OBITUARIES
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Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Virginia Tolbert Ryan
Jul 7, 2005
VIRGINIA TOLBERT RYAN, 84, of Valdosta and formerly of Tallahassee, Fla. and Franklin, North Carolina died Thursday, July 7, 2005. She was born in Moultrie, Georgia to the late Dr. Carl L. and Hattie Chapman Tolbert and lived in Tallahassee for fifty years before moving to Valdosta several months ago. Mrs. Ryan was a graduate of Tift County High School,...
Sharon G. Barnwell
Jul 7, 2005
SHARON G. BARNWELL, 58, of Valdosta died Thursday, July 7, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Jefferson County, Alabama on November 22, 1946 to the late Rev. Cleo and Evelyn Tanner Green and had lived in Valdosta for twenty five years. Mrs. Barnwell was a member of the Bemiss Road Baptist Church and was a tax...
Michael Lee (Mike) Hamby
Jul 5, 2005
Michael Lee (Mike) Hamby, 52, of Thomasville, died on Monday, July 5, 2005, from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born in Valdosta on November 10, 1952, he was the son of William C. and Sue Kilcrease Hamby. Mr. Hamby was a musician. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran and was a Protestant. Survivors are his son, Christopher Lee Hamby...
James Berry Croft
Jul 2, 2005
James Berry Croft, 35, died Saturday, July 2, 2005 at his residence in Hahira. He was born in Lowndes County on May 16, 1970 to Preston and Amy Croft and was a Baptist. He was a self-employed sub-contractor in tile work.Survivors include his wife, Dona Croft, Hahira; one step-daughter, Jenifer Mann; two step-grandchildren, MacKenzie Mann and Zackary Mann; mother and...
Maj Gen (Ret) Joseph Wesley Griffin, Jr.
Jul 1, 2005
Maj Gen (Ret) Joseph Wesley Griffin, Jr., 74, of Thomasville, died on Friday, July 1, 2005 at Hospitality Care Center of Thomas County. Born in Valdosta on August 24, 1930, he was the son of the late Joseph Wesley, Sr. and Leila Thelma Spivey Griffin. He played football with the Valdosta Wildcats under Coach Wright Bazemore. He graduated from high...
Ozzie Lee (Buster) Cowart, Jr.
Jul 1, 2005
Ozzie Lee (Buster) Cowart, Jr., 54 of Valdosta, died on Friday, July 01, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. He was born on September 16, 1950 in Valdosta. Mr. Cowart was a member of Stone Creek Golf and Country Club, Kinderlou Golf Club and Spains Ferry Hunting Club. He was retired from Bellsouth and was a...
Garey Frank Wood
Jul 1, 2005
Frank Wood, 38, of Lake City, FL and formerly of Valdosta died Friday, July 1, 2005 in Inverness, FL. Born July 8, 1966, in Grove City, PA, he is the son of Garey and Marie Squires Wood of Valdosta. Frank was a district manager for Stanley Steamer, was a member of the First Christian Church of Valdosta and had been...
Minnie Tom Johnson Coker
Jun 30, 2005
MINNIE TOM COKER, 85, of Valdosta died Thursday, June 30, 2005 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. She was born in Brooks County on September 16, 1919 to the late Thomas V. and Minnie Patrick Johnson. Mrs. Coker was a Presbyterian and a retired interior decorator.Survivors include a son and daughter in law, Michael and Mary Coker of Valdosta, a...
Earl Grey Johnson
Jun 30, 2005
Earl Grey Johnson, 80, of Valdosta, died Thursday, June 30, 2005 at the Malcomn Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville, FL after a brief illness. He was born in Hahira, GA on May 25, 1925 to the late James Early and Frankie Wetherington Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a Primitive Baptist and a US Army Veteran having served two enlistments in...
