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George (Buddy) White, Jr.
Dec 6, 2009
GEORGE "BUDDY" WHITE, JR., 76, of Valdosta, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2009, at his home with his family by his side.He was born on December 29, 1932 in Lake Butler, FL, a son of the late George and Dollie Seay White. For 35 years he owned and operated Valdosta Diesel Service, retiring in 2005. Buddy was the best mechanic...
Justin Beasley
Dec 4, 2009
Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602
Sara Studstill Smith
Dec 3, 2009
SARA STUDSTILL SMITH, 86, of Lake Park, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2009, at Select Specialty Hospital, Tallahassee, FL, after a short illness. She was born on December 12, 1922 in Valdosta, the daughter of the late Jonathan and Sallie Hutchinson Studstill. Mrs. Smith was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Christian Home Builders Sunday School...
Rounie Allen Tinsley
Dec 2, 2009
Rounie Allen Tinsley, 93, of Valdosta died Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at her home. She was born in Naylor on October 12, 1916 to the late Frank and Frankie Allen and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Tinsley was an active member of Good Hope Baptist Church until her health declined. In her earlier years she enjoyed fishing,...
Joseph "Joe" C. Dawkins
Dec 1, 2009
Joseph (Joe) C. Dawkins, of Valdosta, 65, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on February 25, 1944, in Valdosta, Georgia. Mr. Dawkins was in the wholesale plumbing supply business for 42 years. Before his retirement February 29, 2008, he and Stewart Young owned and operated Valdosta Winnelson, a wholesale plumbing supply...
Joan Barbara Heim
Nov 30, 2009
JOAN BARBARA HEIM, 80, of Valdosta, passed away Monday, November 30, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center.She was born December 4, 1928 in Douglaston, Long Island, NY, a daughter of the late Stanley H. and Rose Sullivan Bass. Mrs. Heim moved to Valdosta from the Atlanta area twenty years ago to be closer to her daughter and grandchildren, and had...
Jerome Lawrence Weldon
Nov 28, 2009
Jerome "Sonny" Lawrence Weldon, 67, of Hahira, died on Saturday, November 28, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Hahira to the late Grover C. & Katherine Weldon he had been a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Weldon worked for Merita Bread Company as a delivery man for many years. Survivors include four sons and two daughters in...
Sherlin Casperson Zeigler
Nov 28, 2009
Sherlin C. Zeigler, 62, of Adel, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2009 at her residence. She was born on December 12, 1946 in Saint Anthony, Idaho to the late Jack Hiram and Anna Marie Junca Casperson. Mrs. Zeigler was a homemaker and a member of the Hahira Church of God.She is survived by her husband, James Earl Zeigler of Adel,...
Hazel Rentz
Nov 28, 2009
Hazel Rentz, 85, of Lake Park, died on Thursday, November 26, 2009 after a sudden illness. Born in Valdosta, in 1924 to the late Lee & Eva Wisenbaker Townsend, she had been a lifelong resident of this area. A 1942 graduate of Valdosta High School, she went on to work for over 20 years at Levi Strauss before retirement. Mrs....
Dr. Edward M. Berckman
Nov 28, 2009
Dr. Edward M. Berckman, 78, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, November 28, 2009 at Shand's Hospital in Gainesville, Florida following a lengthy illness. He was born on February 7, 1931 in Hangzhou, China to missionary parents, the late James and Ruth Rice Berckman, and he grew up in China and Alabama. Dr. Berckman received his PhD from the University of...
James Robinson
Nov 27, 2009
Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602
Harold D. Johnson
Nov 26, 2009
Harold D. Johnson, 82, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, November 26, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center following a short illness. Born in Stockton, in 1927, he was the son of the late Leon Johnson and Mae Timmerman Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was a retired foreman for Lee...
Sarah Young Upchurch
Nov 26, 2009
Sarah Young Upchurch, 43, of Clyattville, died at her home on Thursday, November 26, 2009. She was born on October 27, 1966 in Royston. Over the years she has worked in several jobs in the hospitality industry. Sarah loved her family and loved spending time with and caring for them. She had a special love for all animals and would...
Harold D. Johnson
Nov 26, 2009
Harold D. Johnson, 82, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, November 26, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center following a short illness. Born in Stockton, in 1927, he was the son of the late Leon Johnson and Mae Timmerman Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was a retired foreman for Lee...
Henry Curtis Duckworth
Nov 26, 2009
HENRY CURTIS DUCKWORTH, 74, of Hahira, passed away Thursday November 26, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.He was born December 25, 1934 in Lavonia, but had resided in Hahira for the past 45 years. His parents are the late Kirby and Pauline Duck of Royston. Mr. Duckworth...
Thomas C. (Tom) Neely, Jr.
Nov 25, 2009
Thomas C. (Tom) Neely, Jr., 72, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. He was born in Texarkana, Texas to the late Tom and Alice Sue Neely. Mr. Neely served twenty years in the United States Air Force which included several overseas tours to Korea and also served our country in...
Annie Virginia Kellerman
Nov 24, 2009
Virginia Kellerman, 86, of Valdosta, died Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at Holly Hill Nursing Home. She was born on June 29, 1923 in Berrien County, GA to the late Lonnie Boswell and Myrtle Ratliff Lane. Mrs. Kellerman was a homemaker and a member of Morningside Baptist Church. She enjoyed working with her flowers, raising her children, studying her bible and...
Betty Wiggins Dyal
Nov 24, 2009
Betty Wiggins Dyal, 64, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman following a lengthy illness. She was born in Lowndes County on August 9, 1945 to the late Eugene and Lucille Weeks Wiggins. She had for a time worked at Shoney's restaurant as a waitress. She was of the Baptist faith.Survivors include her...
Rameshchandra M. Patel
Nov 21, 2009
RAMESHCHANDRA M. PATEL, 80, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2009, at the home of his son and daughter-in-law. He was born January 5, 1929 in Karamsad, India.He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Jayaben Patel; one son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Bipin R. and Kristi Patel; five grandchildren, Ajay, Aakash, Avi, Anjali and Ash Patel; one brother, Amalak Patel...
Destine Irene Burns
Nov 20, 2009
In Loving Memory Of Our Destine, "God's New Angel"DESTINE IRENE BURNS, infant daughter of Charlie Leann Johnson and John Michael Burns, passed away Friday, November 20, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center. In addition to her parents, she is survived by a sister, Sha'Niyah Stumer; grandparents, Sibyl and Blaine Dillon, John Johnson, and Gwenevere and John L. Burns, Jr.; great-grandparents,...
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