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Albert "Bubba" Brantley
Oct 21, 2013
Albert "Bubba" Brantley, 64, of Lake Park died on Monday, October 21, 2013 at his residence following a lengthy illness. A memorial service for Albert Brantley will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, October 25, 2013 in the chapel of the Carson McLane Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Thursday evening from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral...
Charlie D. Sims
Oct 19, 2013
Charlie D. Sims, 88, of Valdosta, passed away quietly on Saturday, October 19, 2013 of natural causes. He was born in Ficklin, Georgia on March 18, 1925 to the late Emery, Sr. and Corrie Graham Sims and at the age of two years old he moved with his parents to Winter Park, Florida. He joined the Navy after graduating from...
Gayle M. Smith Zeigler
Oct 18, 2013
Gayle M. Smith ZeiglerGayle M. Smith Zeigler, 67, of Valdosta died Friday, October 18, 2013 at her residence surrounded by her family and loved ones. She was born on December 15, 1945 in Valdosta to the late Benjamin Ira Moore and Annie Mae Bailey Moore. Gayle was a graduate of Lowndes High School and attended Valdosta State College where she...
Robert (Bob) Cribley
Oct 15, 2013
Robert (Bob) Cribley, Lt. Col (Ret.), 89, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at his residence. Born in Warren, OH to the late Clifford James & Hilda Marie Rantimake Cribley, he had lived in this area for the past 7 years. Bob joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1944 and was a navigator on a B-17 and...
Kenneth Wright Shanklin
Oct 15, 2013
Kenneth Wright Shanklin, 83, of Valdosta died Tuesday, October 13, 2013 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman after a lengthy illness. He was born on May 25, 1930 in Elkton, Kentucky to the late Linsey and Olen Nickerson Shanklin and had lived in Valdosta for eight years. Mr. Shanklin was a member of Pleasant Way Baptist Church. He was a...
Royce Carter Hutchinson
Oct 14, 2013
Royce Carter Hutchinson, 69, of Madison, Florida died Monday, October 14, 2013 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital after short illness. He was born in Valdosta on October 7, 1944. Mr. Hutchinson was a member of the Ochlawilla Baptist Church. He retired from Tri County Electric as a dispatcher and a member of the Monticello Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Carol...
Frances H. Crosby
Oct 14, 2013
Frances H. Crosby, 91, of Valdosta died on Monday, October 14, 2013 at the Langdale Hospice House after a brief illness. She was born on March 3, 1922 to the late Alton and Ena Haywood and had lived in Valdosta for the past ten years moving here from Athens, Georgia. Mrs. Crosby was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother....
Betty Jo Brannon
Oct 11, 2013
Betty Jo Brannon, 84, of Hahira died on Friday, October 11, 2013 at Cook Senior Living Center following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 13, 1929 to the late Sam and Eula Tyler Reeves and has been a resident of the local area for most of her life. She worked for most of her adult life and was...
Charles Lawrence "Chuck" Pitts
Oct 10, 2013
Charles Lawrence "Chuck" Pitts, 58, of Valdosta and formerly of Byron, GA died Thursday, October 10, 2013 at his residence. He was born on July 24, 1955 in Fort Valley, GA to Charles Wesley Pitts and Evie Carrell Churchwell Pitts. Chuck is a retired SSgt from the United States Air Force having served from 1977 until 2001 and worked for...
Willie Mack Turner
Oct 9, 2013
Willie Mack Turner passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Fellowship Home. Mr. Turner was born February 13, 1932, in Valdosta, Georgia to Willie Alvin Turner and Rose Marie Burch. He was preceded in death by his first wife and mother of his children, Mary Lynch; brothers, Jimmy Turner and Harry Turner and sister, Betty Moore. Survivors are his wife,...
Houston Price, Sr.
Oct 8, 2013
Houston Price, Sr. 81, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 after a long illness. He was born on April 27, 1932 in Statesboro, to the late Hattie Parrish and Millard Bernon (M.B.) Price. He attended schools in Statesboro, Portal, Augusta and Thomasville before graduating from Valdosta High School. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1950 and served...
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...
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