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Dorothy Anne "Dotty" Duke
Dec 2, 2018
Dorothy Anne “Dotty” Duke, 79, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at her home. She was born in Morganfield, KY on April 4, 1939 to the late Ira Frances Joiner and Stella Mae Dills Joiner. Dotty ran a craft and quilting business. She had a home daycare where she touched 193 children’s lives. Christmas was her favorite...
David Bayless
Dec 1, 2018
David Bayless, 88, of Valdosta died Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Fellowship Home. He was born in Indiaola, Mississippi to the late David and Jimmie Lee Oliver Bayless and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mr. Bayless graduated from Ruleville High School in Ruleville, Mississippi where he played running back for the football team and was known as the...
Shirley Gioia
Dec 1, 2018
Shirley Gioia (Nitschke) of Valdosta, went to be with the Lord on December 1, 2018 at her daughter’s home in Summerville, SC. She was retired from Cracklin Good Bakery. She was proceeded in death by her parents, John Henry and Jessie (Harnage) Nitschke, and brother John M. Nitschke. Survivors include her daughter & son in law Theresa and Jason Buelman...
Dale Velton Miller
Nov 28, 2018
Dale Velton Miller, 66, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Echols County, GA on April 12, 1952 to the late Collis Miller and Merle Herring Miller. Mr. Miller was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a supervisor of the beamline at Brooks Welding for many years....
Dorothy Bonita Hall Roby
Nov 27, 2018
Dorothy Bonita Hall Roby 89, died on November 27, 2018 at her residence in Valdosta, Georgia. Dorothy was born on March 18, 1929 in Toledo, Ohio, daughter of the late James Madison Hall II and Mable Kathleen McKee. Dorothy grew up and was educated in Toledo, Ohio where she taught modern and classical dance at Arthur Murray’s Studios then became...
Cathy Naomi Leonard
Nov 27, 2018
Cathy Naomi Leonard, 71, of Lake Park, passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Leonard was born in Parkersburg, VA, on August 25, 1947, to the late Charles L. Carney and Betty Jean Newhouse Carney. She loved to read, shopping and completing crossword puzzles. She enjoyed her pets, and she was involved in pet rescue...
Rev. Milton Sellars
Nov 27, 2018
Rev. Milton Sellars, 78, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Lakehaven Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. He was born in Lowndes County on January 24, 1940 to the late John Lamar, Sr. and Sallie Mae Byrd Sellars. He was a retired Baptist Minister and had pastored several churches in central and north Florida including Birchwood Baptist,...
Kristie Elizabeth Stailey
Nov 26, 2018
Kristie Elizabeth Stailey, 43, of Valdosta, passed away at her home on Monday, November 26, 2018, following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Stailey was born in Brooks County, GA on March 7, 1975 to Linda Nesbitt and the late Jerry McClelland. Mrs. Stailey was a homemaker who enjoyed reading and making jewelry. She loved animals, “Bishop” her Great Dane was a...
Leon Nathaniel Black
Nov 25, 2018
Leon Nathaniel Black, 90, of Lake Park, died on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at his son’s residence in Dasher. Born in Valdosta, on January 16, 1928, Leon was the son of the late John Ryan and Ida Lou Dennis Black. A lifelong resident of Lowndes County, he attended Naylor High School and Harding Academy before being joining the Navy at...
Brian Walter Seth
Nov 24, 2018
Brian Walter Seth, 83, of Valdosta, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018 at his home. He was born March 10, 1935, in Calcutta, India to Viola E. Gasper and Walter C.B. Seth. He retired as a Chief Master Sergeant from the United States Air Force after 30 years of service to his country. He joined the United States Air Force...
Hazel Bridwell
Nov 23, 2018
Hazel Bridwell, 87, died on Friday, November 23, 2018, at her home in Valdosta. Born in Carrollton, Georgia, on June 4, 1931, she was the daughter of the late, Charles Maynor and Deanie Cook Hinesley. She was a faithful member of Abundant Life Church of God where she taught Sunday School for forty years. She loved gardening. Survivors include her...
Bobbie Townsend Mullis
Nov 19, 2018
Bobbie Townsend Mullis, 92, of Lake Park, passed away November 19, 2018. Bobbie was born in Orlando, Florida, on September 8, 1926 to the late Robert Stafford and Ella Dixon Townsend. Her family moved to Darien, Georgia when she was a young child. Mr. and Mrs. Townsend owned and operated the Altamaha Inn in Darien, where she and her sisters...
Antonia Felicia Ostapski
Nov 19, 2018
Antonia Felicia Ostapski, 98, died on November 19, 2018. She was born on October 10, 1920 in Recklinghausen, Germany to the late August Mueller and Maria Rozmiarek Mueller. She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Mrs. Ostapski, better known as Oma, was a pediatric nurse, who later treated patients in a tuberculosis ward. She survived World...
Essie Mae Scott
Nov 19, 2018
On the morning of Monday, November 19, 2018, Essie Mae Scott passed away at the age of 89. She was a loving daughter, wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family. She will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her mother and father Martha and John Thomas White, her husband Walter Scott, her daughter...
William Lester Rountree, Jr.
Nov 19, 2018
William Lester Rountree, Jr., 87, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, November 19, 2018. He was born in Ray City, GA on August 11, 1931 to the late William Lester Rountree and Mary Lee Spells Rountree. Mr. Rountree worked for 23 years at Metal Products of Valdosta, after retiring he delivered drugs for Barnes Drug Store. He enjoyed fishing and...
Joan Peterman Pallone Jones
Nov 14, 2018
Joan Peterman Pallone Jones, 79, of Valdosta and Panama City Beach, Florida died on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at the home of her daughter. She was born on September 10, 1939 in Beaumont, Texas to the late Ross Moseley and Angelina Gainer Peterman. Joan adored her family and friends. She loved the beach, traveling and boat riding. Her passion was...
Audrey Hall Mcneal
Nov 14, 2018
Audrey Hall McNeal, 93, of Hahira died on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. She was born in Hahira on May 10, 1925 to the late Walter Colquitt and Mary Rilla Hodges Hall and was a lifelong resident of Hahira. Mrs. McNeal was a member of the Hahira United Methodist Church. She owned and operated the Gold Leaf Florist for many years...
Bobbie Ann Burns Mitchell
Nov 12, 2018
Bobbie Ann Burns Mitchell, 86, of Valdosta died Monday, November 12, 2018 at the Fellowship Home. She was born in Valdosta on April 15, 1932 to the late Daniel Lloyd and Annie Mae Piper Burns and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mrs. Mitchell graduated in 1949 from Valdosta High School and a graduate of Valdosta State College. Mrs. Mitchell...
W.S. Coody
Nov 9, 2018
W.S. Coody, 60, born and raised in Valdosta, passed away on November 9th, 2018 after a long battle. Leaving behind his wife, Lisa Coody, his daughters, Ivy Coody, Dana Corbitt, Jenna Mulvey, and Stevie English; four sisters, Faye Pittman, Belinda Brogdon, Diane Herring, Cathy R, and several nieces and nephews. His first grandchild, Riley Grace, is one the way. God...
Jeanette George
Nov 9, 2018
Jeanette George, 98, of Valdosta, ended her life journey on November 9, 2018. She lived at home independently with the support of her family until the Lord called her home. Born December 18, 1919 in Jacksonville, FL to Kelly and Zakeyek George, she grew up in Jacksonville as one of six children. Following graduation from high school she worked in...
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