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Mickie R. Batalo
Oct 13, 2008
Mickie R. Batalo, age 83, passed away on Monday, October 13, 2008, in Roanoke, Virginia, where she lived for 3 years. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Steve Batalo, who retired at Moody Air Force Base and with whom she lived in Hahira, Georgia, for more than 40 years. After settling in Hahira, Mickie resumed...
Marzee Wiseman Speck
Oct 13, 2008
MARZEE WISEMAN SPECK, 95, of Valdosta, died Monday, October 13, 2008 at Lakehaven Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. She was born October 23, 1912 in Pontotoc, MS a daughter of the late Thomas Jackson and Etta Marzee Powell Wiseman.Early, she was a member of the Sherman Baptist Church in MS and continued in the Baptist faith for the remainder...
Ruby Lane (Ruby Red) Corbett
Oct 12, 2008
Ruby Lane (Ruby Red) Corbett, 66, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, October 12, 2008 at Kindred Hospital in Green Cove Springs, FL. Born on October 23, 1941 in Valdosta, she was the daughter of Edward Comer, Sr. and Ruby Hutchinson Lane. She graduated from Valdosta State University with a Business degree. She loved motorcycles and was an original member of...
Lucian Mitchell Johnson
Oct 12, 2008
LUCIAN MITCHELL JOHNSON, Lt. COL., USAF RET., 89, of Valdosta, died Sunday, October 12, 2008, at Langdale Hospice House after a long illness. He was born November 25, 1918 in Wauchula, Hardee County, FL, a son of the late Bethel Curtis and Ruby Ethel Thurmond Johnson. Having lost his mother early in his childhood, he, along with his siblings, were...
Malcolm (Mike) Pittman, Jr.
Oct 11, 2008
MALCOLM LEE (MIKE) PITTMAN, JR., 38, of Valdosta and more recently of Macon, passed away Thursday, October 9, 2008, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia at Macon from injuries received in an automobile accident. Mike's family made organ donations to numerous recipients.Mike was born May 22, 1970 in Valdosta, and was a professional painter and landscaper. He was of...
Joseph Albert Llobet
Oct 11, 2008
JOSEPH ALBERT LLOBET, 74, of Lake Park, died Saturday, October 11, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center from complications of sugar diabetes. He was born October 1, 1934 in Santruce, Puerto Rico, a son of Jose Ramon and Josefina Gimenez Llobet. Joe was a U.S. Air Force veteran, and retired from Miami-Dade County after 25 years of service. He was...
Robert L. Yale, Sr.
Oct 10, 2008
Robert L. Yale, Sr. 81, of Valdosta died Friday, October 10, 2008 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Valdosta on January 1, 1927 and was a son of the late Arthur T. Yale, Sr. and Mae Elizabeth Simpson Yale Woodruff. Mr. Yale was a member of the Central Avenue Church of Christ and retired from CSX Transporation. He...
Howard S. Hall, Jr.
Oct 9, 2008
Howard S. Hall, Jr., 84, of Valdosta died Thursday, October 9, 2008 at Langdale Hospice House after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on August 24, 1924 in Valdosta to the late Howard, Sr. and Sula T. Hall and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mr. Hall was a member of the Crossroads Baptist Church. He retired from...
Harvey Box
Oct 8, 2008
HARVEY BOX, 68, of Valdosta, died peacefully in his sleep at South Georgia Medical Center on Wednesday, October 8, 2008. He was born in Waycross on October 12, 1939, a son of the late Remo and Stella Taylor Box.He leaves behind a son and daughter-in-law, Bo and Peggy Box of Valdosta; three grandchildren, Chris and wife Kristy Box of Sparks,...
Dolores Cribb
Oct 7, 2008
DOLORES CRIBB, 78, of Valdosta, died Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Atkinson County on July 30, 1930, a daughter of the late Yancy and Evelyn James Sears. She was a member of Lake Park United Methodist Church.Dolores is survived by her husband, Jimmy D. Cribb of Valdosta; three daughters, Dale Cofield and...
