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Durwood Lewis
Jan 3, 2020
Durwood Lewis of Valdosta, GA, passed away on January 3, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on October 4, 1928 in Bonita Springs, FL, to the late Ramer Lewis and Martha Norton Lewis. He grew up in Morven, GA but lived in Valdosta most of his life. Mr. Lewis was a member of Park Avenue United Methodist...
Velma Reynolds Baxley
Jan 3, 2020
Velma Joyce Baxley, 90, of Lake Park died on Saturday, January 3, 2020 at Lakehaven Nursing Home following period of declining health. She was born in Sayre, Pennsylvania on February 18, 1929 to the late Charles and Sarah Quick Reynolds. She was a veteran of the United States Navy and served during the Korean conflict. She was a retired chemist...
Harold George
Jan 3, 2020
Harold George, 94, of Valdosta, Lake Park, and points south, passed away Friday, January 3, 2020, at Langdale Hospice House. He is survived by his wife of more than 70 years, Elizabeth Ann (nee Sinclair) George; his daughter, Elizabeth George Clanton, and her husband, Eric Clanton; his son, Wade Sinclair George; his son, Daniel Clark George, and his two grandsons,...
Stephanie Rae Nelson
Jan 2, 2020
Heaven gained a beautiful soul, Stephanie Rae Nelson, 42, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2020 after succumbing to a six month battle with cancer. She was born at Fort Bragg Military base, North Carolina on March 22, 1977. Stephanie was a graduate of Troy State University and was employed with Realty Advisors Property Management as Head of...
Eleanor Evelyn Starling Brown
Jan 2, 2020
Eleanor Evelyn Starling Brown, 91, of Lake Park died Thursday, January 2, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Lowndes County on December 21, 1928 to the late Elzie and Mamie Carter Starling. Survivors include her son and daughter in law, Thomas Barnes and Dawn Brown of Lake Park; her daughter and son in law, Marie Lynn...
Celia Gillis Morrison
Jan 1, 2020
Celia Gillis Morrison, 85, of Valdosta died Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Axson, Georgia on January 14, 1934 to the late James Oliver and Myrtle Lee Harrell Gillis and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Morrison was a loving homemaker, enjoyed her flowers and one of her greatest joys was being...
Barbara Jean Stalvey Mcdonald
Dec 30, 2019
Barbara Jean Stalvey McDonald, 88, of Hahira died Monday, December 30, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center, She was born August 7, 1931 in Hahira to the late George M. Stalvey and Mary Lehman Stalvey and was a life long resident of Hahira. Mrs. McDonald was a member of the Hahira First Baptist Church. She Graduated from Hahira High School...
Douglas Marshall (Doug) Reese
Dec 27, 2019
Douglas Marshall (Doug) Reese, 76, of Valdosta, went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 27, 2019 at his residence. He was born in Lincolnton, GA on November 12, 1943 to the late Charlie Ross Reese and Eunice Eugenia Haynes Reese. He was a retired construction superintendent for Pinnacle Prime. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping. He was a...
Tyler Blaine Eckwahl
Dec 27, 2019
Tyler Blaine Eckwahl, 68, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019. He was born on December 6, 1951 in Jamestown, NY to the late Phillip G. Eckwahl and Vivian I. Vik Eckwahl. After retiring from the U.S. Air Force, he pursued a career as an RN. He was employed at South Georgia Medical Center. He enjoyed riding motorcycles,...
Dorothy Collins Shaw
Dec 25, 2019
Dorothy Collins Shaw, 108, of Valdosta and formerly of Cherry Lake, Florida died Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at her home. She was born in Brooks County, Georgia on April 26, 1911 to the late Robert Lee and Louise Bentley Collins. Mrs. Shaw was a member of the Cherry Lake Baptist Church and retired as a nurse/administrator from the Madison County...
