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D. Wayne Moore
Dec 12, 2015
D. Wayne Moore, 67, of Valdosta, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015, at his home after a brief illness.He was born in Valdosta on December 9, 1948, and was employed by Winn Dixie Bakery, later Crackin' Good Bakery, retiring after forty years. He enjoyed fishing and working in his yard.Wayne is survived by his wife of forty-six years, Pauline S....
Jane Twitty Shelton
Dec 12, 2015
Jane Twitty Shelton, 98, of Valdosta died Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Valdosta on October 27, 1917 to the late Willie Frank and Ora Celeste Wood Twitty and was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She grew up in Valdosta, went to school with Tom D. Shelton, and married in 1944...
James Walter Wills
Dec 10, 2015
James Walter Wills, 73, of Valdosta passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015 at residence following an extended illness. He was born October 7, 1942 in Lexington, KY to the late James Walter Wills, Sr. and Gwendlyn Rue Wills. James proudly served in the United States Navy. He enjoyed woodworking and traveling in his spare time. He was loving husband, father,...
Lila Catherine (Skip) Mead
Dec 9, 2015
Lila Catherine (Skip) Mead, 87, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, December 09, 2015, at her home. Born in Pontiac, Michigan, on July 27, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Albert R. and Ruth Louella Husted Klock. She grew up in Michigan. She met her future husband, Daniel (Dan) Mead, in Daytona in 1953 and they were soon married....
Julian Boykin
Dec 9, 2015
Julian Boykin, 87, of Hahira died Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at his home. He was born in Berrien County on July 17, 1928 to the late Willis and Ruby Suggs Boykin and had lived in Hahira for many years. Mr. Boykin was a member of the Hahira First Freewill Baptist Church and owned and operated Boykins Service Station in Hahira...
Melinda Rehberg
Dec 8, 2015
Melinda Rehberg, 44, of Lake Park, died on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida. Born in Valdosta on December 28, 1970, Melinda was a graduate of Lowndes High School Class of 1989. She attended and graduated from Darton College in 1991 with a Dental Hygienist Bachelor of Science Degree. She began her dental hygienist career...
Betty Jean Durrance Morgan
Dec 7, 2015
Betty Jean Durrance Morgan, 65, of Hahira, passed away Monday, December 7, 2015, at her home after a long illness with her family by her side.She was born June 4, 1950 in Lakeland, a daughter of the late Aaron and Hattie Mathis Durrance. She was a member of Bethany Baptist Church, greatly loved her family and friends, and had a...
Kenny Norris
Dec 7, 2015
Kenneth Allen Norris, 62, of Valdosta passed away December 7, 2015 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Valdosta on February 23, 1953 to the late L.C. "Preacher" and Julia Mae Dasher Norris, and was a lifelong resident of this area. A graduate of Lowndes High School with the class of 1971, Kenny became a combat...
Laurel Gail Carter Thomas
Dec 5, 2015
Laurel Gail Carter Thomas, 66, of Valdosta passed from this life on Saturday, December 5, 2015. She was the proud daughter of the late Lawrence L. and Frances Carter. Laurel was born in Hahira on March 23, 1949. She was retired from the Georgia Department of Labor and was a member of Crosspointe Church.Laurel is survived by her husband, Eddie...
Wallace Junior Smith
Dec 4, 2015
Wallace Junior "Pete" Smith, 77, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2015 at his residence. Born in Walnut Cove, North Carolina to the late William David Smith and Lonia Lofton Smith, he had lived in this area for the past 25 years. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, retired as a salesman for Maverick...
James D. Bennett
Dec 4, 2015
James D. Bennett, 58, of Lake Park passed away on Friday, December 4, 2015 at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. He was born in Homerville, Georgia on September 7, 1957 to the late Vernon and Onnie Lee Register Bennett and was raised in Statenville, Georgia. He graduated from Echols County High School in 1976 and afterward attended Abraham...
Emmie Rebecca Wagner
Dec 4, 2015
Emmie Rebecca Wagner, 96, of Valdosta died Friday, December 4, 2015 at Berrien Nursing Center in Nashville, GA. She was born on December 13, 1918 in Jefferson County, GA to the late James Thomas Adams and Sophrina Rayburn Adams. Mrs. Wagner was a retired bookkeeper with Charles L. Wells Jewelers' in Jacksonville, FL and was of the Baptist faith.She is...
Roy Randall Sauls
Dec 3, 2015
Roy Randall Sauls, 73, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at his residence following a brief illness. He was born in Valdosta on November 6, 1942 to the late Roy and Eldora Padgett Sauls and has been a resident here his whole life. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and retired from PCA where he...
Margaret Ann Goodson Turner
Dec 3, 2015
Margaret Ann Goodson Turner, 78, of Valdosta, died Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Langdale Hospice House.Born in Valdosta on November 4, 1937 to the late Sam Dean and Ethel Goodson, Margaret was a proud member of the 1955 Valdosta High School graduating class. While living in Okinawa, Japan, she took University of Michigan classes via mail and attended the Tokyo...
Henry E. Bentley, Jr.
Dec 2, 2015
Henry Edison Bentley, Jr., age 95, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015. Henry was born in Letcher County, Kentucky on November 14, 1920, to Henry Edison Bentley, Sr. and Cordelia Martin Bentley. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and three brothers, his wife, Ava Nelle of 62 plus years, and a son, Gary W. Bentley of...
Harold Karon Dampier
Dec 1, 2015
Harold Karon Dampier, 67, of Valdosta died Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. He was born on August 21, 1948 in Valdosta and had lived most of his life in Valdosta. Mr. Dampier attended the Northside Baptist Church and was retired from Georgia Power Company. He was in the first graduating class of Lowndes High School where he...
Annie Ruth Pike Allen
Nov 29, 2015
Annie Ruth Pike Allen, 89, of Valdosta died Sunday, November 29, 2015 at Embracing Hospice in Snellville, Georgia. Mrs. Allen was born in Lowndes County, Georgia on November 3, 1926 to the late S. David and Hattie Lou Guest Pike and had lived here until moving to Snellville several years ago. She was a member of the former Forrest Street...
Murray Chance
Nov 28, 2015
Murray Chance, 79, of Valdosta passed away on November 28, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on December 31, 1935 in McEwen, TN to the late Homer Garfield and Mary Ellen Wright Chance. Mr. Chance served for 10 years in the United States Air Force and eventually retired after working in the dairy business. His deep love...
C. Jerry Bennett
Nov 28, 2015
C. Jerry Bennett, 67, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Valdosta on October 7, 1948 to the late Collis L. and Selma Clark Bennett, Jerry graduated from Valdosta High School in 1966 and from Wiregrass Technical College in 1968. He worked for the Marbut Company, H & S Supply, Valdosta...
Mark Gregory Canada
Nov 26, 2015
Mark Canada, 56, of Valdosta, passed away surrounded by his family on November 26, 2015 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born September 16, 1959 in Corpus Christi, TX to Janece Canada Sulephen and the late Buddy Wayne Canada. Mark was a computer engineer and volunteer firefighter. He held a black belt in Karate and in his...
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