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Harold Gilbert "Gil" Gjertsen
Jan 26, 2016
Harold Gilbert "Gil" Gjertsen, 84 of Valdosta, Georgia died on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. A memorial service will be held at Christ Episcopal Church in Valdosta on Saturday, January 30th at 2:00 pm. The internment will take place in the Church Memorial Gardens. Gil was born at home in Amityville, New York on October 9th, 1931. He was preceded in...
Dorothy Smith Huguley Conway
Jan 26, 2016
Dorothy Smith Huguley Conway, 85, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2016, after a lengthy illness.She was born February 22, 1930 in Blakely, a daughter of Dr. Henry Grady Smith, Sr. and Vurie Whitefield Smith. She worked as a bookkeeper at Wingate Hotel and Jolly Inn in Valdosta. Mrs. Conway was a member of Hahira United Methodist Church...
Gonza Lahood
Jan 25, 2016
Gonza LaHood, 93, of Valdosta transitioned from earth to heaven, at the break of dawn on Monday, January 25, 2016 at Fellowship Home in Brooks County. Born on December 5, 1922 in Cherryville, NC, she was one of 13 children born to the late Frank & Sally Beam. She became a registered nurse and joined the U.S. Navy. It was...
Alvin L. Green, Sr.
Jan 24, 2016
Alvin L. Green, Sr., 85, of Twin Lakes passed away on January 24, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Brooks County on September 10, 1930 to the late George Washington Green, Sr. and Sarah Guess Green. Mr. Green served in the Army National Guard as a staff sergeant before starting a career with Owens-Illinois, a career...
Delina Caldwell Clements
Jan 23, 2016
Delina Caldwell Clements, 72, of Valdosta passed away surrounded by her family on January 23, 2016 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born October 4, 1943 in Royston, GA to the late Allen Tribble Caldwell and Mary Stewart Brown Barnes. Mrs. Clements attended Brenau Women's College in Gainesville, GA and graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in...
Clyde (Racy) Parrish
Jan 22, 2016
Clyde (Racy) Parrish, 94, of Belle Glade, FL, passed away Friday, January 22, 2016, at the Langdale Hospice House, Valdosta.He was born in Metter, GA, in 1921. Raised during the depression with nine other siblings; the family walked from Metter to Wauchula, FL. After his father died when he was just 13, he worked very hard to help support the...
James Kenneth Thompson
Jan 21, 2016
James Kenneth Thompson, 93, of Valdosta died Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Quincy, Florida on September 18, 1922 to the late Alexander Long and Lillie Mae Farnell Thompson. Mr. Thompson was a veteran of the United States Navy having served in World War II and was a retired teacher with Lowndes County School...
Willie David Guest
Jan 21, 2016
Willie David Guest, 67, of Cecil died Thursday, January 21, 2016 at his home. He was born in Adel on January 13, 1949 in Cook County to the late Ozzie W. and Sarah Manus Guest and had lived in Cook County all of his life. He was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church and was a farmer and worked...
John Dewey(Jd) Cone
Jan 20, 2016
John Dewey "JD" Cone, 75, of Ray City, passed away surrounded by his loved ones on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, after a lengthy illness. Born in Murphy, Georgia, he was the son of the late Dewey and Velma Sowell Cone. He worked in the 347th Civil Engineering Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, he was the recipient of numerous Civil...
Rachel Brown Cowart Russell
Jan 20, 2016
Rachel Brown Cowart Russell, 92, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully at her home after an extended illness on Wednesday, January 20, 2016.She was born January 31, 1923 in Clyattville, a daughter of the late Robert Ivy and Uldene Husbands Brown. She graduated from Clyattville High School with the Class of 1941 and immediately was employed as a Telephone Operator. She...
Patricia Stubbs Simpson
Jan 20, 2016
Patricia Stubbs SimpsonAfter a long battle of cancer, Patricia Stubbs Simpson, 72, of Hahira passed away quietly at her home, Wednesday, January 20, 2016. She was the wife of James Simpson for fifty six years. They raised five children, Cindy (Jason) Webb of MayDay, GA, Randy (Michelle) Simpson of Kathleen, GA, Linda Faye Ellenberg (John Dee Moore) of Hahira, GA,...
Edgar L. Garland
Jan 20, 2016
USAF Lt Col (Ret.) Edgar L. Garland, 92, of Valdosta, passed away at his home after a brief illness on Wednesday, January 20, 2016.He was born April 18, 1923 in Wilmington, OH, a son of the late Leo Robert Garland and Ada Miller Garland. He was a World War II veteran, served three combat tours in Viet Nam and was...
Herman Richard "Ricky" Cooper
Jan 19, 2016
Herman Richard "Ricky" Cooper, 65, of Hahira died Tuesday, January 19, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on February 13, 1950 in Hahira to the late Herman and Gladys Stalvey Cooper and was a lifelong resident of Hahira. Mr. Cooper was a retired mechanic and a veteran of the United States Army. He enjoyed riding Harley motorcycles,...
Betty Jo St. John Green
Jan 18, 2016
Betty Jo St. John Green, 80, of Valdosta, died on Monday, January 18, 2016. She was born September 21, 1935 in Valdosta to the late Carrie Lee & Walter Howard St. John, Jr. Mrs. Green was a graduate of Valdosta High School and while there won state competitions for her vocal solo performances. She continued to share her talents and...
Don Russel Byrd
Jan 18, 2016
Don "Russel" Byrd, 70, of Jennings, FL passed away suddenly on January 18, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on January 22, 1945 in Cincinnati, OH to the late Paul Russel and Joyce Wildalee Kreager Byrd. Russel was a veteran of the United States Navy and a retired insurance adjuster. He was a traveler and would load...
Audrey Gail Copeland
Jan 16, 2016
Audrey Gail Copeland, 73, of Knoxville, TN died Saturday, January 16, 2016. She was born on September 18, 1942 in Valdosta, Lowndes County, GA to the late Lonnie Curtis Dawkins and Katie Louise Moore Dawkins. Mrs. Copeland was a homemaker and a member of Karns Church of Christ. No one loved her three children, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren...
Dorothy Louise Martin Storey
Jan 16, 2016
Dorothy Louise Martin Storey, 91, wife of the late Louie Watson Storey, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Fellowship Home in Valdosta GA. Dorothy was born in Atlanta GA on March 6, 1924, the second daughter of the late Frederick Roger Martin and Cora Turner Martin of Columbia SC. In the early 1930s, Dorothy moved with her...
Rhea L. Norman
Jan 16, 2016
Rhea L. Norman, 67, of Hahira passed away Saturday, January 16, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born in Brownsville, TN on June 21, 1948 to the late Joseph Wesley Norman and Lily Faye Tallant Norman. Mr. Rhea Norman was retired from the United States Air Force and from civil service. He was a...
Bobby Walter Chaney, Sr.
Jan 15, 2016
Bobby Walter Chaney, Sr., 78, of Quitman, formerly of Remerton, Georgia died on Friday, January 15, 2016 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Valdosta on March 28, 1937 to the late Henry and Effie Lee Carter Chaney and has been a lifelong resident of this area. He served in the Army National Guard with the...
Bobby Darrell Swindle
Jan 14, 2016
Bobby Darrell Swindle, 79, of Valdosta died Thursday, January 14, 2016 at Select Specialty Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida. He was born in Dover, Florida on May 30, 1936, a son of the late Beachel Merle Swindle and the late Ibbie Trovel Swindle Gause and Bernise Lunsford Gause. Mr. Swindle lived in Ocala, Florida before moving to Valdosta in 1966 and...
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