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Robert Howard (Bob) Lee
Jul 6, 2014
Robert Howard (Bob) Lee, 66, of Valdosta died Sunday, July 6, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Jacksonville, FL on October 15, 1947 to the late Howard and Fleta Greene Lee. Bob was a retired Law Enforcement Sergeant with the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Department, Charlotte, NC. He served in the United States Army, was a member...
Katherine Paulk Mcallister
Jul 6, 2014
Katherine Paulk McAllister, 86, of Valdosta died Sunday, July 6, 2014 at her home. She was born on August 30, 1927 in Willacoochee, Georgia to the late Albert Robert and Cora Young Paulk. She attended Berry College and graduated from Valdosta State College. Katherine was a member of the Park Avenue United Methodist Church and retired from the Valdosta School...
Robert Louis Nelson
Jul 4, 2014
Robert Louis Nelson, 92, of Valdosta, died on Friday, July 4, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born Jan. 16, 1922 in Paducah, Kentucky, a son of the late Jesse Fields Nelson, Sr. and Gertrude Shoemaker Nelson. He graduated from Heath High School in McCracken County, KY and then joined the US Navy and was stationed on the...
Margaret Ann Koski Nargi
Jul 4, 2014
Margaret Ann (Koski) Nargi, 72, of Valdosta died on Friday, July 4, 2014 at the Langdale Hospice House following a brief illness. She was born on January 10, 1942 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania to the late Francis and Margaret Krinock Koski. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, and a former member of St....
Shirley Young Elrod
Jul 3, 2014
Shirley Young Elrod, 78, of Valdosta passed away Thursday, July 3, 2014, at Dorimny Medical Center in Fitzgerald, Ga. She was born December 11, 1935, a daughter of the late Louie Durward Young and LynnAdams Young, of Valdosta, GA, where she grew up and attended school. She was a homemaker and of the Christian Faith.She is survived by a son...
Doris Jean Walls Brooker
Jul 3, 2014
Doris Jean Walls Brooker, 71, of Quitman died Thursday, July 3, 2014 at South GA Medical Center. She was born on May 14, 1943 in West Palm Beach, FL to the late Eddie B. Walls, Sr. and Mamie Cleo Wise Walls. Mrs. Brooker was a retired seamstress and attended Gateway Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons and daughters...
Joel Oneal Boatright
Jul 2, 2014
Joel Oneal Boatright, 71, of Valdosta, died suddenly on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 following an accident. Born in Lake City, FL to the late Jasper Oneal & Cornelia Marable Boatright, he had lived in this area for the past 50 years. Mr. Boatright grew up in Mayo, FL and graduated from Mayo High School in 1960, he went on to...
Buffi Beasley Mccambridge
Jul 1, 2014
Buffi Beasley McCambridge, 46, of Hahira died Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born at the Moody Air Force Base Hospital on July 25, 1967 to MSgt. David Tullis Beasley, USMC and Sarah Elfleta Godwin Beasley. Buffi was a nursing instructor at Valdosta State University. She had a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, a...
Daniel Seabron Tyler
Jun 30, 2014
Daniel Seabron Tyler, 72, one of the most charming and interesting men in the world, passed away on Monday, June 30th, 2014, at his home in Hampton, Georgia. "Danny" as he was fondly called by all those who loved him was born in Quitman, Georgia on December 28, 1941 to the late Daniel Columbus Tyler of Hahira and the late...
Susan Elise Porter
Jun 29, 2014
Susan Elise Porter, 60, of Valdosta, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Sunday, June 29, 2014.She was born March 10, 1954 in Jasper, Florida, and in the early 1970's she served in the Women's Army Corps. For many years she was a Manager at the Dollar General at Castle Park, and later Manager of Huddle House on St. Augustine...
Frances Lamon
Jun 28, 2014
Frances Lamon, 81, of Lake Park, passed away Saturday, June 28, 2014, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born August 17, 1932, a daughter of the late David (Dave) and Lillian (Fawn) Scott Mitchell, in Brooks County, where she grew up and attended school. Shortly after marrying S.E. (Buddy) Lamon, the couple moved their family to Lowndes County and...
Jacob "Jake" Copeland
Jun 27, 2014
Jacob "Jake" Copeland, 76, of Lake Park died Friday, June 27, 2014 at his home. He was born on November 6, 1937 in Valdosta to the late Jacob Granger and Mildred Peters Copeland. Mr. Copeland was retired conductor with Norfolk Southern Railroad and a faithful member of the Francis Lake Baptist Church. He loved to farm, fish and hunt. Mr....
Nancy Louise Smyrl
Jun 26, 2014
Nancy Louise Smyrl, 54, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, June 26, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, July 3, 2014, at 1 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church. Rev. Walter Hobgood will officiate. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions be made to The Humane Society 307 E. Jane St. Valdosta, GA...
Junita "Judy" Dawson
Jun 25, 2014
Junita "Judy" Dawson, 88, of Valdosta and formerly of Hanahan, South Carolina died Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at the Fellowship Home. She was born in Alta Vista, Kansas on November 19, 1925 to the late Peter F. and Anna Ehlers Haffener and had lived in Charleston/Hanahan South Carolina area since 1963 before moving to Valdosta in 2009. Mrs. Dawson was...
Bill Purdy
Jun 24, 2014
Willie (Bill) Vern Purdy, 92, passed away very peacefully surrounded by most of his family on June 24, 2014 in Newburg, Maryland. Bill was born on November 27, 1921 in Lentner, Missouri, to Eva Pearl Butner-Purdy and Thomas Melvin Purdy. A World War II veteran, Bill grew up on a farm then moved to Shelbina when he was 12 years...
Marjorie L. Samuels
Jun 24, 2014
Marjorie L. Samuels, 92, of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at the Fellowship Home.Pilot, aero club manager, business, manager, first college graduate in her family, friend, sister, wife, mother, aunt and grandmother. Marjorie L Samuels was all of these and if you asked anyone, she was the best. Although a consummate homemaker, Marjorie was part of the second-wave...
Faye Lucas Leake
Jun 22, 2014
Faye Lucas Leake, 63, of Valdosta died on Sunday, June 22, 2014 at her residence following a lengthy illness. A graveside service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at Lake Park Cemetery with Rev. Carlton Allen officiating. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com. Carson McLane. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North...
Robert Marcus "Mark" Williams
Jun 20, 2014
Robert Marcus "Mark" Williams, 54, of Thomasville passed away on Friday, June 20, 2014 at his parent's home in Thomasville, after a lengthy illness. Mr. Williams was born on February 24, 1960 in Valdosta to Glenn Williams and Doris Smith Williams. He was a glass glazer and of the Baptist Faith. Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, Sandy Dollar...
Elbert Wells "Bert" Powell
Jun 19, 2014
Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Elbert Wells "Bert" Powell, 92, of Hustonville, Kentucky, passed away June 19, 2014 at his home in Valdosta, Georgia. He was predeceased by his wife of over 60 years, Charlene Bennett Powell in 2010. Lt. Col. Powell attended the University of Kentucky where he played trombone in the marching band, was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho...
Betty Jo Copeland Wisenbaker
Jun 19, 2014
Betty Jo Copeland WisenbakerBetty Jo Wisenbaker, 83, born September 9, 1930, passed from this world on June 19, 2014, after several years of battling various illnesses. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Donald Wisenbaker of Valdosta; one sister, Charlotte Hartline, of Albany, GA; one son and daughter in law, Donnie & Jamie Wisenbaker of Valdosta; and one...
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