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Barbara Mcdowell Morrow
Nov 25, 2015
Barbara McDowell Morrow, 84, of Valdosta died Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on July 30, 1931 in Hahira to the late Osborne S. and Sarah Forte Hall. Mrs. Morrow was a Methodist and retired from SAFT. She loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and working in her flowers.Survivors include her children and...
Mary Louise Mcrae
Nov 25, 2015
Mary Louise McRae, 88, of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015, at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman.She was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on February 20, 1927, a daughter of the late James Alan Habershaw and Mary Louise Maloney Habershaw. She received her Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree at Rhode Island School of Design and her Master's Degree in...
Matthew Nehren Kaeck
Nov 24, 2015
Matthew Nehren Kaeck, 30 years of age, succumbed to a lengthy, painful illness on November 24, 2015. He is survived by his immediate family consisting of his parents, Patricia Jo Nehren and Daniel J. Kaeck, and siblings, Jamie D. Yeargan, brother-in-law Jonathan Yeargan, and Kamie Jo Kaeck. His extended family consists of uncles David Kaeck, William Nehren and Tom Hinrichsen,...
Bobby Forte
Nov 23, 2015
Charles Robert "Bobby" Forte, 84, of Barney, passed away at his residence on November 23, 2015 He was born December 31, 1930 in Hahira to the late Thomas Alton and Minion Hendry Forte and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Forte worked in the timber industry for most of his life and upon retirement he enjoyed spending time...
Darlene Hendricks Thrasher
Nov 23, 2015
Darlene Hendricks Thrasher, 56, of Ooltewah, Tennessee and formerly of Valdosta died on Monday, November 23, 2015 following a sudden illness at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She was born on October 3, 1959 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Willie C. and Hazel Barber Hendricks. Darlene was employed in the early 80's with South Georgia Medical Center where she...
Thomas E. Chitty
Nov 23, 2015
Thomas E. Chitty passed away at South Georgia Medical Center on Monday, November 23, 2015. He was born in Lowndes County, Georgia to Botie Quinn Chitty, Sr. and Bernice Oliver Chitty. His ancestors settled in Lowndes County and Echols County, Georgia as pioneers. His paternal grandparents were Rachael Moore and James Chitty, who was a charter member and minister at...
Taylor Crockett Williams
Nov 20, 2015
Taylor Crockett Williams, 30, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, November 20, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on December 11, 1984 in Valdosta to Ron and Lynn Williams. Taylor was saved and was a member of Greenwood Baptist Church and attended Crosspointe Church. Taylor was a 2003 Lowndes High School graduate and graduated from Southeastern School of...
Virgil Clyde Mccrary
Nov 17, 2015
On November 17, 2015, Virgil Clyde McCrary, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, stepped into eternity. His passing was preceded by a lengthy illness. Born in Pinehurst, GA on November 3, 1927 to Thomas Felton and Carrie Mae Dowis McCrary, he spent much of his childhood and early adulthood in Sparks, GA. After serving a term in the...
Reginald Claus Wisenbaker, Sr.
Nov 16, 2015
Reginald Claus Wisenbaker, Sr., 81, of Valdosta died Monday, November 16, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on November 18, 1933 in Lowndes County to the late Inous Smith Wisenbaker and Minnie Clyde Dasher Wisenbaker. Mr. Wisenbaker was a farmer and a lawyer. He served in the United States Army during the Korean conflict from 1952 until...
Betty Jean Harrell
Nov 14, 2015
Betty Jean Harrell, 80, of Valdosta died Saturday, November 14, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Pearson, Georgia on September 13, 1935 to the late Wilson and Effie Herrin Bennett and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Harrell was retired from the Army Air Force Exchange at Moody Air Force Base and affiliated with...
Gary Curtis Pitts
Nov 14, 2015
Gary Curtis Pitts, 69, of Quitman, GA passed away at his residence on Saturday, November 14, 2015. He was born in Valdosta on May, 17, 1946 to the late Roy Jackson and Helen Louise Oliver Pitts and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Pitts served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. In his later years,...
Prentice Daniel (Danny) Adams, Jr.
Nov 14, 2015
Prentice Daniel (Danny) Adams, Jr., 79, of Valdosta, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015, at Langdale Hospice House after a brave battle with pancreatic cancer.He was born January 27, 1936, in Leesburg, Florida, a son of the late Prentice Daniel (P.D.) and Dorothy A. Decker Adams. He was an active member of First United Methodist Church, a member of the...
Allan Blake Lewis
Nov 13, 2015
Allan Blake Lewis, 50, of Lake Park passed away on Friday, November 13, 2015 at the Langdale Hospice House following an extended illness. He was born June 20, 1965 to Carrol Bradley Lewis and the late Lester Gene Lewis. Allan was an avid fisherman that also enjoyed his Harley Davidson Motorcycle in his spare time. He was a loving husband,...
Frances Almarene Dawkins
Nov 12, 2015
Frances Almarene Dawkins, 80, of Valdosta, passed away at her home on Thursday November 12, 2015 after a brief illness. Born in Naylor on November 23, 1934 she was the daughter of the late Granger Jacob and Mildred Peters Copeland. She had retired from the Lowndes County School System as Lunch Room Manager for the Lake Park Elementary School after...
David Wayne Cowart, Sr.
Nov 11, 2015
David Wayne Cowart, Sr., 62, of Quitman died Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at his home. He was born on November 12, 1953 in Valdosta to the late William Franklin and Carolyn Mikell Cowart. Mr. Cowart was a Baptist and owned and operated Cowart Pest Control and Termite Litigation. He enjoyed his children, grandchildren, his dog, playing golf and the Valdosta...
Donald Ray Kuiper
Nov 10, 2015
Donald Ray Kuiper, 55, of Hahira passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Muskegon, Michigan and had lived in Albany before moving to Valdosta many years ago. Mr. Kuiper was a member of the Azalea City Church of God and a registered nurse at South Georgia Medical Center. He enjoyed building, woodworking,...
Thomas E. "Tommy" Dixon, Sr.
Nov 10, 2015
Thomas E. "Tommy" Dixon, Sr., 72, lifelong resident of Valdosta, died at his home on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. Born in Jennings, Florida on November 16, 1942, he was the son of the late Thomas Harvey and Lona Myrl Hicks Dixon. At an early age Tommy moved to Twin Lakes, Georgia. Following High School, he joined the U.S. Army and...
Dianne Downing Swails
Nov 10, 2015
Dianne Downing Swails, 64, of Valdosta died Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on December 15, 1950 in Hahira to Julian R. Downing and Thelma Bennett Downing. Dianne was a homemaker and a member of Clyattville First Baptist Church. She loved and enjoyed her family especially her grandchildren.Dianne is survived by her husband, Thomas Swails...
Geraldine E. Moon
Nov 9, 2015
Geraldine E. Moon, 62, of Lake Park, passed away Monday, November 9, 2015, at her home. She was born December 22, 1952, in Lakeland, a daughter of the late Edgar L. and Bessie Mae Martin Griffin. Mrs. Moon was a former member of Morningside Baptist Church. She loved her home life, and making it the best she could for her...
David Wayne Driggers
Nov 9, 2015
David Wayne Driggers, 54, of Valdosta died on Monday, November 9, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born in Sacramento, California on February 6, 1961. Mr. Driggers had been employed with Bayliner as a Hull Supervisor until injuries forced his early retirement. He was a lover of the great outdoors and loved to hunt...
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