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Valerie Fender Fiveash
Jul 20, 2019
Valerie Fender Fiveash, 48, of Hahira died Saturday, July 20, 2019. She was born in Hahira on January 2, 1971 to Ginger Cato Fender and the late R. W. Fender and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Fiveash was a member of CrossPointe Church. Valerie loved spending time at the beach and time with family and friends. She...
Irma Lee Sheppard Daugherty
Jul 19, 2019
Irma Lee Sheppard Daugherty, 89, of Hahira died Friday, July 19, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Wray, Georgia on July 31, 1929 to the late Clifton and Etheleen Tyler Sheppard and had lived most of her life in this area. Mrs. Daugherty attended Crossroads Baptist Church and where she especially enjoyed the Wednesday night services....
Mittie Ruth Young Gaskins
Jul 19, 2019
Mittie Ruth Young Gaskins,91, of Quitman, Ga passed away Friday, July 19, 2019. She was born on December 19, 1927 in Berrian County where she lived until she married John A. Gaskins, an active duty Navy man, and traveled with him to numerous naval bases all over the world before settling in Jacksonville, Fl. She later moved to Valdosta where...
Linda Joan Bauer
Jul 19, 2019
Linda Joan Bauer, 60, died on Friday, July 19, 2019, at her home in Lake Park, following a lengthy illness. Born in Quitman, on August 15, 1958, she was a daughter of the late William C. Hewett and Patricia Bassett Hewett. Joan received her certification as a Pharmacy Technician from Wiregrass Technical College. Mrs. Bauer was an avid collector, especially...
Rev. Donald Edward Vollenweider
Jul 18, 2019
Rev. Donald Edward Vollenweider, 68, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at his residence. He was born in Waycross, Georgia on April 30, 1951, to the late David and Sarah Markey Vollenweider. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Valdosta State in Speech & Communications and his Master of Divinity from the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary. His pastorate included...
Grimes Allen Lancaster
Jul 18, 2019
Grimes Allen Lancaster, 90, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at his residence following a period of declining health. Born on December 22, 1928 in Trion, GA he was a son of the late Jesse and Hettie Mae Bean Lancaster. Mr. Lancaster was a veteran of the United States Army and a retired auto body shop owner and...
Dennis Duane Dewey
Jul 18, 2019
Dennis Duane Dewey, 61, of Lake Park, GA; formally of Sioux City, IA passed away unexpectedly Thursday, July 18, 2019 at his place of employment. Dennis was born on July 29, 1957 in Akron, IA; the son of Duane Russell Dewey and Dorothy (Raby) Dewey. Dennis grew up in Westfield, IA. He is a U.S. Army Veteran who served as...
Patricia Ann Guest
Jul 16, 2019
Patricia Ann Guest, 84, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, July 16 at her home, surrounded by family. She was born August 1, 1934 to the late Joel & Marie Peters. She was a lifelong resident of Valdosta, where she graduated from Pine Grove High School and attended Valdosta Business School before beginning a career at Credit Bureau of Valdosta....
Patricia "Patty" Cavender
Jul 16, 2019
Patricia “Patty” Cavender, 60, of Hahira, died on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. She was born in Hawthorne, Florida on September 23, 1958 to the late Calvin and Joyce Hope Shepherd. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida and worked as an office manager to various doctors and...
Debra Ann Smith
Jul 15, 2019
Debra Ann Smith, 67, died at her home in Valdosta on Monday, July 15, 2019 after a lengthy illness. Born in Thomasville on July 17, 1951, Debra was the daughter of the late Lamar Banks and Carol Warren Banks. Before retiring she had worked for 28 years at ADM as a bookkeeper and clerk. She enjoyed music, dancing and fishing....
Hubert "Dale" Edwards
Jul 14, 2019
Hubert “Dale” Edwards, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family July 14, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center. Dale was born June 23, 1949, in Valdosta, Georgia to the late H.A. Edwards and Gladys Edwards. He was a graduate of Lowndes High School Class of 1968. Dale proudly served his country during the Vietnam War with the United States Navy...
Patricia Louise Current
Jul 14, 2019
Patricia Louise Current, 82, of Hahira, passed away Sunday July 14, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on August 11, 1936 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to the late Roy William Current and Alma Naomi Gillenwater Current. Ms. Current was a homemaker and a member of Mission Point Church in Valdosta. She is survived by two daughters, Vicky...
Tyler Corbitt Green
Jul 14, 2019
Tyler Corbitt Green, 27, of Lake Park, went home to be with his savior on July 14, 2019. He deeply loved Christ and his family. Tyler was born to Kenny and Pam Green, in Valdosta, on November 26, 1991. He graduated from Lowndes High School in 2010 and was a member of Francis Lake Baptist Church in Lake Park, GA....
Earl H. "Buck" Buchanan
Jul 12, 2019
Earl H. “Buck” Buchanan, 85, of Valdosta. Died on Friday, July 12, 2019 at Fellowship Home in Nashville after a lengthy illness. He was born in Greenwood, SC to the late Richard Odell & Annie Sue Parkman Buchanan. Formerly of Tampa, FL, he had lived in this area for the past 7 years. Mr. Buchanan grew up in Greenwood, SC...
Pollyann Diamond
Jul 11, 2019
Pollyann Diamond, 72, of Valdosta died Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Captial Regional Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida. She was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania to the late Edward Arthur Kirk and Jane Woodward Kirk and had lived in Valdosta since 1987. Mrs. Diamond was a member of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church where she was a member of the Daughter’s of the...
Joel Norman Asbell, Sr.
Jul 9, 2019
Joel Norman Asbell, Sr., 81, of Cherry Lake, Florida, passed away at home on July 9, 2019 after a courageous battle against leukemia. Norman was born on July 13, 1937 in Georgetown, GA to the late Felix Camalah and Cois Dawkins Asbell. He graduated from Clyattville High School and attended the University of Georgia on a basketball scholarship. Norman worked...
E. Lloyd Demersseman
Jul 5, 2019
E. Lloyd DeMersseman, 70, of Commerce, GA, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2019 at his home after an extended illness. The eldest of six children, Lloyd was born November 2, 1948 in St. Louis, Missouri, to the late Gene and Marie DeMersseman. He moved with his family to Blountstown, Florida in 1963, and then to Valdosta in 1968, where...
Betty Evans
Jul 5, 2019
Betty Evans, 74, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Topeka, Kansas on July 3, 1945 to the late Leroy E. and Marie Davis Anderson. A graveside service will be held Thursday July 18, 2019 at 2:30 P.M. at Riverview Memorial Gardens Mausoleum with Pastor Mickey Wisehart officiating. Visitation...
Carolyn Forte Warren
Jul 4, 2019
Carolyn Forte Warren, 90, of Bainbridge, and formerly of Valdosta, died on Thursday, July 4, 2019 at Bainbridge Memorial Hospital following a period of declining health. She was born in Hahira, Georgia on April 11, 1929 to the late Marcus Hilsman Forte and Mittie Surrency Forte and has been a lifelong resident of this area. She had a long working...
Tammy Smith
Jul 4, 2019
Tammy Smith, 58, of Hahira died Thursday, July 4, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in France on February 16, 1961 and had lived in Hahira most of her life. Tammy was a Baptist. She was a strong independent woman who loved her family and friends who lived life to the fullest. Tammy enjoyed spending time with...
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