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Dr. David O'Drobinak
Nov 1, 2006
Dr. David O’Drobinak, 42, of Valdosta went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at Shands at University Hospital in Gainesville, Fla. He was born on October 11, 1964 in Hammond, Indiana and had lived in Valdosta since 2002. Dr. O’Drobinak was a professor of physiology at Valdosta State University and attended the Azalea City Church of...
Ingeborg Margarete Koppy
Nov 1, 2006
DR. INGEBORG MARGARETE KOPPY, 85, formerly of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, <br>November 1, 2006, in San Diego, California. She was born Margarete Maria <br>Elizabet Ingeborg Horn on July 28, 1921, in Plauen, Saxony, Germany, the <br>daughter of Ewald and Else Horn. Dr. Koppy was the head of the German <br>Department at Valdosta State College from 1969 until she retired in...
Louise Sage Thornhill
Oct 30, 2006
Louise Sage Thornhill, 84, of Lake Park and formerly of Davenport, Florida, died at home on Monday, October 30, 2006 after a lengthy illness. Born in St. Cloud, Florida on November 23, 1921 she was the daughter of the late James and Della Adams Sage. She was a graduate of Florida Southern and taught Industrial Arts in the Florida School...
James David Russell
Oct 27, 2006
James David Russell, 84, of Hahira, GA died Friday, October 27, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, GA. He was born on May 27, 1922 in Escambia County, FL to the late James A. and Claudia Yarbrough Russell. Mr. Russell was a United States Army Veteran, a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Hahira Masonic Lodge...
Roy C. Hathcock
Oct 25, 2006
Roy C. Hathcock, 83, of Valdosta died on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born in West, Mississippi on December 22, 1922, he was the son of the late Ben C. and Lorene Thweatt Hathcock. He served with the United States Air Force for 23 years and retired as Senior Master Sergeant.. Mr....
Albert David Gray, Sr.
Oct 24, 2006
ALBERT DAVID GRAY, SR., 87, of Valdosta died Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on March 21, 1919 in Dadeville, Alabama to the late George and Lessie Abbott Gray and had lived in Valdosta since 1963. Mr. Gray was retired as a Senior Master Sargeant with the United States Air Force after thirty years...
Alwilda Rogers Decesare
Oct 23, 2006
Alwilda Rogers DeCesare, 81, of Valdosta, died on Monday, October 23, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born in Valdosta to the late L.J. (Buck) & Leola Rogers, Mrs. DeCesare attended Valdosta High School. She met her future husband, Jimmy, on his first night in Valdosta when he came as one of the first airmen to...
Hershel Bray (Sonny) Sheffield, Sr.
Oct 19, 2006
HERSHEL BRAY (SONNY) SHEFFIELD, SR., 76, of Valdosta died Thursday, October 19, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born on March 10, 1930 in Clyattville and was the son of the late Frank L. Sheffield and Ruth Hunter Sheffield Irvin. Mr. Sheffield was an electrician and a member of the Local 511...
Wade Henry Paulk, Jr.
Oct 19, 2006
WADE HENRY PAULK, JR. 41, of Valdosta died Thursday, October 19, 2006 in Brooks County of an apparent heart attack. He was born on April 5, 1965 in Starke, Fla. to Lois Faye Johnson Paulk and the late Wade Henry Paulk, Sr. and had lived in Starke, Florida and Jesup, Georgia before moving to Valdosta in 1983. Mr. Paulk was...
Mrs. Jimmie Lee Wilson
Oct 17, 2006
JIMMIE LEE WILSON, 78, of Valdosta died Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at the Brooks County Hospital in Quitman. She was born on August 27, 1928 in Lowndes County and was the daughter of the late Harmon Nichols and Minnie Terry Nichols Kerry and was a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. Mrs. Wilson was a longtime member of the Sardis Baptist...
Bobbie Burnette
Oct 17, 2006
BOBBIE BURNETTE, 82, of Valdosta died Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. He was born on May 23, 1924 in Atchison, Kansas to the late George Heubert and Hazel Wolfe Burnette and had lived in Valdosta for nineteen years. Mr. Burnette was a self employed landscaper and a member of the United Pentecostal...
Pearl Fiveash Decoudres Lang
Oct 17, 2006
Pearl Fiveash DeCoudres Lang, 87, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, October 17, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 20, 2006 in the chapel of the Carson McLane Funeral Home with Dr. Charles Adams and Reverend Hugh DeLoach officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m....
Margaret Kunst Hosey
Oct 17, 2006
Margaret Kunst Hosey, Maj., USAF, died on her 93rd birthday, Oct. 17, 2006, at Lahood’s Fellowship Home. “Maggie” was a native of New York City, daughter of Hungarian Immigrants, and survived crippling polio at an early age. An RN, she had to wait until 1940 to join the U. S. Army, at which time the height minimum changed from five...
Warren M. Pritchett
Oct 16, 2006
WARREN MERRIMAN PRITCHETT, 81, of Quitman departed from this earthly life on October 16, 2006 at the Brooks County Hospital in Quitman. He was born on December 2, 1923 in Elberton, Georgia and was the son of the late William Arthur Pritchett and Caroline Merriman Pritchett. He was raised in the Atlanta area with his eight brothers and sisters and...
Evelyn Walker Hand
Oct 16, 2006
EVELYN WALKER HAND, 97, of Valdosta and formerly of Millville, New Jersey died Monday, October 16, 2006 at Langdale Place. She was born on August 17, 1909 in Millville, New Jersey to the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Joseph Walker and was a lifelong resident of Millville, New Jersey before moving to Valdosta five years ago. Mrs. Hand was a...
Martha Fugett
Oct 16, 2006
Martha Fugett, 65 of Valdosta, died on Monday, October 16, 2006, at her residence after a lengthy illness. Born on September 22, 1941 in Nashville, she was the daughter of the late John B. and Maudell Roland McGee. She was of the Baptist faith.Survivors are sons and daughter-in-law, John Steven and Pattie Vaughn of Douglasville, Michael Keith Vaughn of Valdosta;...
Roy David Clark
Oct 16, 2006
ROY DAVID CLARK, 59, of Nashville died Monday, October 16, 2006 at his home. He was born on May 30, 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri to the late Twyman and Teddy Marie Meegan Clark and had lived in Oklahoma and Texas before moving to this area one year ago. Mr. Clark was a retired independent insurance adjustor and a veteran...
Margaret Ann Gillio Plageman
Oct 16, 2006
Margaret G. Plageman, 90, of Valdosta, died suddenly on Monday, October 16, 2006 at her residence. Born on August 31, 1916 in Richmond, VA she was the daughter of the late John Louis and Genoffa Nardi Gillio and was the widow of the late Gerard H. Plageman III who died on August 11, 2006.Survivors are a daughter and son-in-law, Joan...
Margaret Sutton Miley
Oct 15, 2006
Margaret Sutton Miley, 84, of Hahira, died Sunday, October 15, 2006 at Lakehaven Nursing Home in Valdosta. She was born on June 9, 1922 in Lowndes County to the late Will and Willie Tommy Franklin Sutton. Mrs. Miley was a nurses aide at Smith Hospital for many years, was a member of Salem United Methodist Church and attended Hahira First...
Henry Dennis Wetherington
Oct 15, 2006
Henry Dennis Wetherington of Valdosta, decorated Vietnam War veteran, died October 15, 2006 peacefully at home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was a community leader and owner of the local auto parts stores. The son of the late Roger Vincent and Ruby Jones Wetherington, Dennis was born on February 4, 1946. He was the owner/operator of the NAPA...
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