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Dr. Margaret Hanes Hiers
Jan 18, 2018
Dr. Margaret Hanes Hiers, age 100, passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2018, at Fellowship Home in Valdosta. Born the youngest of six daughters on November 3, 1917, in Jonesboro to Martha and Orville Hanes, Margaret moved at an early age to Atlanta where she attended Atlanta Girls High and graduated valedictorian of her class. In 1938, while working in...
Melba Mcrae Deloach
Jan 18, 2018
Melba McRae DeLoach, 100, of Valdosta, passed this life on Thursday, January 18, 2018. She was born near Morven, Georgia in Brooks County on December 6, 1917 to the late Albert and Cornelia Yates McRae. She lived most of her life in Valdosta and was the past owner/operator of Fads N Fashions and was a member of Park Avenue United...
Donald Pierce Hoff
Jan 14, 2018
Donald Pierce Hoff, 73, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away peacefully on January 14, 2018 surrounded by his loved ones. Don was born in Biloxi, Mississippi on August 25, 1944 to the late Leo and Jewell Pierce Hoff. He will be remembered as a successful businessman and entrepreneur. He loved travel, golf, collecting art, gardening, and cooking/entertaining. Don was a loving...
Thomas Alfred Hightower
Jan 13, 2018
Thomas Alfred Hightower, 79, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, January 13, 2018, at his home. Born in Valdosta on February 25, 1938, Mr. Hightower was the son of the late Roy and Althea McDonald Hightower. An Army Veteran, he had retired from Wild Adventures where he took pride in and enjoyed his work as a groundskeeper. Thomas played softball in...
Traci Lott Wimer
Jan 13, 2018
Traci Lott Wimer, 53, of Valdosta, passed away at her home on Saturday, January 13, 2018. Born on June 10, 1964, Traci was the daughter of the late Coley and Dainty Evelyn Thomasson Lott. Fondly known as Nanny and Momma, her pride was being a mother, grandmother and wife. Survivors are her husband, Robert (Bobby) Wimer of Valdosta; daughter, Jessica...
Nettie Parthenia Reeves
Jan 13, 2018
Nettie Parthenia Reeves, 85, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center following a period of declining health. She was born on February 9, 1932 in Hahira, Georgia to the late Owens and Mary Purcell Bryant. Ms. Reeves was a retired educator with the Lowndes County School System and was a member of New Hope...
Sandra Jean Webb
Jan 12, 2018
Sandra Jean Webb, 69, of Valdosta, died on Friday, January 12, 2018, at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, on October 9, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Jenious C. Cofield and Elizabeth Fuller Cofield. Mrs. Webb received a Masters in Special Education from Valdosta State University and had taught in both the...
Leland James Young
Jan 12, 2018
Leland James Young, 71, of Naylor died Friday, January 12, 2018 at his residence. He was born on December 16, 1946 in Mobile, AL to the late James Young and Margaret Hall Young. Mr. Young was retired from Union Camp. He was a Baptist. Mr. Young enjoyed hunting and four wheeling with his grandsons. He is survived by his wife...
Karen Lynne Root
Jan 11, 2018
Karen Lynne Root, 62, of Valdosta, died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Thursday, January 11, 2018. Formerly of Middletown, New Jersey, Karen was the daughter of the late Harold Arthur Root and Naomi Jeanne Stevens Root. Karen was dedicated to her parents, ceaselessly caring for them and honoring their memory. Born in Middletown, Ohio, Karen's dreams proved...
Mary Bonner Stalvey
Jan 11, 2018
Mary Bonner Stalvey, known as MayMay to most family and friends, passed away peacefully, January 11, 2018 at Langdale Hospice of South Georgia. She is preceded in death by her 5 siblings, Gene Bonner, Thomas Carling (T.C.) Bonner, Fred Bonner, Jerry (Buddy) Bonner, Sr. and Donald Bonner, Sr. Mary was born June 3, 1923 in Valdosta, to Thomas and Carrie...
