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Ann Beauchamp Norman
Sep 7, 2021
Ann Beauchamp Norman, 87, of Hahira died Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at her home. She was born in Valdosta on May 6, 1934 to the late C.E. and Mabel Draffin Beauchamp and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mrs. Norman was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. Survivors include her four children and their spouses, Paula and Tommy Folsom, Patricia...
Dr. Gregory E. Pye
Sep 6, 2021
Dr. Gregory E. Pye, 66, died on September 6, 2021. He was born in Gadsden, AL on February 25, 1955 to Bennie and Betty Pye. Dr. Pye earned academic degrees from Oxford College, Emory University, Valdosta State College and Nova University. Greg was a psychologist who served the Valdosta community for over thirty years in private practice, at the Georgia...
William Lee Barkley
Sep 6, 2021
William Lee Barkley, Jr., 59, of Valdosta, died on Monday, September 6, 2021, at Holly Hill Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. He was born on December 5, 1961, in Valdosta to the late William Sr., and Beatrice Dozier Barkley and has been a lifelong resident of this area. He was known as a people person, loved to hunt and...
Robert Alan Cooper
Sep 6, 2021
Robert Alan Cooper, 43, of Valdosta, passed away on September 6, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 11am at the Carson McLane Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, September 11, 2021, with Reverend Dr. Charlie Adams and C.K. Marcrum officiating. Please wear a mask and observe social distancing. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 10...
Carl G. Janney
Sep 5, 2021
Carl G. Janney, 72, of Quitman, GA, passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2021, at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on December 16, 1948, in Macon to the late Earl Hinton Janney and Alvina Irene Miller Janney. He graduated in the Class of '66 Lanier High School for boys in Macon, GA. He went on to graduate from the...
Geoffrey Paul Ahrens
Sep 5, 2021
Geoffrey Paul Ahrens, 68, of Adel, died on Sunday, September 5, 2021, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Mineola, Nassau County, New York, on June 21, 1953, he was the son of the late Frank W. Ahrens and Maria Amparo Arranz. Mr. Ahrens worked in sales with Southern V Twin. He was a Catholic. Geoffrey was very adventurous. He...
Gerald Clyde Hutchinson
Sep 5, 2021
Gerald "Jerry" Clyde Hutchinson, 65, of Fort White, FL, passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2021 at his residence. He was born on May 27, 1956 in Valdosta to the late Cleon Robert Hutchinson and Alma Estelle Mulder Hutchinson. He was a truck driver for Rowland Transport. He enjoyed fishing, watching westerns, and spending time with his family. He was...
Davie Edmondson
Sep 4, 2021
Davie Edmondson, 86, of Valdosta, died peacefully on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at Fellowship Home, Willow Wood. Born in Jacksonville, FL, to the late David & Lyda Webb Edmondson; the Edmondson’s soon moved to Valdosta, where Davie grew up. He graduated from Valdosta High School in 1954, where he played baseball and basketball. After high school, Davie enlisted in the...
Ray Yody, Sr.
Sep 4, 2021
Ray Yody, Sr., 80, of Lake Park died Saturday, September 4, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio on October 15, 1940 to the late Paul George Yody and Helen Schneider Yody. Mr. Yody was a retired United Methodist Pastor and was a member of Lake Park United Methodist Church. He served in the United...
Jane Ellen Bass
Sep 4, 2021
Jane Ellen Bass, 80, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at her residence. She was born in Birmingham, AL on February 28, 1941 to the late Herbert Edwin Bryan and Dessie Mae Gann Bryan. Mrs. Bass was married to the love of her life, Reverend Henry Bass, for 50 years. She was a minister’s wife for 41...
Robert Owens "Bob" Decesare, Sr.
Sep 3, 2021
Robert Owens (Bob) DeCesare, Sr., 64 of Valdosta died Friday, September 3, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center from non-related COVID-19 issues. He was born in Valdosta on July 14, 1957 to the late James J. DeCesare Sr. and Alwilda Rogers DeCesare and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Bob was a member of the Park Avenue United Methodist Church...
Gwendolyn "Gwen" Parrish Alligood
Sep 2, 2021
Gwendolyn “Gwen” Parrish Alligood, 81, of Hahira, passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2021. She was born in Irwin County, GA on August 10, 1940, to the late Henry Wesley Parrish and Ruby Vashti Snellgrove Parrish. She grew up in Fitzgerald and graduated from Fitzgerald High in the late 1950’s. She met her husband Doug in high school and they...
William E. "Bill" Crook
Aug 31, 2021
William E. “Bill” Crook, 93, of Valdosta, passed away August 31, 2021, at Fellowship Home after a lengthy illness. “If you can’t play a sport, then be one!” This was always the final remark as Bill Crook signed off after broadcasting radio football games, and he was certainly a sport! William Earl Crook was born June 30, 1928, in DeFuniak...
Frances "Charlene" Schreffler
Aug 31, 2021
Frances “Charlene” Schreffler, 82, of Hahira died recently and peacefully at home. She was born in Sumner, Worth County, GA on April 2, 1939 to the late William Marshall Sessions and Virginia Ruth Sargent Sessions. She was a homemaker and a member of Shiloh United Methodist Church. Mrs. Schreffler enjoyed gardening, yard sales, cooking and birds, especially cardinals and hummingbirds....
Margaret Gornto Vann
Aug 31, 2021
Margaret Gornto Vann, 92, of Jacksonville, Florida died Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at her home. She was born in Hahira on October 23, 1928 to the late William Calvin and Elizabeth Hodges Gornto and had lived in Hahira before moving to Jacksonville many years ago. Mrs. Vann was a member of Faith United Methodist Church in Jacksonville and retired from...
Florence Lucille Hackney Reaves
Aug 29, 2021
Florence Lucille Hackney Reaves of Atlanta and Hahira made the journey to heaven on August 29, 2021. Florence was born November 22, 1922 and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She is preceded in death by her lifelong sweetheart and husband, of 66 years, Harold King Reaves. She was a devoted, loving wife, mother and grandmother. Florence is survived by her daughter,...
Linda Carol Eason
Aug 29, 2021
Linda Carol Eason, 74, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021, following a brief illness. She was born in Nashville, GA on September 12, 1946, to the late Hoyt Mosley and Elizabeth Pearl Hembry Mosley. She enjoyed car racing, traveling, and fishing. She loved her family and extended family and visiting with friends. Linda loved all animals and...
Ann Kirby Lackey
Aug 29, 2021
Ann Kirby Lackey, 88, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, August 29, 2021, at Fellowship Home. Born on June 8, 1933, to the late Dudley & Marion Zipperer Kirby in Valdosta, she was a lifelong resident of this area. Growing up in Valdosta and graduating from high school, she went on to attend and graduate from Valdosta State College (now University)....
Sandra Carter Hughes
Aug 29, 2021
Sandra Carter Hughes, 70, of Echols County passed away on Sunday, August 29th, 2021 at Tift Regional Hospital. Sandra was born on April 4, 1951 in Valdosta, Georgia to Ray “BO” Carter and Lorene Culpepper Carter. She was a member of Evangel Temple Assembly of God in Jacksonville, Florida. She was a 1969 Honor Graduate of Lowndes High School and...
Carl Eugene Shelton
Aug 28, 2021
Carl Eugene Shelton, 86, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021. He was born on August 12, 1935 in Tuckerman, AR to the late Steve and MayBell Williams Shelton. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was employed at PCS Chemical in maintenance. He enjoyed woodworking, animals, and just riding around in cars. Carl enjoyed making others laugh...
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