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William (Bill) Patrick Reeves, Jr.
Feb 23, 2020
William (Bill) Patrick Reeves Jr., age 91, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2020. He was born in New Haven, CT on June 21, 1928 to William Patrick Reeves, Sr and Colleen Foley Reeves. Bill was a decorated WWII Army veteran and served in the Philippines. He moved to Valdosta in 1958 as manager of the Southeastern Reduction Company at...
Robert Mccoy Fennell
Feb 22, 2020
Robert McCoy Fennell, 59, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. Born in Valdosta, on September 8, 1960, he has been a lifelong resident of this area. Robert grew up in Valdosta and graduated from Valdosta High School in 1978. After high school, he served briefly in the U.S. Air...
James Kenneth (Kenny) Flythe
Feb 21, 2020
James Kenneth (Kenny) Flythe, 80, of Valdosta died Friday, February 21, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on August 30, 1939 in Lowndes County to the late James Edward Flythe and Eunice Wade Flythe. Kenny owned and operated Flythe Well and Pump Service and served in the United States Air Force. He was an avid hunter, fisherman...
Joan Thomas Nelson
Feb 20, 2020
Joan Thomas Nelson, 78, of Jennings, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Allais, Kentucky, on September 12, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Dewey Thomas and Lorene Salyers Thomas. Mrs. Nelson had taught school in the Pinellas County Schools. She was a book publisher. Survivors are her husband, Richard Nelson...
John D. Hancock
Feb 20, 2020
John D Hancock, 83, of Brooks County passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020 surrounded by his family. Mr. Hancock was born in Hahira, GA on May 20, 1936, to the late Thomas Foster Hancock and Mildred Inez Fender Hancock. He was raised in Berrian County and Brooks County. Mr. Hancock was a truck driver by trade and lived numerous...
Shirley Rosemarie Hughes Helton
Feb 20, 2020
Shirley Rosemarie Hughes Helton, 84, of Valdosta died Thursday, February 20, 2020 at Tift Regional Hospital in Tifton, GA. She was born in Maui, Hawaii on March 24, 1935 to the late Francisco Souza and Mary Abri Souza. Mrs. Helton was a homemaker and a member of Azalea City Church of God. She enjoyed crocheting, going to yard sales and...
Ann Harris
Feb 19, 2020
Ann Harris, 61, of Valdosta passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 11:55 p. m. at Langdale Hospice. She was born in Lowndes County on July 13, 1958 to the late Houston and Sara Francis Fender Holmes. Ann was a hard worker at Madison Metal in Madison, FL. She enjoyed her work, people, her family always came first, especially her...
Barbara Frances Teeter
Feb 18, 2020
Barbara Frances Teeter, 69, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at her home. A lifelong resident of Valdosta, she was born on February 19, 1950 to the late Clifford Darrell Bennett and Elizabeth Frances Bradley Bennett. Barbara loved to shop and enjoyed talking on the phone. She had a green thumb which was evident in her garden....
Jane J. Woodward
Feb 18, 2020
Jane J. Woodward, 85, of Live Oak, FL, died on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Surrey Place Care Center. Born on February 2, 1935 in Utica, NY to the late Joseph & Stella (Szcerba) Zacharko. Growing up in Utica, she graduated from Utica Free Academy (now Utica Academy of Science) in the late 1950’s. She then attended Mohawk Valley Community...
Tiera Mae Ganas
Feb 17, 2020
Tiera Mae Ganas, 92, of Valdosta, died on Monday, February 17, 2020 at Lakehaven. Born in New Lois, Berrien County, Georgia, on January 23, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Johnny Livingston Parrish and Mamie Heape Parrish. Mrs. Ganas retired from Levi’s where she worked for 32 years as a seamstress. She was a member of Westside Baptist...
Gregory Lee Beckley
Feb 15, 2020
Gregory Lee Beckley, age 70, of Valdosta, died Saturday, February 15, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center following a period of declining health. He was born of Lutheran faith, on March 27, 1949 in Flint, Michigan to the late Russell and Betty Lou (Goodman) Beckley. Mr. Beckley was employed for 27 years as a Captain with the Michigan Department of...
Carl L. Law
Feb 14, 2020
Carl L. Law, 79, of Valdosta passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on Friday, February 14, 2020 after a valiant battle with multiple myeloma. Carl was born September 4, 1940 to the late Otis Benton Law and Olivi Padgett Law in Suwannee County, Florida. After graduating from Clyattville High School in 1958, he attended Norman Park Junior College...
Vivian C. Griner
Feb 14, 2020
Beloved Vivian C. Griner, 76, passed away in her Valdosta home February 14, 2020. She was born in Caldwell County, NC to the late Ezekiel Potter and Hassie Potter (Winter) on July 20,1943, but made home in Valdosta and Elizabethton, TN in her adult years. Along with her parents, Vivian is preceded in death by her husband, James Griner, former...
Steven L. Holtzclaw
Feb 12, 2020
Steven L. Holtzclaw, of Thomasville, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. He was born in Valdosta, on September 19, 1949 to the late James Garnett Holtzclaw and Edith Sims Holtzclaw. He was the owner of Thomas County Glass. He loved to hunt, fish, and watch baseball. Mr. Holtzclaw enjoyed cooking, especially with the produce from his garden, his hot...
Gene Marshall Rothrock, Sr.
Feb 11, 2020
Gene Marshall Rothrock, Sr., 67, of Lake Park died Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. He was born in New Albany, Indiana on July 6, 1952 to the late Baden Lee Rothrock and Mary Lily Monk Rothrock. Gene was retired from Sloan Construction, a member of Enoch Creek Church and enjoyed singing gospel music. He is survived by...
Harry James Blasingame
Feb 11, 2020
Harry James Blasingame, 75, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, after a sudden illness. Born in Baxley to the late Harry Eugene & Nora Dell Thompson Blasingame on February 13, 1944. Harry grew up in Douglas and graduated from Coffee County High School. After high school, he attended South Georgia College before moving to Valdosta. Here in Valdosta...
Louis Edwin Chester, Jr.
Feb 10, 2020
Louis Edwin Chester, Jr., 82, of Valdosta died on Monday, February 10, 2020 at Langdale Hospice House following a period of declining health. He was born on February 25, 1937 in Wildwood, Florida to the late Louis Sr., and Mildred Taylor Chester and has been a resident of Valdosta since 1969. Mr. Chester retired as an engineer with the Norfolk...
Robbie Nell Cowart Dumas
Feb 10, 2020
Robbie Nell Cowart Dumas, 87, of Hahira, died Monday, February 10, 2020, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Adel on November 24, 1932, to the late John Asa and Mattie Lee Henderson Ray and grew up in Adel. She lived most of her life in Hahira. Mrs. Dumas was a member of Pineview Baptist Church. She and...
Albert F. Forthe
Feb 9, 2020
Albert F. Forthe succumbed to leukemia on February 9, 2020. He was born in Valdosta in March 25, 1939 to the late Felton and Lydia Mae (Webb) Forthe. He graduated from Valdosta High School in 1957 and held the Valdosta Wildcats in a special place in his heart throughout his life. He was so touched and encouraged by the well...
Barbara Barrett Burleigh
Feb 9, 2020
Barbara Barrett Burleigh, 74, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, February 09, 2020, at her home. Born in Valdosta on November 28, 1945, Barbara was the daughter of Effie Lee Brown Barrett and the late Earl Barrett. She and her husband traveled with the military during his 21-year career in the U.S. Air Force, raising three children along the way. She...
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