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Melinda Covington Pate
Jan 24, 2025
Melinda Covington Pate, 70, of Valdosta, died on Friday, January 24, 2025, following a short illness. Born in Camilla to the late R. D. & Edwina Roles Covington, she grew up there and graduated from Ravenwood High School in Meigs in 1971. While in high school, she played basketball and developed her competitive nature early on. Also while in high...
Ashley Diana Warnock
Jan 23, 2025
Ashley Diana Warnock, 45, of Valdosta, GA, passed away on 23 January 2025 at her home in the Parkwood Developmental Center, Valdosta, GA.
A celebration of Ashley’s life and refreshments will be held on Saturday, 8 February at 2:00 pm at the Bemiss United Methodist Church fellowship hall. The burial will take place in the spring at the Tower Cemetery in...
Tony Boykin
Jan 23, 2025
Tony Boykin, 66, of Barney, died on Thursday, January 23, 2025 following a sudden illness. Born in Hahira to the late Billy Donald & Betty Sue Horne Boykin, he was a lifelong resident of this area. Growing up in Valdosta, Tony attended Valdosta High School, but soon went to work in the roofing business. He began working at Lowndes Roofing...
Myrtle Margaret Kelly
Jan 22, 2025
Myrtle Margaret Lambert Kelly
Myrtle Margaret Lambert Kelly, 97, of Valdosta passed away peacefully at her home with her daughters by her side on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. She was born on April 12, 1927, in Attapulgus, Georgia to the late Albert Marvin Lambert and Emma Cynthia Lambert. Myrtle was an only child who grew up during the Great Depression where...
Waunell Bullard
Jan 21, 2025
Waunell Bullard, 77, of Hahira, passed away on January 21, 2025. She was born to the late James and Laura Taylor in Blackshear, Georgia on June 22, 1947. Waunell was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church. She was an avid reader and enjoyed doing arts and crafts. Waunell had a special place in her heart for her grandkids and...
Ruth Ann Exum
Jan 21, 2025
Ruth Ann Exum, 67, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center following a period of declining health. She was born on September 17, 1957, in Atlanta to the late Trapnell and Minnie Ruth Lee Hunter. Ann received her master’s degree in education from Valdosta State University and was employed with the Lowndes County School...
Wayne N. Cothron
Jan 21, 2025
Wayne N. Cothron, 65, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at his residence following a sudden illness. He was born on July 3, 1959, in Valdosta to the late Earl Jackson, Sr. and Nell Shiver Cothron and has been a lifelong resident of this area. Wayne had farmed for most of his life and had retired from the...
Patricia Gunn Amos
Jan 20, 2025
Patricia Gunn Amos passed away on January 20, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Patti, as she was affectionally called, was born on August 12, 1934, in Birmingham, Alabama, to Gertrude Morris Gunn and Homer Columbus Gunn. She grew up in Birmingham and often spoke fondly of her idyllic childhood there. Patti graduated from Auburn University...
Elsie Rose Cannady
Jan 17, 2025
Elsie Rose Cannady, 93, of Waycross, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2025. She was born in Valdosta, on October 28, 1931, to the late Clarence Raymond O’Neal and Rose Mary Virginia McLeod O’Neal. She had worked for Levi’s as a seamstress and was a member of Open Bible Baptist Church.
Mrs. Cannady is survived by her son Ronnie Cannady, of...
Wilma Jean "Jeanie" Payton
Jan 16, 2025
Wilma Jean “Jeanie” Payton, 66, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday January 16, 2025. She was born to the late William G. Evatt and Beatrice L. Evatt in Tampa, FL on January 28, 1958. Jeanie loved spending special time with her family. She enjoyed working in the family business, Sealright Sealing and Striping, and going fishing in the grass flats....
Donna Lynn Locher
Jan 16, 2025
Donna Lynn Locher, 71, a beloved resident of Hahira, peacefully passed away on January 16, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Hahira on June 24, 1953, to the late Don and Louise Sorrell Lawson. Donna was known for her kindness as a devoted mother, skilled cook, and a Disney World enthusiast. For three decades, she served...
William (Oby) Kenneth Giles
Jan 15, 2025
William Kenneth Giles, 80, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. A resident of Valdosta for all his life, he retired from the Department of Corrections, working in maintenance. His life passion was loving his kids and family. Nothing made him happier than spending time with family. Born on July 8, 1944, to the late Frank Durant Giles...
Gwendolyn (Gwen) Beaty
Jan 12, 2025
Gwendolyn (Gwen) Tindle Beaty, 87, of Ray City, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on July 30, 1937, in Columbus, Georgia, to the late Addis and Nancy Watson Tindle. Gwen retired from C&S Bank, where she served as a clerk, and was a devoted member of Northside Baptist Church. She had...
Bonnie Dale Rykard
Jan 11, 2025
Bonnie Dale Rykard, 83, of Lakeland, died at his home on Saturday January 11, 2025. No formal services will be held. Mr. Rykard will be laid to rest in the Tallahassee National Cemtery in Florida. McLane Funeral and Cremation services is honored to serve the family of Mr. Rykard.
Mary Jane Yorke
Jan 9, 2025
Mary Jane Yorke was born August 23, 1946 in the Little Griffin Hospital in Valdosta, Georgia. Her parents Robert Parzilla and Rebecca Cora (Adams) Yorke were so excited, after having tried for ten years to have a child. They brought home their black-haired, green-eyed little girl to their mini farm on Lakeland Avenue. And there began the life of an...
Brenda Marie Dwyer
Jan 9, 2025
Brenda Marie Dwyer (Lewis), 67, passed away peacefully on January 9, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on February 1, 1957, she was the beloved daughter of Alton Lewis and the late Gladys (Phillips) Lewis.
Brenda was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who cherished her family deeply. She is survived by her father, Alton Lewis of Valdosta, GA; her...
Robert Allen Davis, I
Jan 8, 2025
Robert Allen Davis I, 86, of Echols County, died on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at Riverbrook Health Care in Homerville following a period of declining health. He was born on July 23, 1938, in Howell, Georgia to the late Allen Haulie and Verdie Copeland Davis. Mr. Davis was a retired transportation engineer with the Georgia Department of Transportation after 34...
Myrtle May Worley Williams
Jan 7, 2025
Myrtle May Worley Williams, 92, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at Fellowship Home following a period of declining health. She was born on May 18, 1932, in Colquitt County to the late Frank S. and Roxie Swinson Worley, the 3rd oldest of nine siblings. She was the daughter of sharecroppers and shared the same birth date as...
Norman Walter Eunice
Jan 6, 2025
Norman “Walter” Eunice Jr, 68 of Valdosta passed away peacefully, January 6, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center, following a brief illness, due to complications of pneumonia. He was born on August 2, 1956, in Valdosta, GA, to the late Norman Walter, Sr. and Willie Pearl (Fountain) Eunice. He attended Lowndes County Schools, served in the Naval Reserves, and worked...
Russell Smith
Jan 6, 2025
Elizabeth Russell Martin Smith, 79, of Valdosta, died January 6, 2025, at Langdale Hospice House. She was born October 10, 1945, in Valdosta to the late J.W. and Shirley Hoye Martin. She attended Valdosta City Schools and graduated from the University of Georgia where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. She taught English for many years at...
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