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J. C. (Sprig) Carter, Jr.
Apr 21, 2014
J. C. (Sprig) Carter was born in Echols County, GA on March 24, 1924 to the late James Stephen and Essie Corbett Carter. His parents bought a farm and moved into the Lake Park area of Lowndes County in 1935. After graduating valedictorian from the old Lake Park High School he farmed two years with his father before attending ABAC...
L.V. Vann
Apr 20, 2014
L.V. Vann, 89, of Lake Park, died on Sunday, April 20, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born on December 30, 1924 in Branford, Florida to the late George and Etta Jackson Grinstead. She retired from the Montgomery County School System in Silver Springs, Maryland as a Media Center Consultant after 25 years of...
Sandra Nell Denmark Pert
Apr 20, 2014
Sandra Nell Denmark Pert, 66, of Jasper passed away April 20, 2014 at Haven Hospice in Gainesville, FL after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Jasper, FL on January 24, 1948, to the late Daniel Edward and Latain Henderson Denmark. Sandra was of the Pentecostal faith. She loved taking care of her family and serving the Lord....
Roberta L. Clegg
Apr 20, 2014
Roberta L. Clegg, passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2014. She was born July 20, 1932 to C.E. Ferris Clegg and Maurine Leigh Clegg in Heber City, Utah. A scholar at the University of Utah, University of Colorado, and University of Oregon, she received a Ph.D. at the University of Maryland. She was an active member in Phi-Kappa-Phi, receiving their...
Henry Grudzien
Apr 19, 2014
Henry Grudzien, 91, of Valdosta died Saturday, April 19, 2014 at his home. Born in Krakow, Poland on May 13, 1922 he served with the Polish resistance during WWII. Mr. Grudzien taught high school in Atlanta and later in Valdosta where he was an avid Wildcat fan. He was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Preceded in...
Edna Marie Criscuolo
Apr 19, 2014
Edna Marie Criscuolo, 97, of Valdosta died on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Fellowship Home following a period of declining health. She was preceded in death by her husband Antonio Thomas Crisuolo. A committal service for Antonio and Edna Criscuolo will be held at a later date and time at Arlington National Cemetery. Condolences to family and friends may be...
Martha Dene Amerson Plair
Apr 19, 2014
Martha Dene Amerson Plair, 73, of Hahira passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at the Langdale Hospice House after a brief illness. She was born on May 17, 1940 in Hahira to Isabell Miley Amerson and the late Roscoe J. Amerson and was a lifelong resident of Hahira. Mrs. Plair was a member of the Hahira First Freewill Baptist...
Dr. Donald E. Gerlock
Apr 18, 2014
Dr. Donald E. Gerlock Jr., 62, passed away 4/18/14 at home. Born and raised in Valdosta, GA to the late Dr. Donald and Josephine Gerlock. He served 3 years in the Naval Air Reserve Training Unit. In 1976, he graduated from Palmer Chiropractic College in Davenport, Iowa. After completing his education he started in private practice in Valdosta, GA, then...
James Earl Taylor
Apr 18, 2014
James Earl Taylor, 70, of Quitman died Friday, April 18, 2014 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. He was born on January 11, 1944 in Waycross to the late William Harley and Bertha Bullard Taylor and had lived in this area for many years. Mr. Taylor was a member of the First Assembly of God in Valdosta...
Margaret Rivers
Apr 18, 2014
Margaret Rivers, 76, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, April 18, 2014, at South Georgia Medical Center.She was born October 29, 1937, in Worth County, a daughter of the late Daniel L. Bius, Sr. and the late Lila Callaway Bius. She was a member of Evergreen Baptist Church, Worth County, and attended Lee Street Baptist Church, Valdosta. Mrs. Rivers was a...
James Andrew (Jim) Herring
Apr 16, 2014
James Andrew Herring, 59, of Lilburn, Georgia, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Born August 9, 1954 in Brunswick, Georgia, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lafayette Herring, Sr. who preceded him in death. Jim received his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in History from Valdosta State University and attended Advent Christian Church.Jim is survived by his...
Martha Sasser Sansberry
Apr 16, 2014
Martha Ellen Sansberry, 82, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at Langdale Hospice House after a lengthy illness. Born in Lakeland, Georgia on February 17, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Creed Davis Sasser and Janie Cleo Read Sasser. Mrs. Sansberry was a member of Greenwood Baptist Church. She was a generous, loving mother and grandmother...
Shayna Shapiro Garland
Apr 15, 2014
Shayna Shapiro Garland, 41, of Suwannee, Georgia and formerly of Valdosta, passed away on April 15, 2014. Born in Bradenton, Florida, on October 31, 1972, Shayna was a 1990 graduate of Valdosta High School. She attended Florida State University and graduated from Valdosta State University in 1994. Following college she began working in the family business and soon moved to...
Mary Glennette Maine
Apr 15, 2014
Mary Glennette Maine, 46, of Lake Park passed away at South Georgia Medical Center on April 15, 2014 after a long battle with an illness. She was born in Hahira, GA on August 11, 1967 to Harry Gene Maine and Glennette Ellen Simpson. Mary was a devoted wife, loving mother, and grandmother with a big heart. She previously worked for...
Fabian L. Flanders
Apr 14, 2014
Fabian L. Flanders, 58, of Valdosta, passed away Monday, April 14, 2014, at Langdale Hospice House. Although we have lost this beautiful man's physical presence here on earth, we take comfort in knowing at last he is free of pain. Fabian will be greatly missed by all. God's journey for him is not over, he is needed elsewhere. Fabian is...
Miss Wilby Christian Coleman
Apr 14, 2014
Miss Wilby Christian Coleman of Valdosta died on Monday 14th 2014 at the age of 60. Miss Wilby was born to Wilby Compton Coleman and Gretchen Christian Eberhardt on the 10th of December in 1953. She was raised by Wilby Coleman and Gloria Mederer Coleman, who gracefully entered into Miss Wilby's life when she was 16 years old. She graduated...
Fabian L. Flanders
Apr 14, 2014
Fabian L. Flanders, 58, of Valdosta, passed away Monday, April 14, 2014, at Langdale Hospice House. Although we have lost this beautiful man's physical presence here on earth, we take comfort in knowing at last he is free of pain. Fabian will be greatly missed by all. God's journey for him is not over, he is needed elsewhere. Fabian is...
Lemuel N. John, Iii, Lt. Col. Usaf, Ret.
Apr 14, 2014
Lemuel N. John III, Lt. Col. USAF, RET., 85, of Valdosta died at Langdale Hospice House on Monday, April 14, 2014. Born on November 11, 1928 in Morgantown, West Virginia he was the son of the late Marie Katherine O'Malley and L.N. John, Jr. Lem was a graduate of West Virginia University where he majored in Physical Education and joined...
Joyce Ann Jackson
Apr 13, 2014
Joyce Ann Jackson, 67, of Valdosta, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014.She was born September 20, 1946 in Ocala, FL, a daughter of the late John and Callie Walker Sutton. For the past fifteen years, Mrs. Jackson and her husband James have lived in Valdosta, moving from Thomasville. She attended Cat Creek Primitive Baptist Church, enjoyed fishing, watching 'The Young...
Joann North Gillingwater
Apr 13, 2014
JoAnn North Gillingwater, 72, of Lake Park, died on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on October 11, 1941 in Valdosta to the late Curtis B. and Mary Lois Crawford North and has been a lifelong resident of this area. She was a homemaker and attended About My Father's Ministry. She loved...
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