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Ellener B. Hayes
Nov 7, 2016
Ellener B. Hayes, 89 of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away Monday November 7, 2016. Services will be held Saturday November 12, 2016 at 2 pm at the Chapel of Carson McLane Funeral Home, with burial to follow at Sunset Hill Cemetery. Family will receive friends Friday 6-8pm at the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed online at www.mclanecares.com. Carson McLane Funeral...
Edgar Wayne Smith
Nov 7, 2016
Edgar Wayne Smith, 63, died at South Georgia Medical Center on Monday, November 7, 2016. Born in Valdosta, on April 06, 1953, he was the son of the late Olan Lee and Viola May Smith. Employed for 28 years by Sunset Farms Valdosta, he was a dedicated hard worker. Mr. Smith was a member of Azalea City Church of God...
Linda Harrell Miller
Nov 6, 2016
Linda Harrell Miller, 55, of Valdosta died Sunday, November 6, 2016, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Douglas, Georgia on October 30, 1961. She had lived in Valdosta for many years. Linda was a member of the Valdosta North Rotary Club. Mrs. Miller became involved with the Boy Scouts of America with her son as a Cub...
Sharon S. Slade
Nov 6, 2016
Sharon S. Slade, 74, of Valdosta died Sunday, November 6, 2016 at the Heritage House Nursing Home. Ms. Slade was the daughter of the late Colie T. Slade, Jr. and Esther Plamback Slade. Survivors include two nieces, Roberta Williamson of Snellville, GA and Joanna Slade of Tallahassee, FL; a great nephew, Bryan Gunnar Bailey of Clarkesville, GA. She was preceded...
Richard (Dick) Salter
Nov 6, 2016
Richard (Dick) Salter, 83, of Valdosta died Sunday, November 6, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on November 1, 1933 in Griffin, Georgia to the late Benny and Ida Mae Andrews Salter and had lived in Valdosta for forty five years. Mr. Salter retired from the United States Air Force after twenty years of service and seventeen...
John Franklin Young
Nov 5, 2016
John Franklin Young, 89, of Valdosta, passed away on November 5, 2016, after a short illness.John was born in Portland, OR on July 3, 1927 to Maude and Charles Young. As a teenager, he assisted in the war effort by working in the Portland shipyards as a journeyman welder. He joined the Army Air Corps in 1945. In 1947, while...
Larita Stone Brasher
Nov 5, 2016
LaRita Stone Brasher, 70, of Valdosta passed away Saturday, November 5, 2016 at her residence. She was born on September 29, 1946 in Adel, GA to the late Neal H. Stone and Mary Edna Taylor Stone. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church where she faithfully served her Lord Jesus. LaRita loved her family, enjoyed cooking, serving meals and...
Verna Pierce Cornelius
Nov 4, 2016
Verna Pierce Cornelius, 92, of Valdosta died Friday, November 4, 2016, after a lengthy illness, She was born in Lowndes County on October 26, 1924 to the late John Wright Pierce Sr. and Margaret Tomlinson Pierce. She was a retired Pediatric Nurse with South Georgia Medical Center. Survivors include a daughter and a son in law, Michele & Jack Keesee...
Elvalena Allbritton Chaney
Nov 1, 2016
Elvalena Allbritton Chaney, 81, of Valdosta died Tuesday, November 1, 2016, after a very short illness, three weeks after her beloved husband Jimmy's death, on October 12, 2016. She was born in Lowndes County on November 15, 1934 to the late Lee Alexander and Sally Earnest Allbritton. She worked alongside her husband for 66 years. They founded and operated Dependable...
John Wesley Thomas
Oct 30, 2016
John Wesley Thomas, 91, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 30, 2016. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina on October 16, 1925, he was the oldest son of the late Alexander Raymond and Lora Mae Norman Thomas. After graduating from high school in Cameron, North Carolina, John Thomas served in the United States Army Air Force during World War...
Pastor William "Bill" Louis Cotterill
Oct 26, 2016
Pastor William "Bill" Louis Cotterill, 74, of Valdosta died Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on February 7, 1942 in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late Ralph and Mary Louise Feck Cotterill and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Pastor Cotterill served as the Pastor of the First Assembly of God in Valdosta for...
Judy Feimster
Oct 25, 2016
Judy Feimster, 82, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on February 24, 1934 to the late Eldred and Blanche Wynn Ashworth. After growing up the middle of three girls, she was thrilled to have two sons and four grandsons to fill her house. She was a homemaker who doted...
Jack Joseph Mester, Jr
Oct 24, 2016
Jack Joseph Mester, Jr., 44, of Valdosta passed away Monday, October 24, 2016 at his home. He was born in Summerville, New Jersey on January 7, 1972 and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mr. Mester was a truck driver with Sunbelt Rental Company and attended the Church of Christ. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Mr. Mester...
Beth Latourette
Oct 24, 2016
Beth Latourette, 55, of Ray City, died on Monday, October 24, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on March 24, 1961 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina and has been a resident of this area since 1981. She was an Assistant Manager with the Army Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) at Moody Air Force Base. Beth was known...
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...
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...
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....
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