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Marian Thomas Devane
Mar 17, 2015
Marian Thomas DeVane, 78, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at Community Hospice House, Vidalia.She was born November 1, 1936 in Jennings, FL, a daughter of the late Elder Maurice and Neta Cunningham Thomas. As a Preacher's daughter and a Preacher's wife, she ministered to many people throughout her life. She was a member of Grace...
Richard Dewitt Shepherd
Mar 17, 2015
Richard DeWitt Shepherd (CMSgt. USAF Retired), went peacefully into the Lord's house, Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at the Circle of Life Hospice facility in Bentonville, Arkansas.Born April 2, 1930 to Francis Monroe Shepherd and Georgia Mildred Hall in Milan, Missouri, he spent his early childhood roaming the farms of his grandparents. The family later moved to Chicago, Illinois, where Richard...
Mattie B. (Pat) Wallis
Mar 16, 2015
Mattie B. (Pat) Wallis, 88, of Valdosta died at home Monday, March 16, 2015 after battling the effects of a major stroke in July 2011. She was born in Berrien County, GA on October 19, 1926 to the late Charlie Brady and Flora Kirkland Brady. Mrs. Wallis was a homemaker.She is survived by her husband, Rolland (Ray) Wallis of Valdosta,...
John "Ray" Raymond Aguon
Mar 16, 2015
John "Ray" Raymond Aguon of Valdosta was called home by our heavenly father on Monday, Mar 16, 2015 at Langdale Hospice Home. Ray was born August 17, 1928 on the island of Guam to Juan Santos Aguon and Ana Pereira Crisostomo Aguon. He was the oldest of 8 brothers and sisters. Ray is married to Dona "Dolly" Faye Howze of...
L. Morris Copeland
Mar 14, 2015
L. Morris Copeland, 78, of Valdosta, died at his home on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Born and raised in Lowndes County, he was the son of the late Leon and Ollie Lou Barker Copeland. He was a 1956 graduate of Georgia Christian School. He served in the United State Air Force and while stationed in Phoenix, Arizona in 1958, he...
Rosemary Katherine Jarrett
Mar 14, 2015
Rosemary Katherine Jarrett, 92, of Valdosta, Georgia and formerly of Melbourne, Florida, died on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Heritage House Nursing Home following a short illness. She was born on June 12, 1922 in Heilwood, Pennsylvania to the late Eugene T. and Rose Mary Hammond Croyle. Mrs. Jarrett retired from the civil service in 1982 and was at Patrick...
Ann Rutledge Colson
Mar 13, 2015
Ann Rutledge Colson, 89, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 13, 2015, at Advent Christian Village in Dowling Park, Florida. Born in Florence, South Carolina in 1925, Ann was a woman full of compassion. She became a registered nurse after attending the Medical College of South Carolina and when she began nursing at St. Vincent's in...
June T. Strawder
Mar 12, 2015
June Strawder, 75, of Ray City died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Berrien County on June 28, 1939 to the late Charlie S. and Cora Lee Bradford Strawder and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Strawder was a Baptist and enjoyed farming, fishing and raising cattle. Survivors include his wife,...
Thurman Autrey Law
Mar 11, 2015
Thurman Autrey Law, 72, of Valdosta passed away on March 11, 2015 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Chula, GA on January 15, 1943 to the late Lloyd Abner and Annie Dumas Law. After serving in the United States Navy he moved to Valdosta where he resided for the last fifty years. Mr. Law was...
Helen Bostick Oliver
Mar 11, 2015
Helen Bostick Oliver, 92, of Jacksonville, FL died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at her residence. She was born on April 19, 1922 in Hahira, GA to the late Henry Franklin Bostick and Amanda Lee Linahan Bostick. Mrs. Oliver was a retired secretary from Independent Life Insurance Company of Jacksonville, FL . She was a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and...
Viney Ellis
Mar 10, 2015
Viney Ellis, 61, of Barney, died on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on March 25, 1953 in Brooks County and has been a resident of this area all of her life. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Viney loved nature and spending time outdoors whether it was...
Evelyn M. Tucker
Mar 9, 2015
Evelyn M. Tucker, 68, of Valdosta died Monday, March 9, 2015 at her residence. She was born on April 15, 1946 in Cochran, GA to the late Albert Jefferson Turner and Nettie Brady Turner. Mrs. Tucker was a homemaker and a member of North Valdosta Church of God.She is survived by her husband, Billy D. Tucker of Valdosta, son, Billy...
Clifford Henry Webb
Mar 8, 2015
Clifford Henry Webb, 92, of Barney died Sunday, March 8, 2015 at the Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Lowndes County on August 4, 1922 to the late Eli D., Jr. and Tobitha Stalvey Webb and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Webb was a member of the Shiloh United Methodist Church and a veteran of the...
Norman Walter Eunice, Sr.
Mar 8, 2015
Norman Walter Eunice, Sr., 87, of Quitman died Sunday, March 8, 2015 at the Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Remerton on August 30, 1927 to the late Arthur Holmes and Eva Lavon Crumbley Eunice and was a lifelong resident of the area. Mr. Eunice was a member of the Pleasant Primitive Baptist Church where served as a deacon....
Joseph Raymond (Joe) Slocum, Sr.
Mar 7, 2015
Joseph Raymond Slocum, Sr., 88, died March 7, 2015, at Dasher Heart Center, Valdosta, GA. Mr. Slocum was born in Avon Park, FL, on January 7, 1927, to the late Lloyd and McRae Davis Slocum. The family came to Valdosta when Joe was a child to open a furniture business. After graduating from Valdosta High School in 1943, he attended...
Nancy B. Bennett
Mar 7, 2015
Nancy B. Bennett, 80, of Naylor passed away March 7, 2015 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born September 13, 1934 in Naylor, GA to the late James Willie and Doris Monk Bass. Mrs. Bennett had been a lifelong resident of Naylor and was a faithful member of Naylor Baptist Church. She was a retired caseworker for...
Phillip David Thomas
Mar 7, 2015
Phillip David Thomas, 64, of Valdosta died Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge. Phillip was born in Valdosta on May 16, 1950 to the late Joseph and Georgia Saliba Thomas. He was a loving and happy person who had been residing at the Georgia Pines in Bainbridge. Phillip was a Protestant. Survivors include three sisters, Joyce Ann...
Frances G. Plair
Mar 6, 2015
Frances G. Plair, 77, of Valdosta died Friday, March 6, 2015 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on April 10, 1937 in Nashville, GA to the late Charles Gray and Lessie Ina Nix Gray. Mrs. Plair moved to Valdosta in 1957 and worked at Eye Associates for the past 45 years. She was a member of Perimeter Road Baptist...
Ronald (Ronny) Buran Wisenbaker, Jr.
Mar 2, 2015
Ronald (Ronny) Buran Wisenbaker, Jr., 54, of Valdosta died Monday, March 2, 2015 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born in Lowndes County on January 23, 1961 to Betty Tyson Wisenbaker and the late Ronald B. Wisenbaker, Sr. and was a lifelong resident of this area. Ronny was a member of the Dasher Church of Christ and...
William Robert Watson, Sr.
Mar 1, 2015
William Robert Watson, Sr., 82, of Hahira, died on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born on February 28, 1933 in Morven, Georgia to the late Stanley Bennett and Gladys Aline Newton Watson. Mr. Watson graduated from Valdosta High School and played for Coach Bazemore and was affectionately known as "Chug Chug". He...
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