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Mattie Jerrell Warren Daniels
Feb 26, 2014
Mattie Jerrell Warren Daniels, 88, of Valdosta died Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Fellowship Home. She was born in Cadwell, Laurens County, GA on July 4, 1925 to the late General Otha Warren and Nora Frances Scarborough Warren Griffis. Mrs. Daniels was a homemaker and a member of Crossroads Baptist Church.She is survived by her daughter and son in law,...
Virgie Marie Jordan
Feb 25, 2014
Virgie Marie Jordan, 86, of Valdosta, formerly of Oxford, Mississippi died Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Corinth, MS on December 11, 1927 to the late Carroll and Ona Lee Wilbanks Jordan. Ms. Jordan worked with the Hernando, MS Police Department.She is survived by her niece, Barbara Hill of Valdosta and her nephew,...
Robert D. (Bob) Batten, Sr.
Feb 25, 2014
Robert D. (Bob) Batten, Sr., 72, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief period of declining health. A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, he was born on March 9, 1941, the son of the late John Daniel Batten and Dorothy Cecelia Dowling Batten. Bob was a graduate of Knoxville Catholic High School...
Thomas E. (Ed) Tillman
Feb 25, 2014
Thomas E. (Ed) Tillman, 66, of Valdosta died Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at his residence. He was born on March 8, 1947 in Brooks County to the late Joel Edwards Tillman and Lois Asbell Tillman. Ed was a United States Navy Veteran, a diesel mechanic and shop foreman at Interstate Nationalease Inc. and a member of Trinity Baptist Church.He is...
Jimmy Chappell
Feb 24, 2014
Jimmy Chappell, 81, of Morven, died on Monday, February 24, 2014 at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. He was born on November 30, 1932 in Candor, North Carolina to the late Lacy and Esther McCaskill Chappell and has been a resident of Morven since 1960. He was a retired peach farmer and was a member of the Morven...
Claude Roark
Feb 23, 2014
Claude Roark, 89, of Valdosta, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014, at Langdale Hospice House after a brief illness. He was born July 20, 1924 in Jackson, Kentucky. Mr. Roark was one of the first Motorcycle Traffic Police Officers in Valdosta, and after many years of service he retired from Sears as a Service Technician. He was a member of...
Judith C. Croft
Feb 21, 2014
Judith C. Croft, 59, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, February 21, 2014, at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born December 14, 1954, in Lakewood, New Jersey.She is survived by her husband of thirty-one years, Bob Croft of Valdosta; a daughter, Gina McCullers of Valdosta; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jason and Jennifer Rothrock of Lake Park, and Gene...
Larry "Pete" C. Perdue Sr.
Feb 20, 2014
Larry "Pete" C. Perdue Sr., 75, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, February 20, 2014, at Fellowship Home. He was born July 6, 1938 in Wyoming County, West Virginia, to the late William Edward Perdue and Harriett Workman Perdue. He was a resident of Valdosta for the past 44 years. Tech Sgt. Perdue was a proud retired veteran of the United...
Bob R. Taylor, Sr.
Feb 20, 2014
Bob R. Taylor, Sr., 81, of Valdosta died February 20, 2014, at his home in Valdosta surrounded by his family. Mr. Taylor was born in Milan, Tennessee on July 22, 1932, the son of Otha Lee and Robbie Wall Taylor. Raised in Somerville, Tennessee, Mr. Taylor graduated from Fayette County High School and earned a collegiate football scholarship to the...
William (Bill) Royce Mccurdy, Sr.
Feb 17, 2014
Brother William (Bill) Royce McCurdy, Sr., 78, of Lake Park, died at his home on Monday, February 17, 2014. Born in Irwinville, Georgia to the late Bob and Mildred (King) McCurdy, he attended school and graduated from high school in Irwinville. He went on to continue his education at Valdosta State College and Luther Rice Seminary. Mr. McCurdy served four...
Randall Robert Ward, Sr.
