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Reginia Plaire Dickerson
Aug 28, 2006
REGINIA PLAIRE DICKERSON, 82, of Hahira died Monday, August 28, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Lowndes County on November 1, 1923 to the late Clifford L. and Reba Miley Plaire and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Dickerson was a member of the Hahira First Baptist Church where she was active in the...
Lt. Col. Jeffery Stewart Thorburn
Aug 27, 2006
Lt. Col. Jeffrey S. Thorburn, USAF, of Valdosta, died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006 in Tampa, FL. Born in London England on Sept. 25, 1959, he was the son of James and the late Ann (Worts) Thorburn. He was a member of the Church of England. Survivors include his wife, Joanne(Turner) Thorburn; three daughters, Jessica Thorburn, Ashley Thorburn, Amanda Thorburn; two...
Mamie Ann Jones
Aug 27, 2006
Mamie Ann Jones, 59, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, August 27, 2006, after a lengthy illness. Born on January 23, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Nell Jones. Miss Jones worked for several years at Texture Tex which became Queen Carpet. She was a member of Sardis Baptist Church. She is survived by her aunt, Lucille...
Vivian S. Coody
Aug 25, 2006
Vivian S. Coody, 76, of Valdosta, died Friday, August 25, 2006 at her residence. She was born on Sept. 11, 1929 in Ray City, GA to the late Oscar Huey and Doris Ann DeLoach Scarborough. Mrs. Coody was retired from work as an operator with Southern Bell Telephone for 31 years. She was a member of Pioneers of America with...
Doris Virginia Setliffe
Aug 25, 2006
Doris V. Setliffe, 81 of Valdosta and the Advent Christian Village in Dowling Park, FL, died on August 25, 2006 at Shands Lakeshore Hospital in Lake City, FL. Born on March 9, 1925 in Chattanooga, TN to the late Thomas Marvin & Rosalie Lyle Setliffe, Doris was a graduate of Tennessee Temple University. She went to Africa to serve with...
Gene Porter
Aug 23, 2006
Gene Porter, 64, of Lake Park, died on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at Shands in Gainesville, FL after a short illness. He was born on February 24, 1942 and was a lifelong resident of Lake Park. He worked at TSG Industry and was a veteran of the United States Army. He attended Lake Park Church of Christ.Survivors are two daughters...
Jeffrey Keith Clanton
Aug 23, 2006
Jeffrey Keith (Jeff) Clanton, 41, of Ray City, died Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on April 27, 1965 in Cook County, GA. Mr. Clanton was an Army veteran and attended New Covenant Church. He is survived by his wife, Lori Ann Martin Clanton, his children, Garrett Clanton, Marissa Clanton, Lindsey Clanton and Jacob...
Tracy Albert Lewis, Jr.
Aug 23, 2006
Tracy Albert Lewis, Jr., USAF MSgt. Ret., 73, of Valdosta since 1976, died on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at his residence. Born on July 18, 1933 in Aberdeen, NC, he was the son of the late Trace Albert, Sr. and Grace Alene Wilson Lewis. He retired after 39 years of combined service; 23 years of active service with the USAF...
Mildred L. Griffin
Aug 21, 2006
Mildred L. Griffin, 87, of Valdosta, died on Monday, August 21, 2006, at Langdale Place, in Valdosta, Georgia. Born in Castleton, Kansas, on November 7, 1918, she was the daughter of the late John Earl and Grace E. Cogswell Hayes. On October 17, 1943, Mildred married Louis B. Griffin at Castleton Union Church. She had made her home in the...
James L. Dewar, Sr.
Aug 19, 2006
James Lovett Dewar, educator, banker, churchman, loving husband and family man and friend to many, died August 19, 2006 in his home after an extended illness. He exemplified a life well lived.His many accomplishments include founding The Park Avenue Bank, serving as Lowndes County School Superintendent for 12 years, serving as a member of the Georgia State Board of Education...
Gary Wayne Dupree
Aug 19, 2006
Gary Wayne Dupree, 37 of Valdosta, died suddenly on Saturday, August 19, 2006 in Nashville, where he was raised. Born on March 10, 1969 in Lakeland, he was the son of L. V. Dupree and the late Sherlene Trosper Dupree. He was a Glass Contractor for Lowndes Contracting. Gary was a member of Morningside Baptist Church where he served as...
April Crawford
Aug 19, 2006
April Crawford, 32 of Valdosta died on Saturday, August 19, 2006 at her residence. A private service will be held for the family. Condolences to the family may be conveyed on the obituary page at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602
William Montgomery Gabard
Aug 18, 2006
Dr. William Montgomery Gabard, 84 of Valdosta, died on Friday, Aug. 18, 2006, at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala. Born Aug. 17, 1922, in Lewisburg, Tenn., he was the son of the late William Montgomery and Nell Haynes Gabard. A graduate of Forrest High School in Chapel Hill, Tenn., he received an AB degree from the University of Tennessee,...
Mae E. Davis
Aug 15, 2006
Mae E. Davis, 89 of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 at Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, FL. Born on May 11, 1917 in Chariton County, MO, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary Lavlet Eiring and the widow of Harry M. Davis who died in 1981. Mrs. Davis had lived in Valdosta since 1951....
Richard Allen Ecker
Aug 14, 2006
Richard Allen Ecker, 54 of Valdosta, died on Monday, August 14, 2006 at Holly Hill Nursing Home after a short illness. Born on January 21, 1952 in Paxton, IL, he was the son of Leona Ecker and the late Edwin Ecker of Buckley, IL. He was a truck driver for Kraft and was of the Lutheran faith.Survivors are his wife,...
Elizabeth Dexter Molder
Aug 14, 2006
Elizabeth Dexter Molder, 98, of Valdosta, Georgia and formerly of Albany, Georgia and Athens, Georgia, died August 14, 2006 at the Langdale Place in Valdosta after declining health. She was born in Columbus, Georgia on September 17, 1907 and was the daughter of Eloise and MacDougald Dexter. She married James Minter (Josh) Molder on October 4, 1930. She was a...
Christine Ritter
Aug 13, 2006
Christine Ritter, 92 of Echols County, died on Saturday, Aug 12, 2006 after a short illness. Born in Echols County to the late Jim & Gertrude Carter, she was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Ritter was a straightforward person who spoke her mind and she enjoyed life and laughter. She was a member of Sardis Baptist Church. Survivors...
Gerard H. Plageman
Aug 11, 2006
Gerard H Plageman III, 88, of Valdosta, died on Friday, August 11, 2006, at his residence after a brief illness. He was born on September 21, 1917 in Richmond, VA to the late Gerard H. Jr. and Helen McDonell Plageman. Mr. Plageman spent his entire life in the poultry business; first as owner and operator of a processing plant in...
John Harold Cooper
Aug 11, 2006
John Harold Cooper, 80, of Morven, died Friday, August 11, 2006 at his home . He was born in Brooks County on November 23, 1925 to Rufus and Gussie Morrison Cooper. Mr. Cooper was a lifelong resident of Brooks County. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict during which he received the...
April S. Kelly
Aug 8, 2006
April S. Kelly, 36 of Daytona Beach and formerly of Valdosta, died suddenly, on Tuesday, August 8, 2006 at her residence. Born on March 23, 1970 in Valdosta, she was one of four precious daughters of Doyle and Gloria Cowart Kelly. April was a staff assistant for Black Crow Media. She was a graduate of Lowndes High School and of...
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