Floyd Mcneal
Jan 10, 2018
Floyd McNeal, 62, of Hahira died Wednesday, January 10, 2018 after a brief illness. He was born on January 19, 1955 to Audrey and the late Orvis McNeal, and he lived in Hahira all his life. Floyd was a proud graduate of Lowndes High School, attended UGA, and was a lifetime member of the Hahira United Methodist Church. Floyd loved...
Eldora Pittman Pike
Jan 9, 2018
Eldora Pittman Pike, 94, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Fellowship Home. She was born on Oct. 2, 1923 in Valdosta to the late Kyle James Pittman and Mollie Sauls Pittman. Growing up in Lowndes County, she attended and graduated from Naylor High School. After high school she worked at Cress’s Department Store in downtown Valdosta....
Dr. William Albert Threlkeld, Jr.
Jan 9, 2018
Dr. William Albert Threlkeld, Jr., 84, died January 9th, 2018, at the Fellowship Home after an extended illness. Dr. Threlkeld leaves his wife, Constance V. Threlkeld; sons David Threlkeld (Catherine) of Omaha, Nebraska, and Bennett Threlkeld (Judy) of Valdosta; cherished friend Wilfred Head (Denise) of Valdosta; grandchildren Connor Threlkeld (Stephanie) of Burnettown, South Carolina, Jarrett Threlkeld (Kristy) of Austin, Texas,...
Fannie Pearl Wisenbaker Dasher
Jan 9, 2018
Fannie Pearl Wisenbaker Dasher, age 104, passed peacefully away in home, as she wished, on January 9, 2018. She was born May 12, 1913 in a farmhouse on Hickory Grove Road in Lowndes County. Her parents were Richard Byrd Wisenbaker and Sarah Eva Black Wisenbaker. She was the second of their seven children. She married Donovan Oscar Dasher on July...
Marsha Lynn O'Neal Courson
Jan 9, 2018
Marsha Lynn O’Neal Courson,53, of Valdosta died at her residence, Tuesday January 9, 2018 of cancer that she had been fighting for several years. Marsha was an outgoing vibrant person who would of rather be outside working with her hands then she would inside. She was always full of energy and ready for whatever life threw at her. Marsha always...
Joanne Margaret Cawley
Jan 9, 2018
JoAnne Margaret Cawley, 86, of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2018, following a short illness. She was born August 5, 1931 in Hibbing, MN to the late Louis Joseph and Margaret Smith Lauber. She was the President of the Amaryllis Garden Club, chairman of the Garden Club Antique Show for many years, and a Garden Club of Georgia State...
Stephanie Ann Fowler
Jan 9, 2018
Stephanie Ann Fowler, 48, of Lake Park, died on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on May 26, 1969 in Edina, Minnesota and lived in the Bloomington, Minnesota area. At the age of 9, her family moved to Stone Mountain, Georgia where she attended school. Stephanie was a homemaker and was of the Christian...
Thomas Etsol Johnson, Sr.
Jan 8, 2018
Thomas Etsol Johnson, Sr., 82, of Valdosta, died on Monday, January 8, 2018 after a brief illness. Mr. Johnson was born in Ashburn on April 29, 1935 to the late William Franklin Johnson, Sr. & Luana Roberts Johnson. The family moved from Ashburn to Valdosta when he was a child. Mr. Johnson attended Valdosta City Schools and graduated from Valdosta...
Robert "Bobby" Dean Mcmillan
Jan 8, 2018
Robert “Bobby” Dean McMillan, 83, of Hahira died Monday, January 8, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Hahira on August 13, 1934 to the late Ernest E. and Dell Hall McMillan. Bobby was retired from PCA after 48 ½ years. He was Power House Supervisor when he retired. Bobby founded Southern Pine Credit Union in 1960 at the...
Clarence Douglas Morgan
Jan 6, 2018
Clarence Douglas Morgan, 71, of Valdosta died on Saturday, January 06, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was born on September 30, 1946 in Valdosta to the late Mitchell Morgan and Louise Peace Morgan Marcantel, and has been a lifetime resident of this area. He was retired from law enforcement with over 28 years of...
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