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Violet E. Heidemann
Nov 15, 2013
Violet E. "Vi" Heidemann, 93, of Woodbridge, VA, and formerly of Valdosta, died on Friday, November 15 in Fairfax, VA.Born and raised south of London in a town called Bexhill, Violet joined the WAAF (Woman's Auxiliary Air Force) in 1941 during World War II. She was stationed at various bases throughout England during the war -- training and then working...
Violet Easton Heidemann
Nov 15, 2013
Violet Easton Heidemann, 93, of Woodbridge, Virginia and formerly of Valdosta, died on Friday, November 15, 2013 at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax, Virginia. A memorial service will be held locally at a later date and time to be announced by the Carson McLane Funeral Home. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com. Carson McLane. Funeral Home:...
Jane Burr Rogers Willis
Nov 15, 2013
Jane Burr Rogers Willis, 82, of Valdosta, died at home near midnight on Friday, November 15, from complications of cancer.She was born in Griffin, Ga., on May 24, 1931, to the late Lewis Alfred and Katherine Randall Rogers. She was the granddaughter of Ella Lee Milligan Randall. She graduated from Griffin High School and attended Shorter College as a speech...
Charles Joseph (Jody) Copeland
Nov 14, 2013
Charles Joseph "Jody" Copeland, age 65 of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away on November 14, 2013 at Langdale Hospice House follow a lengthy battle with cancer. Mr. Copeland was born in Lowndes County to the late John William and Sarah Nona Wisenbaker Copeland, on June 10, 1948. He was employed by TSG and member of Central Avenue Church of Christ.He is...
Betty Phillips Googe
Nov 13, 2013
Betty Phillips Googe, 85, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at Fellowship Home. Mrs Googe was born December 29, 1927, in Dothan, Alabama to the late Henry Clay Phillips and Alma Pauline Phillips. She attended Lumber City High School, Middle Georgia College, and graduated from Valdosta State College. She was married to Oliver Callus Googe until his death on...
Helen Louisa Morgan
Nov 13, 2013
Helen Louisa Morgan, 91, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday November13, 2013 at her residence following a lengthy illness. Born to the late Rufus Boyce Wilson and Bess Louisa Wilcox Wilson in Hoffman, NC, she then grew up in Gastonia, NC. Prior to moving to Valdosta in the late 1960's, she lived in Charlotte, NC and had managed a Dairy Queen...
Jeane R. Bowling
Nov 12, 2013
Jeane R. Bowling, 84, of Lake Park, passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2013, at the Presbyterian Home, Quitman, after a short illness. She was born November 14, 1929 in Jackson, KY, a daughter of the late Shafter and Edna Turner Roberts. Mrs. Bowling and her husband John, had been residents of Lake Park since 2006, moving from Maitland, FL. She...
Verna Jane Clayton
Nov 11, 2013
Jane Clayton, 50, of Olive Branch, MS passed away Monday, November 11, 2013. She was born on March 15, 1963 in Ladysmith, Wisconsin. Jane was a member of New Prospect Baptist Church in Olive Branch. She is survived by her husband of 33 years, Danny Clayton of Olive Branch and formerly of Valdosta, her daughter and son in law, Christina...
Veda Beth (Nanny) Fanning
Nov 10, 2013
Veda Beth (Nanny) Fanning, 78, of Valdosta passed away from this life to be with her Lord on Sunday, November 10, 2013 at Crestwood Nursing Home. Born Veda Beth Pelfrey on September 27, 1935 in Maysville, Oklahoma she was the daughter of the late Fred Pelfrey and Katy Gillespie. She had lived and worked for many years in Big Lake,...
Lois Jane Retterbush
Nov 10, 2013
Lois Jane Retterbush, age 90, of Valdosta died Sunday, November 10, 2013 at her home. She was born on September 19, 1923 in Swanton, Ohio and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Fred Cook of Swanton, Ohio. She was a Registered Nurse who attended Toledo University and Mary Manse College. She is a graduate of St. Vincent's School...
