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Darlene Coppedge
Aug 17, 2022
Darlene Godwin Coppedge, 85, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on May 10, 1937 at home in Morven, GA to the late L.E. Godwin and Fannie Asbel Bethea Godwin. She grew up in Morven, GA, and after high school she married and had four daughters and a son. She...
Mellvina Woodward
Aug 17, 2022
Mellvina (Mell) McCord Woodward, 74, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 after a lengthy illness. She was born on September 5, 1947 in Quitman, GA, to the late Charles Aldridge and Pauline Black McCord. Ms. Woodward was a retired property manager. She worked both in Georgia and Florida managing large multi-family complexes. Most of her career was...
Bettye June Holland
Aug 17, 2022
Bettye June Bass Holland, 88, of Valdosta passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on May 15, 1934 in Valdosta to the late Luther Otis Bass and Sarah Willene Bramlett Bass. Mrs. Holland was secretary at Valdosta Jr. High School and Valdosta High School. She was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church. Mrs. Holland...
Mary F Galletti
Aug 17, 2022
MARY F. GALLETTI (nee Bertolone), age 76, passed away on August 17 in Valdosta, Georgia. Beloved wife of the late Anthony; loving mother of Joseph A. (April); dear grandmother of Katelynn, Audrey, and Elizabeth; sister of Angelo Bertolone (the late Emily). Friends may call at the MARTIN-MCLANE FUNERAL HOME, 401 SOUTH CHURCH STREET, HAHIRA, GA FOR VISITATION ON MONDAY FROM...
Eugene Autry “Chet” Atkins
Aug 14, 2022
Eugene Autry “Chet” Atkins, 86, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2022, in Milledgeville, GA. He was born to Ashby & Maggie Mae Atkins on April 27, 1936, in Sperryville, VA. He was a four-year veteran of the United States Air Force. He was an industrial mechanic, who was retired from Ceco. He rode motorcycles with his friends. He enjoyed...
Jadan Pitcock
Aug 14, 2022
Jadan Altman Pitcock, 68, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2022 at South Georgia Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Valdosta, she was born on December 1, 1953 to the late Walter Greene Altman, Jr. and Lamar Kendall Altman. Jadan grew up in Valdosta and graduated from Valdosta High School in 1972, where she had been a cheerleader...
Hsueh Mei "Tammy" Buhler
Aug 13, 2022
Hsueh Mei “Tammy” Buhler, 73, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy battle with ALS. She was born in Taiwan to the late Kuo-Fu and Li-Kun. Tammy was a retired bank teller with Citizens Community Bank and a member of Northside Baptist Church where she enjoyed singing in the choir. She proudly...
Ronald "Ronnie" Lloyd Wilkes
Aug 13, 2022
Ronald “Ronnie” Lloyd Wilkes, 70, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2022. He was born on April 8, 1952 to the late Wallace L.Wilkes and Margaret Boland Wilkes in Valdosta, GA. He was full of life and lived it to its fullest. Despite his birth defect, he never wanted to be treated differently. Mr. Wilkes is survived by his sister, Sheryl...
William "Bill" Thomas Mizell, Sr.
Aug 13, 2022
William “Bill” Thomas Mizell, Sr., 76, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2022, in Valdosta, GA. He was born to the late Lloyd Theo Mizell and Doris Tomlinson Mizell on August 19, 1945, in Valdosta, GA. He was a Navy Veteran and participated in three tours in Vietnam. He was the owner and operator of Reliable Lawn Care Services. He...
Guy August Ceejay Jones
Aug 12, 2022
Guy August CeeJay Jones gained his heavenly wings on August 12, 2022, in Albany, GA . He was born to Thomas and Jazzlynn Jones on August 8, 2022, at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, GA. He is survived by his parents, his brother Brantley Jones of Hahira Ga, his sister Paisley Jones of Lake Park, GA, his maternal grandparents,...
Wanda Gale Wiggins
Aug 12, 2022
Wanda Gale Wiggins, 79, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022 at her residence. She was born on May 1, 1943 to the late Eugene and Lucille Weeks Wiggins. She had worked as a sales manager for Sears and Belks. She enjoyed going to casinos, watching “Gunsmoke” and other westerns, and traveling. She loved her family and was...
Roger Dale Watson, Sr.
Aug 11, 2022
Roger Dale Watson, Sr. of Valdosta, 79, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2022. He was born June 9, 1943, to the late Ernest McCree and Bertha Howell Watson in Worth County. Roger worked in sales with Affinity Building Systems. He was a self-made businessman. He was a co-owner of Peach State Homes in Adel, Ga and owner of Georgia...
Betty Barlow
Aug 11, 2022
Betty Barlow, 81, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Richmond, VA on August 21, 1940, to the late Frank & Bessie Wilson Carroll, and grew up in a big family in Christiansburg, VA. Soon after high school she married Robert Leon Barlow on April 26, 1959. She followed her...
Dr. Owen Kay Youles, Jr.
Aug 11, 2022
Dr. Owen Kay Youles, Jr., one of Valdosta’s first Obstetrics and Gynecology specialists, died on August 11, 2022, surrounded by his beloved family and caregivers. Dr. Youles was an unassuming noble gentleman – principled, self-sacrificing and honorable. His life touched many more people than one could count. An active member of the medical staff of South Georgia Medical Center (previously,...
Bobbie Jane George Difonzo
Aug 10, 2022
Bobbie Jane George DiFonzo passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday August 10, 2022 at the age of 83. Bobbie was born on December 10, 1938 to CJ George and Ollie Carter George of Lake Park, GA. Bobbie graduated from Lake Park High School, Class of 1956. Bobbie is survived by her husband John Difonzo, whom she was married...
Phillip Wetherington
Aug 9, 2022
Phillip Wetherington, 71, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville. He was born on November 1, 1950, in Valdosta to the late Hamp and Ruby Lee Whittle Wetherington and has been a lifelong resident of this area. He worked as a school psychologist for several local school systems and was a member of...
Remer L. Croft, Sr.
Aug 8, 2022
Remer L. Croft, Sr. 74, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, August 8, 2022 at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Valdosta, on March 12, 1948, to the late Robert Lee Croft and Corrine Burch Croft. Mr. Croft joined the Marines after high school and served in Vietnam. After the Marines, he worked for and retired as a Major after 23...
Lavern Fry
Aug 8, 2022
Lavern Jackson Fry, 82, of Hahira, passed away on Monday, August 8, 2022 at Langdale Hospice House after a short illness. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on May 7, 1940 to the late Otis Ralph and Clarenda Rhea (Ramsey) Jackson. She was an Air Force Wife for 15 years until her husband retired in 1973. Mrs. Fry was...
Linda Burch
Aug 8, 2022
Linda Burch, 81, of Valdosta, died on Monday, August 8, 2022, at Fellowship Home. Born in Canton, to the late Fred & Ina Holden Wilbanks, she has lived in this area for the past 50 years. She and her husband Jon moved to Valdosta in 1970. She began a property management business here in the mid 1970’s and she managed...
Jeanette "Nette" Roberson
Aug 7, 2022
Jeanette “Nette” Roberson, age 81, passed away August 7, 2022, after a lengthy conflict with Alzheimer’s dementia. This wife, mother, educator, and volunteer is now reunited with her spouse of over 61 years, Clyde J. Roberson, her son Christopher C. Roberson, her brother Dewey Lee Rykard, and her parents George E. and Anna N. Rykard. Jeanette was born in Valdosta,...
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