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W. Donald (Don) Wisenbaker
Aug 18, 2018
W. Donald (Don) Wisenbaker, 87, of Valdosta died Saturday, August 18, 2018. He was born in Valdosta on November 2, 1930 to the late Tally C. and Pearl Luke Wisenbaker. Mr. Wisenbaker was a member of the Forrest Park Church of Christ and a former member of Dasher Church of Christ. He loved the outdoors, playing golf and woodworking. Mr....
Evelyn Mcdonald Kirkland
Aug 17, 2018
Evelyn McDonald Kirkland, of Valdosta, passed away on August 17, 2018. Born on October 29, 1924, she was the daughter of Lynn and Lattice McDonald of Hazlehurst. Evelyn was a homemaker and successfully raised seven children, Ben, Larry (Deborah), Paul (Donna), Ronald (Gladys), Donald, Alan (Vickie) and Kay Smith (Jerry). She leaves a special friend, Jeanne Eanes, a special granddaughter,...
Joel D. Dasher
Aug 16, 2018
Joel D. Dasher, Sr., 78, of Clyattville, died on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Lowndes County to the late Remer Dasher and Alice Bowen Dasher and has been a lifelong resident of this area. He had been employed with the paper mill, ITT (Thompson Industries) as a tool and die...
Henry Briggs Smith, Sr.
Aug 15, 2018
Dr. Henry Briggs Smith, Sr., 86, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, after a brief illness. He was born in Valdosta on January 5, 1932, to Dr. Thomas Harding Smith, Sr. and Corrine Briggs Smith. He attended public schools in Valdosta, graduating from VHS in 1949. He spent one treasured, post-graduate year at The Webb School in Bell...
Darlene Myrle Farnum Sand
Aug 14, 2018
Darlene Myrle Farnum Sand, 81, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. She was born on March 22, 1937 to the late Walter and Mabel Cusey Farnum. She was a homemaker and a member of Crossroads Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Dave Craft of Valdosta, and a son, Dale Sand, of California....
Erna Volhardt Mcdowell
Aug 14, 2018
Erna Volhardt McDowell, 82, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on May 30, 1936 in Darmstadt, Germany to the late Joseph and Katharina Lubig Volhardt. She had lived in Jacksonville, Florida for many years before moving to Valdosta and was the owner/operator of Edgewood Florist in Jacksonville for...
Alice Coulter Foltz
Aug 14, 2018
Alice Coulter Foltz, 84, of Valdosta, died suddenly on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 after a period of declining health. Mrs. Foltz was a teacher and librarian having served as a librarian in the Department of Corrections in Florida and also at the Georgia Institute of Technology and most recently at the Judeo-Christian Public Library. She was a member of Crossroads...
Wanda Marie Mitchell Tison
Aug 14, 2018
Wanda Marie Mitchell Tison, 67, of Valdosta died Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at her home. She was born in Valdosta on June 6, 1951 to the late Andrew Jackson and Jewell Kemp Mitchell. Mrs. Tison was a Baptist. She was a loving and caring mother and grandmother who loved helping others. Mrs. Tison enjoyed working in her yard and attending...
Francis Talbott "Tal" Barnidge
Aug 12, 2018
F. Talbott Barnidge, 85, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2018. Tal was born on April 7, 1933 in Saint Louis, MO to the late Francis Harold Barnidge and Viola Bircher Barnidge. Tal was an U. S. Army Veteran who loved gardening, cooking and reading. He enjoyed going to church, Christ Episcopal, and spending time with family. Tal...
Joyce Diane Schmidt
Aug 12, 2018
Joyce Diane Schmidt, 76, of Valdosta, GA died Sunday, August 12, 2018 at her residence. She was born on February 19, 1942 in Bath, New York to the late William and Dorothy Burdick Schmiedicker. Mrs. Schmidt was a department manager for Walmart and a member of the Presbyterian Church in Corfu, New York. She is preceded in death by her...
