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Dorothy Aligood
May 20, 2013
Dorothy Aligood, 83, of Lawrenceville, formerly of Valdosta, passed away Monday, May 20, 2013, at Del Mar Gardens, Lawrenceville.She was born May 6, 1930 in Monticello, FL, a daughter of the late Willie and Gertrude Wood Thigpen. Mrs. Aligood was member of Park Avenue United Methodist Church.She is survived by one son, Thomas Aligood, Jr. of Lawrenceville; one daughter, Ann...
John Vernon Sansberry, Sr.
May 20, 2013
John Vernon Sansberry, Sr., 84, of Valdosta died Monday, May 20, 2013 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Lowndes County on December 16, 1928 to the late Clarence and Lucille Johnson Sansberry. Mr. Sansberry was a retired truck driver, served in the United States Navy and was a member of Greenwood Baptist Church. He worked with David Hodges...
Randy Ruth
May 19, 2013
Randy Ruth, 32, of Valdosta died Sunday, May 19, 2013 at his home. He was born in Petersburg, Virginia on August 28, 1980 a son of Ok Kyu Soung Ruth Drees and Daniel P. Drees. Randy graduated from Northwest High School in Clarksville, Tennessee in 1999. He was an avid fan of the Titans, Phillies and North Carolina Tar Heels....
Vivian Lorraine Hollenbeck
May 19, 2013
Vivian Lorraine Hollenbeck, 96, of Valdosta, died at Heritage Healthcare on Sunday, May 19, 2013 after brief illness. Born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 11, 1916, she was the daughter, of the late Goldie and Peter Buickema. She received her Teacher's Certificate in Chicago. Mrs. Hollenbeck and her husband, James, served with Africa Inland Mission in Kenya, E. Africa for...
John (J.C.) Calvin Sheffield, Jr.
May 18, 2013
John Calvin (J.C.) Sheffield, Jr., 81, of Valdosta, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013, at the Langdale Hospice House after a short illness.He was born October 28, 1931 in Howell, a son of the late John C. Sheffield, Sr. and Elsie Daugharty Sheffield. He grew up in Fargo and later moved to Valdosta where he attended Valdosta High School. After...
Charles Arthur "Artie" Calhoun, Jr.
May 18, 2013
Charles Arthur "Artie" Calhoun, Jr., 43, of Hahira passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Thomasville, GA on December 3, 1969. Artie was a small engine mechanic and was a member of Gateway Baptist Church.He is survived by his wife, Yolanda Hall Calhoun, step daughter, Nicole Hall, son, Chase Calhoun all of Hahira, parents,...
Faye Griffin
May 16, 2013
Faye Griffin, 82, of Barney died Thursday, May 16, 2013 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born on March 27, 1931 in Cook County to the late Dalton and Inell Gornto Brady. Mrs. Griffin was an active member and worker of the Hahira First Baptist Church until her decline. She loved her church and participated in the...
Wayne Ward Brant
May 15, 2013
Wayne Ward Brant, 62, of Hahira died Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at his home. He was born in San Diego, California on November 27, 1950 to the late Lester Ray and Mary Jo Evans Brant and had lived in this area for the past thirteen years. Mr. Brant had worked for RS Trucking and Crane Rentals. He was a HAM...
Shirley Forrest Trantham
May 14, 2013
Shirley Forrest Trantham, 78, of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at Lakehaven Nursing Home after a prolonged illness.She was born April 30, 1935 in Valdosta, a daughter of the late Henry C. Forrest, Sr. and the late Verna Willis Forrest. She graduated from Valdosta High School with the Class of 1953, and was employed with GMAC for thirty...
Clinton E. Harris
May 13, 2013
Clinton E. Harris, 81, of Lake Park died on Monday, May 13, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center following a short illness. He was born on August 15, 1931 in Lakeland, Florida to the late Lucien and Lillian Harrelson Harris. He was a veteran of the Navy reserves and the United States Army where he served during the Korean Conflict....
Gay Warwick Daniel
May 13, 2013
Gay Warwick Daniel, 75, of Lake Park, died on Monday, May 13, 2013 at her residence. Born in Valdosta to the late Bill & Frances Holmes Warwick, she was a lifelong resident of this area. A graduate of Valdosta High School in 1957, where she was the captain of the golf team, Mrs. Daniel held on to a love for...
Larry Hunt
May 13, 2013
Larry Hunt, 62, of Valdosta, passed away Monday, May 13, 2013, at his home. Larry was born June 23, 1950 in Atlanta. He enjoyed working and had been a Carpenter for many years.He is survived by one son, Jimmy Hunt and wife Carol of Yulee, FL; one daughter, Tara Hunt and Lee Hendrix of Valdosta; three grandchildren, Summers Hughes, Hannah...
Addie Legette Forte
May 13, 2013
Addie LeGette Forte, 85, of Adel died Monday, May 13, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Mullins, South Carolina on June 2, 1927 to the late Herbert L. and Esther Rowell LeGette. Mrs. Forte was a member of the Hahira United Methodist Church. She enjoyed traveling, reading and being with family and friends. Survivors include her...
Hazel Spell Whitehead
May 11, 2013
Hazel Spell Whitehead, age 81, of Valdosta, passed Friday May 10, 2013 at Fellowship Home following a period of declining health. She was born in Nashville, Georgia to the late William and Lillie Purvis Spell and was a member of Greenwood Baptist Church and Loving Hearts Sunday School Class. She was a retired operator for AT&T.Mrs. Whitehead is survived by...
Jesse Eugene (J. E.) Fender
May 11, 2013
Jesse (J. E.) Fender, 81, of Lake Park died Saturday, May 11, 2013 at his residence. He was born on October 26, 1931 in Pearson, GA to the late Carl Fender and Wilma Inman Fender. Mr. Fender was a retired Supervisor from Owens-Illinois, a United States Air Force Veteran, a member of Antioch Church, former Mayor of Lake Park, an...
Etheline Turner Levins
May 10, 2013
Etheline Turner Levins, 84, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, after a long illness.She was born July 22, 1928 in Wendell, NC, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Cornelia Collier Wade. In the early 1970's she had a day care in her home in Waycross. She was a past...
Sue Ann Rehberg Hardin
May 8, 2013
Sue Ann Rehberg Hardin, 74, of Valdosta died Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on March 28, 1939 in Valdosta to the late Edwin Alfonso and Ethel Arnold Rehberg. A lifelong resident of Valdosta she retired from the Personnel Department at South Georgia Medical Center after twenty eight and a half years of service,...
Kathlun Warner Mullis
May 8, 2013
Kathlun Warner Mullis, 77, of Hahira passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on January 21, 1936 in Thomas County to the late William Phillip and Minnie Marie McMillan Warner and had lived in Lowndes County for many years. Mrs. Mullis was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church. She loved to...
Willie James Royal
May 7, 2013
Willie James Royal, 60, of Valdosta died Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Cordele, GA on March 15, 1953 to the late George Royal and Clara Bell Shorter Royal. Mr. Royal owned and operated Royal's Boutique and was retired from the United States Air Force.He is survived by his wife, Chi Sun Royal of Valdosta,...
Frederick Ashley Stephenson, Sr.
May 7, 2013
Frederick Ashley Stephenson, Sr., 69, of Hahira died Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at his residence. He was born on July 9, 1943 in Valdosta to the late Willie Woodrow Stephenson and Ethel Lee Daniels Stephenson. Mr. Stephenson owned and operated Fred Stephenson Construction Company and was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church.He is survived by his wife, Wanda Gunsaulus Stephenson...
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