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Robert Paul Moore
Mar 26, 2012
Robert Paul Moore, 63, of Lake Park died Monday, March 26, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on October 18, 1948 in Adel, Georgia to the late James Carlton Moore and Mary Estelle Lawrence Moore. Mr. Moore was a retired Water Plant Superintendent from the City of Valdosta. He was a member of Morningside Baptist Church.Mr. Moore...
Bruce D. Mcguire
Mar 26, 2012
Bruce D. McGuire, 50, of Valdosta died on Monday, March 26, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born on October 8, 1961 to the late Walt McGuire and Barbara Ann Sullivan and has been a resident of this area all his life. He worked in retail sales having worked with Farmers Furniture, Gibson McDonald,...
James Edward Johns
Mar 25, 2012
James Edward "Red" Johns, 65, of Valdosta died on Sunday, March 25, 2012 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Brantley County Georgia on October 21, 1946 to the late Wesley Estelle Johns and Mollie Jane Crews Johns. He was retired from the United States Navy and served during Desert Storm. He was of the Southern...
Charles Michael (Mike) Modlin
Mar 25, 2012
Charles Michael (Mike) Modlin, 63, of Valdosta, died Sunday, March 25, 2012 at his residence. He was born on July 20, 1948 in Muncie, Indiana to the late Charles Wesley Modlin and Marjorie Jane Foster Modlin. Mike was retired from the United States Postal Service, served in the United States Air Force, was a member of CrossPointe Church and was...
Lorita Victoria Belles
Mar 23, 2012
Lorita Victoria Belles, 58, of Lakeland, FL, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 23, 2012. She was born in Orange, NJ, on June 23, 1953, a daughter of the late Frank and Ida DePasquale Milbauer.She is survived by her five children, Wayne Anthony Belles of Seattle, WA, Karen Michelle Belles of Huntsville, AL, Cheryl Ann Dodds and husband Kevin of...
Veness (Venice) Pindling
Mar 22, 2012
Veness (Venice) Pindling, 75, of Valdosta and Port Charlotte, Fla. died on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at her home in Valdosta. Funeral services will be held at 11am, Sunday, April 1, 2012 at Grace Fellowship Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1304 W. Hill Ave., Valdosta, GA 31601. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 7:00-8:30pm at the funeral home. Condolences...
Arthur (Buddy) Hughes
Mar 20, 2012
Arthur "Buddy" Hughes, 79, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at Heritage House Nursing Home after a brief illness.He was born November 22, 1932 in Lowndes County, the youngest child of the late Arthur and Lula Lightsey Hughes. He graduated from Pine Grove High School with the Class of 1950 and was an accomplished player with the...
Howard Arthur Schurig
Mar 20, 2012
Howard Arthur Schurig, 80, of Valdosta, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at Lakeland Villa. He was born on November 25, 1931 in Jersey City, New Jersey to the late Arthur and Charlotte Meyer Schurig. Mr. Schurig was retired and of the Lutheran faith.He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Brown Schurig of Valdosta, three daughters, Charlotte Neggia and Kristina Weigle,...
Kaleb Giovanni Owens
Mar 20, 2012
Kaleb Giovanni Owens, 2, of Hahira, passed this life unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at South Georgia Medical Center.Kaleb was born November 26, 2009, in Valdosta, the son of Brian and June Kraholik Owens. Kaleb fought through so much in his life, but was always happy. He gave everyone a special feeling when they were near and touched many...
Sarah Speed Mikovitz
Mar 18, 2012
Sarah Speed Mikovitz, 86, of Valdosta and formerly of Opelousas, Louisiana, died on Sunday, March 18, 2012 at Fellowship Home after a short illness. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, on November 13, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Sarah Curry Speed and John Crews Speed, Sr. Mrs. Mikovitz was a homemaker, a lifetime member of the VFW Auxiliary, was...
Marion Glenn Shea
Mar 17, 2012
Marion Glenn Shea, 74, of Brooks County, formerly of Lake Park, died at his home of an accidental death on Saturday, March 17, 2012. Born in Greenville, Florida, on December 25, 1937, he was the son of the late Lester and Nettie Mae Brannen Shea. Mr. Shea was the owner of Everetts Well Drilling and Irrigation for the past 33...
James Terry Luke, Sr.
Mar 17, 2012
James Terry Luke, Sr., 65, of Valdosta died on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was born in Valdosta on January 6, 1947 to the late Clarence Claude and Betty Joyce Swann Luke and has been a resident of Valdosta all his life. He was the owner and operator of Luke Electrical...
Margaret Lanell Taylor
Mar 16, 2012
Margaret Lanell Wright (Grandma) Taylor, 89, of Valdosta died on Friday, March 16, 2012 following a short illness. She was born in Adel, Georgia on February 18, 1923 to the late H.L. (Hodge), Sr., and Willie Campbell Wright and has been a resident of Valdosta for the past 55 years. She was a retired mail carrier for the United States...
Corine Simpson Stone
Mar 16, 2012
Corine Simpson Stone, 91, of Hahira and beloved wife of the late Arthur C. Stone, Sr. for thirty six years died Friday, March 16, 2012 at home after a brief illness. She was born in Brooks County on December 29, 1920 to the late Walter and Marion Folsom Simpson. Mrs. Stone was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother and...
Savitaben Patel
Mar 15, 2012
Savitaben Patel, 73, of Valdosta, died Thursday, March 15, 2012 at her residence. She was born on April 1, 1938 in Paliyad, India to the late Ambalal and Shantadevi Patel. Mrs. Patel was a homemaker and a member of the Hindu faith.She is survived by her husband, Bhaktibhai Patel of Valdosta, two sons, Girishbhai Patel of Thomasville, Shailesh Patel of...
Charles Ellis Yale
Mar 14, 2012
Charles Ellis Yale, 82, of Valdosta, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the Lakeland Villas Convalescent Center in Lakeland, Georgia. He was born in Valdosta on May 1, 1929 and had lived in Valdosta most of his life. Mr. Yale was a retired hearing aid salesman formerly with Barnes Drug Store and Yale Services. He was a...
Margaret Bramlett Faircloth
Mar 13, 2012
Margaret Bramlett Faircloth, 93, of Valdosta died on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at her home. Born in DuPont on January 22, 1919, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Bernice H. Smith Bramlett. Mrs. Faircloth was the widow of the late W. J. (Dub) Faircloth. She was a Charter Member of the Crossroads Baptist Church where she...
Blanche Derriso Murphy
Mar 11, 2012
Blanche Derriso Murphy, 88, of Waxhaw, North Carolina and formerly of Valdosta died Sunday, March 11, 2012. Blanche was born on November 20, 1923 in Swainsboro, Georgia to the late Clifford and Bertha Derriso and subsequently relocated to Valdosta. She was an outstanding basketball player in high school for her Hahira women's team. During the 2nd World War, she excelled...
John Thomas (Tom) Walker
Mar 11, 2012
John T. (Tom) Walker, 80, of Dasher, died on Sunday, March 11, 2012 at his residence following a lengthy illness. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee to the late Johney & Ruby Acuff Walker, he moved to Dasher in his late teens to attend and graduate from Dasher Bible School. He went on to attend Harding University and later the Air University...
Barbara Baird Morse
Mar 10, 2012
Barbara Baird Morse, 80, of Hahira, began celebrating her life in Heaven on Saturday, March 10, 2012. She was born November 2, 1931 in Valdosta, a daughter of the late Lonnie and Helen Hitchcock Baird. She was a graduate of Lowndes County High School and honorable served in the U.S. Air Force. Mrs. Morse was a member of Salem United...
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