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Jerry Vance Foster
Nov 14, 2019
Jerry Vance Foster, Sr., 82, of Lake Park died Thursday, November 14, 2019 at his home. He was born on August 28, 1937 in Birmingham, Alabama to the late Ledger and Margaret Armbrester Foster and had lived in this area for many years. Mr. Foster was a Methodist and the owner of Commercial Maintenance Services Inc. He was a Mason...
James L. Brannen
Nov 13, 2019
James L. Brannen, 67, of Valdosta died Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on May 30, 1952 to the late John Dixie Brannen and Ida Lou Hightower Brannen. Mr. Brannen is survived by his siblings, Mary Lou Hudspeth (Gordon), John Carroll Brannen (Pat), Daniel S. Brannen (Masako), Benjamin F. Brannen (Pam), Tommy Brannen (special...
Edna Reese Byrd
Nov 11, 2019
Edna Reese Byrd, 91, of Valdosta, died on Monday, November 11, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on April 8, 1928 in Samson, Alabama to the late Edward and Eva Hinson Murdock. Mrs. Byrd was a homemaker and of the Southern Baptist faith. She is survived by her daughter, Rebecca Barnes of Valdosta; a granddaughter and her...
Emma Jean Johnson "E.J." Burgess
Nov 11, 2019
Emma Jean Johnson “E.J.” Burgess, 70, of Valdosta, died suddenly at her home on Monday, November 11, 2019. She was born on March 30, 1949 to the late David Clarence Johnson and Nancy Rachel Walker Johnson. Emma Jean known to most as E.J. and to her precious grandchildren as Nana was a very compassionate person. She loved the less fortunate...
Dorothy Stalvey
Nov 8, 2019
Dorothy Dell Stalvey, 89, of Hahira died Friday, November 8, 2019 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Barney, Georgia on December 21, 1929 to the late Thomas Lloyd and Nannie Lou Alvis Dell and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Stalvey was an active member of Salem United Methodist Church where she had served as treasurer...
Irma Jean Starling
Nov 7, 2019
Irma Jean Starling, 72, of Valdosta, passed on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at Tift Regional Medical Center. She was born on January 3, 1947 to the late Aarren Starling and Lola Herndon Starling. She enjoyed working in her yards and making pecan pies from her own trees. She liked to draw and cut hair for her family members. She had...
Rutledge Avalon ("Rusty) Griffin, Jr.
Nov 5, 2019
Rutledge Avalon (“Rusty”) Griffin, Jr. 75, of Valdosta, died suddenly on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Valdosta on August 22, 1944 at the Little Griffin Hospital, to the late R.A (“Grits”) & Annie Kate Griffin. During his high school years, Rusty moved to Gainesville to attend Riverside Military Academy but insisted to...
Brooks W. "Buster" Lovelace, Jr. (Maj. Usaf, Ret.)
Nov 3, 2019
Brooks W. “Buster” Lovelace, Jr. (Maj. USAF, Ret.), 94, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at Langdale Hospice House. Born in College Park, Ga on January 3, 1925, to the late Brooks White & Irene Amanda (Schilling) Lovelace, he had lived in the Valdosta area for the past 9 years. Growing up in Atlanta area, he went in...
Mona Rae Gard
Nov 2, 2019
Mona Rae Gard, 75, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019 in Jacksonville, FL. She was born on July 10, 1944 in California to Ruth Rodberg Field. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was an animal advocate and enjoyed collecting beanie babies. She loved her 3 jack russells and her cat. She is survived...
Betty Howell Chason
Nov 1, 2019
Betty Howell Chason passed away at her daughter’s home on Friday, November 1, 2019 after a lengthy illness. She was born on September 21, 1932 and graduated from Valdosta High School and Georgia State Women’s College. Mrs. Chason was a longtime member of Christ Episcopal Church and served on the Alter Guild for many years. She was an avid gardener...
Claire Lockett Hall
Oct 31, 2019
Claire Lockett Hall of Valdosta passed away at her residence on October 31, 2019. She was born in Atlanta Georgia on June 12, 1931 to the late Margaret Beatrice Haley Lockett and James Carl Lockett Sr. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, her uncle William Joseph Haley and two brothers James Carl Lockett Jr. and George...
Herbert Leroy Pace
Oct 30, 2019
Herbert LeRoy Pace, 86 of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday October 30, 2019 at his home following a brief illness. He was born on October 6, 1933 in Alton, Illinois to the late Herbert George and Altinnie Butler Pace. He was a proud a veteran of the United States Army. Herbert was a loving husband to his late wife and wonderful...
Joseph James (Jojo) Bruhl
Oct 29, 2019
Joseph James (JoJo) Bruhl, 42, of Quitman, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. He was born in Hornell, NY on June 19, 1977, to David Hugo Bruhl and Mary Helen George Bruhl. Mr. Bruhl was employed with the City of Valdosta as a firefighter and Ariel truck operator. He was a jack of all trades and master of none...
S. Y. (Woody) Woodall
Oct 26, 2019
S. Y. (Woody) Woodall, 83, of Valdosta died Saturday, October 26, 2019 at Fellowship Home. He was born on December 3, 1935, in Walhalla, South Carolina to the late Lawrence and Lula Denny Woodall and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mr. Woodall was a member of the Northside Baptist Church and a veteran of the United States Army....
Raymond Lee Hendrix, Sr.
Oct 26, 2019
Raymond Lee Hendrix, Sr., 61, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at his residence. He was born on January 4, 1958 in Valdosta to the late Thomas Raymond Hendrix and Patricia Ellerbee Hendrix Williamson. Mr. Hendrix worked for Shaw Industries for 20 years and had been in recent times employed with Jacuzzi. He loved to fish and enjoyed...
Evelyn Anita Kicklighter
Oct 25, 2019
Evelyn Anita Kicklighter, 72, of Valdosta, was called home to Heaven by her Heavenly Father, after a brief stay at South Georgia Medical Center, on Friday, October 25, 2019 following a long and hard fought battle with cancer. She was born on March 26, 1947 in Brunswick, Georgia to the late Tyler and Doris Amos Rogers. She was surrounded by...
John Howard Gilbert
Oct 23, 2019
John Howard Gilbert, 89, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on January 10, 1930 in Pottstown, PA, to the late John Rotz Gilbert and Elsie Fox Gilbert. Mr. Gilbert was a veteran of the U. S. Army having served during the Korean War where he was awarded both Silver...
Marian Dampier Harnage
Oct 23, 2019
Marian Dampier Harnage, 79, of Hahira passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at her residence. She was born on April 10, 1940 in Lowndes County, GA to the late Ashley James Dampier and Maggie Marie Luke Dampier. Mrs. Harnage was the wife of a minister, Reverend Leonard Harnage, where at Hahira Church of God she served the Lord and Reverend...
James Cleveland Pearce, Sr.
Oct 19, 2019
James Cleveland Pearce Sr., 76, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, October 19, 2019 after a lengthy illness. Born in Berrien County on July 13, 1943, son of Cleveland Gus Pearce and Jewell Dorminy Pearce, James has resided in Valdosta since 1960. He met and married Mary Jamieson Pearce 51 years ago. He served 2 years in the United States Army...
Debbie May Baker
Oct 18, 2019
Debbie May Baker, 64, of Valdosta, died on Friday, October 18, 2019, at South Georgia Medical Center following a short illness. Born in Valdosta on January 9, 1955, she was a daughter of the late Olee and Viola May Smith. Debbie worked as a Grand Jury Secretary and Assistant Office Manager for the District Attorney’s Office of the Southern Judicial...
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