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Fern Fry Hotchkiss Smith
Jun 23, 2011
Fern Fry Hotchkiss Smith, 94, of Jesup and formerly of Hahira went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 23, 2011. She was born in Velda, ND on December 11, 1916 to the late Lawrence and Clara Fry. She graduated from Hahira High School, retired from ITT Metal Products after 31 years, served as a Pink Lady at Smith...
Carolyn Luke Cabana
Jun 20, 2011
Carolyn Luke Cabana, 76, of Valdosta, died on Monday, June 20, 2011 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. Born in Jacksonville, Florida on August 19, 1934, daughter of the late Eugene Robert and Willie Mae Mauldin Medford, she was an educator and an accomplished pianist and organist. While living in Jacksonville, she taught at Arlington Jr. High, performed with the Jacksonville Symphony...
Joseph Sylvia
Jun 20, 2011
Joseph Sylvia, 80, of Valdosta passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2011 at his home. He was born on November 18, 1930 in New Bedford, Massachusetts to the late Joseph, Sr. and Mildred Hatch Sylvia and has been a resident of Valdosta for 35 years. He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving during the Korean Conflict. He...
Marion Carroll (M.C.) Nelson
Jun 19, 2011
Marion Carroll (M.C.) Nelson, 86, of Hahira passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2011 at approximately 9:15 a.m. at the Crestwood Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. He was born on August 10, 1924 in Clyattville to the late Vera Marion and Tessie Lehman Nelson and had lived in Hahira for several years. Mr. Nelson was veteran of the United...
M.C. Wooley, Jr.
Jun 18, 2011
M.C. Wooley, Jr., 73, of Lake Park passed away unexpectedly Saturday, June 18, 2011, at his home.He was born February 18, 1938 in West Monroe, Louisiana, a son of the late M.C. Wooley, Sr. and the late Lela Belle Black Wooley. He graduated from Ole Miss in 1960 with a degree in Chemical Engineering. Following graduation he began his career...
Larry D. Dollar
Jun 18, 2011
After a long and very courageous battle with cancer, Larry Dollar, 64, of Valdosta passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family. Larry was born on August 20, 1946 and was the second son of the late Robert and Bertha Dollar. He was of the Baptist faith and was also a member of the National Guard. Larry learned...
Robert Gary Nixon
Jun 18, 2011
Robert Gary Nixon, 65, of Valdosta, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2011, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer.He was born June 24, 1945 in Philadelphia, PA, a son of the late Earl and Mildred DiDotti Nixon. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was a retired Chef.He is survived by his wife Katherine Ann Diggs...
Robert Gary Nixon
Jun 18, 2011
Robert Gary Nixon, 65, of Valdosta, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2011, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer.He was born June 24, 1945 in Philadelphia, PA, a son of the late Earl and Mildred DiDotti Nixon. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was a retired Chef.He is survived by his wife Katherine Ann Diggs...
Russell Griffin Mcrae
Jun 17, 2011
Russell Griffin McRae, 88, of Thomasville, passed away on Friday, June 17, 2011 at Plantation Manor.Russell was born May 17, 1923 in Morven, son of the late Buford Wickliff, Sr. and Nora Griffin McRae. He was a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII and participated in 33 missions as a tail gunner in a B-24 in the...
Sarah Helen Fisher
Jun 16, 2011
Sarah Helen Fisher, 84, of Valdosta died Thursday, June 16, 2011 at the Lakeland Villas Convalescent Center. She was born in Madisonville, Kentucky on May 6, 1927 to the late Walter and Rebecca Mae Moore Mangum and had lived in Valdosta for several years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Samie Franklin Fisher and a son, Steven Fisher.Survivors...
G.M. (Mike) Baker
Jun 16, 2011
G.M. "Mike" Baker, 60, of Valdosta, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2011, at his residence after a courageous battle with cancer.Mike was employed by Veolia Environmental Services as a Diesel Mechanic for over twenty-five years. He was a member of the Ellenton Baptist Church, loved spending time with his family and enjoyed fishing.He is survived by his wife of twenty-eight...
Elmer Robert Byrd
Jun 16, 2011
Elmer Robert Byrd, 100, of Valdosta, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2011, at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness.He was born March 5, 1911 in New Brockton, AL, a son of the late James Robert and Elizabeth Lammons Byrd. For twenty-five years he was employed as a Welder at Owens Illinois, retiring in 1976. He loved fishing and...
Violet Stewardson Mathis
Jun 15, 2011
Violet Stewardson Mathis, 87, of Naylor, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. She was born on February 7, 1924 in Richmond, Virginia to the late Harry Folsom and Mary Elizabeth Childress Stewardson and had lived in Miami, Florida for many years before moving to Lowndes County in 1995. Mrs. Mathis was a member of...
Dr. Donald F. Blair, Sr.
Jun 13, 2011
Dr. Donald Ferguson Blair, Sr., Captain, Retired USN, 86 of Valdosta died Monday, June 13, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on October 27, 1924 in Palo Alto, California to the late John Edward and Lorraine Ferguson Blair. Dr. Blair was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. He graduated from the Columbia University, College of Physicians...
Charles Winter Giddings
Jun 13, 2011
Charles Winter Giddings, 83, of Valdosta, died Monday, June 13, 2011 at Heritage Healthcare at Lakehaven Nursing Home. He was born on March 10, 1928 in Jacksonville, Florida, to the late Glenn Green and Margaret Winter Giddings. Winter was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Valdosta and in Athens, GA. He attended the University of Florida where he was...
Barry L. Hall
Jun 12, 2011
Barry L. Hall, 61, of Hahira, died on Sunday, June 12, 2011, at Langdale Hospice House after a courageous 3 ½ year battle with cancer. Born on June 28, 1949 in Charleston, South Carolina, he was formerly of Guntersville and Huntsville, Alabama. Barry was employed with the Valdosta Police Department for 27 years from where he was retired as a...
Robert (Bob) L. Buchheit
Jun 11, 2011
Robert (Bob) L. Buchheit, 73, of Valdosta died on Saturday, June 11, 2011 after a sudden illness. He was born in Huntington, Indiana and had lived in Valdosta since 1973. Bob was retired from the United State Air Force and was a Vietnam Veteran. He was also retired from the United States Postal Service. Mr. Buchheit was a member of...
Kathryn Shaw Brady
Jun 11, 2011
Kathryn Shaw Brady, 89, of Valdosta died on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at the Langdale Hospice House following a brief illness. She was born in Valdosta on January 17, 1922 to the late Brodie and Louella Kirk Shaw and has been a resident here her entire life. She was retired from AT&T as an Assistant Chief Operator and was a...
Raymond Logan Brown
Jun 10, 2011
Raymond L. Brown, 82, of Valdosta, died Friday, June 10, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Cleveland, TN on May 17, 1929 to the late William Oscar and Nora Lee Carden Brown. Mr. Brown was a retired heavy equipment operator with Reames and Son Construction Company, was a United States Army veteran and a member of the Church...
Myrtle Graham Spencer
Jun 9, 2011
Myrtle Graham Spencer, 91, of Sumter, SC, died Thursday, June 9, 2011 in Valdosta, GA. She was born July 4, 1919 to the late Samuel Gary and Plasseda Graham of Pinewood, SC.A homemaker, Myrtle is known for love of church, family and friends. She enjoyed working in her yard, was an avid reader and participated in many community and civic...
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