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Jack A. Bayman, Sr.
Jan 31, 2012
Jack A. Bayman, Sr., 79, of Valdosta went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at his residence. He was born on April 3, 1932, in Albany, Indiana, to the late S.W. (Pete) and Lillian Goff Bayman. He joined the U.S. Air Force, serving during the Korean Conflict, and was stationed at Moody Air Force Base...
Barbara Burton Parks
Jan 30, 2012
Barbara Burton Parks, 81, of Valdosta died on Monday, January 30, 2012 at her residence. She was born on August 2, 1930 in Americus, Georgia to the late Jesse Stanley, Sr. and Helen Rackley Burton. She attended Georgia Southwestern and graduated from the University of Georgia where she was an honor student. She was employed as a dietician with Charity...
Geraldine Westberry Johnson
Jan 29, 2012
Geraldine (Gerry) Ollie Westberry Johnson, 83, of Cotton, Georgia died in the early am of Sunday, January 29, 2012 after a brief illness. Born November 18, 1928 in Brunswick, GA to the late Ollie Otis and Ilah Harmon Westberry, she was a 1946 graduate of Valdosta High School who married her high school sweetheart, the late William F. (Bill) Johnson,...
Harold L. Dixon, Sr.
Jan 29, 2012
Harold L. Dixon, Sr., 82, of Lake Park, died suddenly at his home on Sunday, January 29, 2012. Born in Greenville, Tennessee on August 3, 1929, he was the son of the late Clarence Lee and Blanche Brown Dixon. Mr. Dixon grew up in Dayton, Ohio before joining and serving in the U.S. Air Force. While stationed at Moody Air...
Soren Pierre Walker
Jan 28, 2012
Soren Pierre Walker, eleven day old infant son of Zachary Walker and LaVonna Copeland Walker, of Valdosta, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, at Phoebe Putney Hospital in Albany. Soren Pierre is also survived by his brother, Xa'Vion James Walker; maternal grandparents, Patricia and Wayne Copeland; paternal grandparents, Melanie Campbell and Bill Buckley. A memorial service will be held at 11:00...
Stephen Michael Oliver
Jan 26, 2012
Stephen Michael Oliver, 58, of Palmetto, Florida died Thursday, January 26, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. He was born on March 19, 1953 in Augusta a son of Sarah (Sadie) DeLoach Oliver and the late Fitzhugh H. Oliver. Mr. Oliver was a very gifted carpenter, talented gardener, sports enthusiast. He loved spending time with his...
Aliene Lehman Graul
Jan 22, 2012
Aliene Lehman Graul, 86, of Tifton died on Sunday, January 22, 2012 at Tift Regional Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born in Hahira, Georgia on September 26, 1925 to the late John Cleveland (Major), and Florence Lewis Lehman. She was retired from Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College (ABAC) as the Assistant Food Director and was a member of Northside...
Aubrey George Hurtt
Jan 22, 2012
Aubrey George Hurtt, 84, of Valdosta died Sunday, January 22, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Dekalb County, Alabama on April 25, 1927 to the late Amos Alexander Hurtt and Minnie Mae Brock Hurtt. Mr. Hurtt was an upholsterer with Larry's Upholstery and was an active member of Greenwood Baptist Church. He enjoyed camping, loved his...
Charlotte Marie Brown Cowart
Jan 20, 2012
Charlotte Marie Brown Cowart, 45, of Hahira died Friday, January 20, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on February 20, 1966 in Valdosta to Raymond Logan Brown and Dicie Catherine Croft Brown. Charlotte was a cashier at the Hahira Quik Stop, was of the Church of God faith and worked with her husband Steve installing carpet.She is...
Clarence (Ch) Heidemann
Jan 19, 2012
Clarence "CH" Heidemann, 88, of Valdosta, and Woodbridge, VA died Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Fairfax Hospital in Virginia.Born in New Wells, MO to Louis and Alma Heidemann on February 4, 1923, Clarence was raised, along with his brother, Norbert, and sister, Mildred, in Port Huron, MI and Chicago Heights, IL. Upon graduation from Bloom High School he served in...
