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William Mitchell "Mitch" Walker
Oct 14, 2017
William Mitchell “Mitch” Walker, 62, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, October 14, 2017. He was born in the Azalea City on September 15, 1955, to the late Jewell Blessing “Bud” Walker and Coma Leona Lehman Walker. Mr. Walker, known by many as “Mitch the DJ,” was a longtime disk jockey and nightclub personality who delighted...
Herman Lee Mcdonald
Oct 14, 2017
Herman Lee McDonald, 81, passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2017. He was born on October 1, 1936 to the late Brewer and Leila Read McDonald. He graduated Hahira High School in 1954, and he attended Valdosta State University. Mr. McDonald served in the U.S. Army. He was employed by The Langdale Company. He and his wife were instrumental in...
Paul Frank Garschagen
Oct 13, 2017
Paul Frank Garschagen, 56, of Quitman passed away on Friday, October 13, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Laredo, Texas on January 12, 1961 to the late Helmut and Billie Beauchamp Garschagen. Mr. Garschagen was employed as a computer engineer. He enjoyed working on his farm and loved working on his tractor. He also loved his dachshunds, Roxie...
Dr. Sam Coker
Oct 12, 2017
Dr. Sam Coker passed away peacefully on October 12, 2017. He was born in Atlanta, Ga on January 27, 1930. Dr. Coker was a graduate of Young Harris College where he met the love of his life, Gene Allison. They were married 55 wonderful years. He also graduated from the Candler School of Theology of Emory University. During his 50...
Jessie Clarence Deloach
Oct 12, 2017
Jessie Clarence DeLoach, 94, of Valdosta died on Thursday, October 12, 2017 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Adel, Georgia on January 25, 1923 to the late John Chester and Fannie Ray DeLoach. Mr. DeLoach was a veteran of the United States Army and served during WWII in the Central Europe Theater. He was a retired postal...
Noel Joseph George
Oct 11, 2017
Noel Joseph George, former math teacher, football, and baseball coach at Lowndes High School and Valwood, passed from this life on October 11, 2017. The service will be at St. Johns Catholic Church on Sat. Oct. 14, 2017, at 10 a.m. Noel Joseph was a life-long resident of Valdosta and member of St. Johns Catholic Church. He went to St....
Katharine Scott Landrum
Oct 10, 2017
Katharine Scott Landrum of Cumming, GA, known as Katie or Katie Scott to her friends and family, passed away on October 10th, 2017. She was born on July 31, 1998 in Huntington, West Virginia. Katie Scott was a kind and loving child of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She is survived by her parents: Lee Anne and John Landrum;...
Lawanna Corbett Futch
Oct 10, 2017
Lawanna Corbett Futch, 80, of Lake Park, died on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born in Echols County on February 11, 1937 to the late Jesse Corbett and Flora Carter Corbett and has been a lifelong resident of this area. She was a homemaker and a member of Sardis Baptist Church. Those...
Emma C. Walker
Oct 9, 2017
Emma C. Walker, 99, of Valdosta died Monday, October 9, 2017 at the Lakeland Villas in Lakeland. She was born in Norcross, Georgia on June 18, 1918 to the late William H. and Irma Brown Ingram. Mrs. Walker was a member of the Church of Christ. She loved fishing, gardening her flowers and her cats and dogs. Survivors include three...
Eric Paras Gonzalez
Oct 6, 2017
Eric Paras Gonzalez, 38, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017 following a short illness. He was born October 1, 1979 in Okaloosa, FL to Tomas Gonzalez and the late Elisa Paras. He was a member of Crosspointe Church and employed at Elead. Mr. Gonzalez is survived by his wife, Nicole Gonzalez, and daughter Emma Gonzalez, both of Valdosta,...
John Talley Tomlinson
Oct 5, 2017
John Talley Tomlinson, 77 of Valdosta passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2017. He was born in Valdosta, GA on April 11, 1940 to the late Talley and Frances Prine Tomlinson. He served in the U. S. Army 1958-1964. He was retired from BellSouth and had been a radio operator with the Georgia State Patrol. He was a member of...
Valerie Kay (Gaskins) Sikes
Oct 5, 2017
Valerie Kay (Gaskins) Sikes, 52, of Lake Park, passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2017. She was born on January 25, 1965 in Avon Park, FL to Betty Harris Gaskins and the late Kenneth Gaskins. Mrs. Sikes was a homemaker who enjoyed yardwork, woodworking, and mowing grass. She loved to crochet, shopping at Lowes, and eating Dairy Queen ice cream....
Lessie Earline Cain Webb
Oct 3, 2017
Earline Webb, 93, of Valdosta, Ga passed away on October 3, 2017 at the Heritage House of Valdosta, Ga. She was born to the late Alvin T. Cain and Lessie A. Cain on November 10, 1923 in Anniston, Alabama. She lived in Cook County most of her life. She worked in the public sector for several years. Earline was a...
Jerry Williams
Oct 3, 2017
Jerry Williams, 68, a lifelong resident of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2017. He was born in Shreveport, LA on May 12, 1949 to the late Roger Ludman Williams and Rita Henriksen Birkemuse. He was a veteran of the US Army. Mr. Williams had a master's degree in education and taught at Lowndes High School where he coached...
Gerald (Jerry) Mcclain
Sep 29, 2017
Gerald (Jerry) McClain, 82, of Valdosta died on Friday, September 29, 2017 at South Georgia Medical Center following a short illness. He was born on February 7, 1935 in St. Lois, Missouri to the late Orville and Florence Mesplay McClain. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was employed as a supervisor with Slone Associates. Mr. McClain...
Raymon Earl Sollie
Sep 27, 2017
Raymon Earl Sollie, 73, of Valdosta died on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at Fellowship Home following a short illness. He was born on August 17, 1944 in Meridian, Mississippi to the late James Sollie and Annie Maurine Brown Sollie. Mr. Sollie was an Airforce veteran. He was a member of New Vision Church of God in Homerville. Mr. Sollie liked...
Laverne "Bunnie" Moore Huda
Sep 27, 2017
Mrs. LaVerne “Bunnie” Moore Huda, age 91, of Marietta, Georgia died Wednesday, September 27, 2017. She was born in Lowndes County, Georgia on March 30, 1926 to the late Philip K. and Alma Moore. After working for General Electric for 28 years, Mrs. Huda retired and became involved with the women’s service organization, Pilot International, holding offices in the Peachtree...
Mary Nell Harrison
Sep 26, 2017
Mary Nell Harrison, 66, of Jennings, FL, passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at Shands Live Oak, in Live Oak, FL. She was born on July 18, 1951 in Columbus, GA, to the late Roy Wilbur Paul and Mamie Ilene Bailey Paul. She was a member of Pentecostal Deliverance Church in Jennings, Florida. She is survived by her children...
Darrel L. Coglon
Sep 25, 2017
Darrel L. Coglon, 80, of Lake Park, died on September 25, 2017 at his residence. Born in Exira, Iowa on March 20, 1937 to the late Howard & Velma Hennick Coglon. Darrel was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served for 6 years, attaining the rank of Petty Officer 3rd Class, aboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. He retired...
Jean Ellen Rohrbach
Sep 24, 2017
Jean Ellen Rohrbach, 82, of Valdosta, and formerly of California, Mo, parted this world peacefully on Sunday, September 24, 2017, at Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta, GA. She was born on October 6, 1934, in Clarksburg, MO, a daughter of the late Porter and Ellen (Gish) Donley. On December 21, 1952, she was united in marriage to Bobby L. Rohrbach,...
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