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Jerry Maxwell Ward, Sr.
Oct 5, 2012
Jerry Maxwell Ward, Sr., 76, of Valdosta, GA, was born in Headland, Alabama on July 26, 1936, to the late Foy and Orene Ward. He grew up in that community playing football, basketball, baseball throughout his younger years. Upon graduation from high school, he attended Samford University (then Howard College) on a football scholarship and graduated with a degree in...
Dr. Hugh C. Bailey
Oct 5, 2012
Hugh C. Bailey was born in Berry, Alabama on July 2, 1929, the son of Mr. Coleman Costello Bailey and Susie Jane Jenkins Bailey. He received a BA Degree from Samford University in 1950 and a MA and PhD from the University of Alabama in 1951 and 1954. He was a member of the Samford faculty from 1953 to 1975,...
Delores S. Oliver
Oct 3, 2012
Delores S. Oliver, 62, of Valdosta died Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on May 23, 1950 in Cairo to the late James Paul Sasser and Margaret McGuire Sasser Adair and had lived in Valdosta for the past forty six years. Mrs. Oliver was a member of Morningside Baptist Church and retired from K-Mart...
William Richard Vanartsdalen, Jr.
Oct 2, 2012
William Richard VanArtsdalen, Jr., U.S. Army MSgt. (Ret.), 69, of Valdosta and formerly of Waycross, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2012, at his home.He was born June 3, 1943 in National City, CA, a son of the late William Richard and Clara Ross VanArtsdalen. Ric honorably served our country in the U.S. Army for twenty years. He is survived by...
Lydia Stevens
Oct 1, 2012
Lydia Stevens, 88, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, October 1, 2012, at Smith Northview Hospital after a brief illness.She was born November 7, 1923 in Ashburn, a daughter of Ottis Burch and Ruth Booth Burch Sumner. Ms. Stevens had worked for the Juvenile Courts in Jacksonville, FL, later volunteering with the suicide hotline in Jacksonville and with Alzheimer's patients...
Ruth Elizabeth Baker
Sep 30, 2012
Ruth Elizabeth Smith Baker, 71, died Sunday, September 30, 2012 after a short illness. She was born in Ty Ty, Georgia to the late Arwyn and India Bell Smith. Mrs. Baker lived in Valdosta (Walkers Crossing) since 1969. Mrs. Baker retired from the Moody Air Force Base Exchange. She had also worked at the base commissary. She fulfilled her dream...
Shirley Ann Lightsey
Sep 29, 2012
Shirley Ann Lightsey, 76, of Valdosta died at her residence on Saturday, September 29, 2012 following a lengthy illness. She was born on November 11, 1935 in Adel to the late Sims Griffin and Mozelle Griffin Ragan and has been a resident of this area her whole life. She retired after 26 years of service as a bailiff with the...
Sudie Lewis Wetherington
Sep 28, 2012
Sudie Lewis Wetherington, 92, of Hahira died Friday, September 28, 2012 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Telfair County, Georgia on September 13, 1920 to the late W. D. and Pearl Whittington Lewis and had lived in Hahira for many years. Mrs. Wetherington was a member of the Adel Church of Christ. She loved cooking, gardening and...
Minnie Bledsoe
Sep 27, 2012
Minnie Bledsoe, 84, of Americus, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2012 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, GA. She was born on May 18, 1928 in Irwin County, GA to the late Aaron and Susie Mae Hall Lassiter. Mrs. Bledsoe was a homemaker, a member of Tippetville Baptist Church in Dooly County, GA, the Pilot Club of Americus, Faith...
Lacy Carter Connell, Jr.
Sep 26, 2012
Lacy C. Connell, Jr., 87, of Valdosta went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, September 26, 2012. He was born in Berrien County, Georgia on May 3, 1925 to the late Lacy C., Sr. and Thelma Cannon Connell. He was a member of the Northside Baptist Church where he had served as Chairman of the Deacons, Chairman of...
Henry Carl Harnage
Sep 26, 2012
Henry Carl Harnage, 49, of Hahira died Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at his home. He was born in Hahira on January 29, 1963 and a member of the Hahira Church of God. He was an avid outdoorsman, loved playing music and enjoyed being with people. Mr. Harnage was a technician with Dupont.Survivors include his daughter and son in law, Jessica...
Madelyn Grace Boyd
Sep 25, 2012
Boyd, Madelyn Grace, 86, of Tampa, Fl., passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at Heritage House Nursing Center, in Valdosta, Ga. A graduate of H. B. Plant High School, she earned her bachelor's degree in music, from the University of Tampa, and later her master's degree from Peabody Teacher's College. While her intentions were never to teach, her love of...
Kenneth C. Barnard
Sep 24, 2012
Kenneth C. Barnard, 66, of Lake Park, died at his home on Monday, September 24, 2012. He was born in Screven, Wayne County, Georgia on September 14, 1946. Mr. Barnard was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He had been employed with P.C.A. for many years and was a member of the Lake Park United Methodist Church where he was...
Jack Donald Carroll, Sr.
Sep 24, 2012
Jack Donald Carroll, Sr., 84, of Lake Park died on Monday, September 24, 2012 at the Langdale Hospice House following a short illness. Mr. Carroll will be cremated according to his wishes and there will be no public service. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com. Carson McLane. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson...
James Hoyt Lumpkin, Jr.
Sep 24, 2012
Hoyt Lumpkin Jr., (MSGT. Ret.) 45, of Hahira died on Monday, September 24, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina on February 10, 1967. He served his country in the United States Air Force and was a veteran of Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom. Hoyt earned his Bachelors of Science degree from Thomas Edison...
William M. (Bill) Cargile
Sep 24, 2012
William M. (Bill) Cargile, 83, of Lake Park, died on Monday, September 24, 2012, at Fellowship Home in Brooks County. He was a resident of Fellowship Nursing Home the last two years of his life; and it was here that his Father came to take him home. Bill was born in Douglas, on November 26, 1928; he was the son...
Alec Wisenbaker
Sep 24, 2012
Alec Wisenbaker Alexander (Alec) Campbell Wisenbaker, III, 65, of Lake Park, died on Monday, September 24, 2012, at South Georgia Medical after a brief illness. Born in Valdosta on January 26, 1947, he was the son of the late Alexander Campbell Wisenbaker, Jr., and Mildred Ruth Veatch Wisenbaker. Alec was a graduate of Valdosta High School and Valdosta State College....
Howard P. Beals
Sep 22, 2012
Howard P. Beals, 78, of Lake Park died Saturday, September 22, 2012. He was born on January 17, 1934 in Lanse, Pennsylvania to the late Orlando and Helen Smith Beals. Mr. Beals attended the Lake Park Church of Christ and was a retired Air Traffic Controller with Greater Pittsburg Airport. He was a veteran having served in the United States...
Jospehine (Jody) Parrish
Sep 22, 2012
Jody ParrishJosephine "Jody" Parrish, 65, of Valdosta, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, September 22, 2012, unexpectedly at her home.Jody was born April 2, 1947 in Glen St. Mary, FL, a daughter of the late Joe Brown and Mae Fair Beggs Logan. Mrs. Parrish was a member Greenwood Baptist Church, Valdosta, and the Levi Sapp Chapter of the...
James Edward (Eddie) Patterson
Sep 21, 2012
James Edward (Eddie) Patterson, 64, of Valdosta died Friday, September 21, 2012 at the Holly Hill Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. He was born in Brownwood, Texas on August 2, 1948 to Fannie Eaton Patterson and the late James Walford (J.W.) Patterson and had lived in this area for many years. Eddie was a member of the Freewill Baptist...
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