuesday, August 8, 2006 at her residence. Born on March 23, 1970 in Valdosta, she was one of four precious daughters of Doyle and Gloria Cowart Kelly. April was a staff assistant for Black Crow Media. She was a graduate of Lowndes High School and of...
Ruby A. Ray
Aug 7, 2006
Ruby A. Ray, 79 of Valdosta, died on Monday, August 07, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. Born on April 7, 1927 in Crisp County, she was the daughter of the late G. E. and Lula Mae Cromer Taylor. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Survivors are her husband, Warren Harold Ray of...
Vonnie Harris Clanton
Aug 7, 2006
VONNIE HARRIS CLANTON, 90, of Hahira died Sunday, August 6, 2006 at the Berrien County Hospital. He was born in Lowndes County on December 26, 1915 to the late Paul Matthew and Pauline Harris Clanton and was a lifelong resident of this area. He was a member of the Pineview Baptist Church and a veteran of the U. S. Army...
James Grover Stalvey
Aug 5, 2006
JAMES GROVER STALVEY, 81, of Old Town, Florida died Saturday, August 5, 2006 at the Haven Hospice Care Center in Chiefland, Florida. He was born on February 5, 1925 in Brooks County, Georgia to the late Charlie N. and Mary Hasty Stalvey and had lived in Hahira for several years before moving to Florida many years ago. Mr. Stalvey was...
Winona Jean Dill Bellinger
Aug 5, 2006
WINONA JEAN DILL BELLINGER, 67, of Valdosta died Saturday, August 5, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Brunswick on September 15, 1938 to Winona Johnson Dill and the late Eugene Steed Dill and moved to Valdosta in 1961. Mrs. Bellinger graduated in 1956 from Glynn Academy in Brunswick attended Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville...
Carole Rice Pinson
Aug 4, 2006
CAROLE RICE PINSON, 65, of Valdosta died Friday, August 4, 2006 at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on September 4, 1940 in Valdosta at Little Griffin Hospital to the late Goss and Ruby Futch Rice. Mrs. Pinson was a graduate of Valdosta High School and a realtor for the past twenty...
Mabelle Feagle Mcleod Johnson
Aug 4, 2006
MABELLE FEAGLE McLEOD JOHNSON, 89, of Valdosta died Friday, August 4, 2006 at the Heritage House Nursing Home. She was born on June 5, 1917 in Columbia County, Florida to the late Drew and Rosa Chastain Feagle and had lived in Lowndes County since 1937. Mrs. Johnson attended Mt. Pleasant Church of Christ since 1937 and had been employed with...
Maggie Williams Hovan
Aug 2, 2006
Maggie Hovan, 66, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, August 2, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on August 16, 1939 in Williamston, NC to the late Jasper and Maggie Pierce Williams. Mrs. Hovan was a retired clerk from Winn Dixie and was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church.She is survived by one daughter and son in law,...
Russell E. Grizzell
Jul 29, 2006
Russell E. Grizzell, 90, of Valdosta, died on Friday, July 28, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born in Niangua, MO to the late Ezra S. & Dessie E. Grizzell, Mr. Grizzell had lived in this area since 1941. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps and had owned and operated Grizzell Auto...
Ronald Lee Hasty
Jul 28, 2006
Ronald Lee Hasty, 60, of Naylor, died Friday, July 28, 2006 at his residence. He was born on February 12, 1946 in Lowndes County to the late J. L. and Bernice Brown Hasty. Mr. Hasty was a retired salesman, a member of the Baptist faith and a member of the Alapaha Hunting Club.He is survived by his wife, Margaret Ann...
Martin (Marty) Lawrence Heaney
Jul 27, 2006
Martin (Marty) Lawrence Heaney, 83 of Hahira, died on Thursday, July 27, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. Born on May 7, 1923, in Fond du Lac County, WI, he was the son of the late Martin and Meta Mueller Heaney. He was founder of M. L. Heaney Trucking and of South Georgia Truck Service. He...
John O. Hensley
Jul 24, 2006
JOHN O. HENSLEY, 91, of Hahira died Monday, July 24, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on July 1, 1915 in Almance County, North Carolina to the late John F. and Ollie Horne Hensley and had lived in Hahira since 1938. Mr. Hensley was a veteran of the United States Air Force having served as a PT...
Jim Gostin Tunison, Sr.
Jul 24, 2006
Jim Tunison, 80, of Valdosta, died at South Georgia Medical Center on Monday, July 24, 2006. Born in Macon, GA, on August 6, 1925, he was the son of the late George and Mary Tunison. Mr. Tunison owned and operated Tunison Brick Co and then Tunison Office Furniture. He was a graduate of Renaurd College in New York City, served...
Matthew Allan Aldrich
Jul 22, 2006
Matthew Allan Aldrich, infant son of Matthew and Cebrena Hill Aldrich of Valdosta died on Saturday, July 22, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 31, 2006 at McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens in Babyland. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday from 10:00 a.m. until 10:40...
William Lestie Poole
Jul 21, 2006
William Lestie Poole, 78, of Valdosta, died Friday, July 21, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after several years of declining health. He was born on March 12, 1928 in Valdosta, son of the late Lestie and Meakie LeMaster Poole. Mr. Poole was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church and was associated with Valdosta Coca-Cola Company for 45 years retiring...
Dorothy Morgan Mackey
Jul 20, 2006
Dorothy Morgan Mackey, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, July 20, 2006, at her home. Born in Metter, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Kate Eubanks Morgan. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Mackey was involved in numerous civic and cultural activities throughout her life. Survivors are her daughter and son-in-law, Ellen...
Leslie (Papa) Roe Davis, Sr.
Jul 19, 2006
Leslie (Papa) Roe Davis, Sr., 90, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at his residence after a lengthy illness. Born on February 4, 1916, in Mobile, AL, he was the son of the late Henry Taylor and Ida Irene Davis. Mr. Davis was a self employed jeweler for 39 years and was a veteran of the United States...
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