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Loran Ruth Hardeman
May 28, 2015
Loran Ruth Hardeman, the newborn daughter of Craig and Meshea Hardeman passed away on May 28, 2015 at Tift regional Medical Center.In addition to her parents, she is survived by two brothers, Lincoln and Truit Hardeman of Valdosta; grandmother, Debra Prince of Tifton; grandfather, LeeRoy Hardeman of Talladega, AL; grandparents, Stephen and Shana Cook of Valdosta.A graveside service was held...
John Beechwood Lastinger
May 28, 2015
John Beechwood Lastinger, affectionally known as Johnny B., 83, of Valdosta, GA died Thursday, May 28th at South Georgia Medical Center. Johnny B. was born on January 26, 1932 in Valdosta, GA. to the late Marie and John W. Lastinger. After graduating from Emory University in 1953 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, Johnny B. served 2 years in...
Tommy Minton
May 26, 2015
Tommy Minton, 63, of Statenville, went to be with his parents in Heaven on Tuesday, May 26, 2015.He was born September 12, 1952 in Statenville, a son of the late Hilton B. and Dorothy Hiers Minton. Tommy was of the Baptist faith, and had been a welder for many years until his health forced him to retire. He loved spending...
Dr.Richard Joseph Nijem, Md.
May 26, 2015
Richard Joseph Nijem, M. D., 67, of Valdosta died Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at his home. He was born in Valdosta on December 9, 1947 to the late Fred Joseph and Josephine Demetree Nijem. He was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and served for two years in the United States Air Force as Captain. Dr. Nijem...
Bob D. Gould
May 26, 2015
Bob D. Gould of Valdosta passed away Tuesday at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in 1936 in Hamilton, Ohio, to Ira and Frances (Houston) Gould, he graduated from Hamilton High, attended Miami University (Ohio) and the Art Academy of Cincinnati, and served in the Air Force National Guard. He worked at Mosler Safe Company for 20 years before moving to...
Lucy Gordena Lehman
May 25, 2015
Lucy Gordena Lehman, 91, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2015, at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. Born in Hamilton County, Florida, Mrs. Lehman was a lifelong resident of the Valdosta area. She was a daughter of the late Gordon and Callie Buchanan Huggins. Mrs. Lehman was the widow of the late Carol Lehman, Sr. She was a...
Roger Gordon Croft, "Jay Clark"
May 24, 2015
Roger Gordon Croft " Jay Clark " , 76, of Valdosta, passed away at Langdale Hospice House on Sunday, May 24, 2015. Born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, he was the son of the late Jackson Bartow Croft and the late Dean Rogers Croft Tillman. He grew up in Ojus, Florida and Hollywood, Florida. At the age of 14 he moved...
Alvin Levi Pace
May 21, 2015
Alvin Levi Pace, 89, of Valdosta passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015 at his home with his family and friends by his side. He was born on April 22, 1926 in Tryon, Polk County, NC to the late Greenberry Lotan Pace and Dara Malonie Waters Pace. Mr. Pace served in the United States Air Force during World War II. He...
Elmer Oliver Rogers
May 20, 2015
Elmer Oliver Rogers, 78, of Valdosta, died at Georgia Regents Medical Center in Augusta, on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Born in Allenville, Berrien County, Georgia, on November 30, 1936, he was a son of the late Ed Oliver and Bessie Irene Floyd Rogers. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was a member of the Lake Park Church of God....
Robert Lee Hutton
May 19, 2015
USAF TSgt. (Ret.) Robert Lee Hutton, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at Smith Northview Hospital, at the age of 75.He is survived by his three children, Robert Allen Hutton of Tallahassee, FL, James E. Hutton and Christal S. Mulkey, both of Valdosta; seven grandchildren, Phoenix Mulkey, Shelby Poole, Alex Hutton, Robert Anderson, Angel Anderson, Emily Walker and Teara...
Betty M. Taylor
May 19, 2015
Betty M. TaylorBorn June 14, 1930 in Atlanta, GA.Preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James W. McBee and her beloved husband, Jack R. (J. R.) Taylor after over 53 years of marriage.Member of Barney United Methodist Church and Red Hat Society.Her 34 year railroad career ended with retirement from CSX Transportation in Jacksonville, FL in 1987 as...
Frances Anna Mcmillan Chastain
May 19, 2015
Frances Anna McMillan Chastain, 61, of Valdosta died on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at the Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. She was born in Valdosta, Georgia on March 16, 1954 and has been a lifelong resident of this area. She had been employed with the Lowe's Distribution Center as a forklift operator. Mrs. Chastain was a member of...
Nettie Mae Mcleod
May 18, 2015
Nettie Mae "Granny" McLeod, 101, of Valdosta passed away at her home on May 18, 2015. Born in Valdosta on February 8, 1914 to the late Frank and Minnie Lee Ragan Fletcher she was a lifelong resident of this area. She was a homemaker and a member of Redland Baptist Church.Survivors are a daughter, Louise Sims of Valdosta, son and...
Yvonne Studstill Brigman
May 17, 2015
Yvonne Studstill Brigman, 84, of Hahira died Sunday, May 17, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Berrien County on December 28, 1930 to the late Henry Gordon and Rebecca Parrish Studstill. Mrs. Brigman graduated in 1947 from the Old Nashville High School, ABAC and Georgia Southern College. She taught school in the Berrien County and Lowndes...
Dorothy Dees Beggs
May 14, 2015
Dorothy Dees Beggs, 90, of Valdosta, and more recently of Lake Park, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2015, at the Langdale Hospice House after a short illness.She was born November 19, 1924, in Clyattville, a daughter of the late Carnett and Clara McPhail Dees. Ms. Beggs was a member of First Baptist Church of Lake Park, and had previously...
Horace Thomas
May 14, 2015
Horace R Thomas Jr.It is with great sadness that the family of Horace R Thomas Jr of Hahira announces his passing after a long illness, on Thursday, May 14, 2015, at the age of 80. He was born February 6, 1935 in Adel, Ga to the late Horace R Thomas Sr. and Buna Quinn Thomas. Horace will be lovingly remembered...
Zelma H. Conner
May 13, 2015
Zelma H. Conner, 80, of Valdosta, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at Tift Regional Hospital. She was recently preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Robert D. Conner.Zelma was born in the coal country of Pineville, Kentucky, on December 5, 1934, to Andy and Ellen (Goodwin) Hembree, and moved to Valdosta with Robert in 1958....
Mary Helen George Saliba
May 13, 2015
Mary Helen George Saliba, 74, of Longwood, Florida died Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at Florida Hospital in Orlando, Florida. She was born in Valdosta, Georgia on September 2, 1940 to the late Joe, Sr. and Josephine Catherine Mike George. Mrs. Saliba was a Catholic and a retired school teacher. Survivors include her husband, Gabe S. Saliba, Jr. of Longwood, FL;...
Gregory Allen Duck
May 13, 2015
Gregory Allen "Duckman" Duck, 50, of Crawfordville, Florida died on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Panama City, Florida to Billy Gene Duck, Sr. and Lana Coatney Gilley. He was a true source of light and inspiration for his family, friends, and members of his church. He enjoyed music, especially gospel and country music, and...
Barbara Ann Bowman Norris
May 11, 2015
Barbara Ann Bowman Norris, 87, of Valdosta died Monday, May 11, 2015. She was born on December 16, 1927 in Waycross, GA, the daughter of Richard and Annie Bowman. Barbara married Charles Norris in 1952 and they moved to Valdosta, GA where she became active in the community and raised her two daughters. She was a charter member of Park...
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