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Emma Ruth Dykeman
Mar 4, 2017
Emma Ruth Dykeman, 86, of Valdosta died Saturday, March 4, 2017 at her home. She was born in Statenville, Georgia on December 6, 1930 to the late William Douglas and Emma Herring Clayton and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Dykeman was a member of the New Harvest United Methodist Church and loved attending church everytime the doors...
Hazel Devane Hendley
Mar 3, 2017
Hazel Devane Hendley, 89, of Valdosta died on Friday, March 3, 2017 at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. She was born on August 15, 1927 in Pavo, Georgia to the late Sam and Flonnie Mae Griffin Musselwhite. She worked for Levi Strauss in Valdosta until the plant closed and was a homemaker. She was the mother of 10...
Douglas Ernest Whiddon
Mar 3, 2017
Douglas Ernest Whiddon, 85, Valdosta, died in Ray City, Friday, March 3, 2017. Born in Albany on October 25, 1931, he was the son of the late Claude and Eunice Denson Whiddon. A U.S. Navy veteran, Mr. Whiddon had worked as a librarian, retired from the South GA Regional Library and was a member of St. John The Evangelist Catholic...
Larry Sauls
Mar 1, 2017
Larry Sauls, 64, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, March 01, 2017 at his residence following a short illness. He was born in Lowndes County on November 18, 1952 to the Roy and Eldora Padgett Sauls and has been a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Sauls served his country honorably in the United States Marine Corps and was a retired...
Kathleen (Kathy) Steffens
Mar 1, 2017
Kathleen (Kathy) Steffens, 67, of Valdosta died on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born August 24, 1949 in Kansas City, Kansas to the late Roy and Virginia Risebig Chandler. Before moving to Valdosta, Kathy lived in Tifton for 36 years where she worked as a church secretary at Calvary Baptist Church and...
Patricia Ann Daughtry Braendel
Feb 28, 2017
Patricia Ann Daughtry Braendel (age 74), daughter of Vergil and Idell Daughtry of Adel died suddenly in her home in Fallbrook, California on February 28. She was preceded in death by her parents Idell and Vergil Daughtry Sr., brother Frank Daughtry of Atlanta, and an older brother, William Robert, who died in infancy. Patricia was a graduate of the public...
Harry D. Farmer
Feb 27, 2017
Harry D. Farmer, 68, of Valdosta died Monday, February 27, 2017 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Valdosta on February 11, 1949 to the late John C. and Estelle Redish Farmer and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. He was saved and baptized in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and a member of the Redland Baptist...
Chris Butler
Feb 25, 2017
Chris Butler, 38, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, February 25, 2017, from injuries received in an automobile accident, while in the line of duty. Born on December 4, 1978, in Valdosta, he was the son of Elizabeth Rigsby Butler and the late Commander Bill Butler of the Valdosta Police Department. Chris grew up in Valdosta, graduating from Valdosta High School...
James Larry Chaney
Feb 25, 2017
James Larry Chaney, 67, of Hahira, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at the Langdale Hospice House.He was born April 23, 1949, in Valdosta, a son of the late James W. and Doris L (Forehand) Chaney. Larry worked as a Maintenance Supervisor for Packaging Corp of America, some of his hobbies included fishing, grilling, and riding his motorcycle. He also...
James Larry Chaney
Feb 25, 2017
James Larry Chaney, 67, of Hahira, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2017 at the Langdale Hospice House.He was born April 23, 1949, in Valdosta, a son of the late James W. and Doris L (Forehand) Chaney. Larry worked as a Maintenance Supervisor for Packaging Corp of America, some of his hobbies included fishing, grilling, and riding his motorcycle. He also...
Dr. Rosalie N. Allison
Feb 24, 2017
Dr. Rosalie N. Allison, 87, of Valdosta died Friday, February 24, 2017 at Langdale Place. She was born in Sharon, PA on June 16, 1929 to the late Frederick Nelson Newton, Jr. and Laura Octavia Quarterson Newton. Dr. Allison was a retired Valdosta State University Professor and a member of Park Avenue United Methodist Church where she served on the...
Jane Watson Little
Feb 23, 2017
Jane Watson Little, 88, formerly of Valdosta, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2017 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin, TN following a lengthy illness. She was born in Dierks, Howard County, AK on May 2, 1928, to the late Andrew Clifton Watson and Myrtle Johnson Watson. Mrs. Little was a homemaker and member of Central Avenue Church of Christ....
Douglas Aulston Rice
Feb 21, 2017
Douglas Aulston Rice, 94, of Saint Clair, Michigan and formerly of Valdosta died at Holiday Retirement Blue Water Lodge in Fort Gratiot, Michigan on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. Born in Lakeland, Florida on March 27, 1922. He was the son of the late Roy Alston Rice and Mary Ellen O'Neil Rice. Mr. Rice completed his High School by GED in...
Michael D. Tolbert
Feb 21, 2017
Michael D. Tolbert, 47, passed away peacefully at his home in Brooks County, Georgia on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. Michael was born on November 14, 1969 at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Michael played defensive end for the Wildcats from 1984-1986 under Coach Nick Hyder and was awarded "Super Skinner in 1985 and "Super Cat" and...
Henry C. Joiner
Feb 20, 2017
Henry C. Joiner, 88, of Valdosta and Nashville, died on Monday, February 20, 2017, at Fellowship Home in Nashville, GA. Born on October 15, 1928 in Valdosta, he was the son of the late Maude Lorene Cox and John Gordon Joiner. Mr. Joiner was a retired Funeral Director and Embalmer. He attended Valdosta High School and played trumpet in the...
Mae G. Gillis
Feb 20, 2017
Mae G. Gillis, 93, of Valdosta, formerly of Waycross, died peacefully at Langdale Hospice House on Monday, February 20, 2017.Born in Hosford, FL on May 26, 1923, to the late Jesse O. and Velma J. (Mitchell) Galloway, before retiring Mae worked as an insurance agent for AP Hurst & Company in Waycross. She was a longtime member of the First...
David Randolph Whitfield, Sr.
Feb 20, 2017
David Randolph Whitfield, Sr., 80, of Lake Park, died on Monday, February 20, 2017 at his home. Born in Anderson, SC., on May 09, 1936, he was the son of the late Swain and Arliva Dickerson Whitfield. Mr. Whitfield received his Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice. He was retired Assistant Chief with the Valdosta Police Department where he had co-founded...
Rita E. Longfritz
Feb 20, 2017
Rita E. Longfritz, 86, died peacefully at Langdale Hospice House on Monday, February 20, 2017. Born in Gloversville, NY on July 21, 1930, to the late Edward and Clora (Carter) Plumadore, Rita was a part time resident of Valdosta, GA and Gloversville, NY. Rita worked as executive secretary for United Way, and as a bookkeeper for John Fanch and Vrooman...
Frances Ellen Hanson
Feb 18, 2017
Frances Ellen Hanson left this life on Saturday, February 18, 2017 at her home to be with her Lord and Savior. In her final days she was surrounded by her family and supported with the love and affection she gave all of her life. She was born at home in Social Circle, Georgia on June 7, 1933. She attended Social...
Shirley Stump Miller
Feb 18, 2017
Shirley Stump Miller, 71, of Valdosta died Saturday, February 18, 2017 at her home. She was born in Valdosta on January 30, 1946 to the late Aubrey J., Sr. and Elizabeth Rhymes Stump and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mrs. Miller was a member of Park Avenue United Methodist Church and was the Director of Finance for Coleman Talley...
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