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Lula Folsom Finney
Nov 20, 2006
Lula Folsom Finney 88 of Lake Park died on Monday, November 20, 2006 at her residence after a lengthy illness. Born on March 4, 1918 in Lowndes County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Ivey and Uldean Husbands Brown and the widow of the late Ralph D. Finney. She worked as a telephone operator and a work assignment...
Kenneth M. Carter
Nov 18, 2006
Kenneth M. Carter, 74, of Valdosta died Saturday, November 18, 2006 at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL after a lengthy illness. He was born on February 1, 1932 in Hamburg, Arkansas to the late Jeff and Lelia Burchell Carter. He had lived in Valdosta since 1970 and retired from the United States Air Force after 21 years of dedicated service...
William James Blue
Nov 17, 2006
William (Bill) James Blue, 81, of Lake Park died on Friday, November 17, 2006 after a brief illness at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Raeford, North Carolina to the late William Murphy and Ollie Elizabeth Carpenter Blue, he was a WWII Navy veteran having served from 1943 until 1947 as an aviation mechanic. Mr. Blue retired from the civil...
John David Kelly
Nov 17, 2006
David Kelly, 55, of Valdosta, died Friday, November 17, 2006 at his residence. He was born on May 22, 1951 in Madison, Florida to the late John Wesley Kelly, Jr. and Floria Eleanor Hacker Kelly. Mr. Kelly was a service technician for Barnes Healthcare Services and a member of Ousley Baptist Church.Mr. Kelly is survived by one daughter, Heather Kelly,...
Johnnie E. Fowler
Nov 17, 2006
Johnnie E. Fowler, 67, of Lake Park, died suddenly on Friday, November 17, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Atlanta to Lillian Stephens Fowler and the late Elmer Augustus Fowler, he had lived in this area for the past 35 years. Mr. Fowler was a printing press operator at Dowling Bag, Drumheller Bag, and then retired from Colonial...
Kim Barber Ellis
Nov 13, 2006
Kim Barber Ellis, 49, of Valdosta, died at her home on Monday, November 13, 2006 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Monterey, California, on February 21, 1957. Mrs. Ellis was a Registered Nurse at South Georgia Medical Center. She was a member of Westside Baptist Church. Survivors are her husband, Rick Ellis, daughter, Meagan Ellis, and son, Matthew...
Andrew (Andy) Freeman Kinard
Nov 13, 2006
Corrected Obit – Corrections are highlightedAndrew ( Andy) Kinard, 77, of Valdosta, died on Monday, November 13, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center following a short illness. Born in Valdosta on July 9, 1929, he was the son of the late P.K. and Blanche Kinard. Mr. Kinard was a veteran of the the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force....
Manuel L. Bray
Nov 10, 2006
Manuel L. Bray, 78, of Pavo and formerly of Valdosta died Friday, November 10, 2006 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Lake City, Fla. after a lengthy illness. He was born on May 18, 1928 in Bardstown, Kentucky to the late Clinton T. and Ollie Lee Perry Bray and had lived in this area for many years. Mr. Bray was...
Ferdinand Fletcher
Nov 9, 2006
Ferdinand Fletcher, 79, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, November 9, 2006, at Fellowship Home after a lengthy illness. Born in Valdosta on March 8, 1927, he was the son of the late Frank N. and Minnie Lee Regan Fletcher. He was an Army Veteran and had been employed with Miller Concrete as a crane operator. <br><br>Survivors are his sisters, Nettie...
Mary Louise Powell Bennett
Nov 9, 2006
MARY LOUISE POWELL BENNETT, 73, of Valdosta died Thursday, November 9, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on December 18, 1932 in Marquez, Texas to the late John Tilton Powell and Versie Irene Herren Powell and had lived in Longview, Texas and Jacksonville, Florida before moving to Valdosta in 1991. Mrs. Bennett was a member of Northside...
Charles David Warren, Jr.
Nov 9, 2006
Charles David Warren, Jr., 78, of Quitman, died on Thursday, November 9, 2006 at his residence. Born on May 28, 1928 in Valdosta, he was the son of the late Charlie David “Dave,” Sr. and Mae Presley Warren. Mr. Warren was the owner and operator of C. D. Warren Construction & Cabinet Works. He was a member of Morningside Baptist...
Ethel Lee Stephenson
Nov 8, 2006
ETHEL LEE STEPHENSON, 85, of Lake Park died Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at her home. She was born on March 15, 1921 in Tarboro, North Carolina to the late Asa and Georgia Ann Peed Daniels and had lived in Lowndes County for most of her life. Mrs. Stephenson was a member of the Francis Lake Baptist Church and was known...
Ralph Lancaster
Nov 8, 2006
Ralph Lancaster of Eatonton Georgia had the angels come and take him home to the Lord on November 8, 2006 at 72 years of age after suffering with lung cancer. We mourn the loss of a loving husband of 50 years, our hero, and father of two children and grandfather of two grandsons. He has always been a loving father,...
Dr. John Merriman
Nov 8, 2006
Dr. John Merriman, 73 of Valdosta, died at South Georgia Medical Center on Wednesday, November 8, 2006. Born on December 07, 1932, in Marysville, Kansas, he was the son of the late Ernest R. and Grace Fuason Merriman. Dr. Merriman was retired from Valdosta State College where he was Athletic Director. He served with the U.S. Marines during the Korean...
Joan Carol Hanson Moore
Nov 7, 2006
Joan Carol Hanson Moore passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2006 following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Moore, affectionately known as “Ninny” and “Snapper Joanie” was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend to all. She leaves behind a legacy of faith, family and friendship.She is survived by her husband, Virgil Moore of Hahira, one son and daughter in law, Virgil Moore...
Levon Sandlin
Nov 7, 2006
Levon Sandlin, 71, of Valdosta died at his home on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. Born on April 14, 1935, in Echols County, he was the son of the late Joseph Long, Sr. and Cuba Carter Sandlin. Mr. Sandlin worked in Forestry Management for 43 years. A member of New Covenant Church he was a true family man. He loved and...
Mildred Golivesky Hausman
Nov 6, 2006
Mildred G. Hausman, 79, of Atlanta, died on Monday, November 6, 2006, at Piedmont Hospital after a short illness. Born in Valdosta on January 5, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Abe and Hannah Golivesky. Mrs. Hausman was the owner of Hausman Clothing in Valdosta, a partner in Georgia Wholesale Clothing, and a partner in Kramers Department Store...
Mary Johnson
Nov 5, 2006
Mary Alice Goodson Fountain Johnson, 75, of Lake Park, died on Sunday, November 5, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Valdosta, on December 29, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Sam Dean and Ethel Jacobs Goodson. Mrs. Johnson attended Valdosta High School and Business School in Macon, Georgia. During her business career she worked at the...
Francis J. Heilmann, Jr.
Nov 3, 2006
Francis J. Heilmann, Jr., 85, of Valdosta died on Friday, November 3, 2006, at a local nursing facility. Survivors include his daughter, Pat Gillihan of Valdosta and son, Dennis Heilmann of Hudson, Florida. Born in Johnstown, PA, on July 10, 1921, he was the son of the late Francis J., Sr. and Myrtle Nagel Heilmann. He was a Veteran of...
Clara Mae Covington
Nov 2, 2006
CLARA MAE COVINGTON, 77, of Valdosta died Thursday, November 2, 2006 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born in Brooks County on April 10, 1929 to the late James C. and Ruby White and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Covington was a homemaker and a Baptist.Survivors include two daughters and a son in law,...
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