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Jerry Wayne Giddens
Apr 4, 2005
Jerry Wayne Giddens, 59 of Valdosta and formerly of Lancaster, CA died on Monday, April 4, 2005. Born on December 22, 1945 in Valdosta, he was the son of Geraldine Giddens and the late Norvell (Joe) Giddens of Lancaster. Jerry was a retired engineer for Boeing Aircraft and was a United States Navy veteran. He loved to fish, hunt and...
Pope John Paul Ii
Apr 2, 2005
Karol Józef Wojtyla, known as John Paul II since his October 1978 election to the papacy, was born in Wadowice, a small city 50 kilometres from Cracow, on May 18, 1920. He was the second of two sons born to Karol Wojtyla and Emilia Kaczorowska. His mother died in 1929. His eldest brother Edmund, a doctor, died in 1932 and...
Felton (Pops) Forthe, Jr.
Apr 1, 2005
FELTON (POPS) FORTHE, JR.FELTON (POPS) FOR THE, JR., 71, of Lake Park died Friday, April 1, 2005 at his home after a brief illness. He was born on July 8, 1933 in Valdosta to the late Ira Forthe, Sr. and Julia Estell McCall For the. Mr. For the was a member of the First United Methodist Church and had served...
Felton (Pops) Forthe, Jr.
Apr 1, 2005
FELTON (POPS) FORTHE, JR.FELTON (POPS) FOR THE, JR., 71, of Lake Park died Friday, April 1, 2005 at his home after a brief illness. He was born on July 8, 1933 in Valdosta to the late Ira Forthe, Sr. and Julia Estell McCall For the. Mr. For the was a member of the First United Methodist Church and had served...
Frances Hammond Funderburk
Apr 1, 2005
FRANCES HAMMOND FUNDERBURKFRANCES HAMMOND FUNDERBURK, 79, of Valdosta died Friday, April 1, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on February 25, 1926 in LaFayette, Georgia to the late James LaFayette and Neta Stuckey Hammond and had lived in this area for thirty four years. Mrs. Funderburk was a homemaker, volunteer and a retired school teacher. She was...
Valeta Watson
Mar 31, 2005
VaLeta Watson, 74 of Lake Park, died on Thursday, March 31, 2005 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman after a lengthy illness. Born on November 13, 1930 in Lowndes County, she was the daughter of the late Otis and Clyde Lucille Shierling Tapley. She was a retired switchboard operator for Templeton Nursing Homes and a member of Greenwood Baptist Church....
Mrs. Clare Martin
Mar 31, 2005
Mrs. Clare Martin, 88 of Valdosta, died on Thursday, March 31, 2005 at her residence. Born Clare Philips on September 28, 1916 in Palatka, FL, she was the daughter of the late Clare Eliza Hodge and Louis d’Anterroches Philips. She graduated in 1934 from Palatka High School and received her AB degree from Florida Southern College in 1938. She married...
Charles R. Powers
Mar 28, 2005
Charles R. Powers, 75 of Valdosta, died on Saturday, March 26, 2005 at his residence after a lengthy illness. Born on February 23, 1930 in Madison, WI, he was the son of the late George W. and Bernice Zittlemann Powers. He was a retired automotive parts and service director. Mr. Powers was a United States Navy veteran and of the...
Marjorie Louise Hitchcock
Mar 28, 2005
Marjorie Louise Hitchcock of Gilroy, CA, Valdosta, GA, and San Diego, CA died Monday, March 28, 2005 in Gilroy, CA. Marge was born to George and Anastasia Mains in Waltham, MA on September 23, 1921 and graduated from high school and nursing school in Massachusetts before joining the Naval Nursing Corps during World War II. Her nursing career was interrupted...
Hazel Louise Murphy
Mar 27, 2005
Hazel Louise Murphy, 84 of Valdosta, died on Sunday, March 27, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center.Born on August 15, 1920 in Colquitt County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Patrick Eugene and Dora Lee Bruce Murphy.She is survived by a sister Pauline Murphy Rainwater of Atlanta; a niece, Gloria Savage Newton of Atlanta; a nephew, Robert F....
