OBITUARIES

Nov 2, 2018

Funeral arrangements to be announced.

Nov 2, 2018

Family and friends note with great sadness the passing of Reverend James S. Cox, Jr., 82, November 2, 2018 at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, Georgia. He was born to Anna and the Reverend James S. Cox in Washington, D.C. on September 12, 1936. We will remember his love for grandchildren, breakfast for dinner, his beautiful wife, the inner game...

Nov 1, 2018

Richard Harrison (Rickey) Sloan, 65, of Jacksonville, Florida, died on Thursday, November 1, 2018, following a period of declining health. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee on June 24, 1953 to the late James Riley Sloan and the late Wilda Bowman Sloan. He was a huge fan of Alabama football and Bon Jovi. Rickey was known for his giving heart...

Nov 1, 2018

Patricia (Pat) Carpenter, 62, of Valdosta, died Thursday, November 1, 2018 at her residence. She was born on August 4, 1956 in Valdosta to Wallace DeWitt Dennis, Sr. and Christine Harris Dennis. Pat was a retired social worker for the Department of Family and Children Services and of the Church of God faith. She loved her grandchildren, nieces and nephews....

Oct 31, 2018

Don Brooker, Jr., 56, of Quitman, passed away on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at his home. He was born in Palm Beach, FL on October 7, 1962 to the late Don Edison Brooker, Sr. and Doris Jean Walls Brooker. Don graduated in 1980 from Brooks County High School and then from Thomas County Tech as a Refrigeration and HVAC Technician....

Oct 29, 2018

Frank Adams Strickland, Jr., 62, of Valdosta, died on Monday, October 29,2018 after a 5-year, courageous battle with cancer. Growing up in Valdosta, Frank went to high school at McCallie School in Chattanooga, TN, and graduated in 1975. He then went to the University of Alabama and then graduated from Mercer University in 1979. After college, he began working for...

Oct 29, 2018

Margaret F. Redding passed away October 29, 2018 at SGMC Lakeland Villa after many years of declining health. She was born December 26, 1919 to Marcus Hillsman and Mittie Viola Forte. On February 1, 1941 she married the love of her life, Brooks H. Redding. She is survived by a daughter, Sylvia Redding Jenkins of Valdosta and son, B. Henry...

Oct 28, 2018

Leroy J. Salmela, 84, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, October 28, 2018 at Fellowship Home. He was born in Sebeka, MN, on April 18, 1934 to the late Clifford and Saima Simi Salmela. He was raised in Menahga, MN and was retired from the U.S. Air Force having served in Vietnam. Leroy was the owner of Leroy’s Home Improvement...

Oct 27, 2018

Van Tien Le, 78, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, October 27, 2018. Mr. Le was born in Vietnam on June 5, 1940 to the late Nham Thi Nguyen and Manh Tien Le. He loved his family and spending time with his grandchildren. He was a doctor and later taught microbiology in Vietnam. After immigrating to the United States, he...

Oct 27, 2018

Oct 26, 2018

Mildred Allbritton Kiser, 89 of Emerson Georgia and formerly of Valdosta passed away on Friday October 26, 2018. Mrs. Kiser was born on March 16, 1929 to the late George Isaac and Gladys Minton Allbritton of Valdosta. She was a member of the Church of God and retired from Southern Bell in 1984 after twenty five years of service. Mrs....

Oct 25, 2018

Gregory A. “Greg” Conner, 54, of Covington, passed away on October 25, 2018. Greg was born in Valdosta on December 30, 1964 to proud parents Robert & Zelma Conner. For the last few years, he lived in Covington with his three children that were the joy of his life. Growing up in Valdosta, Greg graduated from Valwood School and went...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...