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Tommy Hall
Dec 27, 2012
Tommy Hall, 69, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, December 27, 2012, at South Georgia Medical Center, after a short illness. Born in Hahira, on May 6, 1943, he was the son of the late Barney Bill Hall and Ruby Milligan Hall. Mr. Hall was retired from the Valdosta Daily Times where he ran a newspaper route. Survivors are his daughters...
Ruth Manley
Dec 26, 2012
Ruth F. Manley, 85, of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2012, at Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born December 18, 1927 in Brooks County, a daughter of the late James and Verna Parker Faircloth. She had honorably served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, and later was employed as an Accountant with General Motors. Mrs. Manley was...
Virgil Pilkington, Jr.
Dec 25, 2012
Virgil Pilkington, Jr., 92, of Valdosta went home to be with the Lord, Jesus on Tuesday, December 25, 2012. He was born in West Blocton, Alabama on July 14, 1920 to the late Virgil, Sr. and Leila Elizabeth Champion Pilkington. Mr. Pilkington served in the United States Navy during World War II and was retired civilian aviation metal smith with...
Joan Webb Harris
Dec 24, 2012
Joan Webb Harris, a 73 year old resident of Hahira, GA joined our Heavenly Father on Monday, December 24, 2012 at 11:10 a.m. at South Georgia Medical Center. She was surrounded by her family and Pastor Ken Morgan as she was called home. Joan was born on August 6, 1939 to the late Osborne Eugene "Gene" Webb and Ibera Passmore...
Linda Gayle Dennis
Dec 21, 2012
Linda Gayle Dennis, 64, of Lake Park died Friday, December 21, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Jacksonville, FL on March 8, 1948 to the late Thomas Julian Sutton and her surviving mother, Evelyn Elizabeth Kiser Sutton. Mrs. Dennis was a homemaker.She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Gayle Malone of Lake Park, her son and...
Albert P. Coutinho
Dec 21, 2012
Albert P. Coutinho , 98, beloved father and grandfather, died Friday, December 21, 2012 of natural causes, at Presbyterian Home in Quitman. He was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts to Albert and Ezaura Coutinho, immigrants from the Azores. Albert was preceded in death by his sisters, Helen Yeager of Los Angeles, California and Belma Bryan, of Dallas, Texas. Albert was...
Marty Volz
Dec 20, 2012
Marty Volz, 56, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2012, at South Georgia Medical Center.Marty was born November 23, 1956 in Grand Haven, Michigan, a son of the late Carlton Martin and Betty (Bebee) Volz. He had been a Mechanic with American Glass and was of the Christian faith.He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Volz; two sons,...
George A. Read, Jr.
Dec 20, 2012
George A. Read, Jr., 74, of Ray City died Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on June 2, 1938 in Hahira to the late George Alpheus Read, Sr. and Rachel Ray Read. Mr. Read was a retired retail sales manager and a self employed grocery store, gas station and car sales owner. He served...
Milton Ruby Shepard
Dec 19, 2012
Milton Ruby Shepard, 81, of Lake Park, passed away on December 19, 2012 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born on August 11, 1931 to the Late Eddie and Ada Irving Shepard. He retired in the late 80's from the Transportation Department for the State of Florida. He was also a proud veteran of the United States...
Vivian W. Dallas
Dec 19, 2012
Vivian W. Dallas, 81, of Valdosta died Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Fellowship Home. She was born on May 24, 1931 in Waycross to the late John Melton Welch and Annie Kemp Welch. Mrs. Dallas was a homemaker and a member of First Christian Church. She was an avid bridge player, enjoyed cooking and raising her three sons. She enjoyed...
Lawrence A. Porter
Dec 19, 2012
Lawrence A. Porter, 72 of Lake Park died Wednesday, December 19, 2012 after a lengthy illness. He was born on Novmeber 27, 1940 in Lake Park to the late Milledge G. and Evelyn Kinsey Porter and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Porter attended the Antioch Church in Echols County and was a retired electrician with PCS Phosphate....
Col.(Aus Ret) John P. Sinnott
Dec 19, 2012
Colonel (AUS RET) John P. Sinnott, 81, of Valdosta died Thursday, December 20, 2012 at his home. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 17, 1931 to the late John Patrick Sinnott and E. Muriel Zinkand Sinnott. Col. Sinnott is a 1953 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and had a Master's Degree in Nuclear Engineering from...
Msgt.(Retired) Lawton Alex Westberry, Sr.
Dec 18, 2012
MSgt (RET.) Lawton Alex "Wes" Westberry, Sr., 64, of Lebanon, Virginia and formerly of Valdosta, Georgia died Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Tennessee. He was born in Waycross, Georgia on June 4, 1948 to the late Lawton Walker and Macie Tuten Westberry. Mr. Westberry served with distinction in the United States Air Force for...
Gail Oreta Belcher
Dec 17, 2012
Gail Oreta Belcher, 72, of Jasper, Florida died on Monday, December 17, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. She was born on October 29, 1940 in Trenton, New Jersey to the late Gene and Oreta Lee Goodwin Seaman. She was a retired CNA after 37 years of faithful service to the nursing profession. Her dedication was...
William Eugene Norsworthy, Jr.
Dec 17, 2012
William E. Norsworthy, Jr., 73, of Stockton, GA died Monday, December 17, 2012 at Smith Northview Hospital. He was born on November 6, 1939 in Homerville, Clinch County, GA to the late William Eugene Norsworthy, Sr. and Mary Sue Cowart Norsworthy. Mr. Norsworthy was retired from the United States Army.He is survived by one son and daughter in law, John...
Virginia S. "Jinny" Ellison
Dec 17, 2012
Virginia S. "Jinny" Ellison, 100, died on Monday, December 17, 2012 at the Fellowship Home following a period of declining health. She was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on December 19, 1911 to the late Franklyn Hiram and Sophie Marie Schutte Sanborn. She retired after 25 years of service as a stock control clerk in civil engineering at Moody...
Randall Dane Woodruff, Sr.
Dec 16, 2012
Randall Dane Woodruff, Sr. 66, of Valdosta died Sunday, December 16, 2012 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta after a brief illness. He was born in Valdosta, and grew up in Mayday before moving back to Valdosta to attend Valdosta State College (now VSU). Following college he married his childhood sweetheart, the former Hellen Marie Moore, and they were married...
Georgia Alene Staton Lynch
Dec 16, 2012
Georgia Alene Staton Lynch, 67, of Morven died Sunday, December 16, 2012 at her home. She was born in Hahira on September 9, 1945 to the late James Wilson and Leona Louise Lanning Staton and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Lynch was a member of the Morrison Baptist Church and enjoyed working with her flowers. Survivors include...
James Kenneth (Kenny) Scruggs
Dec 14, 2012
James Kenneth (Kenny) Scruggs, 70, was born in Brooks County, Georgia on July 1, 1942. He died at his home on Friday, December 14, 2012 after a long illness. He moved with his parents, Louise Ferrell and James Fred Scruggs and his brother, Ferrell to Valdosta at a very early age. Mr. Scruggs attended Valdosta City Schools and Valdosta State...
Kenneth Eugene Stewart
Dec 14, 2012
Kenneth Eugene Stewart, 22, of Valdosta, died at his home on Friday, December 14, 2012, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Greenville, Kentucky on December 9, 1990. Survivors are his mother, Bonnie Shanklin of Valdosta, his father, Billy Stewart of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, a sister, Miranda Shanklin, grandmother, Eva Shanklin, grandfather, Kenneth Shanklin all of Valdosta; aunt, Judy Oliver...
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