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Genell Fletcher Wilson
Apr 13, 2015
Genell Fletcher Wilson, 83 of Adel and formerly of Hahira died April 12, 2015 at her home. She was born in Lowndes County on December 2, 1931 to the late Zack and Genia Carter Fletcher. Mrs. Wilson was an active member of the Hahira First Baptist Church and the Life Builders Sunday School Class. She enjoyed being with her family,...
Kristi Eutzler Patel
Apr 13, 2015
Kristine (Kristi) Ann Eutzler Patel, 48, of Hahira passed away on Monday, April 13, 2015 at her home. She was born on May 10, 1966 in Richland Center, Wisconsin and had resided in Lowndes County for many years. Mrs. Patel was a devoted wife, mother of five children, daughter and sister. She had served as a registered nurse at South...
Brentley Cooper Fiorentino
Apr 12, 2015
Brentley Cooper Fiorentino was stillborn Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 5:34 p. m. at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, GA. He is survived by his mother, Amber Fiorentino of Lake Park, GA, step father, Daniel Staley of Valdosta, grandparents, Richard and Sabrina Holton, aunt, Karissa Holton, great grandparents, Gary and Janan Holton, all of Lake Park, GA, great grandfather,...
Bobby F. Harvell
Apr 12, 2015
Bobby F. Harvell, 80, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, April 12, 2015 at Langdale Hospice House following a brief illness. He was born on February 25, 1935 in Havana, Florida to the late Green Berry and Lois Anders Harvell. Mr. Harvell was a veteran of the United States Air Force and later retired after 30 years of service from IBM...
Jacqueline (Jacqui) Pool
Apr 12, 2015
Jacqueline (Jacqui) Pool, 64, of Brooks County, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 12, 2015, at her home.She was born October 13, 1950, in Rockford, IL, a daughter of the late Maurice J. and Ruth L. Gates. For many years she taught at Hahira Elementary School and Pine Grove Elementary School, primarily third grade. Jacqui was a Presbyterian by faith,...
Joseph Paul Calderon
Apr 11, 2015
Joseph Paul Calderon, 65, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in New York, New York, on January 24, 1950, he was the son of Catherine Morales Calderon and the late Joseph Calderon. He attended John Jay College of Criminal Justice, served with the Army National Guard and was a police administrator...
Cmsgt. John A. Bigelow
Apr 10, 2015
CMSgt. John A. Bigelow, 88, of Valdosta passed away Friday, April 10, 2015 at Archibold Medical Center in Thomasville, GA. He was born in Prince William County, VA on May 8, 1926 to the late Eliphus and Isabell Spinks Bigelow and had lived in Valdosta since 1969. Mr. Bigelow was a veteran of the United States Air Force serving during...
Eileen Parrish
Apr 10, 2015
Eileen Parrish, 92, of Valdosta, died on Friday, April 10, 2015 at her residence following a brief illness. She was born in Arlington, Minnesota on December 19, 1922 to the late Philip and Emma Doerr and has been a resident of Valdosta since 1969. Mrs. Parrish was known for her independent spirit and her love of travel. Her family recalls...
Deborah Anne Ryals Atkins
Apr 10, 2015
Deborah Anne Ryals Atkins, 61, of Quitman died Friday, April 10, 2015. She was born in Valdosta on September 1, 1953 to Henry Sheldon Ryals, Jr. and Annie Ruth Clements Ryals. Mrs. Atkins was retired from the United States Army and had worked at Cox Communications. She is preceded in death by her father and her husband, Steven Clyde Atkins.Mrs....
Dorothy Hall Meeks
Apr 8, 2015
Dorothy Hall Meeks, 84, of Valdosta died peacefully Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at her home. She was born was born in Hahira on September 18, 1930 to the late Colonel Joe and Madalyn Fiveash Hall and was a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. Mrs. Meeks was a member of the St. Augustine Church of Christ. She loved spending time with...
