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Sandra Withers Stephens
Mar 16, 2022
Sandra Withers Stephens, 81, of Lake Park, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. She was born on April 5, 1940 in Bowling Green, KY to the late Leslie James Withers and Carmen Urcel Simmons. She was a cashier at Citgo and loved her family dearly. Mrs. Stephens is survived by her three children, James (Deborah) Lovins, of Statenville, Darra...
Gabe S. Saliba, Jr.
Mar 15, 2022
Gabe S. Saliba, Jr., 83, of Longwood, FL passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital in Longwood, FL. He was born in Valdosta on September 17, 1938 to the late Gabe S. Saliba, Sr. and Amy Saliba. Mr. Saliba was retired from the United States Air Force, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and from the...
Daphne Stephenson
Mar 15, 2022
Daphne Lucille Stephenson (maiden name Tresher), devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother, and committed Christian, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, after a one-year battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 67. Born on May 25, 1954 in Wilmington, North Carolina, Daphne was the daughter of the late George Fildes Tresher, Jr. and Daphne Lucille Clemons. When she was in elementary...
Beryl Hall
Mar 14, 2022
Beryl Gedelle King Hall, 90, of Valdosta passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022. She was born in Remerton, GA on May 20, 1931 to the late William Jasper and Irene Yarbrough. She enjoyed going to church and taught Sunday School at Morven Methodist Church. She loved to play piano and listen to gospel music. Gedelle loved her family and...
Lyn A. Williams
Mar 14, 2022
Lyn A. Williams, 54, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022 at Select Specialty Hospital in Tallahassee, FL. She was born in Quitman, GA, on December 9, 1967 to the late William Earl Copeland and Kathryn Elaine Futch Hodges Copeland. Mrs. Williams grew up in Hahira and graduated from Lowndes High School in 1985. Soon after high school...
Cathy Sims
Mar 14, 2022
Cathy Lynn Prairie Sims, 59, of Valdosta, was born on May 15, 1962, in Kankakee, IL to Richard James and Janet Elaine Adcock Prairie. Cathy married Thomas Sims on February 28, 1981, and recently celebrated 41 years of marriage. Cathy had a wonderful life as a wife and mother, her ultimate goal. Before she was blessed with Justin and Sarah,...
Kun-Young Chiu
Mar 13, 2022
Kun-Young Chiu of Lake Park died Sunday, March 13, 2022 at the Fellowship Home in Valdosta. He was born in Taipei, Taiwan on June 23, 1937, to the late Juin and Luan-yin Chiu and had lived in Lowndes County for fifty five years. He founded the design firm of Kun-young Chiu & Associates, Inc. in 1970, doing structural and civil...
Billy E. Middleton
Mar 13, 2022
Billy E. Middleton, 90, of Valdosta died Sunday, March 13, 2022 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on November 2, 1931 in Colquitt, Georgia to the late Charles Taylor and Georgia Mae Newberry Middleton and had lived in Valdosta for many years. He was a member of the Northside Baptist Church where he had served as a Deacon,...
Melissa Dean Childers
Mar 12, 2022
Melissa Dean Childers, 47 of Valdosta passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022, after a lengthy illness. She was born in Clearwater, FL on March 27, 1974. She was a graduate of Valdosta State University, a member of First United Methodist Church, and was currently employed as a Paraprofessional at Lowndes Middle School. She is survived by her husband, William Paul...
Elizabeth Crane Carver
Mar 12, 2022
On March 12, 2022, we lost one of the sweetest and most genuine people when Elizabeth Crane Carver passed away from renal cancer at the age of fifty-three. Born in Valdosta, Georgia on January 3, 1969, she graduated from Valdosta High School in 1987 as a member of the marching band. She was a member of McDonough Presbyterian Church and...
Kennedi Symone Floyd
Mar 11, 2022
Kennedi Symone Floyd, infant daughter of Adarius Floyd and Keywanie Oates, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2022, at South Georgia Medical Center. She is survived by her parents, four brothers and a sister, Lekendrick, Kentori, Marquez, Dajah, and David; grandparents, Roosevelt and Loretta Floyd and Clifford and Betty Nix, and one great-grandmother, Annie Mae Haynes.
Joanne Myrick Youles
Mar 6, 2022
Joanne Myrick Youles, age 89, passed away at Camellia Walk Assisted Living in Evans, GA on Sunday, March 6, 2022. Born in Greensboro, Georgia on December 19, 1932, Joanne was the daughter of the late Ethel Bernice Bernhardt and the late James Richard Myrick. Joanne had been a resident of Valdosta for the past 66 years. A graduate of Barrett...
Theo Maxine Reed
Mar 2, 2022
Theo Maxine Reed With much sadness we announce the passing of Theo Reed, our loving Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandma (Grand) and delightful friend to all whose lives she touched. Theo passed away peacefully at her home on March 2nd, 2022 surrounded by family. Born on July 5th, 1926 in Elbert, CO to Frank and Elsie Gabardi. Theo spent her childhood...
Lacey Cassandra Brantley
Mar 1, 2022
Lacey Cassandra Craiger Brantley, 43, of Lake Park passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at her residence. She was born in Shelby County, AL on July 5, 1978 to the late Steve Craiger and Sharon Russell Craiger. Lacey was a ride operator at Wild Adventures and a member of Loch Laurel Baptist Church. She loved the beach and visiting St....
Linda Sue Adle
Feb 28, 2022
On February 28, 2022, Linda Sue Adle (Cooper) was reunited with her husband, Randy Adle, parents and siblings once again. Linda took the good Lord’s hand into Heaven surrounded by her daughter, grandchildren, and siblings. Born on March 6, 1950, in Douglas, Georgia, Linda served the United States Postal Service in many roles for 27 years. Linda was a cheerleader...
Carl Eugene Preston Bennett
Feb 27, 2022
Carl Eugene Preston Bennett, 65, of Valdosta, passed away at the Tift Regional Hospital on February 27, 2022 after battling with several medical conditions over the past year. Carl was born on January 3, 1957, in Naylor, GA, to late Henry Hershel and Lula Mildred Cone Bennett. He was raised in Valdosta, GA, and was a true Valdosta Wildcat football...
Elizabeth (Liz) Mannarino
Feb 26, 2022
Elizabeth (Liz) Mannarino, 83, of Valdosta died at her home on Saturday, February 26, 2022. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 18, 1938 to the late Henry and Ethel Ruth Constable Weber and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Mannarino was an active member of Crossroads Baptist Church. She loved her family and her dog, Odie....
Carl Louis Adams, Sr.
Feb 25, 2022
Carl Louis Adams, Sr., 64, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, February 25, 2022, at South Georgia Medical Center following a short illness. He was born in Miami, Florida on August 14, 1957, to the late Roscoe Carl and Yvonne Laham Adams. Mr. Adams had served as the Superintendent for Richardson Turner Construction (RTC) and was of the Greek Orthodox...
Karen Kay Allen
Feb 24, 2022
Karen Kay Allen, 80, of Lake Park, GA, passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2022. She was born on August 3, 1941, to the late Everett Bettin and Gertrude Ziegman Bettin. Mrs. Allen grew up in Early, IA, and graduated from Crestland High School in 1959. She moved to Des Moines, IA, to work for a telephone company. She met...
Gordon Louis Wisenbaker
Feb 21, 2022
Gordon Louis Wisenbaker, 65, of Valdosta died Monday, February 21, 2022 at his home. He was born in Valdosta on August 2, 1956 to the late Bobby Louis and Coretha Coody Wisenbaker and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Gordon was a member of the Redland Church of Christ. He enjoyed fishing, yard work and spending time with family. Survivors...
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