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Bessie Mae Hughes Brevig
Jan 21, 2020
Bessie Mae Hughes Brevig, 88, of Valdosta passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at her residence. She was born on November 4, 1931 in Lenox, GA to the late Henry Thad Hughes and Viola Pierce Hughes. Mrs. Brevig worked at Texture Tech and attended Trinity Baptist Church. She loved gardening and working in her flowers. Mrs. Brevig is survived by...
James A. (Buddy) Cody
Jan 21, 2020
James A. (Buddy) Cody, 59, of Valdosta died Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Valdosta on October 18, 1960 and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Buddy was a Baptist, a member of the VHS Marchin Cats Band, enjoyed NASCAR and deep sea fishing. Survivors include his sister and brother in law, Camille...
Jason Booth
Jan 21, 2020
Jason Booth, 40, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at Fellowship Home following a courageous 33 month battle against Glioblastoma Brain Cancer. He was born in Tifton on May 29, 1979 to Dan Edward Booth and Doris Cooper Booth. He graduated from Berrien County High in 1997 and attended VSU. He soon followed his entrepreneurial streak to...
Dora Weldon Montgomery
Jan 20, 2020
Dora Weldon Montgomery, 88, of Valdosta passed away Monday, January 20, 2020 at her residence. She was born on March 8, 1931 in Watertown, NY to the late Floyd G. Knapp and Naomi Garland Knapp. Mrs. Montgomery was a seamstress and a founding member of Calvary Baptist Church in Lake Park. She enjoyed fishing, decorating cakes and crocheting. Mrs. Montgomery...
Lt. Col. Larry Deal Yarbrough, Ret.
Jan 19, 2020
Lt. Col. Larry Deal Yarbrough, Ret., a.k.a. Honey, a.k.a. Daddy, a.k.a. Papa, a.k.a. Col. Y, a.k.a. Mr. Y, a.k.a. Mr. Larry, changed addresses Jan. 19, 2020, to his mansion in the sky with the Lord. He was 75 years old. The son of CMSgt. Pat A. Yarbrough and Marcia Lynn (Deal) Yarbrough, Larry was born April 14, 1944, in Orlando,...
Elliot D. Hayes
Jan 14, 2020
Elliot D. Hayes, 83, passed into eternal peace on January 14, 2020, at 12:20 am. He was born in Joliet, IL, to the parents Mary Harrison (Hayes) and Eliot Fitzgerald Hayes on February 7, 1936. He was a man with many interests ranging from Bible studies, computers, gardening, photography, and his long career as a Master Electrician. He met his...
Penny Mclendon Tillman
Jan 14, 2020
Penny McLendon Tillman, 56, of Hahira went home to be with her Savior on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at her home. She was born in Norfolk, Virginia on June 27, 1963 and had lived in Hazlehurst before moving to Valdosta many years ago. Penny was a member of Hahira First Baptist Church and a Registered Nurse with Pearlman Cancer Center...
James Angus "Jim" Colson
Jan 13, 2020
James Angus “Jim” Colson passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center after a long battle with heart disease. He was born on September 26, 1951 in Valdosta, Georgia to Kenneth “Bill” Colson and Catherine Cagle Colson. Jim grew up in Valdosta, graduating from Valdosta High School. He majored in History at Valdosta State College, but...
Mauralita Lisondra Lathron
Jan 13, 2020
Mauralita Lisondra Lathron, 82, of Valdosta, passed away on January 13, 2020 at Fellowship Home following a period of declining health. She was born on May 3, 1937 in Badian, Philippines to the late Marcelino and Maximina Elegino Lisondra. She was a homemaker but had also worked for many years as an Avon representative. Mrs. Lathron lived life to the...
Roy Wayne (Poppy) Anderson
Jan 11, 2020
Roy Wayne (Poppy) Anderson, 55, of Lake Park died on Saturday, January 11, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was born in Jacksonville on November 28, 1964 and had lived in Lake Park for many years. Mr. Anderson was a truck driver for Three Brothers Trucking and enjoyed playing the guitar. Survivors include his wife, Teresa Anderson of Lake Park; three...
