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Mary Coody Foster
Jul 31, 2012
Mary Coody Foster, 78, of Valdosta died on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at Heritage Healthcare following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 2, 1934 in Valdosta to the late Richard and Mattie Zipperer Coody and has been a resident of this area all her life. She retired as a nutritionist with the Lowndes County School System and was...
Stacy L. Harper
Jul 31, 2012
Stacy L. Harper, 53, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 18, 1958 to the late John and Agnes Duncan Lawler and has been a resident of this area for 40 years. She was a homemaker and attended the Clyattville United...
Allie Inez Butler Zipperer
Jul 30, 2012
Allie "Inez" Butler Zipperer, 91, of Valdosta, died Monday, July 30, 2012 at her home in Lowndes County. She was born April 26, 1921 in Sumter, SC to the late Roman D. and Lula Hodge Butler. She moved to Georgia at an early age and lived most of her life in Lowndes County, where she married her loving husband, the...
Dr. Sybil Corbett Bennett
Jul 29, 2012
Dr. Sybil C. Bennett, 102, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, July 29, 2012 at the Oak Brook in LaBelle, FL. She was born in Jasper, FL on July 11, 1910 and was the daughter of the late Dr. J.H. and Martha Burnett Corbett. Dr. Bennett was a former medical doctor, the president of the Garden Club of Georgia and was...
Adrene Morgan Wheeler
Jul 28, 2012
Adrene Morgan Wheeler, 92, of Valdosta died Saturday, July 28, 2012 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. She was born in Cairo, Georgia on August 16, 1919 and had lived in Valdosta since 1950. Mrs. Wheeler accepted the Lord at an early age and was active at Cairo First Baptist Church while growing up. Mrs. Wheeler graduated from Cairo High...
Carrol Wayne Taylor
Jul 27, 2012
Wayne TaylorCarrol Wayne Taylor, 66, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, July 27, 2012, at his home after a lengthy illness.Wayne was born October 17, 1945 in Berrien County, a son of the late Marcus Soloman Taylor and the late Irene Soloman Taylor Thornton. He graduated from Chamblee High School and honorably served in the U.S. Navy. He moved to Valdosta...
Harry J. Cooper
Jul 27, 2012
Harry J. Cooper, 68, of Valdosta, lost his battle with cancer on Friday, July 27, 2012. Born on February 2, 1944 in Barretts, Harry was a graduate of Hahira High School. He attended Valdosta State College where he was a member of Pi Kappa Phi and he served in the National Guard. He was owner of Cooper Chevron and was...
Mary Crosby
Jul 27, 2012
Mary Crosby (Tarwater)Mary Crosby, 89, of Valdosta passed away on Friday, July 27, 2012 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman after a lengthy illness. She was born on March 6, 1923 in St. Joseph, Missouri to the late Paul B. and Bessie Harris and had lived in Valdosta since 1960. She worked for her lifelong friends, Millie Chitwood and the...
Deuce Johnson
Jul 21, 2012
James Franklin "Deuce" Johnson, 69, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, July 21, 2012, at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Born in Valdosta on September 7, 1942, he was the son of the late Luther and Piety Hall Johnson. Mr. Johnson was retired from Texture Tex and was a member of the First United Methodist Church. An unforgettable...
George Anderson Cothron, Sr.
Jul 19, 2012
George Anderson Cothron, Sr., 89 of Temple Terrace, Florida died peacefully on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at Melech Hospice House in Temple Terrace, Florida. He was born on February 17, 1923 in Valdosta to the late Madison (Matt) and Margaret Strickland Cothron. He entered military service at age 17 and served in the Military Police of the United States Army...
Alvin Levoy Register
Jul 19, 2012
Alvin Levoy Register, 75, of Statenville, died on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born in Statenville on October 10, 1936 to the late Okane & Gertrude Elizabeth Spellers Register, he was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Register was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in the 82nd Airborne...
Billie Fielding Sandlin
Jul 18, 2012
Billie Fielding Sandlin, who throughout her life cherished her relationship with God, went to be with Him forever on Wednesday, July 18, 2012. She was 73. Born in Valdosta at Little Griffin Hospital on August 8 1938, to William Starling Fielding and Dorothy Tomlinson Fielding, Mrs. Sandlin grew up in the heart of Georgia's timber industry, forever relishing her childhood...
Joyce Virginia Simpson
Jul 18, 2012
Joyce Virginia Simpson, 80, of Lake Park, passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at Lakehaven Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. A Graveside Service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 21, 2012, at Sunset Hill Cemetery with Rev. Stanley Luke officiating. There will be no visitation. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com. Carson McLane...
Jason Michael Buwa
Jul 17, 2012
SPC Jason Michael Buwa, 34, of Valdosta, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 17, 2012.Jason was born July 12, 1978 at Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, a son of Michael A. and Judy Williams Buwa. He was dedicated to his family and his country; he was a loving husband, father, son and brother. Jason honorably served in the Georgia National...
Elaine Copeland Hodges
Jul 16, 2012
Elaine Copeland Hodges, 69, of Hahira, passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2012, at Lakehaven Nursing Home following a lengthy illness.She was born March 27, 1943 in Hahira, the daughter of the late Norvell Lawrence and Doris Virginia Folsom Futch. She was retired as a Medical Technologist with Berrien county Hospital and a member of the Forrest Park Church of...
Erma Ison Myers
Jul 15, 2012
Erma Ison Myers, 68, of Lake Andes, South Dakota, died Sunday, July 15, 2012 at her home. She was born on November 13, 1943 in Morgantown, West Virginia to the late Faye & Mary McMillen Smith. Mrs. Myers was of the Southern Baptist faith and was a former member of Morningside Baptist Church. She founded Precision Printing Plus and served...
Floye Byington
Jul 15, 2012
Floye Byington, 88, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2012, at Crestwood Nursing Home after a long illness. She was born December 1, 1933 in Baker County, FL, a daughter of the late Arlie and Lois Snowden Franklin.Ms. Byington is survived by two granddaughters, Jenna Mulvey of Valdosta, and Jenifer Moore and husband Brandon of Columbus, IN; a...
Victoria Perry Hanson
Jul 14, 2012
Victoria Perry Hanson, 41, of Lake Park, died on Saturday, July 14, 2012 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. She was born on November 5, 1970 in Tampa, Florida and was a member of Liberty Baptist Church in St. Petersburg, Florida. She was formerly a district manager for Kirkland's Distribution and has also worked in the pharmaceutical field....
Marvin Ray
Jul 13, 2012
Marvin Ray, 70, died on Friday, July 13, 2012, at South Georgia Medical Center. Marvin moved to Valdosta from Southern Illinois University in 1974 to be the Chairman of the Accounting and Finance Department at Valdosta State University. While teaching at VSU, he started two local businesses, Insta-Lube , which were the first 10 minute oil changes in Valdosta. He...
Larry Dowling
Jul 11, 2012
Larry Dowling, 66, of Valdosta, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 11, 2012.He was born April 6, 1946 in Valdosta, a son of Leon L. and Jesse Pearl Moore Dowling, and graduated from Lowndes County High School and Valdosta State College. Larry was a U.S. Navy and Viet Nam veteran. He greatly enjoyed and felt very rewarded in his position...
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