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Marlys D. Harris
Feb 5, 2010
Marlys D. Harris, 71, of Valdosta went home to be with Jesus Friday, February 5, 2010 after a long illness. She was born on October 15, 1938 in Watertown, South Dakota to the late Carl and Elsie Hemp Cohoon and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Harris was a member of the Grace Bible Church and the Gideon...
M. B. (Bill) Woodruff
Feb 4, 2010
M. B. (Bill) Woodruff, 83, of Mayday, died on Thursday, February 4, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. Born in Valdosta to the late E. B. & Emma Lorraine Watts Woodruff, he had been a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Woodruff worked for many years as a regional sales manager for several footwear companies. He...
June Caroline Wetherington
Feb 3, 2010
June C. Wetherington, 69, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Cook County on March 12, 1940 to the late Cary Austin and Mamie Bass Wetherington. Miss Wetherington was a retired chef for the 4H camp and worked in the bakery at Publix.She is survived by one brother, Russell Wetherington of...
Betty Jo Barfield
Feb 3, 2010
BETTY JO BARFIELD, 68, of Naylor, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at home.She was born April 9, 1941 in Ruskin, a daughter of Aleen O'Neal Fender and the late R.N. Fender. She was of the Baptist faith.She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Albert Kennedy of Naylor; one son, Jimmy Barfield of Valdosta; nine grandchildren; sixteen...
Earl Mckenzie Jr.
Feb 2, 2010
EARL McKENZIE, JR., passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, after a lengthy illness at River Willows Nursing Home in Abbeville, GA.Born in Brooksville, FL, and he later made Valdosta his home. He was employed at Brooks Welding for 24 years, where he was Supervisor over the beam line. He enjoyed his work until he became ill and had to...
Thomas Frank Coppage
Feb 2, 2010
T. Frank Coppage, 78, of Senoia, GA died Tuesday, February 2, 2010. He was born on June 14, 1931 in Brooks County, GA to the late Ivy and Katie Dixon Coppage. Mr. Coppage owned and operated a building supply business and served in the United States Coast Guard.He is survived by his wife, Jackie D. Coppage of Senoia, GA, four...
Thomas Harding Smith, Jr., M.D.
Feb 1, 2010
Thomas Harding Smith, Jr., M.D., 81, of Valdosta, died at St. Simons Island, Georgia onSunday, January 31, 2010. Born August 4, 1928 in Valdosta, Dr. Smith was the son ofthe late Thomas Harding Smith, Sr. and Corinne Briggs Smith. He attended publicschools in Valdosta, continuing his education with a BA Degree from Emory Universityin 1949 and his M.D. Degree from...
Andrew John Bond, Iii
Feb 1, 2010
Andrew John Bond III, 20, of Palm Harbor, Fla died Monday, February 1, 2010 in Darlington, S.C. from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Valdosta on July 18, 1989 to Kay Stewart Dooley and Andrew John Bond, II. He lived in Valdosta until he was 11 years old. He attended Starkville Academy and graduated from West...
Ward C. Crosby
Jan 31, 2010
Ward C. Crosby, 86, of Valdosta died Sunday, January 31, 2010 at the McGraw Community Hospice in Jacksonville, Florida. He was born in Lakeland on August 30, 1923 to the late Dewey and Pinky Ward Crosby and had lived in this area before moving to Jacksonville in 1950 and upon his retirement moved back to Valdosta in 1989 and then...
Betty Jean Best
Jan 30, 2010
BETTY JEAN BEST, 79, of Valdosta, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2010, at the Langdale Hospice House after a short illness.She was born November 4, 1930 in Naylor, and was retired from Coastal Plains Childcare where she taught for 18 years.She is survived by two sisters and one brother-in-law, Dorothy Tyson of Valdosta, and Katie and Gerald Weeks of Valdosta;...
Earl Walker
Jan 30, 2010
EARL WALKER, 77, of Valdosta, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2010, at the Fellowship Home at Brookside after a lengthy illness.He was born July 24, 1932 in Valdosta, the son of R.H. and Alice Grey Pittman Walker. He served his country in the U.S. Navy, and had a great passion for boxing in his younger years, earning Golden Gloves in...
Betty Smith Lieupo
Jan 30, 2010
Betty Smith Lieupo, 79, of Lake Park, died on Saturday, January 30, 2010, at Fellowship Nursing Home in Valdosta after a short illness. Born in Barnesville, Georgia on September 11, 1930, to the late Lonnie Green Smith and Audrie Harrell Smith, she was self employed in home care and was Pentacostal. Survivors are her son, Ronnie Lieupo and Debra of...
Glenn Leroy Amick
Jan 29, 2010
Glenn Leroy Amick, 67, of Valdosta died Friday, January 29, 2010 at his home. He was born on September 23, 1942 in Clark County, Indiana to the late Gerald Leroy and Mildred Louise Dickey Amick and had lived in Valdosta for the past two years. Mr. Amick was a veteran of the United States Army having served in Vietnam and...
N. L. (Buster) Bassford
Jan 29, 2010
N.L. (Buster) Bassford, 84, of Valdosta died Friday, January 29, 2010 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. He was born in Valdosta on December 8, 1925 to the late Ralph H. and Gladys Lezette Bassford and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mr. Bassford was a member of the First Christian Church and veteran of the United...
Jordan Ashley
Jan 29, 2010
Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602
John Fletcher, Sr.
Jan 28, 2010
John Fletcher, Sr., 91, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at Crestwood Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Born on March 16, 1918 in Lowndes County, he was the son of the late Frank and Minnie Lee Regan Fletcher. Mr. Fletcher worked as a welder at Valdosta Machinery for 40 years. He was a veteran of the United...
Raymond Mcmillian
Jan 28, 2010
Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602
Richard Monroe Varn, Sr.
Jan 27, 2010
Richard Monroe Varn, Sr., 62, of Valdosta passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on December 19, 1947 in Tallahassee, Florida to the late Richard Hobson Varn and Violet Virginia Southerland Varn. Mr. Varn owned and operated Valdosta AAA Signs Inc. and was a member of the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church....
Daniel E. (Dan) Mead
Jan 26, 2010
Daniel E. (Dan) Mead, 87, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 suddenly, after a period of declining health. Born in Ocala, to the late Walter Stevens Mead and Coral Esther Hull Mead, he grew up and attended school in Darby and Daytona Beach, Florida. Dan served in the National Guard (Coast Artillery) for a couple of years prior...
Blake F. Sorenson
Jan 26, 2010
Blake F. Sorenson, 75, of Valdosta died on Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at Lakehaven Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Born in Brooklyn, New York on November 11, 1934, he was the son of the late William and Margaret Blake Sorenson. An Army veteran and a former Daytona Beach Policeman he had made his home in Valdosta for the past...
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