Ronnie L. Futch
Oct 6, 2008
Ronnie L. Futch, 55, of Valdosta died on Sunday, October 5, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born in Lakeland, Georgia on February 19, 1953 and was the son of the late Leroy and Sylvia McCorvey Futch. Mr. Futch was associated with Publix grocery store for several years where he worked as a baker...
Burtis (Buddy) Wright, Jr.
Oct 4, 2008
Mr. Burtis "Buddy" Wright Jr., 69, of Lowndes County, passed away suddenly on Thursday, October 2, 2008, at South Georgia Medical Center.Buddy was born on May 4th, 1939 and grew up in Albany, Georgia. He served in the United States Air Force and was a Vietnam War veteran. He retired from the Air Force as a Tech Sergeant after 20+...
William Robert Childs Sr.
Oct 4, 2008
William Robert Childs, Sr., 88, of Cumming, Georgia, formerly of Lowndes County, died Saturday October 4, 2008 at Northside-Forsyth Hospital in Cumming. Born in Berrien County to the late Robert Lee and Ruthie Sealey Childs, Mr. Childs was a retired electrician. He was a World War II Veteran receiving the Purple Heart, and a member of Azalea Masonic Lodge No...
John Lucius Coursey, Iii
Oct 2, 2008
John Lucius Coursey, III, 64, died on Thursday, October 2, 2008 at Holly Hill Nursing Home. A private memorial service will be held at a later date in Jacksonville, Florida. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602
Kathryn Morris Hamby
Oct 2, 2008
Kathryn Morris Hamby, 90, of Clyattville, died Thursday, October 2, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Clinch County, GA on April 21, 1918 to the late Mortimer Lee Morris and Marion Lee Parker Morris. Mrs. Hamby was a retired manager for Parker Mathis Lunchroom and a member of the First Church of God.She is survived by...
Ronald G.(Ronnie) Cowart, Jr.
Oct 1, 2008
Ronald G. (Ronnie) Cowart, Jr., 42, of Memphis, TN and formerly of Hahira, GA, died Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born on November 15, 1965 in Leesburg, FL and had lived in Hahira most of his life. Ronnie was a school teacher with the Shelby County School System in Bartlett, TN.He is...
Rita Theresa Mahlstadt
Sep 28, 2008
Rita Theresa Mahlstadt, 45, of Valdosta, died Sunday, September 28, 2008 in Lake City, FL. She was born on September 22, 1963 in Waverly, New York to Gilbert and Linda Mahlstadt. Rita was a waitress and was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Bainbridge.She is survived by two sons, Nicholas and Jacob Fry of Beavercreek, Ohio, her mother, Linda...
Talmadge Hendley
Sep 21, 2008
Talmadge Hendley, 86, of Valdosta, died Sunday, September 21, 2008, around 10 p.m. at Tift Medical Center Nursing Home. He was born in Berrien County to Elizabeth and Reverend Archie Hilton Hendley on March 31, 1922. After graduating from High School, he completed his training class with highest honors and served with the U.S. Navy on the USS Richmond as...
Roy Lennis Bennett
Sep 20, 2008
Roy Lennis Bennett, 67, of Valdosta died suddenly Saturday, September 20, 2008. Born on September 21, 1940 in Adel, he was the son of the late Benjamin Roy and Myrtice Whittle Bennett. Mr. Bennett was an over the road truck driver for 50 years and was currently employed with 5 State Trucking Company. He was of the Baptist faith.He is...
George R. Bell
Sep 20, 2008
George R. Bell, 80, of Valdosta, died suddenly on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center after a period of declining health. Born in Lee County, AL to the late Bowden Edward and Lurleen Avant Bell, and formerly of Salem, AL, Mr. Bell had lived here for the past two years. Mr. Bell grew up in and around...
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