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Nell Mclean Bray
Mar 13, 2013
Nell McLean Bray, 104, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Heritage Healthcare of Valdosta. She was born on December 15, 1908 in Lowndes County to the late Daniel G. McLean and Lula L. Hardee McLean. Mrs. Bray was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, John...
Helen S. Marr
Mar 11, 2013
Helen Snedden Marr, 82, of Kearny died March 11, 2013 at the Fellowship Home in Valdosta. Visiting will be on Thursday from 5 until 9 pm at the Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home 596 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. The funeral service will take place on Friday at 12 noon in The Grace United Methodist Church and burial will follow at Arlington...
Susan Byers
Mar 11, 2013
Susan Byers, 67, of Lake Park, passed away Monday, March 11, 2013, at South Georgia Medical Center after a courageous 13 year battle with cancer.She was born October 15, 1945 in Emory, a daughter of the late Richard Arnold Hall and Bertie Lou Kilgore Hall. Susan was a member of Lake Park Christian Church, and for several years had been...
Louise Dennis Herrington
Mar 11, 2013
Louise Dennis Herrington, 85, of Echols County died on Monday, March 11, 2013 at Holly Hill Nursing Home following a brief illness. She was born in Lake Okeechobee, Florida on September 3, 1927 to the late John and Armenda Morgan Sutton. She was the past owner and operator for twenty plus years of the Union Coffee Shop in Valdosta. She...
Jon Howard Leonard, Sr.
Mar 11, 2013
Jon Howard Leonard, Sr., 74, of Lake Park, Georgia, died at South Georgia Medical Center on Monday, March 11, 2013. Jon Leonard loved life and loved people. More importantly people loved him. He valued integrity and held himself to a higher standard than he expected of others.He loved God, he loved his country, but most of all he loved his...
Helen Janney Rogero
Mar 10, 2013
Helen Melinda Janney Rogero, 97, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, March 10, 2013. Born on February 27, 1916 in Roanoke, AL to the late George W. and Lula Lane Janney, she was raised in Warwick, Worth County, before moving with her family to Macon, when she was 16 years old. Mrs. Rogero married her husband of 65 years, the late...
Israel Lane Byrd
Mar 9, 2013
Israel Lane Byrd, 92, of Barney, Georgia went to his heavenly home on Saturday, March 9, 2013. He was born in Barney on November 13, 1920 to the late Charlie and Janie Folsom Byrd and was a member of the Morven Church of Christ. Mr. Byrd retired from Alaga Whitfield Industries in Montgomery, Alabama and spent the last years of...
Chava Telem Hardesty
Mar 9, 2013
Chava Telem Hardesty, 79, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2013, at South Georgia Medical Center. She had moved to Valdosta in November from Winchester, VA, to be closer to family. Born on August 18, 1933 in Cape Town, South Africa, she was a daughter of the late Gabriel and Naomi Ben-Ari Telem. After secondary school in South Africa and Israel,...
Angela Marie Kendrick Cothran
Mar 7, 2013
Angela Marie Cothran, 72, of Valdosta died Thursday, March 7, 2013 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Spindale, North Carolina to the late Olen Lawson Kendrick and Bonnie Marie Houser Kendrick and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Cothran was an active member and worker at Northside Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School, Training...
Joseph "Lee" Knowles Iii
Mar 7, 2013
Joseph "Lee" Knowles III, 75, of Valdosta, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2013, at South Georgia Medical Center.He was born August 15, 1937 in Key West, FL, a son of the late Joseph Leeberg and Mildred Gonzaga Knowles. In 1976, he and his family moved to Brunswick, GA, and Lee was employed at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. He...
Martha Harris Barnes
Mar 7, 2013
Martha Harris Barnes, 93, of Morven, died on Thursday, March 7, 2013, at Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta. Born in Morven, on June 29, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Thomas Harris and Eula Forehand Harris. She was a homemaker and member of Morven Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her husband, Paul Barnes, she is survived...
Joye G. Megow
Mar 4, 2013
Joye G. Megow, 89, of Valdosta died Monday, March 4, 2013 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born on June 23, 1923 in Winnipeg, Canada to the late George C. and Lillian McAllister DeBell and had lived in this area for many years. Mrs. Megow was a retired registered nurse and educator. She served a Cadet Nurse in the...
Clifton Earl Harris
Mar 3, 2013
Clifton Earl Harris, 55, of Valdosta, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2013, at Holly Hill Nursing Home. He was born May 13, 1957 in Homerville.Earl is survived by three sisters and one brother, Linda Thompson and husband Donald of Vancouver, WA, Janice Kinlaw of Hahira, Alisa Collins of Valdosta, Samuel Larell Marshall of Valdosta; many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and...
George John Lahood, Jr.
Mar 3, 2013
George John LaHood, Jr., 85, of Valdosta, was born in Valdosta to the late George John LaHood, Sr. and Mary Hanna LaHood, who were immigrants to the United States from Lebanon in the early 1900's. He attended Valdosta High School, the University of Georgia, and graduated from the Georgia Military Academy. He served briefly in the US Navy, where he...
Young Ho Byun
Mar 2, 2013
Young Ho Byun, 53, of Valdosta died on Saturday, March 02, 2013 at the Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. A memorial service is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, 2013 in the chapel of the Carson McLane Funeral Home with Pastor Young Kim officiating. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com. Carson McLane....
Wilma Jean Carter Allen
Mar 1, 2013
Wilma Jean Carter Allen, 63, of Valdosta died Friday, March 1, 2013 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born on July 20, 1949 in Valdosta to the late James Dawson, Sr. and Annie Verdie Mullis Carter. Mrs. Allen was a member of the Faith Baptist Church and was a medical transcriptionist at Valdosta Neurological Associates for eighteen...
Melvyn Owen Samuelson, Sr.
Feb 28, 2013
Melvyn Owen Samuelson, Sr., 80, of Valdosta died on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at his residence following a brief illness. He was born on November 1, 1932 in Bayland, Mississippi to the late Norman and Ida Farnell Samuelson. He was a retired aerospace engineer for Martin Marietta and served as a project manager. Mr. Samuelson was very involved with Habitat...
Eugene W. Ausley
Feb 27, 2013
Eugene W. Ausley, of Valdosta died Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Berrien County Hospital. He was born in Samson, AL, on September 20, 1927 to the late Abner Lee and Ruth Norris Ausley. Mr. Ausley was a member of First Baptist Church of Valdosta. He was retired as Scout Executive for Boy Scouts of America and he was a World...
Jack L. Schroepfer, Sr.
Feb 26, 2013
Jack L. Schroepfer, Sr. 51, of Hahira died Tuesday, February 26, 2013. He was born in Valdosta on July 28, 1961 and was a lifelong resident of this area. Jack enjoyed bringing laughter and joy to everyone he knew. He also enjoyed riding motorcycles and four wheelers. Survivors include his three children, Jack Schroepfer, Jr. of Valdosta, Nicholas O'Connor and...
Wallace (Wally) Dewitt Dennis, Jr.
Feb 25, 2013
Wallace (Wally) DeWitt Dennis, Jr., 59, of Valdosta, passed away unexpectedly Monday, February 25, 2013, at Smith Northview Hospital.Wally was born October 14, 1953 in Valdosta and graduated from Valdosta High School with the Class of 1971. He was of the Church of God faith.For over forty years, Wally owned and operated Winnersville Roofing and Wally Dennis Home Improvements. He...
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