Janet Marie Rigg
Jan 11, 2020
Janet Marie Rigg 74, of Valdosta passed away Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. She was born in Alexandria, VA., on August 21, 1945 to the late Fred and Violet Helme Gossett. Mrs. Rigg was retired from Eye Associates of Valdosta. She volunteered as a Girl Scout Leader and served as Youth Leader for...
Robert R. Boggs, Jr.
Jan 10, 2020
Robert R. Boggs, Jr., 83, of Lake Park, GA, died at South Georgia Medical Center on Friday, January 10, 2020. Born in Margretville, New York, on February 11, 1936, Mr. Boggs was the son of the late Robert Russell Boggs, Sr., and Geraldine Edwards Boggs. He worked as a Laboratory Technician and Laboratory Group Leader with Union Camp for 34...
Carol Clary Herndon
Jan 10, 2020
Carol Clary Herndon, 71, of Valdosta, ‘walked on’ January 10, 2020. She is now free and dancing with the angels above. Carol was born in Valdosta on August 20, 1948 – daughter of the late Ellis and Myra Clary. She is a graduate of Valdosta High School, class of 1966 and Valdosta State University, class of 1970. While attending VSU,...
Frances Bagley
Jan 10, 2020
Mrs. Frances Wanez Cowart Deloach Bagley, 96, passed away at Holly Hill Nursing Home on Friday, January 10, 2020. Mrs. Bagley was born on March 22, 1923 in Remerton. She was the sixth and last surviving child born to Allan and Anna Johnson Cowart of Remerton. Mrs. Bagley overcame many obstacles in her long life with dignity, grace, tenacity and...
Charles Cornelius, Sr.
Jan 9, 2020
Charles Cornelius, Sr., 85, lifelong resident of Hahira, died on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at his home. Born in Hahira on August 7, 1934, he was the son of the late Charlie and Ferris Stubbs Cornelius. Mr. Cornelius graduated from Hahira High School. He purchased a farm and began his life as a farmer. He was a member of Bethany...
Duane Hauge
Jan 8, 2020
Duane Hauge, 89, of Hahira died Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at Langdale Hospice. He was born on July 19, 1930 in Winnebago, Iowa to the late Manter and Alma Olson Hauge. Mr. Hauge was an electronics technician and worked for Boeing thirty six years. He enjoyed spending time on the family farm during the summer in Iowa. Mr. Hauge was...
Martha Bailey Mullis
Jan 8, 2020
Martha Bailey Mullis, 60, of Ray City, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at Trident Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina following several years of declining health. She was born on March 10, 1959 in Valdosta to the late Fred and Betty Lou Williams Bailey. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Martha’s family was her...
William Morris "Bill" Chason
Jan 6, 2020
William Morris “Bill” Chason, MSgt U.S. Air Force, Retired, 79, passed away in Tallahassee, FL on Monday, January 6, 2020 after a short illness. Born in Albany, GA on February 6, 1940, Mr. Chason was the son of the late James Clifford Chason and Christine Weathersby Chason of Thomasville, GA. Having grown up in Thomasville, Mr. Chason graduated from Thomasville...
Jody T. Hall
Jan 5, 2020
Jody T. Hall, 67, passed this life to be with his Lord and Savior, on Sunday, January 5, 2020. He was surrounded by his beloved wife Lana, and a loving and compassionate medical team at Malcolm Randall VA Hospital in Gainesville, FL. He was born June 3, 1952 in Hahira, GA, the son of Harley Davidson Hall, Sr. and Juanita...
Lois Gertrude Fratino
Jan 4, 2020
Lois Gertrude Fratino, 86 of Ft. Myers FL. died Saturday, January 4, 2019 at The Orchard of Stone Creek in Hahira, GA. She was born February 1, 1933 in Old Saybrook, CT to the late Russell L. Botsford and the late Florence G. Champlain-Botsford. She was a dedicated administrative clerk for the School District of Lee County in Ft. Myers...
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