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Usaf Cmsgt (Ret) Rolland "Ray" Wallis
Mar 5, 2016
USAF CMSgt (Ret) Rolland "Ray" Wallis, 81 of Valdosta passed away at Pruitt Health Care on Saturday, March 5, 2016. He was born on March 24, 1934 in Temple, OK to the late John Phillip and Eva Lawson Wallis. Ray was a veteran of the United States Air Force and retired after 30 years of dedicated service. He served during...
Charles Franklin Exum
Mar 5, 2016
Charles Franklin Exum, 76, of Valdosta died Saturday, March 5, 2016. He was born on March 11, 1939 in Valdosta to the late Eugene Franklin and Cleo Lastinger Exum. Mr. Exum was a member of the Clyattville United Methodist Church and a veteran of the United States Army 101st Airborne Division. He had served as a Funeral Director/Embalmer with Paulk...
Joan Strom
Mar 4, 2016
Joan Strom, 70, of Valdosta died Friday, March 4, 2016 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Valdosta on September 21, 1945. She was the daughter of the late Ruth Cowart Spell and the late Rudolph Spell and had lived in Lakeland and Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Strom was a member of the Bemiss Road Baptist Church. She...
James T. "Vance" Mclaughlin
Mar 4, 2016
James Trezvance McLaughlin, Jr, "Vance" as most of you knew him, of Valdosta, Georgia, took his final flight from earth on March 4th, 2016. He was 81 years young and celebrated his recent birthday with family and friends. He was born in Winter Haven, Florida on February 18th, 1935 to James T. and Mary Beth (Parrish) McLaughlin. He was a...
Patricia Diane Hopkins
Mar 3, 2016
Patricia Diane Hopkins, 62, of Valdosta met our Savior on Thursday, March 3, 2016 in Jacksonville, Florida after a lengthy illness. She is the daughter of the Late Andrew Jackson Barnard and Eula Mae Hendley Foster. Patricia lived her life in the service of God and her family. She was the owner of Patricia's Daycare and Learning Center in Valdosta...
Ronald L. (Ron) Thompson
Mar 3, 2016
Ronald L. (Ron) Thompson, 74, of Valdosta, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2016, at his home after a short illness.He was born May 25, 1941, in Jacksonville, FL, a son of the late Rufus and Elizabeth Cooner Thompson. Ron was a faithful member of Redland Baptist Church and had occasionally attended Ousley Baptist Church. He had retired from John T....
Evelyn Mccurdy Hiers
Mar 2, 2016
Mrs. Evelyn McCurdy Hiers, 84, of Echols County, passed peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, March 02, 2016, at her home. Evelyn was a dedicated mother and grandmother, she will be greatly missed. Born in Waterloo, Irwin County, Georgia, on August 13, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Bob McCurdy and Mildred Ezel King. Evelyn worked as...
Lambert E. "Pops" Holm
Mar 2, 2016
Lambert E. "Pops" Holm, Sr., 79, of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at his home.Pops was born May 18, 1936, in Platte Center, NE, a son of the late Alexander Holm and Alice Ruhl Holm. In 1993 he started Pop's Auto Sales, Valdosta, later retiring to become the gopher and chauffer. Mr. Holm was a member of Providence...
Rett Moore
Mar 1, 2016
William Errett (Rett) Moore, III, 41, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Born in Valdosta on April 25, 1974, he had lived here all of his life. Graduating in 1992, he was an Honor Student at Valdosta High School. Rett went on to attend and graduate from Valdosta State University with his Masters in Public Administration. He soon...
Dr. Bobby Leon Damron
Mar 1, 2016
Bobby Leon Damron of Gainesville passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016 of Multiple Systems Atrophy. He was born November 6, 1941 in Ocala, FL to William Henry and Effie Eugenia Brown Damron, but was raised in Gainesville from birth. Dr. Damron's mother was from Lowndes County, GA and the daughter of Thomas and Anna Brown.Dr. Damron graduated from Gainesville High...
