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Roy Lee (Tony) Wilson, Iii
Apr 12, 2022
Roy Lee (Tony) Wilson, III, 76, of Lake Park died Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at his residence. He was born on March 11, 1946, in Valdosta to the late Roy Lee Wilson, Jr. and Gladys Wilson Williams. Tony was retired from Valdosta State University after thirty-two years of service where he was Paint Supervisor in the Physical Plant. Mr. Wilson...
David Mercer Clark
Apr 12, 2022
David Mercer Clark "Dave" passed away on Tuesday April 12, 2022 after an illness of 3 months. He was born on May 11, 1943 in McRae Georgia to John and Eloise Mercer Clark. He grew up in Manchester Georgia attended Manchester High School, was captain of the football team, excelled on the debate team, Made many lasting friends from the...
Kenneth Lee Folsom
Apr 11, 2022
Kenneth Lee Folsom, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022. Kenneth Lee Folsom’s parents, Robert and Margueritha, welcomed a blessing in the form of a healthy boy on April 22, 1963. They bragged to friends and family that he was an easygoing baby and a happy child, constantly finding ways to entertain himself with the other neighborhood kids until the...
Michael Wayne Rowan
Apr 9, 2022
Michael Wayne Rowan, 69, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at his home in Valdosta. He was born on January 15, 1953, to the late William Jasper Rowan, Jr. and Clara Mae Parker Rowan in Charleston, SC. He was the owner/operator of Hot Rod's Top Gun Motor Sports for 50 years. He was a well-known mechanic and built custom...
Harry Van Houten
Apr 8, 2022
Harry Wells Van Houten, 82, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, April 8, 2022. He was born on March 10, 1940, in Atlanta, GA, to the late Edwin Wells Van Houten and Kathryn (Kate) Reese Baldwin Van Houten. Harry grew up in the “Little 5-Points” area of Atlanta. He was a graduate of Bass High School in 1957 and then...
Dana Anthony Davis
Apr 7, 2022
Dana Anthony (Tony) Davis of Brooks County, 72, passed peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, April 7, 2022. He was born in Valdosta on March 29, 1950, to Margaret Greene Davis and the late Lonnie Eugene Davis. Tony was a 1969 graduate of Valdosta High School, where he played football for the VHS Wildcats and was a graduate of Valdosta...
Jonathan (Jon) Stuart Cato
Apr 6, 2022
Jonathan (Jon) Stuart Cato of Valdosta, Georgia, 45, passed peacefully in his sleep after a short illness on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. He was born in Valdosta on November 9, 1976, to Diane Smith and Tom Cato. He graduated from Valdosta High School with honors in 1995 and was recognized by Who’s Who Among American High School Students. He attended...
Leslie Lee Williams
Apr 4, 2022
Leslie Lee Williams, 94, of Valdosta, died on Monday, April 4, 2022, at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born May 6, 1927, in Boston, Georgia to the late Ralph Lee and Oma Nella Lucas Williams. A 1944 graduate of Boston High School in Boston, Georgia, he was drafted into the United States Army in 1945. Mr. Williams served in...
Carl Francis Meadows
Mar 31, 2022
Carl Francis Meadows, 92, of Dasher, died on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at The Orchard. Born on May 10, 1929, Carl was the son of the late Lonnie Newman Meadows and Mellye McDaniel Meadows. He was a self-employed mechanic and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. A member of Open Bible Church, Carl was also a Mason. He was...
Bonnie Fay
Mar 30, 2022
Bonnie Jean McBride Fay died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on March 30, 2022. Bonnie had celebrated her 101st birthday on September 11th, 2021. She was born in Elgin, Illinois to Wesley Ray McBride and Elfie Elizabeth Johnson McBride. She attended Elgin schools graduating from Elgin High in 1938 and went on to attend Elgin Academy. Bonnie married her high...
Walter S. Bazemore
Mar 30, 2022
Walter S. Bazemore, 79, of Lake Park passed away Thursday, March 30, 2022 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on April 22, 1942 in Atkinson County, GA to the late Robert Eustis (Rob) Bazemore and Miriam Elizabeth Smith Bazemore. Walter served in the United States Army and was a self-employed machinist with Sunbelt Machine Inc. He was a member...
Kevin Paul Young
Mar 30, 2022
Kevin Paul Young, 63, of Hahira, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. He was born on September 2, 1958, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to the late Paul Young and Lorraine Hauk Synders. He served in the U.S. Air Force for over 23 years and was the owner operator of Valdosta Pest Control. He enjoyed playing pickleball and...
Samuel Spells, Jr.
Mar 28, 2022
Samuel Kenneth Spells, Jr. of Valdosta, GA, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2022. He was born on July 17, 1948 in Berrien County, GA to the late Samuel K., Sr. & Sallie Cortelia Ray Spells. He was a very active member of Christ the King Episcopal Church. He volunteered with The Red Cross and was “Volunteer of the Year...
Edith Norman Smith
Mar 27, 2022
Edith Norman Smith, 84, of Hahira died Sunday at the home of her daughter. She was born in Moultrie, Georgia on September 24, 1937 to the late Joe Wheeler and Ola McMullen Norman and had lived in Lowndes County for many years. Mrs. Smith was a member of Northside Baptist Church. She loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and...
Joann Cain Bantz
Mar 25, 2022
Joann Cain Bantz, 79, of Valdosta passed away on Friday, March 25, 2022. She was born in Hahira on August 24, 1942 to the late John Thomas (Jake) & Margaret Elaine Branch Cain. She was an interior decorator that owned and operated Johnson Custom Décor and Country Peddler and a member of Redland Baptist Church. She loved fishing, cooking for...
Leah Louise Zakar
Mar 25, 2022
Leah Louise (Matchie) Zakar “Gagimi” age 67 of Valdosta, GA, passed away peacefully Friday, March 25, 2022. Leah was born on November 15, 1954 in Topeka, KS the daughter of Howard and Melvene Oliver. Leah was a member of the Native American tribe Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. She met John Henry Zakar, Jr. at Forbes AFB in Topeka, KS. They...
Janet Webb
Mar 25, 2022
Janet Thompson Webb, 79, of Valdosta, died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, March 25, 2022, at The Canopy. She was born and raised in Albany, GA to Ouida Jane Ellis Thompson and the late Iverson Perry Thompson. She was a retired supervisor for the Department of Family and Children Services. She graduated high school in Albany and then graduated...
Rebecca Watson
Mar 24, 2022
Rebecca Smith Watson, 55, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Tifton, GA on March 14, 1967, to Lewis Charles Smith and Donna Brunson Smith. Becky was a member of First Baptist Church of Valdosta and lived to serve Christ. Becky and her husband Keith were president of the Flythe...
William C. "Billy" Crook
Mar 23, 2022
William C. “Billy” Crook, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at Tift Regional Hospital. Born December 19, 1963, in Valdosta, Billy was the son of Anita Lunsford Crook and the late William E. “Bill” Crook. He was a 1983 graduate of Lowndes High School and played football for the Vikings as part of the team that won Lowndes High their...
Dianne Hamby Wright
Mar 23, 2022
Dianne Hamby Wright, 80, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at The Orchard following a period of declining health. She was born on May 4, 1941, in Clyattville to the late Alvin and Kathryn Morris Hamby. Dianne received her Bachelor of Education degree from Valdosta State (VSC) and later a Master’s degree in Library Science from Florida State...
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