Donna Gross Teague
Jan 19, 2012
Donna Gross Teague, 57, of Valdosta, died Thursday, January 19, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on November 14, 1954 in Newburgh, NY to the late Otto Rudolph Gross and Frances Elizabeth Weaver Gross. Donna was a homemaker, she enjoyed sewing, valued her friends and she loved her family and animals.Donna is survived by her husband, John...
John Pittman (Jack) Batts, Sr.
Jan 19, 2012
John Pittman Batts, Sr. (Jack), 86, of Valdosta, died Thursday, January 19, 2012, at his home after a brief illness. He was born May 21, 1925 in Winter Park, NC as the 3rd child of A.L. Batts, Sr. and Ethel Pittman Batts. Jack graduated from Orlando High School in 1943 (Orlando, FL). He was captain of the State Championship baseball...
Betty Mathis Beck
Jan 18, 2012
Betty Mathis Beck, of Valdosta, died January 18, 2012. Born in Stockton, Georgia, on June 16, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Ethel Johnson Mathis and James Edward Mathis. Mrs. Beck was a homemaker and loving wife and mother. She supported her late husband James during his years of public service as Mayor of Valdosta and member of...
Betty Vincie Harper
Jan 18, 2012
Betty Vincie Harper, 72, of Valdosta, went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, January 18, 2012. She passed away peacefully at Smith Northview Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born November 11, 1939 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lena Green. Betty was a precious wife, wonderful mother and grandmother. She dedicated her life to making others...
Royce Jackson Wiggins
Jan 18, 2012
Royce Jackson Wiggins, 75, of Echols County passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at home. He was born on March 22, 1936 in Tifton to the late Homer D. and Hattie King Wiggins. Mr. Wiggins was a Baptist and retired from Packaging Corporation of America in 1998 after more than 30 years of service. He will be greatly missed by...
Virginia Walker
Jan 13, 2012
Virginia Walker, 88, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, January 13, 2012, at Lakehaven Nursing Home.She was born September 28, 1923 in Hahira, a daughter of the late William D. and Vira Moody Vickers. For twelve years she was Secretary for David Wainer, Sr., and for fifty years operated Walkers Garden Center. Mrs. Walker was a Charter Member of Park Avenue...
Hurschel John Burleigh, Jr.
Jan 11, 2012
Hurschel John Burleigh, Jr. 65, of Valdosta died Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Eldorado, Arkansas on June 22, 1946 to Hurschel John Burleigh, Sr. and the late Ruby Marie McMurrian Burleigh. Mr. Burleigh was retired from the United States Air Force and a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. He...
Camille Colquitt Peeples
Jan 10, 2012
Camille Colquitt Peeples, 78, a longtime resident of Valdosta died on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at her home. She was born in Thomaston, Georgia on September 20, 1933 to the late Adrian Banks Colquitt and Edna Bowen Colquitt and moved with her family to Tifton, Georgia when she was fifteen years old. Mrs. Peeples was a graduate of Tifton High...
Helen Clyde Thomas Joyner
Jan 9, 2012
Helen Clyde Thomas Joyner Helen Clyde Thomas Joyner, of Valdosta, died in Atlanta on Monday, January 9, 2012 after several years of declining health. Clyde was born in Pensacola, Florida on September 26, 1915 to Wylie Lawton Thomas and Helen Larue Brown Thomas. She moved to Valdosta in 1918 after the death of her father. A graduate of Valdosta High...
Charles (Charlie) Nelson Davis, Sr.
Jan 8, 2012
Charles (Charlie) Nelson Davis, Sr., 83 of St. Augustine, Florida died on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at the Broward County Medical Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He was born in Miami, Florida on June 26, 1928 to the late John and Emily Crane Davis and grew up in Dixie, Georgia. Charlie spent most of his working life in the banking...
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