Ethelle Frier
Feb 29, 2016
Ethelle Frier, 77, of Hahira died Monday, February 29, 2016 at Medical Center Barbour in Eufaula, AL. She was born on April 5, 1938 in Cook County, GA to the late Aulie Terrell Carter, Sr. and Sampie Lou Bennett Carter. Mrs. Frier was retired from South GA Medical Center and was a member of Pineview Baptist Church. She is survived...
Arthur "Lee" Baker
Feb 28, 2016
Arthur "Lee" Baker, 57, of Cecil passed away at the Langdale Hospice House on February 28, 2016. He was born in Quitman on September 27, 1958 to the late E.J. and Dorothy Wetherington Baker. Mr. Baker served in the United States Army and the Reserves. In his spare time he loved fishing. He also enjoyed music and playing the drums....
Linda Gail Kight
Feb 27, 2016
Linda Gail Kight, 71, of Valdosta, passed away at Langdale Hospice House on Saturday, February 27, 2016. A daughter of Inez Harrison Linton and the late Sears Roebuck Linton, Linda was born on October 7, 1944, in Port St. Joe, Florida. During the 1970's and 80's she worked at South Georgia Medical Center as a Certified Respiratory Therapist. Known for...
Jimmie Vickers
Feb 27, 2016
Jimmie Vickers, 82, of Hahira died Saturday, February 27, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Hahira on March 2, 1933 to the late Willie West Vickers and Willmina Sharpe Vickers. Jimmie was a retired truck driver, a member of the Methodist faith and a member of the Fort Lauderdale, FL Deaf Association.He is survived by his daughter and...
Mary Miller Hammock
Feb 27, 2016
Mary Miller Hammock, 76, of Clyattville died Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. She was born in Echols County, Georgia on July 14, 1939 to the late Durrell and Agnes Padgett Miller. Mrs. Hammock was a member of the Pinetta First Baptist Church and a retired para-professional from Clyattville Elementary School. She was an avid camper, gardening, tending...
Ruth Elizabeth Phillips
Feb 27, 2016
Ruth Elizabeth Phillips, 83, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, February 27, 2016, at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. Born in Lake Park, Georgia, on July 5, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Mildred Kinard Whitfield. She was a homemaker and member of Ousley Baptist Church. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2016, at...
Donald Wilson Tyree
Feb 26, 2016
Donald Wilson Tyree, 77, of Valdosta died Friday, February 26, 2016 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on April 8, 1938 in Fort Myers, FL to the late Wilson Homer Tyree and Thelma Touchton Tyree. Donald Wilson Tyree was retired from the United States Air Force.He is survived by his wife, Betty Louise Tyree of Valdosta, two sons, David...
Georgia Mae Pollock
Feb 24, 2016
Georgia Mae Pollock, 96, of Valdosta died Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on June 2, 1919 in Mitchell County, GA to the late Green Berry Palmer and Pearlie Mae Neesmith Palmer. Mrs. Pollock was a homemaker and a member of Westside Baptist Church.She is survived by two sons and one daughter in law,...
Johnny Ray Barnhart
Feb 22, 2016
Johnny Ray Barnhart, 53, of Lake Park died Monday, February 22, 2016 at his residence. He was born on July 15, 1962 in Miami, FL to the late John Edwin Barnhart and Joyce Bedgood Barnhart. Mr. Barnhart was a heavy equipment operator.He is survived by his wife, Dawn Lee Barnhart of Lake Park, three sons, Kyle Matthew Barnhart (Oletha) of...
Vivian Elizabeth Jones
Feb 20, 2016
Vivian Elizabeth Jones, 88, of Valdosta passed away surrounded by her family on February 20, 2016. She was born in Macon, GA on March 5, 1927 to the late George W. and Mamie Lou Stapleton. She was educated at Young Harris College and retired from Clyattville Elementary after almost 20 years. Vivian loved to laugh and have a good time...
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