Rachel Norman Johnson
Aug 8, 2018
Rachel Norman Johnson, 77, of Valdosta died Wednesday, August 8, 2018. She was born in Moultrie, Georgia on October 21, 1940 to the late Howell and Cora Alice Barber Norman and had lived in Valdosta most of her life. Mrs. Johnson was of the Baptist faith. She loved baking and was an avid reader. Mrs. Johnson was a retired school...
Rose Ann Fountain
Aug 6, 2018
Rose Ann Fountain, 86, of Madison, Florida, passed away Monday, August 6, 2018, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on September 9, 1931, to the late Al and Laura Chilrey Medaris. Mrs. Fountain was a member of the Cherry Lake Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Fountain loved bird watching,...
Warren Bascom Coody, Jr.
Aug 6, 2018
Warren Bascom Coody, Jr., 54, of Valdosta died Monday, August 6, 2018 at his home. He was born in Valdosta on October 2, 1963 to the late Warren Bascom Coody, Sr. and the late Margaret Ann Douglas Coody. Warren was a member of the Church of God and a heavy equipment operator with Ken Corbett Farms. He loved hunting and...
Mary Ann Fletcher
Aug 2, 2018
Mary Ann Fletcher, 77, of Valdosta died Thursday, August 2, 2018 at her residence after several years of declining health. She was born on January 6, 1941 to the late Fred and Mary Lee Jackson. Mrs. Fletcher was a retired School Nutrition Manager for the Valdosta City Schools. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She is survived by...
Eleanor Romelle Warner
Jul 31, 2018
Eleanor Ashley Warner, 86, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born on March 24, 1932 in Ashburn, Georgia to the late Robert and Gladys Grantham Ashley but grew up in Hahira and was a lifelong resident there. She was a retired Registered Nurse with South Georgia Medical...
David Michael Rouse
Jul 30, 2018
David Michael Rouse, 40, of Marietta, Georgia, passed away peacefully in the company of his family and entered the eternal kingdom of Heaven on July 30, 2018, following a brief battle with cancer. David was born in Valdosta and attended Lowndes High School, where he played drums in the Georgia Bridgemen marching band. He was an active member of Greenwood...
Virginia Leona Hoover
Jul 30, 2018
Virginia Leona Hoover, 75, of Valdosta, died at home, Monday, July 30, 2018. Born in Huntington, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Dorothy Kinkead, a homemaker and member of Southland Church. Survivors are her husband of 50 years, Kenneth Coleman Hoover; daughters, Amy Lynn (Derek) Brown, St. Petersburg, Florida, Patricia Ann Hoover, Ashburn, grandson, Travis...
Josette Courson
Jul 29, 2018
Josette Courson, 70, of Valdosta passed away Sunday, July 29, 2018 at her residence. She was born on May 9, 1948 in Hawkinsville, GA to the late James David Taylor and Margaret Jeanette Exum Taylor. Mrs. Courson was a hairdresser and owned and operated Josette’s Beauty Shop. She was a member of Westside Baptist Church. Mrs. Courson enjoyed spending time...
James Carlyle Fryslie, Ii
Jul 26, 2018
James Carlyle “Jimbo” Fryslie, II, 56, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at his home. Mr. Fryslie was born at Tachikawa Air Force Base in Tokyo, Japan on October 20, 1961 to the late James Caryle Fryslie and Laurel Otto Fryslie. At an early age Jim joined the U. S. Marine Corps. He was a self employed...
Robert Gray
Jul 26, 2018
William Robert Gray, 61, of Lake Park, GA passed away at his residence on Thursday, July 26, 2018. Mr. Gray was born in Valdosta, on October 5, 1956 to the late Alan Everett Gray and Willie Mae Ritter Gray. Mr. Gray was retired from Coca Cola after working there for 42 years. He loved his family dearly and enjoyed fishing...
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