June Thomas Hyder
Nov 10, 2013
Mrs. Doris June Thomas Hyder, age 82, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon, November 10, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. June was born in Floyd County on May 18, 1931, daughter of the late John William Thomas and Willie Mae Garner Thomas. She married Samuel Nicholas "Nick" Hyder, who preceded her in death on May 16, 1996....
Violet "Blue" Haas
Nov 9, 2013
Violet "Blue" HaasOur sister, Violet "Blue" Haas, passed from this life on Saturday, November 9, 2013. She was 59 years old and much loved by her family, Roberta Haas George and Noel George, Judy Haas McNelis, Nancy Haas Phillips, Victoria Haas Bush and Charles Bush, Constance Haas Meester and her many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by...
Rebecca Eugenia Caldwell Odom
Nov 9, 2013
Rebecca Eugenia Caldwell Odom, 96, of Valdosta died on Saturday, November 09, 2013 at her residence. She was born on July 26, 1917 in Metcalf, Georgia to the late Eugene Forrest and Martha Kerr Caldwell. She was raised in Thomasville and graduated from Thomasville High School. Mrs. Odom has been a resident of Valdosta since 1945 where she and her...
I.M. (Ivey) Starling
Nov 8, 2013
I.M. (Ivey) Starling, 74, of Valdosta, died on November 8, 2013 after a lengthy illness. He was born on September 18, 1939 in Statenville, Georgia to the late Arren and Lola Herndon Starling and has been a lifelong resident of Valdosta. He was a retired self-employed carpenter/sub-contractor and was of the Church of God faith. He was a hard worker...
Angela Griffin Hughes
Nov 8, 2013
Angela Griffin Hughes, 48, of Valdosta, passed away suddenly on November 8, 2013. She was born on June 20, 1965 in Valdosta. A 1984 graduate of Lowndes High School, she went on to receive her B.S., M.Ed, and Specialist degrees from Valdosta State University. She taught school for many years in the Griffin City, Lanier County and Lowndes County School...
Thomas Carl Walker
Nov 6, 2013
Thomas Carl Walker (Tommy), 64, of Adel died Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Lowndes County on June 4, 1949 to the late George Quincy Walker and Mary Alice McIntyre Walker. Tommy was a truck driver and of the Church of Christ faith.He is survived by two sisters and one brother in law, Betty Blankenship...
Jean R. Malone
Nov 5, 2013
Jean R. Malone, 96, of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. She was born in Valdosta on July 17, 1917. Mrs. Malone was a graduate of Valdosta Woman's College. She was a loving devoted Mother and homemaker. Mrs. Malone was a member of the First Baptist Church.She is survived by her son, Jim...
James Edward (Eddie) Collins, Jr.
Nov 4, 2013
James Edward (Eddie) Collins, Jr., 60, of Valdosta died Monday, November 4, 2013 at his home. He was born in Madison, Florida on August 16, 1953 to James Edward Collins, Sr. and the late Mary Elizabeth Ferrell Collins and had lived in Valdosta most of his life. Mr. Collins was a charter member of Crossroads Baptist Church and was retired...
Jackie Lee Mckenzie
Nov 3, 2013
Jackie Lee McKenzie, 66, of Hahira, passed away Sunday, November 3, 2013, at his home.He was born March 24, 1947 in Atlanta, a son of the late Willie O. and Virgie Mae Hawkin McKinzie. "Papa" loved his grandchildren, and everybody loved him. Jackie is survived by his wife, Sandra McKenzie of Hahira; four children, Herbert Harris and wife Candace of...
James Stephen Oliver
Nov 3, 2013
James Stephen Oliver, 86, of Valdosta, died suddenly at his home on Sunday November 3, 2013. Son of the late George Hollis Oliver, Sr., and Sara Oliver, James was born in Valdosta on January 12, 1927. He played football for the Wildcats, was an Honor Graduate and Salutatorian of Valdosta High School class of 1944. In May of 1945, at...
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