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Dr. Malcolm F. Rainey
Oct 7, 2013
Dr. Malcolm F. Rainey of Valdosta died on October 7, 2013. He was 88 years old. Dr. Rainey was born in Los Angeles, California on November 27, 1924, the son of Nicholas and Maria Rainey. Following graduation from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy on July 1, 1943. He served with PT Boat Squadron 18 in the south...
John Thomas (J.T.) Griffin
Oct 7, 2013
John Thomas (J.T.) Griffin, 92, of Valdosta, died on Monday, October 7, 2013 at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. He was born on November 22, 1920 in Coolidge, Georgia to the late Charles Thomas and Dorothy Suber Griffin. He was a veteran of WWII having served in the Merchant Marines. Upon his return from service, he entered into...
Earl Blocker
Oct 6, 2013
Earl N. BlockerEarl Blocker, age 88 of Valdosta, Georgia died at his home on October 6, 2013 after a battle with cancer. He was born in the Midway Community of Glennville, Georgia and was the son of the late William Clanton Blocker and Sinnie Waters Blocker. Mr. Blocker was a proud resident of Valdosta for over 50 years. Mr. Blocker...
Eunice F. Glisson
Oct 6, 2013
Eunice Faye Glisson, 84, of Valdosta, loving mother and grandmother, passed from this life on Sunday, October 6, 2013, at Langdale Hospice House.She was born April 25, 1929 in Statenville, a daughter of Arthur H. and Lula Lightsey Hughes. Mrs. Glisson was a Christian and had attended the Forrest Park Church of Christ since her baptism in 1979. She was...
Walter "Coot" Rowland
Oct 6, 2013
Walter "Coot" Rowland, 90, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2013, at Clinch Healthcare, Homerville.He was born October 12, 1922 in Valdosta, a son of the late Willis and Annie Nell Allbritton Rowland. For nearly 60 years Coot raced automobiles at many venues, including the Thunderbowl Speedway, and was at one time a stunt driver. He was employed...
Linda C. Miley
Oct 5, 2013
Linda C. Miley, 66, of Hahira joined her dearest Tommie in Heaven on Saturday, October 5, 2013. She was born on April 17, 1947 to the late Otis and Clara Mae Dorsey Barker. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, Tommie A. Miley, her eldest son, Harry A. Miley, six brothers and four sisters. Survivors...
Betty Jean Crumbley
Oct 5, 2013
Betty Jean Crumbley, 83, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2013, in Adel.She was born September 18, 1930 in Eldorado, a daughter of the late Frank and Mittie Baker Payne, and has been a resident of this area since 1966. Mrs. Crumbley, a member of Bemiss Road Baptist Church, was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking.Survivors include two daughters...
Harry Nadack
Oct 2, 2013
Harry Nadack, 93, of Valdosta died Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at his home. He was born in Huntsburg, Ohio on May 13, 1920 to the late William and Theodosia Nadack. Mr. Nadack was a veteran of the United States Air Force having been in the first group to serve at Moody Air Force Base. He was a member of the...
Tom Bush Smith, Jr.
Oct 1, 2013
Tom Bush Smith, Jr., 78, of Valdosta died Tuesday October 1, 2013 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Valdosta to the late Tom Bush, Sr. & Alberta Smith on November 14, 1934, he was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Smith graduated from Valdosta High School in the early 1950's, having played football for the Wildcats during...
June Buttrick Jones
Sep 30, 2013
June Buttrick Jones, 83, of Valdosta, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, September 29, 2013, peacefully in her sleep after a lengthy illness, at the Heritage House Nursing Home.She was born December 27, 1929 in Oak Hill, WV, a daughter of the late Frank and Minnie Epperly Buttrick. In her adult life she made her home...
Marlin Baunoch
Sep 30, 2013
Marlin Baunoch, 78, of Valdosta, passed away Monday, September 30, 2013, at Heritage House Nursing Home.He was born April 28, 1935 in Wyandotte, MI, a son of the late Jacob and Dorothy Stoner Baunoch. Mr. Baunoch honorably served in the U.S. Navy.He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Chip and Wendy Baunoch of Dixie; one daughter and son-in-law, Yvette...
Isabel Vincent
Sep 29, 2013
Isabel Vincent, 79, of Valdosta died on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on April 23, 1934 in Queens, New York to the late Arnold and Gabriel Schear Trippet. She was a homemaker and a member of Messiah Lutheran Church.Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, George and Kay Vincent of Valdosta and Arnold...
Lamar Kendall Altman
Sep 28, 2013
Lamar Kendall Altman, 95, of Valdosta, died on September 28, 2013 at Langdale Hospice House. A native Valdostan, daughter of the late Clyde Bolton and William Pinckney Kendall, she was a graduate of Valdosta High School and Georgia States Women's College, now Valdosta State University. After receiving her teaching degree, she began her teaching career in the Echols County School...
Robert E. Wallace
Sep 27, 2013
Robert E. Wallace, 82, of Valdosta, died on Friday, September 27, 2013. Born in Big Rapids, MI on October 18, 1930 to the late Chester & Hazel Wallace, he had lived in this area for the past 44 years. A graduate of Central Michigan University, he served as a First Lieutenant in the United States Air Force during the Korean...
Dorothy Jane Brown Chauncey
Sep 27, 2013
Dorothy Jane Brown Chauncey, 82, of Lake Park died Friday, September 27, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on May 9, 1931 in Pinetta, FL to the late Yeager Spear Brown and Ida Marie Williams Brown. Mrs. Chauncey was retired from Owens Illinois Bag Plant and was a member of Bethel Church of God.She is survived by...
Judy T. "Mimi" Lee
Sep 26, 2013
Judy T. "Mimi" Lee, 66, of Adel died Thursday, September 26, 2013 at her residence. She was born on July 23, 1947 in Conyers, GA to the late William Okie Tolbert and Francis Virginia Reese Tolbert. Mrs. Lee was a homemaker.She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Kelvin J. Lee of Adel, one daughter, Debra K. Young of...
Judy Patricia Lee
Sep 26, 2013
Judy T. "Mimi" Lee, 66, of Adel died Thursday, September 26, 2013 at her residence. She was born on July 23, 1947 in Conyers, GA to the late William Okie Tolbert and Francis Virginia Reese Tolbert. Mrs. Lee was a homemaker.She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Kelvin J. Lee of Adel, one daughter, Debra K. Young of...
Catherine Wood Pember
Sep 26, 2013
Catherine Wood Pember, 90, of Valdosta, GA, passed away September 26, 2013. She and her late husband, Joseph W. Pember, both resided their final years at the Fellowship Home at Brookside senior living facility in Valdosta. Mrs. Pember was the youngest daughter of Mary Treanor Wood and James Herbert Wood of Athens, GA.Many early endeavors shaped Catherine's colorful life. Several...
Michael Wayne Powell
Sep 23, 2013
Michael Wayne Powell, 38, of Valdosta, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 23, 2013, at South Georgia Medical Center.He was born December 10, 1974 in Fort Pierce, FL, a son of the late Preston and Pat Smith Powell. Mike loved his job and going to work every day for A-LERT Construction Services, and was loved by the people he worked...
Marion Eli (M.E.) Bland
Sep 23, 2013
Marion Eli (M.E.) Bland, 99, of Jacksonville, Florida and a former resident of the Valdosta area, died on Monday, September 23, 2013 at the Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville. He was born on April 27, 1914 in Jennings, Florida to the late James David and Lilly Herring Bland. Mr. Bland was a retired ordained Baptist minister and was a member...
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