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Thearis Rowan
May 26, 2009
Thearis Rowan, 88, of Valdosta, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Smith Northview Hospital. She was born on September 24, 1920 in Berrien County. Mrs. Rowan was a homemaker.She is survived by her children and their spouses, Albert and Margaret Rowan of Valdosta, Christine and Bill Roberts of Clyattville, Dewayne and Rhoda Rowan and Gene Rowan of Valdosta, James (Doodle)...
Dorsey D. Gordon
May 25, 2009
Dorsey D. Gordon, 82, of Valdosta, died on Monday, May 25, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born November 12, 1926, in Colquitt County, Georgia, he was the son of the late James Roscoe, Sr., and Leila Margaret Taylor Gordon. Mr. Gordon was a Real Estate Appraiser. He was a Marine Veteran of WWII, a member and Deacon of Northside...
George Russell Hatcher
May 25, 2009
George Russell (Rusty) Hatcher, Sr., 64, of Lake Park, died on Monday, May 25, 2009, at Heritage House Nursing Home in Valdosta. A lifelong resident of Lowndes County, he was born on October 21, 1944, son of the late Paul Bennett Hatcher, Sr. and Martha Sherman Hatcher. Mr. Hatcher was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church. Formerly an Assistant Manager...
Christine Moree Parker
May 24, 2009
Christine Moree Parker, 81, of Valdosta died Sunday, May 24, 2009 at the home of her daughter. She was born in Bowling Green, Florida on August 15, 1927 to the late Guss, Sr. and Avie Roberts Moree. Mrs. Parker was a faithful member of Trinity Baptist Church and a devout Christian. She enjoyed being with her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren...
John Cray Clifton, Jr.
May 24, 2009
John Cray Clifton, Jr., 83 of Valdosta, died on Sunday, May 24, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born in Berlin, Georgia on October 31, 1925 to the late John, Sr., and Mollie Wheeler Clifton. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during WWII and served in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Mr. Clifton...
Mark Brian Lehman
May 23, 2009
MARK BRIAN LEHMAN, 42, of Valdosta, went home to forever be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus, The Christ, on Saturday, May 23, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief but strong battle against cancer.Born on March 12, 1967 in Valdosta, Mark was the oldest son of Tim and Brenda Smith Lehman. He was a very valuable part...
Rose Jeanette Tillman Huss
May 22, 2009
Rose Jeanette Tillman Huss, 70, of Valdosta died Friday, May 22, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Colquitt County on October 19, 1938 to the late Daniel and Rosa Pilcher Tillman who were residents of Cook County. Mrs. Huss was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and was active in the Valdosta High...
Katie B. Lewis
May 20, 2009
Katie B. Lewis, 72, of Adel, died suddenly on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at Adel Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Lewis was born in Hazard, KY to the late Nathaniel & Polly Ann Campbell Wooton on April 26, 1937. Formerly of Hazard, KY, she has lived in Valdosta and Adel for the past 23 years. Mrs. Lewis attended Northside Baptist Church in...
Marilyn Futch Dew
May 19, 2009
Marilyn Futch Dew, 68, of Dasher, died on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at her home after a lengthy illness. Born in Adel on May 9, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Leila Futch. Mrs. Dew was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and she loved her church family. Working as secretary and part owner she was...
Elizabeth Holloway Sheppard
May 18, 2009
ELIZABETH HOLLOWAY SHEPPARD, 85, of Valdosta, passed away Monday, May 18, 2009, at her home.She was born in Huntington, WV, a daughter of the late Charles and Olive Harper Holloway. Mrs. Sheppard had taught elementary school in the Savannah-Chatham County School System, later becoming a librarian. She retired from Volusia County School System, Daytona Beach, FL, as a librarian. She...
Elmer Parker
May 18, 2009
Elmer Parker, 77, of Valdosta died Monday, May 18, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Brooks County on November 9, 1931 to the late Joe and Cora Guess Parker and had lived in Lowndes County all of his life. Mr. Parker was a member of the Central Avenue Church of Christ. He enjoyed raising cows for...
Lee G. Wilson
May 15, 2009
Lee G. Wilson, 74 of Valdosta died on Friday, May 15, 2009 at Lakehaven Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born if Tifton, Georgia to the late Joe B. and Ora Lee Cowart Griffin on December 7, 1934. She was a retired owner/operator of two local beauty shops known as Lee's Chateau of Beauty, and she was a...
Mike Gibbons
May 14, 2009
Mike Gibbons, 51, of Lake Park died on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at Emory University Hospital following a short illness. He was born in Valdosta on June 16, 1957 to the late William James Gibbons and the late Frankie Mae Bridges. He was the Director for Testing at Valdosta State University and was a member of the First Baptist Church.Survivors...
Jack Willard Wilkerson
May 12, 2009
Jack W. Wilkerson, 82, of Valdosta, died Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Lowndes County on October 6, 1926 to the late William Wilton and Mary Alverna Cook Wilkerson. Mr. Wilkerson was retired from the United States Air Force.He is survived by his son, James Wilkerson of Valdosta, his two daughters...
Tony Ray Yates
May 12, 2009
Tony Ray Yates, 48, of Valdosta, died after a lengthy illness on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on December 13, 1960 in Brinson. He was a truck driver for R.B.I. and attended Greenwood Baptist Church.Tony is survived by his father and mother, J. Harold and Betty S. Yates of Bainbridge; brother and sister-in-law,...
Thomas E. (T.J.) Johnson
May 12, 2009
THOMAS E. “T.J.” JOHNSON, 70, of Barney, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at the Langdale Hospice House after a short illness.T.J. was born September 5, 1938 in Lowndes County, a son of the late Charlie S. and Julie Nash Johnson, and had served in the U.S. Army. For many years, he was a residential and commercial painter. He attended...
Randall Carlos Griffin
May 11, 2009
Randall Carlos Griffin, 65, of Morven, died on Monday, May 11, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta. Born in Pavo, Thomas County, Georgia, on November 29, 1943, he was the son of the late John L. and Viola Willis Griffin. Mr. Griffin was a heavy equipment mechanic with Ruben Construction Company. He loved to tinker, listen to Country...
Maureen Teresa Petty
May 11, 2009
Maureen Teresa Petty, 59, of Valdosta, died Monday, May 11, 2009. She was born on September 29, 1949 in Marquette, Michigan to Melvin Lawrence Joseph Morin, Sr. and Margaret Virginia Humphreys Morin. Maureen was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.She is survived by her mother, Margaret Virginia Wright of Valdosta, three daughters and one son in law, Babette and...
Frances Mae Stringer
May 10, 2009
FRANCES MAE STRINGER, 83, of Valdosta, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. She was born March 5, 1926 in Roanoke, VA, a daughter of the late Charles and Grace Bowman Cox. Mrs. Stringer was a member of New Harvest United Methodist Church. She loved to bowl, play BINGO, and square dancing,...
Blanche Nasrallah Dennis
May 10, 2009
Blanche Nasrallah Dennis, 83, of Valdosta died on Sunday, May 10, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center following a short illness. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida on April 11, 1926 to the late Habeeb and Frangia Nasrallah and has been a resident of Valdosta since 1949. She worked with her late husband, Abraham Dennis, many years in the family...
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