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Philip Carl Hosman
Jan 30, 2018
Philip Carl Hosman, 73, of Valdosta passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at South Georgia Regional Medical Center. He was born on September 16, 1944 in Findlay, Ohio to the late Paul Clayton Hosman and Marjorie Rose Brown. Mr. Hosman served as a custodian and also attended the Azalea City Church of God. He was a jokester and never met...
Nathan Lee Brewer
Jan 29, 2018
Nathan Lee Brewer, 80, of Valdosta, passed away Monday, January 29, 2018 after a period of declining health. He was born in Lumber City, GA on March 17, 1937 to the late Floyd and Myrtice Brewer. Nathan was a retired Air Force veteran who loved serving his country and fishing. He was married to his loving wife Judy for 40...
Thomas James Moore, Jr.
Jan 29, 2018
Thomas James Moore, Jr., 68, of Valdosta died Monday, January 29, 2018 at the Clinch County Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born on July 7, 1949 in Echols County, Georgia to the late Tom and Geneva Moore and grew up in Mayday with his six sisters and one brother before moving to Valdosta. Thomas was a heavy machine...
Betty Jean "Bj" Griner
Jan 28, 2018
Betty Jean “BJ” Griner, 83, of Valdosta died on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Valdosta on February 24, 1934 to the late John William and Nona Wisenbaker Copeland and has been a lifelong resident of this area. She was employed with Levi Strauss for over 40 years as a seamstress. She carried her love...
William Kenneth "Bill" York
Jan 27, 2018
William Kenneth York (Bill-Daddy-Papa), 62 of Hahira, GA passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2018. He was born on November 28, 1955 in Albany, Georgia to the late James O. and Melba Young York. Bill was survived by his wife Margaret York, daughters and sons in law, Kristie and Lawrence Wiggins and Kassie and Jacob Dasher; grandchildren Jackson Wiggins, Jonathan...
Harvey D. Dupree
Jan 27, 2018
Harvey D. Dupree, 85, of Hudson, FL died Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Gulfside Hospice at Heather Hill in New Port Richey, FL. He was born on May 25, 1932 in Berrien County, GA to the late John A. and Pearlie Powers Dupree. Mr. Harvey Dupree was owner of Dupree Moving and Storage Company. He is survived by his wife,...
Margie C. Tedders
Jan 26, 2018
Margie C. Tedders, 82, of Valdosta died Friday, January 26, 2018 at her residence. She was born on February 8, 1935 in Darlington, SC to the late Herbert Eugene Carter and Bettie Mae Garland Carter. Mrs. Tedders was a retired secondary education secretary from Valdosta State University. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Valdosta. She started the...
Mary Joe Hinely Barganier
Jan 26, 2018
Mary Joe Hinely Barganier, 83, of Lake Park died Friday, January 26, 2018 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Howell, Georgia on May 14, 1934 to the late Alexander Campbell, Sr., and Mary Ellen Carter Hinely and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Barganier was a member of the Lake Park Church of Christ and a...
Myra Carter
Jan 26, 2018
Myra Carter, 98, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, January 26, 2018. A memorial service will be held Monday, January 29, 2018 at 7 p.m. at Forrest Park Church of Christ. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com. Carson McLane
Linda Faye Wood Golden
Jan 23, 2018
Linda Faye Wood Golden, 75, of Lake Park passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on September 22, 1942 in Tifton to the late Louie and Susie Cox Wood. Ms. Golden loved crocheting. She also had a green thumb. Ms. Golden was very sociable, and she loved people and her neighbors. She...
Roy S. Fennell, Jr.
Jan 21, 2018
Roy S. Fennell, Jr., 91, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, January 21, 2018 at Addington Place in Brunswick, Georgia. He was born in Dublin, Georgia on July 25, 1926 to the late Roy, Sr. and Hilda Register Fennell. Mr. Fennell served during WWII in the Army Air Corps. Following his time in the military he retired from Georgia Power where...
Betty Sue Sewell Pilon
Jan 20, 2018
Betty Sue Sewell Pilon, 70, of Valdosta died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 20, 2018 while vacationing in New Orleans with her family. She was born on April 22, 1947 in Valdosta to the late William A. and Verna Lee Godwin Sewell. Mrs. Pilon attended First Baptist Church in Nashville. She was an avid sports fan who enjoyed watching the Georgia...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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