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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
"Teeny" Ruby Carter Cowart
Oct 6, 2016
Teeny Cowart was an effortless hostess and committed to making life better for children and the needy. Strangers showed up at her door suitcases in hand needing bed and board. In the 1950s working African- American mothers needed day care for their children. Trinity United Methodist Church needed a kindergarten director. Mrs. Cowart stepped up and met every need. A...
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...
Beatrice Bentley Duggan Binion
Oct 2, 2016
Beatrice Bentley Duggan Binion, 68, of Valdosta, died Sunday, October 2, 2016 at Langdale Hospice. She was born on July 9, 1948 in Dorton, KY to the late Ermon, Sr. and Mabel Bentley. Ms. Binion was a retired baker from Crackin Good Bakery and a member of Morven Church of Christ.She is survived by her daughter, Tammie Duggan Welch of...
Ruth Tucker Reynolds
Oct 1, 2016
Julia Ruth Tucker Reynolds, 75, of Valdosta died Saturday, October 1, 2016 at her residence. She was born on December 27, 1940 in Dooly County, GA to the late Julian Ray Tucker and Mary Lee Ward Tucker. Ruth was a social worker at LARC and a member of Pleasant Way Baptist Church.She is survived by her husband, Jim Reynolds of...
Doris F. Sumner
Sep 30, 2016
Doris F. Sumner, 87, of Hahira Georgia died on Friday, September 30, 2016 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born on August 14, 1929 to the late Etheridge and Corine Futch Fielding and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Sumner was the Manager of Allied Department Store in Adel and Valdosta Georgia. She also worked in the...
Nancy Sue Cunningham
Sep 30, 2016
Nancy Sue Cunningham, of Lake Park, died on Friday, September 30, 2016, at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Clarice Tolbert Atkinson. Mrs. Cunningham was a homemaker and a member of the Lake Park Baptist Church. Survivors are her husband, James B. Cunningham of Lake Park; daughters and sons in...
George William (Cowboy) Connell
Sep 29, 2016
George William (Cowboy) Connell, 71, of Valdosta died on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born on January 3, 1945 in Tampa, Florida to the late Earl and Carol Sumlin Connell. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served his country during the Viet Nam War. Mr. Connell had been...
Virginia Burns Patten
Sep 29, 2016
Virginia Burns Patten, 93, died Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Haven Hospice in Orange Park, Florida after a lengthy illness. She was born in Carroll County, Georgia on December 4, 1922 to the late Joseph Alfred and Georgia Dee Moore Burns.She and her husband moved to Valdosta in 1948 and resided in Valdosta until moving to Albany in 1996. Virginia...
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