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Johnnie Lou Howell New
May 29, 2017
Johnnie Lou Howell New, 79, of Valdosta died Monday, May 29, 2017 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born on June 13, 1937 in Hahira to the late Frank and Erie Folsom Howell. Mrs. New was a member of the Salem United Methodist Church. She enjoyed spending time with family, sharing a laugh with others, reading and watching television. Survivors...
Richard Shreve Scharf
May 28, 2017
Richard Shreve Scharf, 82, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, May 28, 2017 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born on October 5, 1934 in Wheeling, West Virginia to the late Francis and Ruth Shreve Scharf. Mr. Scharf served his country honorably in the United States Army. He received his Bachelor's degree from Ohio State University and was...
Lorene Bryant Epps
May 28, 2017
Lorene Byant Epps, 90, of Hahira passed away in her sleep at Fellowship Home Brookside on May 28, 2017. She fought a valiant fight with Alzheimer's for the past few years. She was surrounded by her two daughters and granddaughter Candise, when she entered into heaven.Born February 11, 1927 in Autreyville, GA she graduated from Pavo High School in 1945....
Jeane Alice Wilson
May 25, 2017
Jeane Alice Wilson, 94, of Valdosta passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2017. She was born on August 24, 1922, an only child of James W. and Hazel Sharp, she moved with her family to Los Angeles, California when she was a small child. Jeane was a member of the Abundant Life Church of God. She loved her family and...
Leighton Smith Sadler
May 23, 2017
Leighton Smith Sadler, 71, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at South Georgia Medical Center, following a lengthy illness. Born in Brooks County on April 19, 1946, he was a son of the late George W. and Emma Holland Sadler. Mr. Sadler was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving from 1966 -1968 during the Tet Offensive with...
Oras Wayne Butler
May 23, 2017
Oras Wayne Butler, 62, of Lake Park died on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. He was born in Kennett, Missouri on April 30, 1955 to the late Oras Leonard Butler and to Betty Ruth Cagle Butler. He was the owner/operator of Butler's Auto Salvage and was of the Assembly of God faith. He...
Henrietta Evelyn Mccracken
May 22, 2017
Henrietta Evelyn McCracken, 87, of Lake Park, died on Monday, May 22, 2017 at her residence following a short illness. She was born on September 12, 1929 in Port Au Prince, Haiti to the late Otto and Charlotte Arnous Polland. Mrs. McCracken had worked with several establishments in the Valdosta/Lake Park area over the years including Ma Groover's Pig and...
Larry David Devane
May 22, 2017
Larry David DeVane, 66, of Valdosta, died on Monday, May 22, 2017 at his residence following a short illness. He was born in Moultrie, Georgia on January 14, 1951 to the late Joseph and Goldie Bruton Devane. Mr. DeVane retired from Colonial Bag Company and was a member of the Harvest Church of God. Larry loved being outdoors and enjoying...
William Dane Gilliland
May 22, 2017
William Dane Gilliland, 23, of Valdosta died on Monday, May 22, 2017 in Moultrie, Georgia. He was born in Valdosta on July 30, 1993, and was employed with Rountree Construction Company. Dane was a Christian who loved his wife, daughter and family with all his heart. He was an avid Georgia Bulldog Fan and was a person full of life....
Lorene Gunter Rayburn
May 21, 2017
Lorene Gunter Rayburn, 85, of Quitman died Sunday, May 21, 2017 at Cook Senior Living Center. She was born in Irwin County, Georgia on March 30, 1932 to the late Jim Henry and Allie Harper Gunter. Mrs. Rayburn was a clerk with Presto's and a member of the Northside Baptist Church in Quitman. Survivors include her children, Larry Taylor, Deborah...
Lloyd F. (Lala) Courson
May 20, 2017
Lloyd F. (Lala) Courson, 65, of Hahira died Saturday, May 20, 2017 in Macon, GA at his sister's residence. He was born in Valdosta on July 5, 1951 to the late Jesse D. Courson and Annie Lee Howell Courson.Lala is survived by three sisters and brother in law, Thelma Morgan and Martha Courson of Ashburn, Fay and Rocco House of...
Charlotte Ann Olliff Haynes
May 18, 2017
Charlotte Ann Olliff Haynes, 64, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, May 18, 2017 after a long and courageous battle with cancer, at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Pavo on October 29, 1952 to the late Ellis L. & Florence Copeland Olliff. After receiving a degree from Valdosta Technical College, Mrs. Haynes chose to become a mother and homemaker....
Judith Starling Hollis
May 18, 2017
Judith Starling Hollis of Hahira, wife of D.K. Hollis, Jr. and daughter of the late Comer Hendry and Dorothy Parrott Starling, died on May 18, 2017. She was a lifetime resident of Hahira. She attended high school at Brenau Academy in Gainesville, Georgia, graduating in 1957. Judy returned to Hahira after high school and enrolled at Valdosta State College. She...
Kayla Jean Lewis
May 17, 2017
Kayla Jean Lewis, 21 of Valdosta passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2017. Kayla was born on August 31, 1995 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the daughter of Dina Kay Lewis and the late Jim Bob Lewis. Kayla was attending Wiregrass Technical School and working for a local golf course. Kayla loved spending time with her daughter, shopping, and attending dance...
Ronald Everett Clanton
May 17, 2017
Ronald Everett Clanton, 80, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 after a lengthy illness. Born in Cook County on July 2, 1936, he was the son of the late Sarah Cowart and Bura Jones Clanton. He graduated from Cook County High School and in 1955 he joined the U.S. Army. In the early 1960's Mr. Clanton reconnected with...
Carol Jacobs
May 17, 2017
Carol Lyons Jacobs, 75, of Hahira passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. She was born on March 8, 1942 in Ashland, Kentucky to the late Amos Edgar and Eloise Callahan Lyons and had lived in Hahira for the past thirty six years. Mrs. Jacobs worked with Dadant and Sons Beekeepers for ten years and was a member of the...
Mike G Hill
May 17, 2017
Mike G. Hill, 69, of Valdosta, passed away on May 17, 2017 as the result of an accident at his home. Mike was born in Dawson, GA on July 26, 1947 to the late Eli G. and Francis P. Hill. He grew up in Dawson and then came to Valdosta to attend Valdosta State College, now Valdosta State University. While...
Carl Lee Hackworth
May 15, 2017
Carl Lee Hackworth, 78, of Valdosta went on to be with his Lord, Monday, May 15, 2017 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Maben, West Virginia on December 2, 1938 to the late James Walter and Sylvia Clay Hackworth. Mr. Hackworth served twenty one years in the United States Air Force and then worked with Boys Club of...
Peggy Ann Rentz Williamson
May 12, 2017
Peggy Ann Rentz Williamson, 77, of Valdosta died Friday at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Valdosta on January 1, 1940 to the late Troy B. and Zelphia Blanton Rentz and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mrs. Williamson was a member of the Morven Church of Christ and retired from Owen Illinois Bag Plant Division. She loved...
Rev. Dl Sharpe
May 12, 2017
Rev. Dowell LaFate (DL) Sharpe, 84, of Lake Park, died on Friday, May 12, 2017 at Langdale Hospice House following a brief illness. He was born in Cherry Valley, Arkansas on May 10, 1933 to the late Elliot and Bertha Davis Sharpe. Before entering the ministry, Rev. Sharpe was a chartered bus driver and sold cars. For 50 years, Rev....
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