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Rev. Robbins E. (Bob Dorsey
Apr 10, 2009
Rev. Robbins E. (Bob) Dorsey, 80, of Valdosta died Friday, April 10, 2009 at the Langdale Hospice House. He is the son of Elmer Ezekiel (Cap) and Velma Dorsey of Nashville Georgia. Rev. Dorsey served 41 years in the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church. He served as secretary of Town & Country commission, District Secretary of Board...
Ruth Ann Miley Edmondson
Apr 9, 2009
Ruth Ann Miley Edmondson, 66, of Hahira died Thursday, April 9, 2009 at the Brooks County Hospital. She was born in Brooks County on September 16, 1942 to the late Virgil Raymond, Sr. and Margaret Sutton Miley and had lived in this area for many years. Mrs. Edmondson was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse and a member of the Friendship...
Katie Ruth Carter
Apr 9, 2009
Katie Ruth Carter, 85, of Clyattville, died on Thursday, April 9, 2009, at her home after a lengthy illness. Born in Crisp County, Georgia, on March 31, 1924, daughter of the late William "Will" Sego and Mary Jane Faircloth Sego, Mrs. Carter was a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. She was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church and...
Frank Willard Wilson
Apr 7, 2009
Frank Willard Wilson, 89, of Quitman and formerly of Hahira died Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at the Brooks County Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Franklin County, Georgia on October 18, 1919 to the late Sam and Flora Mitchell Wilson and had lived in this area for many years. Mr. Wilson was a driver for the Dodge...
John T. Friis
Apr 6, 2009
JOHN T. FRIIS, 88, of Lake Park, passed away Monday, April 6, 2009, at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. He was born October 14, 1920, in Elsinore, Denmark, son of the late Hans G. and Klara G. Friis. Eschewing an engineer's life, John went to sea in 1935, at the age of 15. Eventually he served on the famed...
Dr. Robert Ashley Hull, Jr., Phd.
Apr 6, 2009
Dr. Robert A. Hull, Jr., PhD., 61, of Valdosta died Monday, April 6, 2009 at his home after a sudden illness. He was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on April 14, 1947 to the late Robert A., Sr. and Helen Sweeney Hull and had lived in Valdosta since 1986. Dr. Hull had served as a Professor at Valdosta State University for...
Mildred (Mema) Corbett Mclane
Apr 5, 2009
Mildred (Mema) Corbett McLane, 90, lifelong resident of Lake Park, died on Sunday, April 5, 2009, at Langdale Hospice House following a long illness. Daughter of the late Guy D. and Dora Augusta Watts Corbett, she was born in Lake Park on November 23, 1918. Mildred barely survived after being born prematurely weighing only 2 � pounds. But the Lord...
Floyd Goldman, Jr.
Apr 5, 2009
Floyd Goldman, Jr., 77, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, April 5, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Mobile, Alabama on November 20, 1931, he was the son of the late Floyd and Beatrice Bozeman Goldman. Floyd was a hairstylist. He was the former owner of the Hair Clinic and Floyd’s Country Manor. A veteran...
Jack Nelson Coffey, Sr.
Apr 4, 2009
Mr. Jack Nelson Coffey, Sr., 79, of Valdosta, Georgia passed away on April 4, 2009. Mr. Coffey was born on March 6, 1930 in Latonia, Kentucky to Charles and Myrtle Coffey. He was born the youngest of three children. Mr. Coffey grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and graduated from Woodward High School. After high school, Mr. Coffey entered the United...
Brenda M. Williams
Apr 4, 2009
Brenda M. Williams, 53, of Valdosta died on Saturday, April 04, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. In accordance with her wishes, Ms. Williams will be cremated and private family services will be scheduled for a later date and time. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Carson McLane. Funeral Home: Carson McLane...
Bobby Infinger, Jr.
Apr 4, 2009
Bobby Infinger, Jr., 34, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on May 10, 1974 in Homerville. Bobby was a member of Swilley Hill Church of God.He is survived by his daughter, Farrah Lynn Infinger, and son, Austin Tyler Parker both of Dublin; mother and stepfather, Nadine and James Hendry of...
Georgia Smith Thomson
Apr 4, 2009
Georgia Smith Thomson, 83, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, April 4, 2009, following a short illness. Born in Valdosta on May 18, 1925 to the late Dr. Thomas Harding & Corrine Briggs Smith, she was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Thomson was a graduate of Valdosta High School and Georgia State Womans College. In her early days she...
Nell Shiver Cothron
Apr 4, 2009
Nell Shiver Cothron, 86, of Valdosta passed away on Saturday April 4, 2009 at Holly Hill Nursing Home. Born in Brooks County Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Shack Hiram and Minnie Lee Ballard Shiver. Mrs. Cothron was a homemaker and a member of Redland Baptist Church.Mrs. Cothron is survived by three sons and two daughters-in-law, Earl (Sonny),...
Keith Robert Connelly
Apr 3, 2009
Keith Robert Connelly, 49, of Lake Park, died on Friday, April 3, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was born in Robbinsdale, Minnesota on October 2, 1959 and has been a resident here for 33 years. He was the co-owner and operator of K.C.’s Pizzeria Bar and Grill and was of the Catholic Faith.Survivors include...
Ernest B. Black
Apr 3, 2009
Ernest B. Black, 74, of Valdosta died on Friday, April 3, 2009 at his residence following a short illness. He was born in Valdosta on May 26, 1934 to Richard Vernon Black and the late Wynell Holloway Black and has been a lifelong resident of Valdosta. He was a member and overseer of the Mt. Pleasant Church of Christ. He...
Winston M. Cooper
Mar 31, 2009
Winston M. Cooper, 89, of Valdosta died suddenly on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center, just three days after the death of his wife of 52 years, Margaret. Mr. Cooper was born in Athens to the late Winston M. & Emma Cooper. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Navy and...
Jill Irene Schappaugh
Mar 31, 2009
Jil Schappaugh, 63, of Valdosta, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on August 16, 1945 in Flint, Michigan to the late Harvey Cecil and Doris Clarice Martin Lydic. Mrs. Schappaugh was a nurse and a member of Eastern Heights Baptist Church.She is survived by her husband, Jim Schappaugh of Valdosta, two daughters and...
Sally Smith
Mar 30, 2009
Sally Smith, 65, of Valdosta, expired on Monday, March 30, 2009 after complication of Alzheimer's Disease for the past ten years at Lakeland Villas Convalescent Center. She was born on December 12, 1943 in Wilson, North Carolina and was reared in Thomasville. Mrs. Smith was a graduate of the Macon Georgia School of Nursing and worked as Staff Nurse at...
Ashley Meredith Barker Jackson
Mar 29, 2009
ASHLEY MEREDITH BARKER JACKSON, 35, of Clover, South Carolina died Sunday, March 29, 2009 at her home. She was born in Monessen, Pennsylvania on December 30, 1973 to Sarah Wanda Dampier Barker and the late William H. Barker, Jr. She was a 1992 graduate of Colquitt County High School and a 1996 graduate of Valdosta State University. Mrs. Jackson was...
Glenn W. Devane
Mar 29, 2009
Glenn W. DeVane, 52, lifetime resident of Valdosta, died on Sunday, March 29, 2009, at his home following a lengthy illness. Born in Moultrie on October 13, 1956, the son of Hazel M. Hendley DeVane and the late Paul Edward DeVane. Mr. DeVane was employed in the Fire Protection Industry. He was a member of the First Church of The...
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