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Mark Cowart
Dec 5, 2024
Mark Cowart, 51, of Valdosta, died suddenly on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at his residence. Born in Decatur, GA, he grew up in Newport News, VA. After graduating from high school there, he began a career in the restaurant business. Mark worked for a number of different restaurants in the Newport News, Hampton and Richmond, VA area in the early...
James (Jimmy) Curtis Manning, III
Dec 13, 2024
James (Jimmy) Curtis Manning III, 74, of Valdosta, Ga. passed away Friday, December 13, 2024, at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on June 11, 1949, in Brunswick, Ga., to the late J.C. Manning, Jr. and Jacque Parker Manning.
Jimmy, a 1967 graduate of Glynn Academy, received a BS in marketing from Valdosta State College where he was a member...
Elaine Bartlett Holloman
Nov 18, 2024
Elaine Bartlett Holloman, 72, passed from this life to eternal life on November 18th, 2024 at Madison County Memorial Hospital in Madison, FL, due to complications of metastatic breast cancer. She lived her early life in Jacksonville, FL after being adopted as an infant from the Children's Home Society of Florida in St. Petersburg, FL. She graduated from Lee High...
Daniel Keith Godfrey
Nov 20, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Daniel Kieth Godfrey, 70, longtime resident of Wakulla County, Florida. Born on December 30, 1953, in Greenwood, South Carolina, the son of Haskell C. Godfrey, Sr., and Ada Lila Godfrey, Daniel was a man of deep faith, boundless love for his family, and an adventurous spirit.
Daniel was preceded in...
Vic Hall
Dec 21, 2024
Vic Hall, 63, of Hahira, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Valdosta, on November 29, 1961 to the late Willie Wesley Hall and Sherry Will Eller Haire. He attended Valdosta High School then joined the U.S. Army in the early 1980’s. There he drove officers around Fort Benning...
Sonya Kae Herring
Dec 19, 2024
Mrs. Sonya Kae Herring, age 57, of Valdosta, GA, passed away December 19, 2024, surrounded by loved ones at home following a brief illness. Born September 17, 1967, in Parkersburg, WV, to the late Harold and Judith Lawson, Sonya had a passion for people and animals, never meeting a stranger. Most of all, she loved being a wife and mother...
Lester Williams
Dec 18, 2024
Lester Williams, 84, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at Fellowship Home Brookside. He was born in Miami, Florida on May 1, 1940, to the late Raymond Lester Williams and Kathleen (Kitty) Fink Williams. Lester grew up in Miami and moved to Jacksonville, Florida, where he graduated from high school. After high school he attended Jacksonville University....
Michael Zack Abrams
Dec 17, 2024
Michael Zack Abrams, a career coal miner who tirelessly pursued his diverse life passions to become, inter alia, a master outdoorsman and resoundingly popular assistant coach, died unexpectedly on December 17, 2024, at the age of 75. He was surrounded by beloved family members.
“Big Mike” was born on June 15, 1949, on the army base in Tacoma, WA. Mike’s father,...
Pendleton Little
Dec 17, 2024
Pendleton Alexander Little, 97, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at Fellowship Home Brookside. A lifelong resident of Valdosta, he was born on June 30, 1927, to the late Albert Johnson Little and Elizabeth (Bessie) Parramore Pendleton Little. He served stateside during World War II with the U.S. Army. Mr. Little stayed in Valdosta to work...
David Maxwell Lewis
Dec 17, 2024
David Maxwell Lewis, 69, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at his home. Born in Valdosta on May 27, 1955, David was the son of Alton Lewis and the late Gladys Phillips Lewis. He was a long-time mechanic at Tommy Griner Nissan and taught Mechanics at Lanier County High School and at Valdosta High School. David was loved...
Elizabeth Haley Hyatt
Dec 17, 2024
Elizabeth Haley Hyatt, 76, of Valdosta, passed away on December 17, 2024, at Colquitt Regional Senior Care and Rehabilitation Center in Moultrie, GA following an extended illness. Mrs. Hyatt was born on October 18, 1948, in Moultrie, the daughter of Howard W. Hall, Jr. and Sarah Elizabeth “Betty” Hall. Haley was a graduate of Moultrie High School and received a...
Jan Burch Kennedy
Dec 14, 2024
Jan Burch Kennedy, 86, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2024.
Funeral services will be held at 11am on Monday, December 23, 2024 at Carson McLane Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Sunset Hill Cemetery. Online condolences may be shared at www.mclanefuneralservices.com
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Betty Sue Fletcher
Dec 14, 2024
Betty Sue Fletcher, 88, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 14, 2024, at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Valdosta on February 14, 1936 to the late James Arthur Brown and Alma Downing Brown. She was a member of Lake Park Church of Christ.
Mrs. Fletcher was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Maxie Fletcher;...
Donald Eugene Kelley
Dec 10, 2024
Donald Eugene Kelley, 87, of Valdosta, Georgia, peacefully passed away in his home on Tuesday December 10, 2024. Born in Columbus, Georgia, to the late William Kelley and Betty Cook Kelley, Don went on to marry Marcia Buckner in 1960 and remained happily married for 64 years.
Don was accepted to the University of Georgia on a music scholarship; served honorably...
Sheila Elaine Wilkins Southall
Dec 9, 2024
Sheila Elaine Wilkins Southall, 75, of Hahira, died on Monday, December 9, 2024, at her residence. She was born on June 23, 1949, in Valdosta to the late Ewell and Maxine Lancaster Shiver. Sheila was a homemaker and a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Cecil.
She is survived by her three children, Babette (Gary) Metts of Charleston, South Carolina, Amanda...
Jackie McCray Johnson
Dec 8, 2024
Jackie McCray Johnson, 55, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, December 8, 2024, at South Georgia Medical Center. Jackie was born on March 17, 1969, in Miami, Florida to Melvin Lawson and Ophelia Hatcher Brown. Upon graduation from high school, Jackie went on to earn a technical degree and secured a job as a legal assistant. She, along with her family,...
Janet "J.D." McCord
Dec 8, 2024
Janet “J.D.” McCord, 61, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 8, 2024, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on February 25, 1963, in West Point, NY, to the late Dominick DeCarlo and Mary Ann Webb DeCarlo, Janet cherished family and friends, indulging in her passion for the Atlanta Braves and creating joyful memories by the beach and through...
Jimmy Bennett, Sr.
Dec 8, 2024
Jimmy Bennett, 82, of Echols County, GA, peacefully passed away at his residence on Sunday, December 8, 2024. He was born on March 14, 1942, in Odum, GA, to the late Gervis Bennett and Idell Byrd DeLoach. Jimmy married Betty Jane Bennett, his beloved wife of 61 years. He dedicated 42 years to the PCA Papermill in maintenance while cherishing...
William Gerald Wilkerson
Dec 3, 2024
Mr. William Gerald Wilkerson, 54 of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. He was born in Valdosta on September 3, 1970 to the late William Carroll Wilkerson and Geraldine Whitley Wilkerson. Mr. Wilkerson was the 2012 Opticians Association of Georgia Optician of the Year, and was named General Manager...
Leroy Westmoreland
Dec 3, 2024
Leroy Westmoreland, 80, of Valdosta, passed away surrounded by his family on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at his residence. Leroy was born on July 30, 1944, in Copperhill, TN, to the late George Edward and Mamie Leo Westmoreland. Leroy was never seen without a smile on his face, he was very genuine, witty and had a way with words. He...
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