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Julianna Riden Howard
Sep 8, 2020
Julianna Riden Howard, 71, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on November 30, 1948 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Thomas H. and Martha Brown Riden. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the Medical College of Georgia and was a retired Registered Nurse with her husband’s practice, W.R....
Clifford Henry Burton, Jr.
Sep 7, 2020
Clifford Henry Burton, Jr., 63, of Barney died Monday, September 7, 2020 after a short illness. He was born in Hahira on October 6, 1956 to Hattie Jean and the late Clifford (Bud) Burton and was a lifelong resident of Barney. Henry was a member of the Barney United Methodist Church. He enjoyed leisurely farming activities, hunting and fishing. Henry...
Haskell Godfrey
Sep 5, 2020
Haskell Godfrey, 75, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at home surrounded by family and friends after a battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was born on September 17, 1944 in Ware Shoals, South Carolina to the later Rev. H.C. Godfrey, Sr., and Ada Cothran Godfrey. Mr. Godfrey grew up in the Greenville Area of South Carolina and...
Ee "Bud" Sawyer
Sep 4, 2020
EE “Bud” Sawyer, 83, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2020. He was born on a farm in Rentz, GA, to Needham Elbert Sawyer and Leony Rowe Sawyer. Bud went on to serve in the United States Air Force. After his military service, he worked for National Cash Register. He retired from NCR after working there for 39...
Terri Shierling
Sep 3, 2020
Terri Shierling, 54, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2020 following a lengthy illness. She was born in Valdosta on March 18, 1966 to the late Berl Dean Pulliam and Barbara Jean Lowry Pulliam. Terri graduated from Valdosta High School in 1984 where she was a member of the Marching Cats, she then attended Valdosta State University and...
Nora Diane Overton Yawn
Sep 2, 2020
Nora Diane Overton Yawn, 72, of Hahira, passed away on Wednesday, September 02, 2020 at her home. She was born in Belk, Alabama to the late Arlie Arlton and Pauline Killingsworth Overton. She enjoyed puzzles and spending time with her family. She loved the Lord and walked by faith. Nora was known to be a safe haven to many children....
Alfred Bonifiacio Abeyta
Sep 1, 2020
Alfred Bonifacio Abeyta, 71, of Colorado passed away on Tuesday September 1, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on August 24, 1949 in Taos, New Mexico to the late Gregorio and Eutinia Benavidez Abeyta. He enjoyed playing golf. He was a loving, caring man of faith, who loved his family. Alfred also enjoyed traveling to New Mexico...
Myrtle Wise Hooks
Aug 31, 2020
Myrtle Wise Hooks, 92, of Valdosta, died on Monday, August 31, 2020, at her daughter’s home. Born in Broxton, Georgia on December 24, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Edward Wise and Mary E. Butler Wise. Mrs. Hooks worked in manufacturing for Texture Tex. She was a member of the First United Pentecostal Church of Valdosta. She...
Patricia K. Ruff
Aug 31, 2020
Patricia K. Ruff, 84, of Highland Park, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 31, 2020. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to loving parents, Jean and Larry Krumme. She graduated from Withrow High School, earned a chemistry degree from Ohio State University and married Charles D. Ruff with whom she raised three children, Judy, Phil, and Karen. She...
Eleanor Morgan Howard
Aug 30, 2020
Eleanor Morgan Howard was born in Aline, Georgia to Mrs. and Mrs. W.A. Morgan. The family moved to Valdosta when she was a child. As an adult, she resided on Brookwood Place until 2019 when she moved into Langdale Place. She passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2020. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Valdosta where...
Thomas Wayne Pool
Aug 29, 2020
Thomas Wayne Pool, 73, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2020. He was born on May 10, 1947 in Fayetteville, TN to the late Willie Neal Pool and Gladys Myrtle Ashby Pool. Mr. Pool was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and retired as a desk clerk after 40 years in hospitality. He enjoyed woodworking and was...
Carl David Johnson, Jr.
Aug 28, 2020
Carl David Johnson, Jr., 84, of Valdosta died Friday, August 28, 2020 at his home. He was born in Valdosta on April 9, 1936 to the late Carl David, Sr. and Carolyn Burgsteiner Johnson and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mr. Johnson was retired as a supervisor from Owens Illinois and served in the United States Army. He was...
Ursula Anna Werner
Aug 28, 2020
Ms. Ursula Anna Werner was born January 1, 1926 in what was known as Silesia. She served as a Red Cross nurse during World War II, after which she married William Meindl. Soon after they immigrated to the United States where they settled in the Valdosta area. She was a lifelong Catholic and attended St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church...
Rose C. Nowell
Aug 27, 2020
Rose C. Nowell, 90, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at Fellowship Home. She was born on November 6, 1929 in Windber, Pennsylvania to the late Nick and Angeline Bardo Crognale and has been a resident of this area since 1968. She was an office manager with Bosch car dealership. She enjoyed bowling and playing cards in the...
Elverna (Vern) Griffis Hiers
Aug 26, 2020
Elverna (Vern) Griffis Hiers, 80, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at her nephew’s residence following a period of declining health. She was born on May 24, 1940 in Valdosta, Lowndes County Georgia to the late John Owen Griffis and Lota May Stone Griffis. She was a retired seamstress with the Levi Strauss company and was also the...
Mary Ann Arneson Payne
Aug 26, 2020
Mary Ann Arneson Payne, 81, of Lee, FL, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Fargo, ND on November 10, 1938 to the late Albin and Hazel Monson Arneson. She was a homemaker who loved God and her family. She played the organ, and loved to sew, quilt, and bowl. Mrs....
Kayla Brooke Etheridge
Aug 25, 2020
Kayla Brooke Etheridge, 17, of Statenville passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born on January 21, 2003 in Brewton, AL to Christopher Scott Etheridge and Stephanie Diane Quiggins. Kayla was known for being the life of the party. She loved her family and friends and enjoyed riding horses. Survivors include...
Lola Mae Williams
Aug 24, 2020
Lola Mae Williams, 97, died on Monday, August 24, 2020 at Fellowship Home at Brookside in Valdosta, GA. She was born in Alabama to the late Tim and Tee Bonds. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Dan Williams, her daughter Brenda Hilburn, five siblings Alma Lee Patterson, Christine Alderson, James Bonds, Jewell Miller, and...
Kenneth Marek
Aug 24, 2020
Kenneth Marek 92, of Hahira died Monday, August 24, 2020. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 10, 1928 to the late Rudolph and Mae Kacha Marek. Mr. Marek was retired from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and a veteran of the U. S. Army. Mr. Marek was blessed to have met and worked for Steve Gupton in...
Ret/Msgt. Henry H. Phillips, Jr.
Aug 23, 2020
Ret/ MSGT. Henry H. Phillips, Jr., 91, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, August 23, 2020 at Berrien County Hospital. Henry was born in Cuthbert, GA on June 18, 1929 to the late Henry Harris Phillips, Sr., and Julia Yancey Phillips. The United States Air Force brought Henry and family to Moody, A.F.B. in 1968. Henry was Moody’s NCO in charge...
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