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Debbie Manganaro
Jul 6, 2020
Debbie Manganaro, 67, of Valdosta, GA, passed away Monday, July 6, 2020 after a brief illness. She was born in Valdosta, GA on January 18, 1953 to Salvatore (Ted) and Lillian Chitty Manganaro. Debbie grew up in Valdosta and graduated from Valdosta High School in 1971. She received her BA and Master’s degree from Valdosta State University. She was a...
Larry Clifford Kirkland
Jul 6, 2020
Larry Clifford Kirkland, 69, died with his family by his side Monday after a lengthy illness. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and uncle, a sweet, considerate and gentle man whose absence leaves this world with a little less kindness in it. A longtime member of Greenwood Baptist Church, he was a faithful follower of Jesus Christ; he trusted...
Betty Marsh Redkevitch
Jul 5, 2020
Betty Marsh Redkevitch, 91, was called home to be with her Lord, Sunday, July 5, 2020. She was born July 17, 1928 in Greensboro, NC, but has called Valdosta home for the past 60 years. Betty worked at South Georgia Medical Center for over 28 years before her retirement. As an active member of First Baptist Church, Valdosta, she sang...
Larry Swift Thomas
Jul 5, 2020
Larry Swift Thomas passed away at South Georgia Medical Center on Sunday, July 5, 2020. Born November 30, 1941 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina to Rachel Fairbanks Thomas and William Ernest Thomas, he was reared by his father and mother, Gladys Jackson Thomas. Larry is survived by his loving family and friends. Married since 1963, his wife, George Ann Moulton...
Robert Richard Backensto
Jul 4, 2020
Robert Richard Backensto, 68, of Valdosta died Saturday, July 4, 2020 at his home. He was born on January 18, 1952 in Portland, Oregon and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Robert was a Lutheran and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps having served in Vietnam for his country that he loved. He was currently employed at...
Jimmie Ray Norton
Jul 4, 2020
Jimmie Ray Norton, 73, of Kingsland, GA, passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2020. He was born on July 26, 1946 to the late Hubert and Edna Bird Norton in Lake Wales, FL. Jimmie was a U.S. Army veteran having served in Vietnam. He retired after 35 years as a lab manager for the University of Florida. He enjoyed woodworking,...
Esther Faye Rowland
Jul 4, 2020
Esther Faye Rowland, 85, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, July 4th, 2020, at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born in Valdosta on February 17th, 1935 and has been a resident of this area her whole life. She was a retired seamstress with the Levi's Company. Those who knew her, knew of her kind heart and...
Brenda Hawke Cogdill
Jul 3, 2020
Brenda Hawke Cogdill, 71, of Hahira died Friday, July 3, 2020 at Langdale Hospice House. Brenda was born on August 16, 1948 in Valdosta and was the daughter of the late Vascoe Bussey and the late Lawanna DeLoach Parramore. She was a Baptist and loved her family dearly. Brenda’s grandchildren were her heart and she loved shopping. Survivors include her...
James George Lester Iii
Jul 2, 2020
James (Jim) George Lester, III, 75, of Valdosta, GA, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2020 at his home. He was born at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia on July 7, 1944 to the late Dr. Charles T. Lester and Marlyn Elizabeth Tate Lester. Jim grew up on the Emory Campus where his father was a Chemistry Professor, Dean and Vice President....
Vicki Baker
Jul 1, 2020
Carroll Victoria “Vicki” Baker, 74, of Valdosta died on Wednesday July 1, 2020, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on December 22, 1945 in Savannah, Georgia, Vicki was the daughter of the late Edward Brown Barrett and Ruenelle Virginia Wall Barrett. Vicky had worked as a paralegal for the law firm of Oliver Maner and Gray LLP. She was a...
William "Bill" Baldwyn Grant, Jr.
Jul 1, 2020
William “Bill” Baldwyn Grant, Jr., 77, of Valdosta, GA (formerly of Bainbridge, GA) passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. He was born on March 2, 1943 in Shreveport, LA, to the late Dr. William B. Grant, Sr. and Melva Croxton Grant. Bill studied Advertising and Marketing at Brigham Young University and served his mission...
Elizabeth P. Jones
Jun 30, 2020
Elizabeth P. Jones, 84, of Tallahassee, FL and formerly of Barney, GA and Hahira, GA, died Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at her home in Tallahassee after a lengthy illness. She was born on April 7, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York to the late Joseph and Marie Del Rosco Profeta and had lived in Brooks and Lowndes Counties for many years....
Dorothy Mae Greene Stephenson
Jun 29, 2020
Dorothy Mae Greene Stephenson, of Valdosta, left this life to join her Saviour and departed family in heaven early Monday morning, June 29, 2020. She was born in Lowndes County on April 5, 1934 to Harris S. Greene, Sr. and Annie Mae Crumbley Greene. Ms. Stephenson attended Valdosta High School and raised her family in Valdosta. She is Baptist in...
Ethel Anne Crawley
Jun 25, 2020
Ethel Anne Crawley, 83, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2020, surrounded by her family. She was born on April 7, 1937, in Campbell County, VA to the late Frank and Ethel Ellyson Clowdis. Mrs. Crawley was a homemaker who loved spending time with her family and friends and enjoyed the company of others. She loved golf, playing...
Carolyn Marie Walker
Jun 25, 2020
Carolyn Marie Walker, 76, of Valdosta, gained her precious angel wings on Thursday June 25th, 2020. She passed away at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born on November 28th, 1943 in Berrien County to the late Julian and Marie Walker. Carolyn lived a very happy and fulfilling life at home with them until they passed...
Lois Blanton Ellis
Jun 22, 2020
Lois Blanton Ellis, 77, of Valdosta, died on Monday, June 22, 2020 at Lakehaven Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born on February 12, 1943 in Clyattville, Georgia to the late Henry Alfred Blanton and Rena Lee Smith Blanton and has been a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. She was a retired bus driver with the Lowndes County...
Bobbie Jean Wilkins Musgrove
Jun 22, 2020
Bobbie Jean Wilkins Musgrove, 30, of Valdosta died on Monday, June 22, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Hahira on November 25, 1989, she was a lifelong resident of this area. Bobbie Jean grew up in Hahira and graduated from Lowndes High School in 2008. Most recently, she worked as a shift manager at Starbucks Coffee before her...
Nan Mccoy Brown
Jun 22, 2020
Mrs. Nan McCoy Brown, age 90, of Commerce, GA died Monday, June 22, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, GA. Mrs. Brown was born in Banks County, GA to the late Hoyt and Burress Gailey McCoy. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Commerce and a homemaker. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Brown was preceded in...
Angela Christiano
Jun 21, 2020
Angela Christiano, 46, of Coden, Alabama formerly of Quitman died Sunday, June 21, 2020 in Hahira. Angela was born in St. Louis, Missouri on December 17, 1973 to Franklin and Joyce Rhodes Walters. Angela had lived in Quitman until recently moving to Coden, Alabama. She was a member of St. Anthony of Pudua Catholic Church in Ray City, enjoyed doing...
Patricia Arlene Blanchard
Jun 20, 2020
Patricia Arlene Blanchard, 77, of Valdosta died on Saturday, June 20, 2020, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on June 23, 1942, Ms. Blanchard was the daughter of the late Alfred Hubert and Hazel Arlene Murchison McGlamery. She had been a member of Northside Baptist Church and more recently was a member of Pine Grove Baptist....
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