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Ann Golden Embry
Apr 19, 2018
Ann Golden Embry, 70, of Valdosta passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born on November 30, 1947 in Tifton, GA to the late William Herschel Golden, Sr. and Lillian Murial Honaker Golden. Ann was a retired Event Coordinator with the Rainwater Conference Center. She was a member of First Baptist Church...
Merle Downing
Apr 18, 2018
Merle Downing, 89, of Valdosta died Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born on August 12, 1928 in Valdosta, Georgia, a daughter of the late Clifford Alva Webb and Neita Milton Webb Cook and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Downing was a member of the Northside Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School...
Tom "Ringo" Ringos
Apr 17, 2018
Tom “Ringo” Ringos, 59, of Hahira, died on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at his residence. Tom was born in Youngstown, OH on October 2, 1958 and moved with his family to Valdosta at an early age. A 1976 graduate of Valdosta High School, soon after high school, Tom started working at Roadway in Lake Park, now YRC Freight. Having worked...
Rudolph Cooper, Jr.
Apr 16, 2018
Rudolph Cooper, Jr., 60, of Valdosta died Monday, April 16, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in El Paso, Texas on August 24, 1957 to the late Rudolph, Sr. and Frances Novasatty Cooper. Mr. Cooper served in the United States Air Force and had worked in maintenance for the King of the Road Hotel and the Jolly...
Morris L. Smith
Apr 16, 2018
Morris L. Smith, 76, of Valdosta passed away Monday, April 16, 2018 at South GA Medical Center. He was born on November 12, 1941 in Adel, GA to the late Lillie B. Wilson Smith and Henry Smith. Morris served in the United States Army, was a professional musician and was a project manager for the Orvis Company for twenty eight...
Jo Ann Wiley Price
Apr 16, 2018
Jo Ann Wiley Price, 87, of Valdosta, died on Monday, April 16, 2018 after a brief illness. She was born in Turner County, Ga to the late Charles Russell Denham & Telete Wilson Denham and graduated from Sycamore High School in 1947. She married Wallace R. Wiley, on December 6, 1947 after he returned from WW II. They were married...
Max Milligan, Iii
Apr 16, 2018
Max Milligan, III, 73, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, April 16, 2018 in Lake City, FL. Max was born in Orlando, FL on April 9, 1945 to Mary Elizabeth Smallwood Milligan and the late Max Milligan, Jr. Max grew up in Atlanta, Georgia in the Toco Hills area, attending Briarcliff High School. After graduating from Presbyterian College in 1967,...
Joy Shelton Matthews
Apr 13, 2018
Joy Shelton Matthews, 83, of Atlanta, Georgia passed away on April 13, 2018. She was born in Valdosta, Georgia on August 26, 1934 to the late Eula Davis Shelton and George Lang Shelton. Joy graduated from Valdosta High School and received her bachelor's degree in education from Tift College in 1955. She married James Hampton Matthews, Jr. of Pavo, Georgia...
Ralph Ignacio Avila
Apr 13, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Ralph Ignacio Avila announces his passing from this life on Friday, April 13, 2018 following a brief illness. Ralph was 80 years of age at his passing. Ralph had been married to the love of his life, Sandy Avila, for 56 years but was a widower since 2014. He will be...
Richard Joseph Pippen, Ii
Apr 11, 2018
Richard Joseph Pippen, II, 40, of Ray City, died suddenly on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, in Lakeland. Born in Ogden, Utah on March 22, 1978, Richard had lived in South Georgia for the past 34 years. He was a caregiver. Richard is preceded in death by his father, Linwood Carlton Pippen, his grandparents, Richard and Bernice Pippen, an aunt, Evelyn...
Emory L. Kiefer
Apr 11, 2018
Emory L. Kiefer, 88, of Nashville, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Berrien Nursing Center following a brief illness. He was born in Columbus, OH on January 30, 1930 to the late Earl and Lillian Kiefer. Mr. Kiefer served as a Heating and Air Technician for many years. He was a dedicated Christian and was a member of Morningside...
Marilyn Miley Brady
Apr 10, 2018
Marilyn Miley Brady, 75, of Hahira died Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Hahira on August 24, 1942 to the late Eugene Woodrow and Frances Griner Miley and was a lifelong resident of Hahira. Mrs. Brady was a member of the Hahira First Baptist Church and served as the City Clerk for Hahira for...
Mary Ann Robinson Brown
Apr 9, 2018
Mary Ann Robinson Brown, 77, of Hahira died Monday, April 9, 2018 at the Fellowship Home. She was born in Hahira on February 19, 1941 to the late Joe Carl and Flonnie Bell Harris Robinson and was a lifelong resident of Hahira. Mrs. Brown was a member of the Hahira First Baptist Church where she enjoyed singing in the choir....
Jan Howell Burns
Apr 8, 2018
Jan Howell Burns, 78, of Valdosta, GA, passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2018 at Somerfield Health Center in Brentwood, TN. She was born in Piedmont, AL on November 4, 1939 to the late Kathryn Gilmore Howell and James Franklin Howell. Jan graduated as valedictorian from Piedmont High School in 1958 and received her bachelor’s degree in education from Auburn...
Oppie Lee Hooker
Apr 5, 2018
Oppie Lee Hooker, 82, of Cordele, GA passed away on April 5, 2018. She was born in Naylor, GA on January 9, 1936 to the late Gordon Bennett and Mamie Taylor Bennett. She is survived by her daughters, Cindy (Bobby) Rountree, of Cordele and Bernice Frank, of Donaldsonville; sister-in-law, Verlie Simpson; eleven grandchildren, twenty-four great grandchildren, and many nieces and...
Virginia Forte Weldon
Apr 5, 2018
Virginia Forte Weldon, 89, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, April 5, 2018, at Suwannee Valley Nursing Home in Jasper, Florida. Born on March 3, 1929 in Moore Haven, Florida, she was a daughter of Thomas A. Forte, Sr. and Minion Hendry. A homemaker, she was a member of Faith Baptist Church. She was predeceased by her husband, Isaac Melton Weldon....
Frances Brown Jordan
Apr 5, 2018
Frances Brown Jordan, 101, died peacefully on April 5, 2018. She was born March 20,1917 to the late Frederick Milford and Emma Trammell Brown. Frances married the love of her life, Riley L. Jordan in 1944 and followed him during his time in the service until he was deployed overseas. During their 52 years of marriage, they enjoyed gardening and...
Dawn Renee Cothron Jackson
Apr 3, 2018
Dawn Renee Cothron Jackson, 54, of Valdosta passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at her residence after a courageously fought battle of ALS. She was born on April 30, 1963 in Valdosta. Renee was office manager at Astro Exterminating Services for eighteen years. She was a member of Redland Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school and was children’s choir...
Jean "Jeanette" Lankford Mueller
Apr 2, 2018
Jean “Jeanette” Lankford Mueller, 80, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2018 at Fellowship Home in Nashville, Ga following a lengthy illness. She was born on October 6, 1937 in Tampa, FL, to the late Eugene and Clara Ward Lankford. She attended Westside Baptist Church in Valdosta. She was a homemaker and loved working in her yard and...
Lisa Davis Hall
Apr 2, 2018
Lisa Davis Hall, 55, of Valdosta died Monday, April 2, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on July 12, 1962 in Valdosta and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. She was a 1980 graduate of Lowndes High School and attended Valdosta State College. Lisa was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church and was the sales coordinator for...
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