Feb 17, 2014
Randall Robert Ward Sr., 95, of Jacksonville, FL., died Monday, February 17, 2014 at McGraw Center Community Hospice. He was born on June 9, 1918 in Valdosta, GA, to the late George Washington Ward and Fannie Rudd Ward. Mr. Ward was a member of Victory Baptist Church. He was a United States Army veteran and was a retired carpenter.Survivors include...
Freeman Fletcher, Jr.
Feb 16, 2014
Freeman "Little Free" Fletcher, Jr., 73, lifelong resident of Valdosta, died after a period of declining health on Sunday, February 16, 2014, at Smith Northview Hospital. Born in Valdosta on May 29, 1940 he attended Lake Park High School and was an avid outdoorsman in his younger years, enjoying hunting and fishing. Mr. Freeman was a skilled carpenter who worked...
Roy Brady
Feb 15, 2014
Roy Brady, 89, of Valdosta died on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Lakehaven Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. He was born on July 19, 1924 in Lakeland, Georgia to the late Charlie Gordon and Flora Kirkland Brady. In his youth, he worked as a projectionist at various theaters in Valdosta such as The Skyway, The Dosta, and The Ritz,...
Lillian Jeanette Mcquaig Harrell
Feb 15, 2014
Lillian Jeanette McQuaig Harrell, 89, of Valdosta, died Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Heritage Healthcare at Lakehaven. She was born in Manor, GA on June 22, 1924 to the late Ira McQuaig and Carrie Mae Baxley McQuaig. Mrs. Harrell was a homemaker and a member of Forrest Park Church of Christ.She is survived by her son, Larry Tillman Harrell, her...
Elizabeth Grisham Brown Schurig
Feb 14, 2014
Elizabeth Grisham (Libba) Brown Nabors Schurig, 72, of Valdosta, passed away at their home on Friday, February 14, 2014. Born December 28, 1941, she was the daughter of the late George Marion Brown, Jr. and Elizabeth Stanford Brown of Atlanta, and she was the great great granddaughter of Governor Joseph Emerson Brown and Elizabeth Grisham Brown. Elizabeth was a graduate...
Elizabeth Grisham "Libba" Brown Nabors Schurig
Feb 14, 2014
Elizabeth Grisham (Libba) Brown Nabors Schurig, 72, of Valdosta, passed away at their home on Friday, February 14, 2014. Born December 28, 1941, she was the daughter of the late George Marion Brown, III and Elizabeth Stanford Brown of Atlanta, and she was the great great granddaughter of Governor Joseph Emerson Brown and Elizabeth Grisham Brown. Elizabeth was a graduate...
William Rogers
Feb 14, 2014
William B. Rogers, a native and long-time resident of Bourbon County, died February 14, 2014, in Valdosta, Georgia at the age of 85 after a short illness. He is survived by his sister Dorothy Rogers in Asheville, North Carolina, his brother Matt Rogers in Paris, his son Boyd Rogers and daughter-in-law Cookie Rogers in Lexington, his son Gardner Rogers and...
Aurora Linn
Feb 13, 2014
Aurora Linn, 54, of Valdosta, died Thursday, February 13, 2014 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 29, 1959 in Cebu City, Philippines, to the late Tomas Olarte and Monica Arnejo Olarte. Mrs. Linn was a member of St John the Evangelist Catholic Church and employed by the Valdosta City School System.Survivors include her husband,...
Amanda Painter
Feb 12, 2014
Amanda (Mandy) Painter, 55, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Shand's Hospital in Gainesville, FL. She was born in Columbus, Ohio on June 30, 1958 to Emory L. Kiefer and the late Doris Ann Andrews Kiefer. She was the owner and real estate agent with Titletown Realty, a member of the Board of Realtors and a member of...
James Phillip Elkins
Feb 12, 2014
James Phillip Elkins, 58, of Valdosta died on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Langdale Hospice House. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Sammy Reaves officiating. The family will receive friends from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Carson McLane Funeral Home. Condolences to...
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