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Julie Wetherington Bush
Sep 1, 2007
JULIE WETHERINGTON BUSH, 50, of Delta, Colorado died Saturday, September 1, 2007 at the Delta County Memorial Hospital. She was born on July 29, 1957 in Adel, Georgia and spent her early childhood in Adel before moving to Valdosta. Julie joined the Northside Baptist Church in the 1960’s where she still held her membership. She was a 1975 graduate of...
Carol Columbus Tyler
Sep 1, 2007
CAROL COLUMBUS TYLER, 80, of Hahira died Saturday, September 1, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on April 7, 1927 in Hahira to the late Caulie C. and Minnie Dasher Tyler and was a lifelong resident of Hahira. Mr. Tyler was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the United States Air...
Marvin L. Ussery
Aug 29, 2007
MARVIN L. USSERY, 85, of Valdosta died Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at the Brooks County Hospital. He was born in Alamo, Georgia on December 20, 1921 to the late Charlie and Olive Varnadoe Ussery. Mr. Ussery was a retired Chief Master Sargeant with the United States Air Force and was a avid golfer. Survivors include his wife, Nell P. Ussery...
Arnold Elmer Hogan
Aug 27, 2007
Arnold Elmer Hogan, 85, of Hahira, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 27, 2007. He was born in Chiefland, FL on February 1, 1922 to the late Eugene and Leila Woods Hogan. Arnold served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Air Force, retiring as Master Sergeant after 24 years. He was also a...
Dorothy M. Jones
Aug 27, 2007
Dorothy M. Jones, 88, of Valdosta, died on Monday, August 27, 2007, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on June 11, 1919 in Miami, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Louis Edgar and Bessie Mae Cook Brown. Mrs. Jones was a Charter Member of Crossroads Baptist Church where she was Secretary of her Sunday School Class. She loved...
Dorothy Lefiles Stephens Echols
Aug 27, 2007
Dorothy LeFiles Stephens Echols, 91, of Memphis, Tennessee, passed away on August 27, 2007. Born in Thomasville, Georgia on November 5, 1915, Mrs. Echols grew up in Valdosta, Georgia and graduated from Valdosta High School in 1934. Her husband, Richard L. Echols, preceded her in death. They lived in Valdosta and Tallahassee, Florida for many years. Mrs. Echols is survived...
Mamie Deloach Maine
Aug 26, 2007
Mamie Deloach Maine, 85, of Valdosta, died Sunday, August 26, 2007 at Presbyterian Home in Quitman. She was born on December 29, 1921 in Echols County to the late Abraham Tap and Henrietta Justice Deloach. Mrs. Maine was a lifelong homemaker, a devoted wife and loving mother. She was a Baptist.<br><br>Mrs. Maine is survived by her children and their spouses,...
Katina V. Balanis
Aug 25, 2007
Katina V. Balanis, 85, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, August 25, 2007 at Brooks County Hospital in Quitman. Born on March 24, 1922 in Athens, Greece, she had made her home in Valdosta since 1956. Mrs. Balanis was well known as the owner of Nicky’s Restaurant for 22 years. She was a member of the Holy Mother of God Greek...
Marianne Faith Eilders
Aug 24, 2007
Faith Eilders, 31, of Hahira, died on Friday, August 24, 2007, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Summerville, Georgia, on November 21, 1975, Mrs. Eilders had lived in Lowndes County since 1995. She was a homemaker and had recently received a Masters Degree in Social Work from Valdosta State University. She was a member of Alpha Delta Mu and...
Robert C. Hynote
Aug 22, 2007
Robert C. Hynote, 71, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at Brooks County Hospital in Quitman. He was born in Mitchell County on March 29, 1936 to the late Charles and Jewel James Hynote. Mr. Hynote was an auctioneer, served in the United States Army and was of the Baptist faith.He is survived by his wife, Doris Ann Peterson...
