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Norman F. Sainz
Sep 13, 2012
Norman Sainz, Sr., 94, died on Thursday, September 13, 2012 after a period of declining health. He was born in Staten Island, NY to the late Arthur T. Sainz and Ida Lindgren Sainz, who met at Ellis Island, NY- under the Statue of Liberty as they immigrated from Cuba and Sweden respectively. Mr. Sainz grew up in New York, but...
Stephen Floyd Thompson
Sep 11, 2012
Stephen Floyd Thompson, 64, of Valdosta, died Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on November 24, 1947 in San Diego, California to the late Norman and Mae Veasey Thompson. Mr. Thompson was retired from the United States Navy.He is survived by one daughter, Tonya Thompson of Valdosta, two sons and one daughter in law,...
Norman Mcintyre
Sep 11, 2012
Norman McIntyre, 65, of Lake Park died on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Brooksville, Florida on April 26, 1947 to the late Allister W. and Emily Gonzalez McIntyre. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, a retired owner/operator of his own contracting firm, an avid member of...
Wilson V. Crosby
Sep 10, 2012
Wilson V. Crosby, 61, of Echols County passed away on Monday, September 10, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born in Thomasville, Georgia on January 20, 1951 to the late Dan S. and Bertha Richardson Crosby and has been a resident of this area all his life. He was a self-employed logger and was...
Barbara Darby Hornbuckle
Sep 10, 2012
Barbara Darby Hornbuckle, 80, of Kennesaw and formerly of Valdosta passed away at her home on Monday, September 10, 2012. Mrs. Hornbuckle was born on December 5, 1931 in Marietta to the George Thomas and Kathleen Elizabeth Hines Darby. She graduated from North Avenue Presbyterian High School in downtown Atlanta, where she was member of the basketball team. She attended...
Harry G. Garbutt
Sep 9, 2012
Harry G. Garbutt, 74, of Pinetta, Florida died Sunday, September 9, 2012 at the Holly Hill Nursing Home. He was born in Valdosta on March 13, 1938 to the late Harry G. and Laverne Lewis Garbutt. Mr. Garbutt was retired from Levi Strauss Manufacturing. Survivors include his sister, Frances Garbutt Maughon of Atlanta and a grandson, Christopher David May of...
Anna Brooks Brown Nelson
Sep 9, 2012
Anna Brooks Brown Nelson, 86, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, September 9, 2012 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman following a lengthy illness. Born in Paducah, Kentucky, on December 1, 1925, Anna was the daughter of the late William Clyde and Margie Floy Edwards Brown. She grew up in Paducah, graduated from Tillman High School and attended David Lipscomb University....
M. D. (Buddy) Meeks
Sep 8, 2012
M. D. "Buddy" Meeks, 87, of Valdosta died Saturday, September 8, 2012 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. He was born in Brocton, Alabama on August 3, 1925 to the late John Franklin and Julia Johnson Meeks and had lived in Valdosta for the past sixty three years. Buddy loved people and never met a stranger. He worked with Langdale...
James Cleon Copeland
Sep 8, 2012
James Cleon CopelandJames Cleon Copeland, 83, of Lake Park Georgia died 8 September 2012 at Heritage House Nursing Home; Valdosta GA. Born 4 September 1929 to Cleon Copeland and Gladys Carter Copeland, James retired from Barnett Bank of Jasper Fl. James was born in Valdosta and graduated from Georgia Christian School where he met his wife Frances Hinson Copeland. He...
Emmett Lamar Cook
Sep 7, 2012
Emmett Lamar Cook, 72, of Valdosta died Friday, September 7, 2012 at the Langdale Hospice House after a lengthy illness. He was born on April 13, 1940 in Colquitt County to the late Carl Cook and Florence Bryant Cook and was a longtime resident of Valdosta. Mr. Cook was a retired Batallion Chief with the Valdosta Fire Department after thirty...
Orvis James Cowart
Sep 7, 2012
Orvis James Cowart, 94, of Valdosta and formerly of Waycross died Friday, September 7, 2012 at the Langdale Hospice House. He was born on November 30, 1917 in Telfair County, Georgia to the late Caleb Talmadge and Emma Towns Cowart and had lived in Waycross for sixty years before moving to Valdosta in 2003. A World War II veteran, he...
Infant Asher James Ellis
Sep 7, 2012
Infant Asher James Ellis, of Hahira passed away Friday, September 7, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center. Survivors include his parents, Darren and Nikki Metzger Ellis, a brother, Ethan Ellis all of Hahira, maternal grandmother, Merci Metzger of Peachtree City, maternal grandfather, James Metzger of Atlanta, paternal grandparents, Mitchell and Kandy Ellis of Nicholls, great grandmother, Ruth Cole of Nicholls,...
Ethel Black
Sep 4, 2012
Ethel Black, 84, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at her residence after a 10 year battle with Alzheimer's disease. Born in Lowndes County to the late D.H & Stella Martin White, her family moved back to their residence in Blytheville, AR where Mrs. Black grew up. Later she attended and graduated from Harding University in Searcy, AR,...
Ethel Black
Sep 4, 2012
Ethel Black, 84, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at her residence after a 10 year battle with Alzheimer's disease. Born in Lowndes County to the late D.H & Stella Martin White, her family moved back to their residence in Blytheville, AR where Mrs. Black grew up. Later she attended and graduated from Harding University in Searcy, AR,...
Deborah (Debbie) Robinson
Sep 4, 2012
Deborah "Debbie" Robinson, 54, of Quitman died Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born on July 24, 1958 in Helmstedt, Germany to Marianne Fritz and the late Wilfred Fritz and had lived in this area for the past thirty six years. Mrs. Robinson was a member of the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church and...
Sherman William Brumbaugh
Sep 3, 2012
Sherman William Brumbaugh, 85, of Valdosta died Monday, September 3, 2012 at his home. He was born in Camden, New Jersey on June 25, 1927 to the late Sherman M. and Veronica Grooms Brumbaugh and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mr. Brumbaugh served in the United States Air Force for twenty years and worked for twenty years in...
Emmeline Carpenter
Sep 3, 2012
Emmeline "Emmy" Kaye Carpenter, 59, of Valdosta, GA, formerly of Newport, NY, passed away Monday, September 3, 2012, at Langdale Hospice House, Valdosta, after a long battle with cancer.She was born July 21, 1953 in Ilion, NY, the oldest child of six to Arthur L. and Katherine Papa Loomis. Emmy graduated from Mt. Markham High School with the Class of...
Kirby Hemby
Sep 3, 2012
Kirby Hemby, 70, of Valdosta died on Monday, September 3, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Columbus, Georgia on August 17, 1942 to the late Cecil Thomas Hemby and Beatrice Owens Hemby Strickland. For the last 30 years he has been the owner and operator of Valdosta Motorcycle Accessories. He was a licensed private pilot and...
Jack Mester, Sr.
Sep 1, 2012
Jack Mester, Sr. SSGT-Ret, 61, of Lake Park, died on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Somerville, New Jersey to the late Frank Mester and Mary Theresa Dombrowski Mester. Mr. Mester retired after more than 20 years of service in the United States Air Force where he worked as a Crew...
Barbara (Bobbie) Dasher Brownlee
Sep 1, 2012
Barbara (Bobbie) Dasher Brownlee, 82, of Valdosta, died Sunday, September 1, 2012 at Langdale Hospice House following a short illness. She was born on June 23, 1930 in Valdosta, GA to the late Roy H. and Myrtie Copeland Dasher. Mrs. Brownlee served as a secretary for State Farm Insurance and member of Central Avenue Church of Christ.She is survived by...
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