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Loette Dasher Perry
Dec 9, 2013
Loette Dasher Perry, 84, of Valdosta, passed away Monday, December 9, 2013.She was born October 28, 1929 in Adel, a daughter of the late Calvin and Elizabeth Timmerman Dasher. Ms. Perry was a member of Welcome Hill Church of Christ. She was a devoted mother and grandmother, enjoyed cooking, and was an avid Georgia Bulldog fan.She is survived by a...
Proctor William (Bill) Stokes, Jr.
Dec 7, 2013
Proctor William (Bill) Stokes, Jr., 89 of Valdosta died on Saturday, December 07, 2013 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born on December 23, 1923 in Lakeland, Georgia to the late Proctor, Sr. and Naomi Stokes. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served in WWII in the Asia/Pacific Theater. He was a retired...
Edwina "Bootsie" Roberts Smotherman
Dec 7, 2013
Edwina "Bootsie" Roberts Smotherman died on December 7, 2013 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Valdosta on October 29, 1927, the youngest child of Mary Converse Roberts and John Young Roberts. She will be remembered for her spiritual gifts of generosity, mercy, encouragement, and hospitality, all reflective of her love for the Savior she served faithfully at Westminster...
Roy Phillip Gatlin, Sr.
Dec 6, 2013
Roy Gatlin, 74, of Statenville, died on Friday, December 6, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born on September 3, 1939 in Sasser, Georgia to the late Theodore and Mattie Hollingsworth Gatlin. Mr. Gatlin was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was a retired self-employed truck driver. He was of the...
Donny Owen Shiver
Dec 6, 2013
Donny Owen Shiver, 56, of Valdosta, died Friday, December 6, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Valdosta on September 22, 1956 to the late George William, Sr. and Hilda Laverne Hall Shiver. Mr. Shiver was formerly employed with Norfolk Southern Railway as a Trainman, was a member of Redland Baptist Church and a member of the Rocky Knight's...
Nell P. Ussery
Dec 6, 2013
Nell P. Ussery, 85, of Valdosta, died on Friday, December 06, 2013 at Presbyterian Home following a lengthy illness. She was born on October 7, 1928 in Lumber City, Georgia to the late L.A. and Fanny Laura Pace. She has been a resident of this area since 1971 and was a homemaker and of the Christian faith. Mrs. Nell was...
Janice K. Hamel
Dec 5, 2013
Janice K. Hamel 61, of Valdosta passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013 following a lengthy illness. She was born on November 20 1952, in Grand Forks, ND. Mrs. Hamel was an artist/framer and member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.Mrs. Hamel is survived by her husband, Raymond F. Hamel Jr., of Valdosta: two daughters and one son-in-law, Stephanie (Roger)...
Charles Robert Dickinson
Dec 4, 2013
Charles R. Dickinson, 76, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at his residence. He was born on January 23, 1937 in Berea, KY to the late Otis Melvin Dickinson and Mary Ola Moyers Dickinson and was raised in Orlando, FL. Mr. Dickinson was a retired purchasing specialist from the Florida Department of Corrections, served in the United States Air...
Gerald Harvey Dixon
Dec 3, 2013
Gerald Harvey Dixon, 68, of Valdosta died Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on January 23, 1945 in Brooks County, GA to the late Thomas Harvey Dixon and Lona Myrl Hicks Dixon. Mr. Dixon was a carpenter.He is survived by one daughter and son in law, Dee Dee and Willie Williams of Valdosta, one...
James Robert Patterson, Jr.
Dec 1, 2013
James Robert Patterson, Jr., 54, of Valdosta passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on March 27, 1959 in Upland, Pennsylvania to the late James Robert, Sr. and Stella Marie Kerdowski Patterson. Mr. Patterson retired from the United States Air Force after twenty years of service having served in Desert Storm and...
Martha Jean Grant Copeland
Dec 1, 2013
Martha Jean Grant Copeland, 79, of Valdosta died on Sunday, December 1, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born on December 27, 1933 in Valdosta to the late Charlie B. and Thelma O'Neal Grant and has been a lifelong resident of this community. She graduated from Valdosta High School and attended Florida Christian and...
Anne W. Bennett
Dec 1, 2013
Anne W. Bennett, 76, of Lake Park, passed away, Sunday, December 1, 2013, at South Georgia Medical Center. A Graveside Service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at Staten Cemetery, Echols County. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the McLane Lakewood Funeral Home, Lake Park. Condolences may be conveyed to...
Letha Edward (Junior) Hutchinson, Jr.
Nov 30, 2013
Letha Edward (Junior) Hutchinson, Jr., 72, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2013, at South Georgia Medical Center.He was born April 11, 1941 in Brooks County, a son of the late Letha Edward and Mozelle Monk Hutchinson, and attended Eastside School, Brooks County. Junior was a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church, Brooks County. He enjoyed farming, he loved...
Craig Alan Pennington
Nov 29, 2013
Craig Alan Pennington, 54, of Valdosta passed away on Friday, November 29, 2013 after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Craig was born on June 10, 1959 in Valdosta and was employed as a salesman at Pipkin Motors in Valdosta. His most enjoyable hobby and pastime was riding his motorcycle with his many friends and members of the Outback...
Rev. Franklin D. Butler
Nov 29, 2013
Rev. Franklin D. Butler, 79, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, November 29, 2013, at the Presbyterian Home, Quitman. He was born February 6, 1934, in Albertville, Alabama, a son of the late Solomon and Ruby Butler. He grew up in Douglasville, Georgia, and has been a minister of the Gospel since age 15. A graduate of Lee College, Cleveland, Tenn.,...
Broady Lee Williams
Nov 28, 2013
Broady Lee Williams, infant son of Mikala Nicole Williams was stillborn Thursday, November 28, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at eleven a. m. at McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens. Condolences to the family may be expressed online at www.mclanecares.comCarson McLane Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North...
Eugene William (Gene) Wilson
Nov 27, 2013
Gene WilsonEugene William (Gene) Wilson, 82, of Hahira, GA, went to Heaven on Wednesday, November 27, 2013, after a courageous battle with congestive heart failure and C.O.P.D. Gene was born on November 20, 1931 in Gastonia, NC, the last of Rufus Boyce Wilson and Bessie Louise Wilcox Wilson's nine children. While in high school he began his first job at...
Ormond Edward Rolfe
Nov 27, 2013
Ormond Edward Rolfe, 89, of Dasher died at home on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was born on August 6, 1924 in Ruskin, Florida to the late Oron Edward and Susie Ethel Rolfe. Upon graduation from high school he entered World War II as a gunner turret with the Eight Army Air Corp. He flew 31...
Msgt. Tommy R. West, Usmc (Ret)
Nov 27, 2013
MSgt. Tommy Richard West, USMC (RET), 63 of Adel passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. Almighty God issued one last set of orders to his faithful Marine, sending Tommy to guard Heaven's shores after a life well lived on earth. Tommy was born on June 29, 1950 in Norman Park,...
Susie Elizabeth Bradford
Nov 27, 2013
Susie Elizabeth Bradford, 50, of Valdosta died Wednesday, November 27, 2013 in Augusta at the Georgia Regional University Hospital. She was born in Valdosta on November 7, 1963 to the late Charles and Barbara Templeton Bradford. Susie was the co-owner of the Valdosta Roto-Rooter Plumbing and Septic and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her two sisters and one...
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