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Herman L. Adkins, Sr.
Dec 22, 2014
Herman L. Adkins, Sr., 72, of Quitman died on Monday, December 22, 2014, at Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta. Born in Valdosta on June 2, 1942, he was a son of the late Leroy and Lillie Akins Adkins. A charter member of the Withlacoochee Hunt Club he was an avid hunter and fisherman. He had a love for the outdoors,...
Steven Perry Coody
Dec 21, 2014
Steven Perry Coody, 61, of Valdosta died on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born on December 1, 1953 in Valdosta and has been a lifelong resident here. He was employed with Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) for 41 years and was an active member of Redland Baptist Church. Steve liked to hunt...
Grace Stephenson Brantley
Dec 20, 2014
Grace Stephenson Brantley, 91, of Remerton died Saturday, December 20, 2014. She was born on November 11, 1923 in Remerton, GA to the late Charlie and Annie Brooks Stephenson. Mrs. Brantley was retired from the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Lake City, FL. She was of the Methodist faith, an avid antique collector, quilter and an excellent cook.Mrs. Brantley is survived...
Paul Pharise Price
Dec 20, 2014
Paul Pharise Price, 93, of Lowndes County, passed away at Presbyterian Home, on December 20, 2014. One of six children, he was born December 16, 1921, in Brooks County, GA, to the late Thomas and Carrie Cooper Price. After high school, he served in the United States Army. Later on, he and his brother, James Price operated Price's Cabinet Shop...
Jane Cook Miller
Dec 18, 2014
Jane Cook Miller, 86, of Valdosta passed away Thursday, December 18, 2014, at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Miller was the daughter of Archer William, Sr. and Naamah Cook of Richmond, VA. She attended Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, where she met Dr. John Marvin Miller, her husband of over fifty years. A homemaker, Mrs. Miller...
Betty Harris Taylor
Dec 18, 2014
Betty Harris Taylor, 75, of Valdosta died on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Valdosta on August 2, 1939 to the late Joseph and Dorothy Mims Harris and has been a resident locally for most of her life. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.Survivors include three sons and a daughter-in-law,...
Dollie Mae Joyner
Dec 16, 2014
Dollie Mae Altman Joyner, 78, of Hahira passed away at Smith Northview Hospital on December 16, 2014. She was born in Blackshear, GA on August 4, 1936 to the late Reggie E. Altman and Clattie Fish Altman. Affectionately known as "Me-Ma", she loved her family and was very giving. She was retired from Crackling Good Bakery and in her spare...
Houston W. Green
Dec 16, 2014
Houston W. Green, of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2014, at Crestwood Nursing Home. He was born December 13, 1932 in Quitman. Mr. Green was a member of Covenant Baptist Church; he was a devout Christian, a loving husband, father and Papa. Mr. Green is survived by his wife of fifty-eight years, Betty Jo St. John Green of Valdosta....
Leonard Thomas (Tommy) Raulerson
Dec 15, 2014
Leonard Thomas (Tommy) Raulerson, 72, of Waycross, died on Monday, December 15, 2014 at his residence. Born on July 18, 1942 in Howell, Georgia to the late Louis and Gladys Parrish Raulerson, he was a native of Echols County and lived in Haylow until moving to Waycross about 4 years ago. He loved the woods of Echols County and spent...
Marie E. Gibson
Dec 15, 2014
Marie E. Gibson, 83, of Valdosta died Monday, December 15, 2014 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on August 17, 1931 in Adel, Cook County, GA to the late George Hall and Anna Hackett Hall. Mrs. Gibson was retired from Owens-Illinois and was a member of Greenwood Baptist Church.She is survived by her husband, K. V. Gibson of Valdosta,...
Laverne Clayton Simmons
Dec 14, 2014
Elizabeth LaVerne Clayton Simmons, 80, of Francis Lake, died on Sunday, December 14, 2014, at her home. Born in Echols County, Georgia on October 4, 1934, LaVerne was the daughter of the late Daniel Wilson Clayton and Johnnie Clara Hale Clayton and a graduate of the Echols County High Class of 1952. She was an active member of the Lake...
Melissa Evans
Dec 13, 2014
Melissa M. Evans, 51, of Valdosta, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014, at the Langdale Hospice House after a lengthy illness. She was born August 30, 1963 in Apalachicola, FL, a daughter of the late Frederick Bernard and Eleanor Hope Mayson. Melissa was a member of Redland Church of Christ. In her spare time she enjoyed shopping and reading.She is...
Julaine Valentine Stockdill
Dec 12, 2014
Julaine Valentine Stockdill, 70, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, December 12, 2014, at South Georgia Medical Center after a sudden illness.She was born December 21, 1943, in Valdosta, a daughter of the late Julian and Jewell Davis Valentine. Julaine grew up in the Howell area of Echols County and graduated from Echols County High School. She met her husband...
Jose Eugenio Olalde- Ramirez
Dec 11, 2014
Jose Eugenio Olalde-Ramirez, 37, of Valdosta, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 11, 2014, from an accident. He was born March 18, 1977 in Guanajuato, Mexico.Eugenio was a Jehovah's Witness, attending Kingdom Hall with the Valdosta Spanish Congregation, and he greatly enjoyed working at TLC Building Components.He is survived by his wife of eleven years, Carolyn Olalde-Ramirez; step-son, Zimran Marcelle;...
H. Wayne Bius
Dec 10, 2014
. H. Wayne Bius, 77, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, December 10, 2014. He died of a sudden illness at South Georgia Medical Center while surrounded by his loved ones.Born in Doerun, Georgia, on April 23, 1937, he was the eldest son of the late Vernon "Slim" and Merle Bius. A graduate of Doerun High School, he completed his two-year degree...
Isabelle Miley Amerson
Dec 10, 2014
Isabelle Miley Amerson, 97, of Hahira died Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at Heritage Healthcare in Valdosta. She was born in Lowndes County on July 12, 1917 to the late Henry Alford Miley, Sr. and Doshia Rebecca Griffin Miley. Mrs. Amerson was a homemaker and a member of Faith Baptist Church in Valdosta.She is surived by her son in law, J....
Betty Williams Montague
Dec 9, 2014
Betty Chloe Williams Montague, 92, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at her residence. Born in Atlanta, GA to the late John Harmon & Ruby Cecile Williams, she and her family moved to Valdosta when she was still a child. She went on to attend Emory Junior College here in Valdosta and then graduated from Shorter College with...
Sammy R. Register
Dec 9, 2014
Sammy R. Register, 61, of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2014, at his home after a lengthy illness.He was born June 3, 1953 in Homerville, a son of Plez and Margaret Hilliard Register. Sammy was a beloved father, grandfather, son, brother and friend to many. He was a true family man in every sense, and loved spending time with...
Alma Kathryn Green
Dec 9, 2014
Alma Kathryn Green, 79, of Valdosta passed away December 9, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Green was born in Dothan, Alabama on December 28, 1934 to the late Oscar A Lonzo and Ether Aman Shelley and was raised in Colquitt, GA. She was a homemaker and served beside her late husband with the Church of God. She was...
Herbert Roy (Beaver) Butler, Sr.
Dec 7, 2014
Herbert Roy (Beaver) Butler, Sr., 67, of Hahira died Sunday, December 7, 2014 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Quitman on December 12, 1946 to the late David and Lillie Mae Post Butler. Mr. Butler was a veteran of the United States Army having served in Vietnam. He enjoyed working in his yard, gardening, fishing, remodeling houses and...
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