Vernon O. Stalvey
Aug 22, 2007
Vernon Owen Stalvey, 77, of Ray City died Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born on September 3, 1929 in Lowndes County to the late John J. and Ellen Jane Cowart Stalvey. Mr. Stalvey was a member of the Cat Creek Primitive Baptist Church and a veteran of the United States...
Sylvania (Granny) Smiley
Aug 20, 2007
Sylvania (Granny) Smiley, 83, died at her home on Monday, August 20, 2007 after a lengthy illness. She is formerly of Okalahawa, FL, but was a resident of Valdosta for 12 years. She was born in Crystal River, FL on May 28, 1924 to the late Kibby Gordon and Lelia Barbara Arnold. Ms. Smiley was a wonderful lady, who was...
Betty Lee Jones
Aug 19, 2007
Betty Lee Jones, 60, died Sunday, August 19, 2007 at Southwestern State Hospital in Thomasville. She was born in Valdosta on June 1, 1947 to the late Sanford L. Jones, Sr. and Ruby Lee Moore Jones.<br><br>She is survived by her three sisters, Inez Cagle of Ray City, Karen Sceals of Albany, and Francis Rodbro of Zion, IL; and two brothers,...
Donald Henry Smith
Aug 18, 2007
DONALD HENRY SMITH, 68, of Fort Valley, GA passed away Saturday, August 18, 2007 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon after a short illness. He was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina to Mae Tomlinson Smith and the late Lucious Henry Smith. Mr. Smith joined the United States Air Force in 1956 and served for six years. He...
Sandra C. Dukes
Aug 18, 2007
Sandra C. Dukes, 50, of Echols County died at Smith Northview Hospital, Saturday, August 18, 2007. Born on November 13, 1956 in Goshen, IN, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sara Bush Carroll. She worked with Roses Department Stores as Assistant Manager in Gainesville before she moved to the South Georgia area. She was a member of...
Bill (Jay) Harris
Aug 14, 2007
BILL (JAY) HARRIS, 67, of Hahira died Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at his home. He was born on April 5, 1940 in Lowndes County to the late Wiley and Jewel Jones Harris and was a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. Mr. Harris was a retired heavy equipment operator with Reames and Son Construction and a member of the Hahira First...
Francisco Hinojo
Aug 13, 2007
Francisco Hinojo, 77, of Valdosta, died on Monday, August 13, 2007, at Smith Northview Hospital. Born in Bergel, Mexico on June 15, 1930, he was the son of the late Juan Hinojo and Anita Gonzalez. Mr. Hinojo was a farmer and a member of the Valdosta Baptist Hispanic Mission. He enjoyed being outside and working in his yard. In his...
Lou Crecy Kinchen
Aug 13, 2007
Lou Crecy Kinchen, 62, died following a short illness on Monday, August 13, 2007 at her residence in Dasher. She was born in Homerville on September 20, 1944 to the late Jimmie and Mary L. Crecy Howling. She was employed by Levi Strauss Company as a plotter and retired after 29 years of service. She was of the Baptist faith.She...
Charles Edward Hall
Aug 12, 2007
Charles Edward Hall, 67, of Morven, died Sunday, August 12, 2007 at Presbyterian Home in Quitman. He was born in Morven on February 3, 1940 to the late Sylvester and Eva Dixon Hall. Mr. Hall was a farmer and a member of Barney First Baptist Church.He is survived by one son and daughter in law, Terry and Cristy Hall of...
Carrie Ann Wright
Aug 12, 2007
Ms. Carrie Ann Wright, 26, of Nashville died suddenly on Sunday, August 12, 2007 in a motor vehicle accident near Homerville. She was born in Okinawa Japan on November 18, 1980 and was employed as a secretary for Joiner’s Cabinet Shop in Nashville, Ga. Ms. Wright was of the Baptist faith.Survivors include her father and step-mother, Russell and Brenda Wright...
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