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Bernice Lee Copeland Pollock
May 5, 2013
Bernice Lee Copeland Pollock, 86, of Valdosta died on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born in Dasher on August 7, 1926 to the late George and Eunice Jones Copeland. She was a homemaker and kept children in her home for 30 years. She was a member of the Dasher Church of Christ...
Rev. William Francis Diamond
May 4, 2013
Rev. William Francis Diamond, 71, of Valdosta died Saturday, May 4, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on July 3, 1941 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and was the son of the late Helen Elizabeth Vogel Diamond and Frank Peron. Rev. Diamond graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1962 and received Masters of Divinity in 1967 from the...
Paul Gary Everett
May 4, 2013
Paul Gary Everett, 73, of Valdosta, son of the late Sam and Stella Linahan Everett died Saturday, May 4, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 1pm, Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral...
Toy Bryant
May 4, 2013
Toy Bryant, 59, of Valdosta, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 4, 2013, at South Georgia Medical Center.He was born May 14, 1953 in Pavo, a son of the late Austin L. and Emma Lou Welch Bryant. Toy was a member of Faith Assembly of God. He loved to play the guitar in his younger days, and he enjoyed country...
Laura Gaye Parramore Blanton
May 3, 2013
Laura Gaye Blanton, 62, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, May 3, 2013, at her home.She was born September 19, 1950 in Valdosta, a daughter of the late Benjamin and Jacqueline Chauncey Parramore. Gaye was a member of Westside Baptist Church and enjoyed decorating her home, cooking and working outdoors.She is survived by her husband, Mike Blanton of Valdosta; three daughters...
Mary Judson Lilly Eye
May 3, 2013
Her family called her "Mom", her friends called her "Jud" and on May 3, 2013, she received a new name, "Good and Faithful servant" when the Lord called her home after a lengthy illness. Mary Judson was born on March 19, 1929 to Paul Rex Lilly Sr. and Mary Etta Clark Lilly in Valdosta Georgia. She was a 1946 graduate...
Robert E. Krull
May 2, 2013
Robert (Bob) Eugene Krull, 88, of Valdosta passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2013 in Ocala, Florida. He was born November 3, 1924, in Three Rivers, Michigan to the late Frank Leslie Krull and Jessie Kolinda Krull. After graduation from Three Rivers High School in 1943, he served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Bob received his BA Degree from...
Panzie Mccall Hardy
Apr 30, 2013
Panzie McCall Hardy, 75, of Valdosta died Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at her home after a brief illness. Born in Lenox, GA, on November 11, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Lena Folgham McCall. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Hardy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She is...
Hilda Carroll Griffin
Apr 30, 2013
Hilda Carroll Griffin, 95, of Valdosta, died peacefully on Monday evening, April 29, 2013 at Fellowship Home. Mrs. Griffin, a lifelong resident of this area was born January 25, 1918 in south Lowndes County to the late Thomas Beville Carroll Sr. and Effie Evelyn Wood Carroll. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of...
Larry Joe Grooms
Apr 29, 2013
Larry Joe Grooms, 67, of Valdosta, passed away Monday, April 29, 2013, at South Georgia Medical Center after a long illness.He was born July 10, 1945 in Valdosta, the son of the late O.D. and Mildred Turner Grooms. A graduate of Valdosta High School, he had been employed as Night Supervisor at the water treatment plant at Moody Air Force...
Richard Elwood Stephens
Apr 29, 2013
Richard Elwood Stephens, 75, of Lake Park died Monday, April 29, 2013 at his home. He was born on January 24, 1938 in Cook County, Georgia to the late Ethridge W. and Oria Virginia Adams Stephens and moved to Lowndes County at a young age and attended Lowndes County Public Schools most these years at Pine Grove School. In his...
William (Chic) Garren
Apr 29, 2013
William (Chic) Garren, 83, of Valdosta died on Monday, April 29, 2013 at Crestwood Nursing Home following a brief illness. Chic was born on August 26, 1929 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania to the late John and Jennie Messersmith Garren. He was retired from the United States Air Force and served during the Korean Conflict and served three tours in Viet...
Inell "Nell" Douglas
Apr 28, 2013
Inell "Nell" Fulford Douglas, 79, of Lake Park died on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born on August 24, 1933 in Lax, Georgia to the late Warren W. and Narcis Thompson Fulford. She retired as a critical care registered nurse from St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida and has been...
Ella Howell Wetherington
Apr 28, 2013
Ella Howell Wetherington, 91, of Valdosta died on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. She was born on February 25, 1922 in Ocilla, Georgia to the late Oscar and Minnie Collins Howell. She moved to Valdosta from Ocilla in the early 1940's and worked early on as a nursing assistant with the Little Griffin...
Samuel D. Register, Jr.
Apr 27, 2013
Samuel D. Register, Jr., 81, of Valdosta died on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Lakehaven Nursing Home following a period of declining health. He was born in Valdosta on November, 10, 1931 to the late Samuel, Sr., and Vernelle Patten Register. Sam played for the Valdosta Wildcats during high school and was inducted into the Valdosta High School Sport's Hall...
Betty Ellenberg Cooper
Apr 26, 2013
Betty Ellenberg Cooper, 80, of Valdosta went to be with her Lord and Savior surrounded by her loving children on Friday, April 26, 2013. Born on November 8, 1932 she was the daughter of William Bernice Ellenberg and Eula Mae Ellenberg of Brooks County, GA. She devoted her life to providing a warm and loving home for her children, family...
Mary S. Tabor
Apr 26, 2013
Mary Hilda Tabor, 82, of Valdosta, fought a long and painful struggle that ended on Friday, April 26, 2013 at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Colquitt County to the late Bryant & Mary Mimbs Strickland, Mrs. Tabor has lived in this area for the past 60 years. In the early years of her family, she was a homemaker, raising her...
Grace Ellen Mason
Apr 25, 2013
Grace Ellen Mason, 78, of Lake Park, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2013, at her home in Lake Park. She was born November 02, 1934 in West Springfield, MA, to the late Ralph and Agnes Donald Charron. She was a Vet-tech and of the Christian faith. Mrs. Mason is survived by her husband, Donald Mason of Lake Park; three daughters...
Suzanne (Mim) Hamel Jewett
Apr 25, 2013
Suzanne (Mim) Hamel Jewett of Valdosta died Thursday, April 25, 2013 at her residence. She was born in St. Louis, MO to the late Ellis Houston Hamel and Lessie Amonette Hamel. Mrs. Jewett was a homemaker, an avid Denver Bronco Fan, a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church, a Delta Gamma Alumna and was an active member of the Republican Party....
Julian B. Lawson
Apr 25, 2013
Julian B. Lawson, Jr., 82, of Hahira died Thursday, April 25, 2013 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born on January 28, 1931 in Hahira to the late Julian B., Sr. and Mary Kathleen McMillan Lawson and lived most of his life in Hahira. As an young adult he was a driving instructor in Miami, Florida and...
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