Lucy Stubbs Griffis
Dec 25, 2019
Lucy Stubbs Griffis, 93, of Hahira passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at Fellowship Home. She was born in Hahira, GA on January 25, 1926 to the late Wiley Stubbs and Ethel Shiver Stubbs. Mrs. Griffis was a bookkeeper for Southland Tractor Company, a member of Hahira United Methodist Church, the Quilting Club and the Willing Workers Sunday School Class....
Eula Richardson
Dec 24, 2019
Eula Richardson, 86, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday December 24, 2019 at her residence. Born in Valdosta on June 13, 1933, to the late William J. & Laura Jane Moore, she has been a lifelong resident of this area. For many years, Mrs. Richardson worked for Southern Bell, which later became AT&T, beginning as an operator and eventually retiring as...
Lee Blanton
Dec 23, 2019
Lee Blanton of Wallins Creek, Kentucky quietly passed away Monday, December 23, 2019 after a long term illness of dementia. He was the son of Albert Blanton and Rachel Wilson Blanton, both deceased of Wallins Creek. Born on July 25, 1925, Lee worked at Bunny Bread Bakery then retired to his home in Wallins Creek. After a serious fall, he...
Mary "Sue" Cobb Roberson
Dec 23, 2019
Mary "Sue" Cobb Roberson, 88, passed away on December 23, 2019. She was born in Monroe, Louisiana on September 18, 1931 to Arther and Vergie Mae Cobb. Mary Sue was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Mary Sue is survived by her three children, Don, Debbie, and Pam; her seven grandchildren, Lori, Melissa, Jamie, Whitney, Jordie, Zach, and Trevor; and...
Verdie Jones Carter
Dec 23, 2019
Verdie Jones Carter, 91, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2019 at her residence. She was born in Perrine, FL, on December 5, 1928 to the late Irvin and Verdie Duggan Jones. She was a lifelong member of Central Avenue Church of Christ, where she taught Sunday school for over 30 years. She loved reading especially her bible,...
Clara Moody Dennis
Dec 22, 2019
Clara Moody Dennis, 95, of Lake Park, died on Sunday, December 22, 2019 at her residence following a period of declining health. She was born in Burlington, North Carolina on January 27, 1924 to the late Thomas C. and Maude Staley Moody. She graduated from Broadstreet High School in Burlington in 1940 and moved to Jacksonville, Florida in 1946 where...
Franklin Steinberg
Dec 19, 2019
Franklin Steinberg, 77, of Decatur, Georgia, died on Thursday, December 19, 2019 following a period of declining health. He was born on April 13, 1942 in Valdosta to the late Robert Franklin and Maxine Connell Steinberg and was a graduate of Valdosta High School. Mr. Steinberg was a veteran of the United States Air Force and served during Vietnam. He...
Douglas And Marilyn Lang
Dec 15, 2019
Douglas John Lang, 84, and Marilyn Ann McNeil Lang, 74, both of Jennings, Florida died Sunday, December 15, 2019 in Valdosta from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Mr. Lang was born on April 15, 1935 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to the late Ralph John and Blanche Evelyn Stauffer Lang. Mrs. Lang was born on January 14, 1945 in Ft....
Janice Lee Mullis
Dec 15, 2019
Janice Lee Mullis, 75, of Lake Park passed away Sunday December 15, 2019 at Lake Haven Nursing Home. She was born on May 1, 1944 in Savannah, GA to the late Lubie and Ada Lee Smith. Mrs. Mullis was a homemaker and a member of the Eastern Star. She is survived by her husband of fifty five years, Tommy R....
Alton M. "Buddy" Johnson, Jr.
Dec 13, 2019
Alton M. “Buddy” Johnson, Jr. (Lt. Col, USAF, Ret.), 83, of Valdosta, died on Friday, December 13, 2019 in Orlando, FL after a brief illness. Mr. Johnson was born in Valdosta on May 1, 1936 to the late Dr. Alton M. & Jeane Grey Johnson, where he attended Valdosta High School, and graduated in 1954. He went on to attend...
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