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Mary Frances Johnson Woodward
Oct 23, 2018
Mary Frances Johnson Woodward, 98, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at Langdale Hospice House. A Valdosta native, she was preceded in death by her husband of 74 years, John C. Woodward, Jr., her parents, Marie and Jared B. Johnson, and her sister, Margaret “Bobbie” Clayton. Mrs. Woodward loved reading better than almost anything, and she inspired her family...
Manuel Kinsey
Oct 23, 2018
Manuel Kinsey, 89, of Echols County, died on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at Suwannee Valley Nursing Center in Jasper, Florida following a period of declining health. He was born in Echols County on May 16, 1929 to the late Eugene and Vera Kinsey and has been a lifelong resident of Echols County. He worked on the family farm for most...
Barbara (Bobbie Sue) Miller
Oct 22, 2018
Barbara (Bobbie Sue) Miller, 60, of Valdosta, died on Monday, October 22, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on January 29, 1958 in Blytheville, Arkansas to the late Robert and Barbara Cadle Miller. She was a graduate of West Virginia University and was a retired registered nurse with South Georgia Medical Center. She worked on the pediatric...
Carol Cooper Folsom
Oct 20, 2018
Carol Cooper Folsom, age 68, departed this life on October 19, 2018, at her home in Brooks County following a short illness. Carol was born on November 4, 1949, in Brooks County to the late James Ellis and Mabel West Cooper. She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Catherine Adams who taught at Lowndes High School and...
Timothy Robert Mcleod
Oct 20, 2018
Timothy Robert McLeod, 80, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at his residence following a brief illness. Born in Valdosta on July 11, 1938 to the late Tom & Bernice McLeod, he has been a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Tim graduated in 1957 from Valdosta High School and went on to attend the Citadel in Charleston, SC. He...
Marion Charles Pritchard
Oct 20, 2018
Marion Charles Pritchard, 76, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Valdosta on January 9, 1942 to the late Marion C. and Mary Elizabeth Pritchard and has been a lifelong resident of Valdosta. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was a...
Brenda D. Vickery
Oct 18, 2018
Brenda D. Vickery, 73, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, October 18, 2018, at Crestwood Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Born in Marlinton, West Virginia, Brenda was the daughter of the late Winters and Virginia Reynolds Dunbrack. Brenda had worked as a Human Resource Director for SAFT and more recently Park Avenue Bank Shares. She was a member of the...
Freddie Ray Sturdivant
Oct 16, 2018
Freddie Ray Sturdivant, Sr., 72, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at South GA Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born on November 10, 1945 in Fort Worth, TX to the late Freddie Herman Sturdivant and Lou Ella Welch Sturdivant. Mr. Sturdivant was retired from the Ford Motor Company where he was better known as...
Leroy David Murphy
Oct 14, 2018
Leroy David Murphy, 78, of Lakeland, died on Sunday, October 14, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born in Rossville, Georgia on February 10, 1940 to the late Mack Duffey Murphy and Lola Mae Smith Murphy and has been a lifelong resident of this area. He had been employed with Tom Hutchinson Construction until...
Shannon Evans Boyette
Oct 13, 2018
Shannon Evans Boyette, 48, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born in Valdosta on May 7, 1970 and has been a lifelong resident here. Shannon was a school bus driver for Lowndes County Schools for many years. She was a loving, kind, and caring person who was...
Henry Alexander Parrish
Oct 12, 2018
Henry Alexander Parrish, 90, died on October 12, 2018 of Alzheimer’s Disease, at The Fellowship Home at Brookside. Born in Wrens, Georgia on January 10, 1928, he was the oldest son of Carey A. Parish and Beulah A. Parish. He graduated from Wrens High School in 1945 and University of Georgia with a BA degree in Agriculture in 1949. He...
Marian Glenda Mccrary Futch
Oct 10, 2018
Marian Glenda McCrary Futch, 85, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2018. She was born on March 31, 1933 in Pinehurst, GA to the late Thomas Felton McCrary and Carrie Mae Dowis McCrary. Glenda grew up in Cook County and lived in Lowndes County for many years. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church where she taught...
Lynn Walker
Oct 9, 2018
Mrs. Lynn Walker, a long time resident of Dasher, died Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at South Georgia Medical Center. Lynda Nell (Hefton) Walker, daughter of the late William Franklin Hefton and Nellie Mae Rowlett Hefton, was born on May 29, 1927 in Sherman, Texas. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Harding College in Searcy, Arkansas and a master...
Mary F. Mccallman
Oct 8, 2018
Mary F. McCallman, 86, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2018 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She is the widow of Richard McCallman and they moved to Valdosta from Miami in 2008. She was a homemaker for most of her adult life, and was a member of Open Bible Baptist Church. Mary is survived by two...
Sandra Joan Nash
Oct 7, 2018
Sandra Joan Nash, 71, of Valdosta passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at her residence. She was born on June 23, 1947 to the late Ozell Hughes and Harry Chandler Carter in Jacksonville, Fl. Sandra was a member of Loch Laurel Baptist Church. She enjoyed serving the Lord, helping others in need, was a great care giver, and in...
Raymond Blakely (Blake) Stalvey
Oct 5, 2018
Raymond Blakely (Blake) Stalvey, 48, of Hahira, passed away Friday, October 5, 2018 at his home. He was born on September 29, 1970 in Hahira to Raymond and Diane Stalvey. Blake was a 1988 graduate of Lowndes High School and Valdosta Tech. He enjoyed reading and keeping up with sports. Blake also enjoyed spending time with family and going to...
Wilma Gaston Ellington
Oct 3, 2018
Wilma Gaston Ellington, 91, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. She was born on March 2, 1927 to the late Franklin Estay Gaston and Eva Ethel Zipperer Gaston. Born in Pinetta, the youngest of eight children, Wilma learned to work hard, get the job done quickly and do it right the first time! She attended Oak Hill...
Lyndia Ann Deloach Mcafee
Oct 3, 2018
Lyndia Ann DeLoach McAfee, Nana Sugar Mama, 72, of Fayetteville, Georgia gained her Angel Wings, October 3, 2018 at Piedmont Fayette Hospital, Fayetteville, Ga. Lyndia was born October 11, 1945 in Remerton, Georgia to the late Ollie J and Estelle (Cowart) DeLoach. Lyndia enjoyed growing her flowers, painting, and all types of crafts. While she also enjoyed going to Estate...
Plez Register
Oct 1, 2018
Plez Register, 100, of Valdosta died Monday, October 1, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on April 25, 1918 in Echols County, Georgia to the late Samuel and Lurainey Register and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Register was a veteran of the U. S. Army having served in World War II and was retired...
Mary Roskilly
Oct 1, 2018
Mary Roskilly, 87, of Valdosta passed away on Monday, October 1, 2018 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born on August 12, 1931 in Milladore, Wisconsin to the late John and Etta Mae Spencer Williams. Mrs. Roskilly was a member at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Mary Roskilly is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, John and Linda...
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