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Amorette Carruthers Campbell
Mar 6, 2009
Amorette Campbell, 94, a lifelong resident of Valdosta died on Friday, March 6, 2009 at Louis Smith Hospital in Lakeland following a short illness. She was born in Valdosta on December 15, 1914 to the late Leonard and Myrtice Carruthers Dugger. She and her late husband, William Barnes Campbell, Sr., owned and operated Campbell Electric Company and she was the...
Vernon Sidney Tanner
Mar 6, 2009
Vernon Sidney Tanner, 76, of Valdosta died on Friday, March 06, 2009 at Heritage House Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. He was born in West Green, Georgia on April 22, 1932 and is the son of the late Charles and Julia Taylor Cowart. He was a retired carpenter and was preceded in death by his wife, Annie Pearl Tanner.Survivors...
Courtland Winn (Cody) Smith
Mar 5, 2009
COURTLAND WINN (CODY) SMITH, 81, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2009, at the Heritage House Nursing Home. He was born in Atlanta on March 24, 1927, to the late James Robert and Frances Winn Smith.He attended Darlington School in Rome and Boys High in Atlanta. During World War II he served with the U.S. Navy in the...
Lillie Cowart
Mar 5, 2009
Lillie (Sissy) Cowart, 72, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at Smith Northview Hospital. Born on May 30, 1936 in Eastman, she was the daughter of the late W. L. (Doc) & Lillian May. She was a textile worker and a member of Abundant Life Church of God. She is survived by her husband, Jodell Cowart of Valdosta;...
Mary Jean Holland
Mar 4, 2009
MARY JEAN HOLLANDMary Jean Holland departed this life on March 4, 2009 after a lengthy illness. Born on December 22, 1934 in Troy, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late L.E. Whaley and Elizabeth Whaley McGarity. Ms. Holland was a member of the First Baptist Church of Valdosta since moving to Valdosta in 1963 where she taught Sunday school...
Dr. Emory Fowler Thompson
Mar 4, 2009
Dr. Emory Fowler Thompson, 82, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in West Virginia on December 28, 1926, he moved to Valdosta at a young age when his father established a medical practice in Valdosta. Emory received his elementary and high school education in the Valdosta school system. He was a graduate...
Undine Dickman Haddock
Mar 4, 2009
Undine Dickman Haddock, 84, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Valdosta on July 8, 1924 to the late Otto Frederick and Reba Ozella Jacob Dickman. Mrs. Haddock was a retired supervisor from Dowling Bag Company after 42 and ½ years of service. She was a member of Morningside Baptist Church.Mrs....
Dorothy Stalvey Avera
Mar 3, 2009
Dorothy Stalvey Avera, 76, of The Villages, FL, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at The Villages Regional Medical Center in Lady Lake, FL. She was born on June 8, 1932 in Lowndes County, GA to the late E. J. and Clara Louise Newton Stalvey. Mrs. Avera was a retired bank teller and a member of First Baptist Church of Leesburg,...
Sharla Jill Chambers Freytag
Mar 2, 2009
Jill Chambers Freytag, 58, of Americus and formerly of Valdosta, died at home on Monday, March 2, 2009. Born in Valdosta, on July 18, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Yates and Mary Johnson Chambers. She was employed with Behavioral Health Services in Valdosta. Mrs. Freytag was a Baptist. Survivors are her daughter and son in law, Amy...
Charles James George, Jr.
Feb 28, 2009
CHARLES JAMES GEORGE, JR., 67, of Lake Park, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 28, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on November 18, 1941 in Lowndes County, the son of the late C.J. George, Sr. and Ollie Carter George.Charles was a lifelong farmer and had served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of Antioch...
Emilio Sarabia
Feb 28, 2009
Emilio Sarabia, 37, of Valdosta, died from injuries sustained in an accident on Saturday, February 28, 2009. Born in Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas, Mexico on April 5, 1971, he had been a resident of this area for the past 20 years. Emilio loved life and loved to play soccer on Sunday mornings with his many friends.Survivors include two sons, Juan Carlos...
