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Don A. Corbett
Aug 22, 2019
Don A. Corbett, 82, of Valdosta passed away Thursday August 22, 2019 at his residence following a short illness. He was born in Valdosta on July 28, 1937 to the late Austin and Mae Rouse Corbett. Mr. Corbett was a retired conductor for Southern Railroad and was a member of West End Presbyterian Church. An avid guitarist, he was active...
Julian M. (Mike) Brown
Aug 22, 2019
Julian M. (Mike) Brown, of Valdosta, passed away Thursday August 22, 2019 at his home. He was born on July 15, 1953 to Catherine Starling Brown and the late Julian Brown. Mike was a retired programmer who worked for Martin’s Famous Pastries. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife Julia Thomas Brown, of Valdosta;...
Barbara Daugharty Poirier
Aug 21, 2019
Barbara Daugharty Poirier, 96, of Valdosta, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, August 21, 2019. She was born in Echols County Georgia on January 2, 1923 to the late George Washington Daugharty and Susie Swearington Spires. She married George Poirier in 1953. Barbara was a beloved wife and mother to her children, helping...
Mark Allen Retterbush
Aug 21, 2019
Mark Allen Retterbush, 65, of Nashville, Georgia, passed away on August 21, 2019 at Tift Regional Medical Center. He was born on June 27, 1954 in Knoxville, Tennessee and was the son of the late William Charles Retterbush, M.D. and Lois Jane Retterbush and stepson of Mrs. Jean Retterbush-Deas. Mark graduated from Valdosta High School in 1972 and Valdosta State...
Kevin John Bauer
Aug 19, 2019
Kevin John Bauer, 41, of Valdosta died Monday, August 19, 2019. He was born in Valdosta on April 25, 1978 to Kevin John Bauer and the late Mary Cipolla Bauer and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Kevin enjoyed playing music, working on cars and building. Survivors include his father and stepmother, Kevin and Georgianne Bauer; his son, Kamden Bauer...
Ginger Lounetta Fender
Aug 18, 2019
Ginger Lounetta Fender, 78, of Hahira, passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2019. She was born in Hahira, on March 26, 1941 to the late Keith and Juanita Adams Cato. She was a member of the Church of God in Hahira and loved to sing. She dearly loved her family, especially her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She enjoyed walking...
Larry O'Neal Smith (Ret.Cmsgt. Usaf)
Aug 17, 2019
Larry O’Neal Smith (Ret. CMSGT. USAF), 84, of Hahira, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Pruitt Health Holly Hill. He was born in Tattnall County, Georgia on September 19, 1934 to the late Pratt and Nana Lou Odom Smith. He served in the United States Air Force for 26 years and attained the rank of Chief Master...
Kyle Austin Kelly
Aug 17, 2019
Kyle Austin Kelly, 33, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Valdosta on November 2, 1985 to Charles and Cheryl Kelly. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and watching scary movies. He loved baseball and spending time at the beach. He was a hard worker and was employed at United Rental,...
James W. (Jim) Brantley
Aug 15, 2019
James W. (Jim) Brantley, 92, of Valdosta died Thursday, August 15, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Naylor, Georgia on October 17, 1926 to the late Julian and Jo Alice Graves Brantley and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Brantley was a former member of the Forrest Street United Methodist Church and currently a...
John Michael (Mike) Robinson
Aug 14, 2019
John Michael (Mike) Robinson, age 70, died on Wednesday, August 14, 2019, at Berrien Nursing Center in Nashville, GA, after years of declining health. He was born on July 18, 1949 in Ohio. He grew up in Tallahassee, FL, and graduated in 1967 from Rickards High School where he excelled in football and baseball. During his work career in the...
Nadine Elliott
Aug 10, 2019
Nadine Elliott, 90, of Hahira, died Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Crestwood Nursing Home. She was born in Thomas County, GA on July 10, 1929 to the late Charlie E. Elliott and Alice Corine Pafford Elliott. Nadine was a member of Morven United Methodist Church and attended school in Morven. She lived in Brooks County most of her life. Nadine...
Jo Carroll Guthrie Roush
Aug 9, 2019
Jo Carroll Guthrie Roush, 88, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, August 9, 2019 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Atkinson, GA on October 20, 1930 to the late Lucius R. Guthrie and Leila White Guthrie. Mrs. Roush graduated from Georgia Women’s College in the late 1940’s with a degree in social work. She worked for the Department...
Joe Virgil "Bud" Dasher, Jr.
Aug 9, 2019
Joe Virgil “Bud” Dasher, Jr., 94, of Valdosta, passed away on August 9, 2019 at Langdale Hospice House. A lifelong resident of Valdosta, he was born on October 31, 1924 to the late Joe Virgil Dasher, Sr. and Lee Ila Cline Dasher. All who knew Bud knew of his love for his hometown and his family. He worked with his...
Willard (Buddy) Cleveland Stephenson, Jr.
Aug 8, 2019
Willard (Buddy) Cleveland Stephenson, Jr., 75, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Brunswick, GA, on October 20, 1943 to the late Willard Cleveland Stephenson, Sr., and Beulah McLeod Stephenson. He was a member of Central Avenue Church of Christ. He was a retired insurance broker and was active...
Curtis Keaton Kelley, Sr.
Aug 8, 2019
Mr. Curtis Keaton Kelley, Sr., 81, of Snow Hill, NC and formerly of Valdosta passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019. Born March 31, 1938 in Keaton Beach, Florida, he was the son of Clarence David and Addison Beggs Kelley. Curtis and his wife, Fann, lived the majority of their lives in Valdosta, Georgia, where they reared their children. In his...
Carolyn "Eloise" Bennett Taylor
Aug 8, 2019
Carolyn “Eloise” Bennett Taylor, 87, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2019, at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on March 20, 1932 in Donaldsonville, GA, to the late Sam and Josie Littlefield Carver. She was of the Baptist Faith. She is survived by her daughter in law Berta Bennett, stepson in law Chris Edward, both of Valdosta;...
Charles Paul Ballard
Aug 6, 2019
Charles Paul Ballard, 76, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at his home. He was born in Carrollton, GA, on April 14, 1943 to the late Hugh and Helen Hinesley Ballard. He served in the U.S. Navy for 10 years, serving 3 tours in Vietnam. He was a family man and loved his family and Lord and...
Michael Louis Nargi
Aug 6, 2019
Michael Louis Nargi, 104, of Valdosta died on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at South GA Medical Center after a short illness. He was born in Stamford, CT on March 1, 1915 to the late Dominic Louis Nargi and Maria Sullo Nargi. Mr. Nargi was Manager of the Press Room at Conde Nast Publications, a member of St. John The Evangelist...
Jack Eugene Lemasters
Aug 5, 2019
Jack Eugene Lemasters, 89, of Lake Park, died at his residence on Monday, August 5, 2019. Born in Washington, IN on July 27, 1930, to the late Clyde and Essie Lemasters, he had lived in this area since 1968. Mr. Lemasters graduated from Howe High School in Indianapolis in 1948. Then in 1951, he joined the U.S. Navy and he...
Pamela Arnold Garfield
Aug 4, 2019
Pamela Arnold Garfield, 68, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2019. She was born in Sikeston, MO on August 13, 1950 to Shirley Jean Hadlock and the late Bill Arnold. She enjoyed ballroom dancing, scuba diving, and motorcycle riding with her husband of 35 years, William. Her first passion was her relationship with Christ and was a very...
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