Ernest Francis Vanlandeghem
Jun 27, 2005
Ernest Francis Vanlandeghem, 73, of Barney died Monday, June 27, 2005 at his residence. He was born in Tilbury, Ontario, Canada on July 28, 1931 to the late Frank Henry and Caroline Ann Sloan Vanlandeghem. Mr. Vanlandeghem was a retired tool and die maker for General Motors, was a veteran and was a Catholic. He is predeceased by his wife,...
Nancy Sealy Coker
Jun 27, 2005
Nancy Sealy Coker, 71 of Valdosta died on Monday, June 27, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born on April 18, 1934 in Perry, FL, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Odell McDonald Sealy. She was a member of West End Presbyterian Church.Survivors are sons and daughters-in-law, Ronnie and Jackie Coker of...
Dr. Jesse Pittman (Buck) Davis, Jr.
Jun 26, 2005
Dr. Jesse P. “Buck” Davis, Jr., 57, of Valdosta, died at his home on Sunday, June 26, 2005. Born in Valdosta, on August 27, 1947, Dr. Davis was the son of Jessie Pittman, Sr. and Marie Lillian William Davis. He was a 1975 graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in Veterinary Medicine. He had practiced Veterinary Medicine...
Norvell L. Futch
Jun 26, 2005
NORVELL L. FUTCH, 87, of Hahira died Sunday, June 26, 2005 at his home. He was born on October 28, 1917 in Hahira to the late Perry L. and Neppie Cowart Futch. Mr. Futch was a lifelong member of Salem United Methodist Church and a retired farmer and grocery store owner.Survivors include three daughters and two sons in law, Elaine...
Mildred Porter Daniell
Jun 25, 2005
MILDRED PORTER DANIELL, 83, formerly of Thomaston died Saturday, June 25, 2005 at the Brooks County Hospital. She was born on April 14, 1922 in Adrian, Georgia to the late Mary and Hinton Porter. Mrs. Daniell worked as a nurse for Dr. D. L. Head for thirty years and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Thomaston....
Clara Kinsey Hughes
Jun 25, 2005
CLARA KINSEY HUGHES, 94, of Wellington, Fla and formerly of Lowndes County died on Saturday, June 25, 2005 at the Hospice of Palm Beach County in West Palm Beach, Fla. She was born on March 21, 1911 in Echols County to the late Carl J. and Eula Clayton Kinsey and had lived in Lowndes County before moving to reside in...
June A. Karparis
Jun 21, 2005
June A. Karparis, 88, (mother of June Stone) of Valdosta and formerly of Northampton, Massachusetts, died on Tuesday, June 21, 2005. Services will be held in Northampton, Massachusetts, Drozdal Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Carson McLane Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements. Condolences may be conveyed online at obituaries at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215...
Carl Ray Bennett
Jun 20, 2005
Carl Ray Bennett, 62, of Valdosta, died on Monday, June 20, 2005. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carson McLane Funeral Home. Condolences may be conveyed to the family on the obituary page of www.mclanefuneralservices.com Carson McLane Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602
Elmer W. (Pete) Knowles
Jun 20, 2005
Elmer W. (Pete) Knowles, 76 of Lake Park, died on Monday, June 20, 2005 at his residence after a lengthy illness. Born on October 8, 1928 in DeLand, FL, he was the son of the late Jesse James and Onnie Opal Bethea Knowles. He retired from Owens-Illinois as a power house operator. He was a member of the Paper, Pulp...
Carl Ray Bennett
Jun 20, 2005
Carl Ray Bennett, 62, of Valdosta, died on Monday, June 20, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Valdosta, Georgia on October 17, 1942, he was the son of the late Lemuel Lee and and Lovell Arnold Bennett. Mr. Bennett was Captain of the 1960 State Champions Valdosta Wildcat Football Team. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and attended...
Jodie P. Griggs
Jun 19, 2005
Jodie P. Griggs, 44, of Ray City, GA died Sunday, June 19, 2005 at South GA Medical Center. He was born in Ft. Worth, TX on February 25, 1961 to Hess Paul and Melba Hardhee Griggs. Mr. Griggs was a retired staff sergeant with the United States Air Force and was a catholic.He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Griggs...
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