Frank Billera
Mar 27, 2005
FRANK BILLERA, 83, of the Fellowship Home, Valdosta died Sunday, March 27, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at 10am, Tuesday, in the Magnolia Chapel of the Carson McLane Funeral Home with Father Marvin LeFrois officiating. Carson McLane Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602 Visitation:...
Linda Newkam Ballentine
Mar 27, 2005
LINDA NEWKAM BALLENTINELINDA NEWKAM BALLENTINE, 57, of Valdosta died on Easter Sunday, March 27, 2005 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born on May 11, 1947 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and had lived in Valdosta most of her life. Mrs. Ballentine was a member of the New Covenant Church and was a teacher/media specialist at Southeast Elementary School.Survivors...
Mary Louise Barfield Fisher
Mar 27, 2005
Mary Louise Barfield Fisher, 68, of Brevard, NC died Sunday, March 27, 2005. She was born on September 18, 1936. Her parents were the late Collis Remer Martin, Sara Lucille Coppage Martin and Lena Belle Martin. Mrs. Fisher was a homemaker and a member of the Brevard, NC Church of God. She is survived by her busband, J. B. Fisher...
Dr. Robert Fanning Jackson
Mar 27, 2005
Dr. Robert F. Jackson, DDS, 87, of Lake Park passed away Sunday, March 27, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. He was born September 26, 1917 in Warwick, GA to the late William Marion and Annie Fanning Jackson. He was a member of the Lake Park United Methodist Church, Shrine Club, Elks Club, Lions Club, Southwestern...
Alonzo Getson Grice
Mar 25, 2005
Alonzo Getson Grice, 87, a lifelong resident of Valdosta, GA died Tuesday,March 22, 2005 at the Georgia War Veterans Home in Milledgeville, GA wherehe had been a resident since March 2, 2005. He was born on March 8, 1918 inBerrien County, Georgia to the late Bunyan Getson and Martha Mathis Grice.Mr. Grice was a retired Carpenter and a member of...
Jane Gates Mckey
Mar 25, 2005
Jane Gates McKey, 86, of Valdosta since 1938, passed away Friday, March 25, 2005 after a lengthy illness. She was born on August 31, 1918 to the late Samuel and Lillian Gates of Mount Airy, NC. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Converse “Bud” McKey. She also was a member of the First Baptist Church in Valdosta...
Mary Ruth Rockey
Mar 24, 2005
Mary Ruth Rockey, 78, of Valdosta, died Thursday, March 24, 2005 at Crestwood Nursing Home. She was born in Pekin, Indiana on April 26, 1926 to the late Isaac and Mable Lee Hiestand. She was a homemaker and a member of the Messiah Lutheran Church.Mrs. Rockey is survived by two sons and daughters in law, Phillip M. and Gladys R....
Betty Jane Kimble Copeland
Mar 23, 2005
Betty Jane Kimble Copeland, died on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 in Tallahassee, FL. She was born in Quitman, GA to the late Robert Berner and Rubye Williams Kimble on February 10, 1928. She attended schools in Quitman and graduated in 1945 from Quitman High School. During her High School years she served as President of the Beta Club, was a...
Allan John Wehner, Sr.
Mar 22, 2005
Allan John Wehner, 72, of Valdosta, died at his home after a lengthy illness on Tuesday, March 22, 2005. Born on December 11, 1932, in Amherst, New York, he was the son of the late Alexander Henry and Adelaine Katherine Klein Wehner. Mr. Wehner was a volunteer fireman for Getzville, New York Fire Department, was a member of the Getzville...
Chester Gladys
Mar 21, 2005
Chester Gladys, born August 8, 1920 suffered a fatal heart attack on March 21, 2005. He came to Lake Park 19 years ago. His friendliness and good humor was extended to all who met him in Lake Park and Valdosta. He was so loved by his family and his many friends in Georgia and Michigan.He is survived by his wife;...
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