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Helen Kirk Grizzell
Oct 20, 2007
Helen Kirk Grizzell, 85, of Valdosta died Saturday, October 20, 2007 at her home. She was born on June 10, 1922 in Valdosta to the late James Edward, Sr. and Mary Speight Prince Kirk and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mrs. Grizzell was a member of the First Baptist Church and a retired sales clerk with W. T. Grant...
Madrie W. Selph
Oct 18, 2007
Madrie W. Selph, 80, of Birmingham, Alabama and formerly of Valdosta died Thursday, October 18, 2007 at her home. She was born on February 25, 1927 in Pearson, Georgia to the late Coleman and Birta Keaton Wall. Mrs. Selph was a member of the Valleydale Baptist Church in Birmingham and a former member of the Northside Baptist Church in Valdosta....
Luella Brady Smith
Oct 16, 2007
Luella Brady Smith, 85, of Valdosta, died at South Georgia Medical Center on Tuesday, October 16, 2007. She was born in Berrien County, GA on August 2, 1922 to the late Charlie G. and Flora Kirkland Brady. Mrs. Smith was retired from ITT Thompson Industries as a machine operator and she was a member of Westside Baptist Church.Her survivors include...
William Alex Riggs
Oct 16, 2007
William Alex Riggs, 92, of Valdosta, died at his home on Tuesday, October 16, 2007. Born near New Bern, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Avis Susan Hardison and William Mack Riggs. He was married to Laura Alligood for 57 years until her death in 1993. He retired after 41 years from Life and Casualty Insurance Company...
Jose Ferrera
Oct 15, 2007
Jose Ferrera, Jr., 73, of Valdosta, died Monday, October 15, 2007 at Smith Northview Hospital. He was born in Tampa, FL on April 8, 1934 to the late Joe and Angela Valdez Ferrera. Mr. Ferrera served in the United States Navy from 1951 and 1954 during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church...
Harriett Foster
Oct 15, 2007
Harriett Foster, 85, of Valdosta, died at Fellowship Nursing Home on Monday, October 15, 2007. Born in Valdosta in 1921, she was associated with C. C. Varnedoe and Co. for many years, was a Charter Member of Azalea City Women’s Club and was formerly a Pink Lady at South Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Foster was a member of First Baptist...
Wanda C. Register
Oct 14, 2007
Wanda C. Register died on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007, in the Solace Center at John F. Keever Hospice, following a two- year battle with recurrent breast cancer.Ms. Register was born in Valdosta and was the daughter of the late Lemuel E. and Mildred T., “Millie” Cothern of Twin Lakes. She had been a resident of Asheville for over 20 years,...
Janie Mae Hall Carter
Oct 13, 2007
Our Momma, Janie Mae Hall Carter, 82, went to her reward on Saturday morning. She was born on January 3, 1925 in Colquitt County to the late Bill and Pearl Weeks Hall. Together, she and her husband of 44 years raised eight children. She loved her family and we will miss her greatly. When her health allowed, she attended worship...
Gerald Walter Burgert
Oct 13, 2007
Gerald Walter Burgert, 75, of Valdosta, died at the Langdale Hospice House on Saturday, October 13, 2007. He was born on March 21, 1932 in Campbellsport, WI to the late John and Marie Burgert. He was a retired Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force and served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Mr. Burgert was of the Catholic...
Mary Alice O'Quinn Herndon
Oct 12, 2007
Mary Alice O’Quinn Herndon, 89, of Statenville, died at her home on Friday, October 12, 2007. She was born on January 26, 1918 in Wayne County, Georgia to the late Ludwell and Irene O’Quinn. Mrs. Herndon was a member of Statenville United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women, and was an active participant at the Echols County Senior Center. Survivors...
Clois Alderman Martin
Oct 11, 2007
Clois Alderman Martin, 83, of Lake Park, died Thursday, October 11, 2007 at her residence. She was born in Brooks County on November 19, 1923 to the late James and Miltie Rutherford Alderman. Mrs. Martin was a registered nurse and a member of Barney United Methodist Church.She is survived by her son and daughter in law, Jack S. Jr. and...
Herbert Hoover Mcdonald
Oct 10, 2007
Herbert Hoover McDonald, 78, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on November 27, 1928 in Lowndes County to the late T. B. and Belle Giddens McDonald. Mr. McDonald was retired from Orkin Pest Control, was a member of Charity Baptist Church, an avid hunter, gardener and loved taking care of his...
Anna Lou Richardson Studdard
Oct 9, 2007
ANNA LOU RICHARDSON STUDDARD, 98, of Valdosta died Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at the Heritage House Nursing Home. She was born on July 30, 1909 in Walton County to the late Paul and Anna Richardson and had been living in Valdosta for the past several years with her daughter, Frances Hanson. Mrs. Studdard was a member of the Ebenezer Baptist...
Jesse V. Kittrell
Oct 6, 2007
Jesse V. Kittrell, 84, died on Saturday, October 6, 2007, at his residence in Lake Park. Born in Whynot, MS to the late John L. & Ollie Brown Kittrell, and formerly of Ft. Worth, TX, he had lived in this area since 1988. Mr. Kittrell was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army Air Corps,...
Pearl Rea
Oct 6, 2007
Mrs. Pearl Rea, 89 of Lake Park died on Saturday, October 6, 2007 at Lakehaven Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born on May 24, 1918 in Diamond, Missouri to the late William Jesse and Cora Mullins Smith. Mrs. Rea was formerly of Bettendorf, Iowa and was a retired ward clerk in an osteopathic hospital in Davenport, Iowa....
Gilbert "Gil" Dillon
Oct 5, 2007
Gilbert “Gil” Dillon, 65, of Valdosta died Friday, October 5, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on June 29, 1942 in Cincinnati, OH. Mr. Dillon worked at ADM as a Grain Merchandiser and attended Northside Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Beard Dillon of Valdosta; son and daughter in law, Brian and MaryAnn Dillon...
Jewell Howell Arnold
Oct 3, 2007
Jewell Howell Arnold, 83, of Valdosta died Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born on January 23, 1924 in Irwin County to the late Oscar Jackson and Minnie Collins Howell and had lived in this area for many years. Mrs. Arnold was a member of the Central Avenue Church of Christ where she...
Leroy Albert Hay
Oct 1, 2007
Reverend LeRoy A. Hay, 88, of Lake Park died Monday, October 1, 2007 at Langdale Hospice House after a short illness. He was born on January 30, 1919 in Bath, Pennsylvania to the late Albert and Mary Martin Hay. Reverend Hay was a retired Pentecostal minister.<br><br>He is survived by his wife of sixty seven years, Arlene E. Hay of Valdosta,...
Burnese Fleetwood Dishner
Sep 30, 2007
Burnese Fleetwood Dishner, 81, of Lake Park, died on Sunday, September 30, 2007. Born in Pelham, on September 25, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Lee and Charity Humphries Howell. Mrs. Dishner worked for Langdale Willis Insurance Company. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Lake Park. Mrs. Dishner was preceded in death by her...
Burney Mack Harmon, Jr.
Sep 28, 2007
Burney Mack Harmon, Jr., 76, of Valdosta, departed this life at home after a lengthy illness on Friday, September 28, 2007. He was born in Mobile, Alabama on July 10, 1931 to the late Mary Edwards and the late B.M. Harmon, Sr. Mr. Harmon served in the United States Air force from 1951- 1953. He retired from the State of...
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