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Terry Dean Blanton
Oct 29, 2007
Terry D. Blanton, 51, of Valdosta, died Monday, October 29, 2007 at his residence after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born in Valdosta on November 16, 1955 to Jack and Sarah Catherine Sutton Blanton. Terry was a truck driver and also attended West End Presbyterian Church. He loved fishing and driving his yellow Camaro.Survivors include his mother Sarah...
Jerry Woodard Brown
Oct 29, 2007
Jerry Woodard Brown, Sr., 88, of Valdosta, died Monday, October 29, 2007 at Crestwood Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. He was born on April 4, 1919 in Lowndes county, the son of R. I. and Uldene Brown. He graduated from Clyattville High School, was a World War II veteran serving with the Georgia National Guard and the Army Air...
Edwina Hood Burgsteiner
Oct 29, 2007
Edwina Hood Burgsteiner, 84, of Valdosta, died at Langdale Hospice House on Monday, October 29, 2007 following a lengthy illness. Born in Valdosta to the late Andrew & Tessie Hotchkiss Hood, she had been a lifelong resident of this area. She opened and operated Azalea City Florist in downtown Valdosta for several years before becoming the office manager and secretary...
John Lamar (J, L,) Sellars
Oct 28, 2007
John Lamar (J.L.) Sellars, 82, of Nashville, died on Wednesday, November 14, 2007, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Valdosta on October 28, 1925, he was the son of the late J. L. Sr., and Sallie Mae Byrd Sellars. Mr. Sellars was a logger. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII and a member of Hope Baptist Church...
Frederick Harold Stowell Jr.
Oct 28, 2007
Frederick Harold Stowell, Jr., 76, died at his home in Valdosta on Sunday, October 28, 2007, after a brief illness. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 18, 1931, he was the son of the late Frederick H., Sr. and Victoria Ruth Boyle Stowell. Mr. Stowell had been retired for ten years. He was a Catholic and a veteran of the...
Frank F. Crane, Sr.
Oct 27, 2007
FRANK F. CRANE, SR., 90, of Valdosta died Saturday, October 27, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. Mr. Crane had made his peace with his Lord Jesus and was prepared for his death when his Lord God Jehovah called him home to heaven. Born in Athens, GA on October 5, 1917, in his parent’s home. He...
Mary Florence Bullock Fredenberger
Oct 24, 2007
Mary Florence Bullock Fredenberger, 93, of Valdosta died Wednesday, October 24, 2007. She was born to Susie Millicent Yager Bullock and Henry Pindell Bullock on March 18, 1914 in Louisville, KY. She was married to the late Henry William Fredenberger on October 24, 1934 until his passing on October 28, 1991. They resided in Louisville KY until 1946 when they...
Julian Thomas Weeks, Sr.
Oct 22, 2007
Julian Thomas Weeks, Sr., 83, of Lake Park, Georgia, died at South Georgia Medical Center on Monday, October 22, 2007. Born in Doerun, Georgia on September 13, 1924, he was the son of the late David Barton and Eula Essie Turner Weeks. He had served in the Pacific Theatre during World War II with the U.S. Navy. Mr. Weeks was...
Joseph Marvin Byrd
Oct 20, 2007
Mr. Joseph Marvin Byrd, age 74, of Villa Rica, died Saturday, October 20, 2007, in Haralson County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Byrd was born October 19, 1922, in Lowndes County, the son of the late Joseph Michael and Kathleen Julia Waters Byrd. He worked for a number of years as a Custodian for the Lowndes County School System. Mr....
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...
Mary E. Stalvey Hambrick
Oct 20, 2007
Mary E. “Betty” Stalvey Hambrick, 78, of Hahira, passed away peacefully at her home in the presence of her family following a brief illness, on Saturday, October 20, 2007. Mrs. Hambrick was born in Cook County to the late Thomas Eason Stalvey and Annie Bell Futch Stalvey and had been a resident of this area all her life. She and...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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