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Brunell Fiveash Dykes
Oct 22, 2016
Brunell Fiveash Dykes, 100, of Dasher died Saturday, October 22, 2016 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born in Hahira on June 20, 1916 to the late William Joseph and Kate Matilda Martin Fiveash. Mrs. Dykes was a member of Airport Church of Christ. She worked as a registered nurse for forty years and retired after working for twenty...
Joseph F. Cooper
Oct 22, 2016
Joseph F. Cooper, 93, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2016, at Langdale Hospice House. Born on January 29, 1923, in Somerville, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late Joseph H. and Katherine Cooper. Mr. Cooper served in the U.S. Navy during WWII in the South Pacific and took part in the invasion of Iwo Jima. Upon...
Jesse Hugh Lineberger
Oct 22, 2016
Jesse Hugh Lineberger, 60, of Valdosta died Saturday, October 22, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on April 5, 1956 in Valdosta to the late Shelton Lineberger and Mary Alice Parramore Lineberger. Jesse was a truck driver, served in the National Guard and was a member of Benevolence Baptist Church. He is survived by his companion, Susan...
Owen D. Harris
Oct 20, 2016
Owen D. Harris, 82, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness. He was born to the late Owen Edmund & Sally Mildred Tanner Harris in Blackshear. Mr. Harris grew up in Pierce County and graduated from Blackshear High School and was the star of the basketball team. Even during his high...
Marcus Mckibbie Gramling, Jr.
Oct 16, 2016
Marcus McKibbie Gramling, Jr., 93, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Brooks County, Georgia to the late Marcus Sr., and Elizabeth King Gramling. Mr. Gramling was a veteran of the United States Army and served his country during WWII. He retired from the City of Valdosta as a Construction Inspector...
Rev. Craig Lee Barbour
Oct 16, 2016
Reverend Craig Lee Barbour, 56, of Valdosta, died at his home on Sunday, October 16, 2016, after a short illness. Born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on January 26, 1960, he was the son of the late, Nelson Lewis Barbour, Sr., and Anna Sue Reed Barbour. Craig received his Masters of Divinity, Summa Cum Laude, from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary....
Jim North
Oct 15, 2016
Jim North, 73, of Valdosta died on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Holly Hill Nursing Home. He was born on September 6, 1943 in Pineville, Kentucky and was the son of the late Howard and Frances Kearns North. Jim was a retired Senior Master Sergeant with the United States Air Force. Jim served during and in Viet Nam and later...
George H. Wynn
Oct 15, 2016
George H. Wynn, 78, of Lake Park died unexpectedly at home on Saturday, October 15, 2016. He was born on January 11, 1938 in Palatka, Florida, the son of the late Broward and Louise Hunter Wynn of Jasper, Florida. He was raised in Jasper, FL, graduated from Berry High School in 1956 and Berry College in 1963, Rome, GA with...
Rev. Cecil Donald Finfrock
Oct 14, 2016
Cecil Finfrock was born in Kansas City, Missouri on March 25, 1919 to John C. and Maude (Pearson) Finfrock. He was the fifth child born to this couple, one brother died in infancy. Cecil graduated from Manchester Grade School and East High School in Kansas City. He attended and graduated from the Kansas City College of Commerce. While working in...
Roselle Bartlett Cribley
Oct 14, 2016
Roselle Bartlett Cribley, 88, of Valdosta died on Friday, October 14, 2016 at her residence. She was born on May 1, 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina to the late Morris and Viola Wheeler Bartlett. She worked in real estate in Orlando, Florida and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Lake Park United Methodist Church.Survivors include five daughters...
Howard R. Hendricks
Oct 13, 2016
Howard R. Hendricks, Jr. 87, of Valdosta died Thursday, October 13, 2016 at his home. He was born in Valdosta on August 20, 1929 to the late Howard R., Sr. and Oneida Harried Hendricks. Mr. Hendricks was a retired General Contractor and a veteran of the United States Air Force. He was a Catholic. Survivors include his children and their...
Avonne Allen Hartshorn
Oct 13, 2016
Avonne Allen HartshornAvonne Allen Hartshorn, 92, died October 13, 2016. Avonne was born in Washington, D.C. She graduated from George Washington University in 1946. She lived for 30 years in Wayne, Pennsylvania, and later in retirement for 30 years in Savannah, Georgia. Avonne enjoyed a life-long love of learning. She graduated in 1981 from the Barnes Foundation Horticulture Education Program...
Diane Blankenship Corker
Oct 12, 2016
Diane Blankenship Corker, 80, died October 12, 2016 at Langdale Hospice House after a long illness. Born in Atlanta, Georgia on November 1, 1935, she was the daughter of David Eldridge and Inez Jackson Blankenship. She attended Atlanta public schools and graduated from Bass High School in 1953. She enrolled in the first coed class at Emory University in the...
Infant Bo Henry Majeski
Oct 12, 2016
Infant Bo Henry Majeski, son of Hank and Tanya Majeski passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 3-5pm at the Carson McLane Funeral Home. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson...
James L. "Jimmy" Chaney
Oct 12, 2016
James L. "Jimmy" Chaney, 86, of Valdosta, died at his home on Wednesday, October 12, 2016. Born in Colquitt County, Jimmy walked to Valdosta at an early age, moved into a local boardinghouse and went to work at the Ritz Theatre. Through hard work he advanced to a managerial position with Martin Theatres. His continued good work ethic and his...
Donald Gene Mcglamery
Oct 10, 2016
Donald Gene McGlamery, 70, of Gallatin, Tennessee and formerly of Valdosta died Monday, October 10, 2016 at Hendersonville Medical Center in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He was born in Bainbridge, Georgia on September 27, 1946, a son of the late Hazel Murchison McGlamery and Alfred McGlamery. Mr. McGlamery was assistant manager for Peoples Finance and enjoyed selling cars and real estate. Don...
Charles Anderson Wetherington, Sr
Oct 9, 2016
Charles Anderson Wetherington, Sr. was born on September 2, 1928, in Homerville, Georgia, to his beloved parents Clint and Vera Wetherington. He passed from this life to his eternal heavenly home on October 9, 2016. Anyone fortunate enough to know Charles knew well his life purpose and passion. Every prayer he prayed included, "Help us, Lord, to do your will,...
James B. "Jim" Maddox
Oct 9, 2016
James B. "Jim" Maddox, 89, Valdosta, died on Sunday, October 9, 2016, at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Andalusia, Alabama, March 19, 1927, Jim was the son of the late John Matthew Maddox and Katie Belle Nichols Maddox. Growing up in Andalusia, he graduated from Andalusia High in 1944, where he played football, acquiring the nick name of "Dude". Jim...
Jerry Dwight Legette
Oct 6, 2016
Jerry Dwight Legette, 70, of Valdosta, died Thursday, October 6, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on August 22, 1946 in Hahira to the late Marvin D. Legette and Sunnie Legette. Mr. Jerry Legette was a retired SSgt from the United States Army . He was a member of Corinth Baptist Church and attended Grace Baptist Church....
Debra Davis
Oct 6, 2016
Debra Ann Akridge Davis, 64, of Valdosta died on Sunday, October 2, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on July 10, 1952 in San Diego, California to the late Buford and Ernestine Griffin Akridge. She attended Valdosta State University and was a member of the Alpha Xi Delta Sorority. Debra also served in the Navy Reserves. Debra...
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