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Jack Holland Cain, Sr.
Oct 17, 2019
Jack Holland Cain, Sr. went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 17, 2019. He was born on August 4, 1934 to Thomas Jackson (J.T.) and Rosa Mae Cain in Hahira, GA. Jack was a Shriner, a Mason, and for several years an Elk member. He was a long time share holder of Ocean Pond. Before his declining health,...
Sandra Williamson Mcleod
Oct 17, 2019
Sandra Williamson McLeod, 75, of Barney, died on Thursday, October 17, 2019 after a lengthy illness. Born in Barwick on February 18, 1944, daughter of Walter E. Williamson and Mary Elizabeth Herring Williamson. After residing in Valdosta, GA for most of her adult life, Sandra returned to her homeplace of Barney, GA to live out the remaining years of her...
Susan Coppage Havird
Oct 16, 2019
Susan Coppage Havird passed peacefully to her heavenly Home on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 surrounded by family and close friends at their home. A graveside service to celebrate Susan’s life will be held at Sunset Hill Cemetery on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. with her long-time friend, BJ Greene Funk officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday evening 6:00 p.m....
Ruth Anne Montgomery Shafer
Oct 14, 2019
Ruth Anne Montgomery Shafer, 74, of Valdosta, graduated to heaven Monday, October 14, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Shafer was born October 24, 1945 in Farmington, New Mexico to the late Howard Jackson and Helen Elthea Johnson Montgomery. Ruth loved the Lord, her family and children; a naturally gifted teacher she taught children in Sunday school,...
Warren Trenton "Trent" Taylor
Oct 13, 2019
Warren Trenton Taylor, “Trent” to those who loved him —and everyone loved him — passed from this life to the next in the early hours of October 13, 2019. He was born on August 15, 1977 in Tifton, Georgia to Eddie and Mary Taylor. A scientific measurement of his heart would reveal that it was big — huge really —...
Larry V. Dennis
Oct 13, 2019
Larry V. Dennis, 75, of Lake Park, passed away on Sunday, October 13th, 2019 at the Langdale Hospice House following a short illness. He was born and raised in Valdosta, Ga to the late Vernon and Ava Nell Pipkins Dennis. He was a graduate of Lowndes County High School in 1962, and attended South Georgia College where he played baseball....
Judith Ellison Folsom
Oct 12, 2019
Judith Ellison Folsom, 79, of Valdosta died Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Fellowship Home after a lengthy illness. She was born in Rahway, New Jersey on September 16, 1940 to the late Benjamin F., Jr. and Virginia Sanborn Ellison and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Folsom was a member of the First Presbyterian Church where she sang...
Mary Carter Blanton
Oct 11, 2019
Mary Lunette Carter Blanton, 84 of Valdosta, passed away Friday evening October 11, 2019 at the home of her son and daughter in law after a lengthy illness. She was surrounded by her loved ones during her final days. Mrs. Blanton was born on September 14, 1935 to the late Carroll and Gladys Wisenbaker Carter of Echols County. Mrs. Blanton...
Donnie Hugh Allbritton
Oct 11, 2019
Donnie Hugh Allbritton passed away at the Langdale Hospice House surrounded by family on Friday, October 11, 2019. He was born on July 23, 1938, in Valdosta to the late Lee Alexander Allbritton and Sallie E. Hartline Allbritton. He married JoAnn Blanton on April 26, 1958, and subsequently had four children, thirteen grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. He was the owner...
Betty Jo Dasher Cone
Oct 11, 2019
Betty Jo Dasher Cone, 84, of Valdosta, passed away Friday October 11, 2019 at Crestwood Nursing Home. She was born in Valdosta on December 17,1934 to the late Johnnie O. and Lillie Stallings Dasher. Betty Jo graduated from Pine Grove High School. She was retired from the Lowndes County Tag Office as well as the Social Security Administration where she...
John Gregory Wolinski
Oct 10, 2019
John Gregory Wolinski, 70, of Hahira, Georgia passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2019 surrounded by his family. Mr. Wolinski was born in Valdosta on November 2, 1948 to the late Mr. Harry Wolinski and Dr. Mabel Jones Wolinski. Growing up in Valdosta, he attended First Baptist Church of Valdosta, accepted Christ as his savior, and was baptized in the...
Lloyd J. Wheeler
Oct 10, 2019
Lloyd J. Wheeler, 90, of Lake Park, died on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at his residence following a brief illness. He was born in Arcadia, Florida on July 23, 1929 to the late Lloyd C. Wheeler and Irene Bars Collins. Mr. Wheeler was a retired machinist with ITT metal products where he worked for over thirty years. He loved to...
Hazel Juanita Carter
Oct 9, 2019
Hazel Juanita Carter, 81, of Lake Park, died on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at Berrien Nursing Center in Nashville. Born on September 11, 1938, in Ft. Pierce, Florida, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin Carroll Royals and Clyde Kirkland Royals. Mrs. Carter was a homemaker and a member of Antioch Community Church. Her children sing her praises as...
Jean Williams Metcalf
Oct 7, 2019
Jean Williams Metcalf, 87, of Valdosta died Monday, October 7, 2019 at her home. She was born in Brooks County on June 6, 1932 to the late Carey H. and Inez Cobb Williams and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Metcalf was a member of the First United Methodist Church and retired from the Lowndes County Clerk of...
Michael Andrew "Andy" Catoe
Oct 7, 2019
Michael Andrew “Andy” Catoe, 34, of Gainesville, FL, and Valdosta, GA, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2019. He was born on June 4, 1985 to Allen and Ginny Catoe in Valdosta. Andy grew up in Valdosta and graduated from Valdosta High School in 2004, he then attended Valdosta State University and studied Political Science. He went to work for...
James Edward "Ed" Kent, Sr.
Oct 6, 2019
James Edward “Ed" Kent Sr, age 86, of Lake Park, GA, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2019. He was born in 1933 to the late Warren Jacob and Annie Mae Culpepper Kent in Jennings, FL. He is survived by his sister Anne Kent Smith of Valdosta; his two sons, James Edward Kent, Jr and wife Penne of Lake Park;...
Gordon Z. House
Oct 4, 2019
Gordon Z. House, 90, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2019, a Fellowship Home following a lengthy illness. He was born in Carrollton, GA on January 17, 1929 to the late Samuel Gordon House and Ruby Roberts House. Mr. House graduated high school in Carrollton, and after high school briefly worked at a mill before joining the United...
Emma Stevens Murrah
Oct 3, 2019
Emma Stevens Murrah, 98, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at The Orchard at Stone Creek. Mrs. Murrah was born on December 5, 1920 in Richland, Georgia to the late Grover G. and Esther Tatum Maughon. She received her bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Georgia and obtained her Masters of Education from Valdosta State University....
Becky Ruth Swink Dalzotto
Oct 3, 2019
Becky Ruth Swink Dalzotto, 72, of Lake Park, died on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 at home from Alzheimer’s and Dementia related complications. She was born to Benny Adams Swink and Lt. Col. Lloyd John Swink, in Ft. Knox, KY, on June 17, 1947. She graduated from Lowndes High School and studied nursing at Grady Memorial Nursing program. Becky’s life was...
James (Jimmy) Herndon Brady
Oct 3, 2019
James (Jimmy) Herndon Brady, 79 of Lake Park, died on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at Fellowship Home in Brooks County. Born on September 1, 1940, in Valdosta, he was a son of the late Holly LeRoy Brady and Kathryn Shaw Brady. In the late 1950’s he played football for the Valdosta Wildcats under Wright Bazemore. Mr. Brady was an installer...
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