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Beverly Speck Peters
May 6, 2018
Beverly Speck Peters, 81, of Valdosta, died Sunday, May 6, 2018. She was born April 13, 1937, to the late Boyce F. Speck and the late Marzee Wiseman Speck in Sherman, Mississippi. She met Melvin D. Peters of Naylor, Georgia and Tallahassee, Florida, in Nashville, Tennessee and they married December 21, 1969. Beverly and Melvin were happily married until his...
Tommy (Darron) Portivent
May 5, 2018
Tommy (Darron) Portivent, 68, of Hahira died Saturday, May 5, 2018 at his residence. He was born on October 20, 1949 in Fitzgerald, GA to the late Thomas Gordon and Bernice Daniels Portivent. Darron was a retired building inspector for the city of Macon. He was a member of Northside Baptist Church in Fitzgerald. Darron enjoyed raising and racing pigeons....
Robert (Peewee) Martin
May 5, 2018
Robert (PeeWee) Martin, 83, of Hahira died Saturday, May 5, 2018 at his residence. He was born on July 20, 1934 in Lowndes County, GA to the late A. B. Martin and Mary Elizabeth Ellis Martin. Mr. Martin was a retired United States Air Force MSgt and a retired Valdosta State University campus police officer. He was a member of...
Judy Sims
May 4, 2018
Judith Ann (Judy) Sims, 72, of Jennings, Florida, died on May 4, 2018, at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, on April 12, 1946, Judy was the daughter of the late Paul Vincent French and Myrtle Jane Acker French. A former staff accountant at Fowler and Associates, Judy was the owner of Box Stock Project, an import and...
Johnny Ard
May 3, 2018
Johnny Ard, 50, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 1, 1967, Johnny was a first round draft pick for the Minnesota Twins in 1988 and later played for the San Francisco Giants. He loved fishing and spending time with his boys. A much loved baseball coach,...
George A. Fender
May 3, 2018
George A. Fender, 87, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, May 3, 2018, after a lengthy illness. Born in Hahira, Mr. Fender was an Army Veteran and a Security Guard for Union Tank Car. Survivors include his wife, Mary Evelyn Fender.
Robert "Bobby" Blanchard
May 3, 2018
Robert (Bobby) Blanchard, 69, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, May 3, 2018, at Langdale Hospice House after a short illness. Born in Valdosta on January 1, 1949, he had lived his whole life in Lowndes County. An Army veteran, Mr. Blanchard had attended Valdosta Technical College and worked at SAFT as a kilm operator. He was a member of Bemiss...
Mary Elizabeth Phillips Newsome
May 2, 2018
Mary Elizabeth Phillips Newsome, 79, of Valdosta passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. She was born on December 7, 1938, in Lakeland, GA to the late Barney and Rudell Knox Phillips. Mrs. Newsome was a homemaker. She served the Lord and her church. She attended New Seasons Church of God. She loved her family and friends. Mrs. Newsome enjoyed...
Anna Davis Barwick
May 2, 2018
Anna Davis Barwick, 69, of Waynesville, GA, passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 in Jacksonville, FL. Anna was born on October 31, 1948 to the late Hubert John and Ruby Bembry Davis. Anna loved going to the mountains and traveling. She enjoyed cooking and baking for her family, going shopping, especially when it was a yard sale. She played...
Edith Hutto Brunston
May 2, 2018
Edith Hutto Brunston, 94, of Hahira passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Fellowship Home. She was born on February 28, 1924 in Cecil, GA to the late Rudolph L. Hutto and Mary Irene Marshall Hutto. Mrs. Brunston was a homemaker and a member of Bethany Baptist Church. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Brunston...
Benjamin (Ben) Edward Chunn
Apr 30, 2018
Benjamin Edward Chunn, 79, of Valdosta died Monday, April 30, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on September 25, 1938 in Warm Springs, GA to the late William Lewis Chunn, Jr. and Mary Fowler Chunn and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mr. Chunn was a member of the First Christian Church and a veteran of...
Charles Edwin Evans
Apr 29, 2018
Charles Edwin Evans, 77, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Archbold Hospital in Thomasville after a short illness. He was born in Irwin County, GA on February 23, 1941 to the late Clifford Lee and Mildred Owens Evans. His intention was to become a member of Redland Baptist Church. Charles loved the outdoors and was an...
Jon Freeman Emery
Apr 28, 2018
Jon Freeman Emery, 81, of Valdosta died Saturday, April 28, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Westbrook, Maine on June 11, 1936 to the late Philip and Marjorie Emery. Mr. Emery retired at SMSGT from the United States Air Force after twenty two years of service and served in Thailand during the Vietnam War. Mr. Emery...
Joy Ann Voigt
Apr 28, 2018
Joy Ann Voigt, 77, of Valdosta went to be with her Lord Saturday, April 28, 2018 at her home after a brief illness. She was born in Valdosta on August 31, 1940 to the late George G. and Faye Jordan Voigt. Joy was a member of the Redland Baptist Church and retired from Georgia Natural Gas Company. She had previously...
Randall Adams
Apr 25, 2018
Randall Adams, 88, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Hartwell, Georgia on December 13, 1929, he was the son of the late Collier and Edna McGee Adams. A veteran of the United States Air Force, Mr. Adams served his country during the Korean Conflict from 1951 – 1955. He was a...
Mildred (Mickey) Croft Watson
Apr 24, 2018
Mildred (Mickey) Croft Watson, 84, of Hahira died on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at her residence following a period of declining health. She was born in Pavo on July 13, 1933 to the late Arley and Josephin Griffin Croft. She was a homemaker, a Christian loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, and was a member of Bethany Baptist Church where she...
Wendell Bradley Singletary, Sr.
Apr 23, 2018
Wendell Bradley Singletary, Sr., 56, a lifelong resident of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2018 at his residence. He was born on August 18, 1961 to the late Norman Morris and Ila V. Daniels Singletary. Wendell was a member of Remerton Methodist Church. He worked with ham radios, and collected guns, old records, and antiques. He loved muscle...
William Benjamin "Benny" Kent, Jr.
Apr 21, 2018
William Benjamin “Benny” Kent, Jr., 69, of Lake Park, died on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Valdosta, on September 20, 1948, Benny was the son of the late William Benjamin and Annette Angela Kent. He was a graduate of Valdosta High School and Valdosta State College where he was a charter member of Alpha...
Nita Mae Weeks
Apr 20, 2018
Nita Mae Weeks, 92, of Valdosta passed away Friday, April 20, 2018 at Crestwood Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. She was born in Valdosta, GA, on October 30, 1925 to the late Corley and Sallie Jane Brantley. Nita Mae was a member of Mr. Zion United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School, and influenced many children over the...
Brenda Mayes
Apr 19, 2018
Brenda Mayes, 84, of Valdosta passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Lakehaven Nursing Home after a short illness. She was born in Chester, England on November 12, 1933 to the late Albert and Nellie Ward. She was an active member of the Valdosta Touchdown Club and an avid Wild Cat fan. Survivors include three children, daughters and sons-in-law, Susan...
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