Donald Gary Lowery
Apr 8, 2015
Donald Gary Lowery, 63 of Valdosta died Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at his home. He was born in Valdosta on October 9, 1951 to the late William Thuddous and Alice Louise Wisenbaker Lowery and was a lifelong resident of this area. He was a graduate of Lowndes County High School, and worked in the Oil Field. He was a member...
Charles Priest Perry, Iii
Apr 8, 2015
Charles Priest Perry III Charles Priest Perry, III, 62, of Valdosta entered into rest on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. Born in Gainesville, FL and living for several years in Melrose, FL, the family moved to Toccoa, GA where he earned All-State football honors, and went on to play collegiate football for Western Carolina...
Bonnie Corrine "Aunt Bonnie" Grubbs
Apr 6, 2015
Bonnie Corrine "Aunt Bonnie" Grubbs, 102, of Lake Park, died on Monday, April 06, 2015 at Lakehaven Nursing Home following a short illness. She was born on September 20, 1912 in Lewisburg, Tennessee to the late R.O. and Nora Elisor Williams. She moved with her family to Bell Buckle, Tennessee when she was nine years old and lived there until...
Terri Lynn Maddox
Apr 6, 2015
Terri Lynn Maddox, 59, of Valdosta, died on Monday, April 6, 2015 at her residence following a sudden illness. She was born on September 24, 1955 in Augusta, Georgia and has been a resident of this area for most of her life. She was a retired educator having taught Special Education in the Lowndes County School system for both Lowndes...
Nelson "Mort" A. Morton
Apr 5, 2015
Nelson A. "Mort" Morton Jr., 73, passed away April 5th, 2015 after a two year battle with cancer. He retired as a MSgt. From the United States Air Force after 21 years of service, and 16 years in the maintenance department at South Georgia Medical Center.Mr. Morton is survived by his wife of 55 years, Linda Morton, as well as...
Richard Charles Steltenpohl, Sr.
Apr 4, 2015
Richard Charles Steltenpohl, Sr., 76 of Valdosta died Saturday, April 4, 2015 at his home. He was born in St. Joseph, MO on June 10, 1938 to the late George William Steltenpohl and Bessie Crockett Steltenpohl. He was in the Air Force for 20 years and later a prison guard. Mr. Steltenpohl was an avid golfer, enjoyed fishing, loved his...
Frieda Sosno Spieler
Apr 3, 2015
Frieda Sosno Spieler died Friday, April 03, 2015 at age 94. She resided in Denver, CO for 32 years, moved to Valdosta, GA where she lived for 42 years before moving to the Jewish Tower, Atlanta, GA where she lived for 20 years and then Sunrise of Buckhead for two years.She was preceded in death by her husband of 37...
John Klimko, Sr.
Apr 3, 2015
John Klimko Sr. was born in Fall River, Massachusetts on May 8, 1928 and went to be with the Lord on April 3, 2015. He graduated from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island before moving to Dallas, Texas in 1951.John loved life and he loved people. He enjoyed his work as an aeronautical engineer at Chance-Vought, Ling-Temco-Vought, and Texas Instruments....
Tommy L. Adkins, Sr.
Apr 1, 2015
Tommy L. Adkins, Sr., 76, of Valdosta died Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at his home. He was born in Nashville, GA on May 3, 1938 to the late Jackson Leroy Adkins & Lillie Ida Elizabeth Akins Adkins. He was a retired precision machinist at Lowndes Engineering. Mr. Adkins was also a member of Gideons, a formerDeacon of Bemiss Road Baptist...
Franklin Jefferies Eldridge
Apr 1, 2015
Franklin Jefferies Eldridge, 77, died on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at South Georgia Medical Center. A Valdosta native, Frank Eldridge, was a loving family man, colleague, and friend to many in the community. Born in 1937, he was a son of the late Dr. Franklin G. Eldridge and Henrietta Rebecca Jefferies Eldridge. He started playing golf at a young age...
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