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Hellen Marie Woodruff
Apr 25, 2009
Hellen Marie Woodruff, 62, of Valdosta died Saturday, April 25, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Echols County on June 18, 1946 to Geneva McLean Moore and the late Thomas James Moore and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Woodruff was a member of the Bemiss Road Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Randall...
William Thomas Upchurch, Jr.
Apr 24, 2009
WILLIAM THOMAS “TOMMY” UPCHURCH, JR., 53, of Clyattville, passed away Friday, April 24, 2009, at home after a short illness. He was born on June 18, 1955 in Valdosta a son of Leona Carter Upchurch and the late William Thomas Upchurch, Sr. Tommy was a lifelong resident of Clyattville, and attended Valdosta State University while working at Texturetex. Tommy later...
Carl Hall
Apr 23, 2009
Carl Hall, 75 of Valdosta died on Thursday, April 23, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born on August 9, 1933, he was the son of the late Earnest and Lillie Conger Hall. Mr. Hall was a truck driver with Vickers Trucking in Adel. He served in the Army Reserve and attended the Azalea City Church...
Diane W. Martin
Apr 23, 2009
Diane W. Martin, 57, of Valdosta died Thursday, April 23, 2009 at her home. She was born on January 6, 1952 in Ft. Riley, Kansas and was employed by Wal-Mart. Mrs. Martin was preceded in death by her parents, William and Annetta Clark. She leaves behind a devoted husband, Gus Martin of Valdosta, one daughter, Kristen Weichart of Cleveland, Ohio,...
J.B. White, Jr.
Apr 22, 2009
J.B. WHITE, JR., 58, of Lake Park, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at the Langdale Hospice House after a short illness. J.B. was also known by his CB handle "JR". He was born June 25, 1950 in Valdosta, a son of the late J.B. and Delia Clemons White, and was a lifelong Lowndes County resident. For the longest portion...
Ruth Hall
Apr 22, 2009
Ruth Hall, 89, of Hahira, died Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta. She was born on December 11, 1919 in Lowndes County to the late Gordon Lee and Willie Ozella Cowart Coppage. Mrs. Hall was a retired nurses aide from Smith Hospital, was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Vero Beach, FL and she...
Ashley Donahue
Apr 22, 2009
Ashley Donahue, 65, of Valdosta died Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Lowndes County on December 6, 1943 to the late Ralph and Evelyn Singletary Donahue and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Donahue owned and operated an auto body repair shop for many years. He enjoyed racing, fishing and gardening....
Brandon (Brad) Robert Weaver
Apr 19, 2009
Brandon (Brad) Robert Weaver, 26, of Mayday, died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on April 19, 2009. He was born on June 3, 1982 in Valdosta. Brad was a free spirit and loved spending time with his children, friends, and family. He loved fishing and spending time at the river. Brad had a big heart and was always...
Leonard S. Mcdonald
Apr 19, 2009
Leonard S. McDonald, 88, of Hahira, died Sunday, April 19, 2009 at Memorial Hospital of Adel. He was born in Lowndes County on December 15, 1920 to the late John Perry and Rosa Lee Alcorn McDonald. Mr. McDonald was a retired farmer and was retired from Langdale Lumber. He was a World War II Navy veteran having served from 1941...
Eva Mcneal Lewis
Apr 17, 2009
Eva M. Lewis, 87, of the Presbyterian Home, Quitman, Georgia passed away on Friday, April 17, 2009. Mrs. Lewis was born on April 23, 1921 in Atkinson County, Georgia to the late Ivey Lee McNeal and Maude Eva Harrelson McNeal. She was a former bank teller in Valdosta and Columbus, Georgia, and for a number of years, a homemaker in...
Opie Anderson Taylor
Apr 17, 2009
Opie A. Taylor, 90, of Valdosta, died Friday, April 17, 2009 at his residence. He was born in Walton, West Virginia on June 20, 1918 to the late Ezra and Nora Vineyard Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a retired furniture salesman with Pugh Furniture Company in Charleston, West Virginia, was a United States Army veteran having served from 1942 to 1945...
Harriet Goodson Saunders
Apr 16, 2009
Harriet Goodson Saunders, 88, of Valdosta entered in to her eternal home on April 16, 2009 following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Saunders was born in Valdosta on July 7, 1920 to the late Doc L. and Flossie Carruthers Goodson. She was a devoted and active member of Northside Baptist Church, until her illness prevented her from attending. She taught Sunday...
Lewis H. Calamita
Apr 16, 2009
Lewis H. Calamita, 89, of Valdosta, Georgia and former resident of Louisville, Kentucky, died on Thursday, April 16, 2009 at Crestwood Nursing Home in Valdosta. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut on April, 14, 1921 to the late Harry and Mae Calamita. He was retired from Trans America Insurance Company having served as Vice-President for the Midwest zone. He...
L. Inman Grimsley, Jr.
Apr 15, 2009
L. Inman Grimsley, Jr. 66, of Valdosta died Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida after a short illness. He was born November 9, 1942 in Albany to the late Loran, Sr. and Aline Whittington Grimsley and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mr. Grimsley was a member of the Trinity Presbyterian Church. He retired from...
Lana Jo May Dorminey
Apr 15, 2009
Lana Jo May Dorminey, 62, of Valdosta died Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at her home after a sudden illness. She was born on September 21, 1946 in Bainbridge to the late Robert Frank, Sr. and Zadie Glyn Shiver May and had lived in Valdosta since 1964. Mrs. Dorminey was a member of the Bemiss Road Baptist Church where she had...
Charles Neal Parrish
Apr 13, 2009
Reverend Charles Parrish, 76, of Lake City, FL died Monday, April 13, 2009 in an automobile accident. He was born in Lowndes County, GA on December 21, 1932 to the late Carson Elton and Jewel Katherine Bennett Parrish. Reverend Parrish was a retired Free Will Baptist Minister and longtime Pastor in North Carolina and Georgia. He was retired from the...
Haylee Breanne Proveauex
Apr 13, 2009
Haylee Breanne Proveauex, infant daughter of Richard Proveauex and Jessica Clark, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2009 at Cartersville Medical Center in Cartersville, Georgia. All services for Haylee Breanne Proveauex will be private. She will be interred in the McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Carson McLane. Funeral Home: Carson McLane...
Ollie Frances Tyler
Apr 13, 2009
Ollie "Frances" Tyler, 72, of Lakeland, Florida, died on Monday, April 13, 2009. Mrs. Tyler was born in Jasper, Alabama. She was a homemaker and attended Haven Assembly of God in Lakeland. Survivors are her husband of 52 years, J.R. Tyler of Lakeland; children, Linda Fry of Indianapolis, Indiana, Joseph R. Tyler, III, of Tampa, Florida, and Debby Manwarren of...
Kenneth P. Johnson
Apr 12, 2009
KENNETH P. JOHNSON, 54, of Valdosta, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 12, 2009.Ken was born July 14, 1954 in Alameda, CA, a son of the late Gilbert Wilson Johnson and Lillian May Arnold Johnson. He was very proud of his service in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1972 to 1975. Ken was employed at Jacuzzi and was a member...
Noellene Johnson Moore
Apr 12, 2009
Noellene Johnson Moore, 94, of Oxford died Sunday, April 12, 2009 at her home. She was born in Thomasville, Alabama on April 24, 1914 to the late Noel B. and Tallulah Tompkins Johnson and had lived in Valdosta before moving to Oxford many years ago. Mrs. Moore was a member of the First Baptist Church in Covington and a retired...
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