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Jessie Mae Carter Martin
Jan 3, 2019
Jessie Mae Carter Martin, 87, of Lake Park, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2019. She was born on September 8, 1931, in Valdosta to the late James S. Carter and Essie Mae Corbett Carter. She loved cooking, gardening, fishing, and going to church. Ms. Martin is survived by her daughter Carol and Roberto Batista, of Riverview, FL, her son...
Wanda Faye Gay
Jan 2, 2019
Wanda Faye Gay, 67, of Valdosta died Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at her home. She was born on March 24, 1951 to the late Roy Felton and Bernice Brooks Moore. She was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church and a LPN with Big Bend Hospice. Mrs. Gay loved camping, fishing and spending time in the mountains and with her...
Charles Robert Steinberg, Sr.
Jan 2, 2019
Charles Robert Steinberg, Sr., 66, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. A lifelong resident of Valdosta, he was born on September 30, 1952 to the late David Caswell Steinberg, Sr. and Bertha Mae Southall Steinberg. He was the owner of Steinberg Home Improvements and a member of Northside Baptist Church. In the twinkling of an eye this...
Tex Brantley
Jan 1, 2019
Tex Brantley, 85, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at his residence following a period of declining health. He was born on January 4, 1933 in Morganton, North Carolina to the late Harold, Sr. and Flora Anderson Brantley. He grew up as a military brat and later joined the military himself where he served in the United States...
Reba Jean Macaroni
Dec 30, 2018
Reba Jean Macaroni, 87, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2018. She was born in Carrollton, Georgia, on March 28, 1931 to the late Wright Eldred Rigsby and Jean Allen Johnson. She loved to gamble, enjoyed carnival life, and she loved her family. Mrs. Macaroni is preceded in death by her parents Wright Eldred Rigsby and Jean Johnson,...
Ira Palmer Lumley, Jr.
Dec 28, 2018
Ira Palmer Lumley, Jr., 68, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018. He was born in Jacksonville, FL on July 18, 1950 to the late Ira Palmer Lumley, Sr. and Willa Lena Sirmans Lumley. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army and a retired owner of a baggage transport service. Mr. Lumley is survived by his wife...
Sarah C. Price Potter
Dec 28, 2018
Sarah C. Price Potter, 79, of Bowdon, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018 due to complications of Alzheimer’s disease at Majestic Senior Care Bowdon. Born on July 01, 1939 in Valdosta to the late Henry C. Mixson and Juanita Godwin Hyatt. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Sherrie Cothron (Curtis) Stringer of Bowdon; two sisters and brothers-in-law;...
Russell G. Bunting, Iv
Dec 27, 2018
Russell G. Bunting, IV, 50, of Valdosta passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2018. He was born in Maryland on November 5, 1968 to the late Russell G. Bunting III and Margaret Saunders Stephens. He was a Christian and currently working as the Assistant Store Manager of Lowe’s. He enjoyed spending time with his wife, daughters and grandsons. The things...
Ariel Rachel Barnes
Dec 26, 2018
Ariel Rachel Barnes, 24, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Queens, New York on June 17, 1994. She was known for her strong faith and loved sharing her testimony with all she came in contact with. She enjoyed photography. She loved and cherished her daughter with...
Doris Barron Black
Dec 24, 2018
Doris Annette Barron Black, 77, of Lake Park, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018. She was born on January 2, 1941 in Unadilla, GA to the late Loren C. and Carolyn Clewis Barron. After being called “Babydoll” by her cousin, Janet Scott of Unadilla, GA, her family affectionately referred to her by this nickname her whole life. She graduated from...
Emily Elizabeth Parramore
Dec 24, 2018
Emily Elizabeth Parramore of Statenville was born and passed away on Monday, December 24, 2018 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Survivors include her parents, William, Jr. and Rebecca Chambers Parramore of Statenville; her grandparents, Lynn Shelton, William, Sr. and Peggy Parramore, Albert Louis Chambers all of Valdosta; her great grandmother, Anita Shelton of Valdosta; her great aunt, Glynda Lavinsky of Adel;...
Ray Gordon Harris
Dec 22, 2018
Ray Gordon Harris, 82, of Valdosta, died Saturday, December 22, 2018. He was born in Highpoint, North Carolina, on May 21, 1936 to the late Russell Davis Harris and Bernice Black Harris, and he graduated from High Point Central High and Virginia Polytechnical Institute and University in Blacksburg, Virginia. Ray began his career working for the Boeing Company in both...
John Hart Fondren
Dec 21, 2018
John Hart Fondren, Jr., 65, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018, at his home. He was born on April 11, 1953 in Clarksdale, MS, to John H. Fondren, Sr. and Peggy Sue Foard Fondren. Mr. Fondren graduated from Randolph High School in 1971 (Randolph Air Force Base, TX), then he graduated from Valdosta State with a Bachelor...
Vernon Dozier Stephenson
Dec 19, 2018
Vernon Dozier Stephenson of Lake Park, GA, passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family after a lengthy illness. He was 89 years old. He was born in Remerton, GA, on November 28, 1929 to the late Alvin Lee Stephenson and Eva Irene Harris Stephenson of Valdosta. Mr. Stephenson lived most of his life...
Woodbridge Parker Greene
Dec 18, 2018
Woodbridge Parker Greene, 86, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 after a period of declining health. He was born Dec. 3, 1932, in Thomaston, GA to the late Woodbridge & Mildred Parker Greene. He graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in Thomaston in 1951 and went on to attend the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1951-1953. After...
Lillian Ann Hill
Dec 15, 2018
Mrs. Lillian Ann Hill, 84, of Valdosta passed away Saturday December 15, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born November 9, 1934 in Hamilton County Florida, to the late Edgar and Lottie Mae McGauley, Mrs. Hill was an optician with Eye Associates of Valdosta for twenty five years. She enjoyed fishing, painting, cooking, and most of all spending time with...
Manor B. Folsom, Iii
Dec 14, 2018
Manor B. Folsom, III, of Melbourne, Florida and formerly of Valdosta passed away Friday, December 14, 2018. He was born in Hahira, Georgia on October 3, 1960 to the late Manor B. Folsom, Jr. and the late Billie Lehman Grantham. He is survived by his fiance’, Cynthia Coats; siblings, Penny (Chip) Renfroe, Pam (Brantley) Humphrey, Vikki( Kent) Edwards, Micki (David)...
Dr. Fred Nelson Clements, Jr.
Dec 14, 2018
Dr. Fred Nelson Clements, Jr., 67, died at his home in Valdosta, on Friday, December 14, 2018. Born on October 22, 1951 in Hahira, he was the son of the late Anne Evelyn Nolan Clements and Dr. Fred Nelson Clements, Sr. Raised in Adel, he was a 1969 graduate of Cook County High School where he was voted “most” likely...
Lydia Stephen
Dec 12, 2018
Lydia Stephen, 85, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at her residence. Mrs. Stephen was born in Port Blandford, Newfoundland, Canada, to the late John & Ethel Burton Moss. It was there in Canada where she met the love of her life, David R. Stephen, when he was stationed at Ft. Pepperell, in Newfoundland with the U.S. Air...
Tomas Gonzalez-Vigo, Jr.
Dec 11, 2018
Mr. Tomas Gonzalez-Vigo Jr., 70, of Valdosta, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018 at the Fellowship Home after a lengthy illness. Tomas was a devoted Catholic parishioner of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. He was a eucharistic minister and volunteered a lot of time at the St. Francis Center. He enjoyed watching old westerns and spending time with his...
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