George Wesley Brogdon
Feb 28, 2009
George Wesley Brogdon, 82, of Valdosta died Saturday, February 28, 2009 at his home. He was born in Lanier County on July 4, 1926 to the late John Dave and Lessie Gorganas Brogdon. Mr. Brogdon owned and operated Brogdon Realty Company in Valdosta for many years and was a member of the Park Avenue United Methodist Church. He was a...
Tyler Britton & Skylar Christian Plummer
Feb 26, 2009
Tyler Britton Plummer and Skylar Christian Plummer, twins, died on Thursday, February 26. 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center. The twins are survived by their father and mother, Christopher and Kristi Faircloth Plummer of Valdosta; maternal grandparents, Billy and Becky Faircloth of Lake Park; paternal grandparents, Bobby and Mary Lou Plummer of Lamar, South Carolina; great grandparents, Geraldine Fischer of...
Joel R. Peters Iii
Feb 25, 2009
JOEL R. PETERS III, 59, of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2009, at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, after complications from surgery. He was born on June 20, 1949 in Valdosta, the son of Joel R. Peters, Jr. and the late Audrey Elizabeth Jones Peters.Joel graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Animal Science, and for over...
Leah Faith Huertas
Feb 25, 2009
Leah Faith Huertas, infant child of Jesse Ray Omar and Lenyde Martinez Huertas, of Valdosta, died February 25, 2009 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany. Other survivors include her paternal grandparents, Evelyn and Anthony Huertas, Sr.; maternal grandfather, German Martinez; maternal grandmother, Irma Miron all of Orlando, FL; aunts and uncles, Grace Huertas, Anthony Huertas, Jr., Guyan Huertas, Amanda Huertas,...
June Marie Wetherington
Feb 24, 2009
Marie Wetherington, 76, of Hahira, died Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at her residence. She was born in Irwin County on December 26, 1932 to the late Clifton Gustavious and Ethelene Tyler Sheppard. Mrs. Wetherington was a homemaker and a member of Bethany Baptist Church.She is survived by her husband, Russell Wetherington, four sons and one daughter in law, Kelly Crosby,...
Margaret Miley
Feb 23, 2009
MARGARET MILEY, 83, of Lake Park, passed away Monday, February 23, 2009, at her home. She was born May 11, 1925 in Petersburg, IN, a daughter of the late Charles and Josie Marsee O'Neill. Mrs. Miley had lived in the Lake Park area for over twenty years, was a member of Antioch Church, and had been employed as a Night...
Rebecca Adams Jester
Feb 23, 2009
Rebecca Adams Jester, age 98, of Valdosta, died February 23, 2009. She was the widow of the late James E.G. Jester of Bainbridge, and daughter of Ben G. and Coley M. Adams of Atlanta. She graduated from Georgia State Teachers College, Athens, and taught in several south Georgia schools. Mrs. Jester was an active member of Park Avenue United Methodist...
Keith Moore
Feb 22, 2009
Keith Moore, 49, of Valdosta, died Sunday, February 22, 2009 at Shand's Hospital in Gainesville, FL after a short illness. He was born in Valdosta on September 19, 1959. Mr. Moore was a painter, a member of the Baptist faith, an avid NASCAR fan and he loved pleasing people rather than himself.He is survived by his wife, Susan Harris Moore,...
Darlene M. Mcleod
Feb 22, 2009
Darlene M. McLeod, 67, of Gainesville, Fla. and formerly of Panama City, Fla. and Lake Park, GA. died Sunday, February 22, 2009 at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. She was born on June 10, 1941 in Covington, Kentucky to the late William and Mildred Waddell Stubbeman and had lived in Panama City, Fla from 1973-1992 and Lake Park, Georgia from 1992-1995...
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