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John Demaranville
Mar 1, 2023
John (J.D.) Demaranville, 67, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at his home following a period of declining health. He was born in Albany, New York on March 28, 1955. J.D. was a veteran of the United States Air Force having served during the Vietnam conflict and was of the Baptist faith. He was known locally for his...
Lowell Raymond Upchurch
Feb 28, 2023
Lowell Raymond Upchurch, 68, of Clyattville passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Valdosta on May 13, 1954 to the late William Thomas Upchurch, Sr. and Leona Carter Upchurch. Raymond was manager of Day’s Inn and a member of Ousley Baptist Church. He graduated from Lowndes High School in 1972, enjoyed fishing,...
Donald Pearce
Feb 28, 2023
Donald Ray Pearce, 56, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at South Georgia Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Valdosta, he was born on December 18, 1966, and was an electrician for Boruff Electric. He loved dirt track racing, fishing, and spending time with his grandchildren. Mr. Pearce was of the Baptist faith.
Mr. Pearce is survived by...
Nancy Hart
Feb 28, 2023
Nancy Ann Force Hart, 80, of Lake Park passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Valdosta on June 14, 1942 to the late Benjamin Minor Force, Sr. and Sarah Herndon Force. Ms. Hart was a bookkeeper for Southern Builders Supply and was a member of First Baptist Church in Lake Park. She...
Thomas Eugene Hayes
Feb 27, 2023
Thomas Eugene Hayes, 83, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2023 at his home. He was born on March 29, 1939 in Gainesville, GA, to the late Charles and Edna Byers Hayes. He was a Mason for 50 years and served his country in Korea. He worked in civil service at Moody AFB from 1956-1989. As owner of...
Pat Studstill
Feb 26, 2023
Pat Studstill, 87, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2023 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Ray City, GA, on March 30, 1935 to the late Leon Bradford and Eudora Knight Bradford. Mrs. Studstill went to Ray City Schools and graduated from Ray City High School, where she had played basketball. She met Tom Studstill...
Johnny C. Bennett
Feb 24, 2023
Johnny C. Bennett, 69, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2023, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on September 16, 1953, in Valdosta, to the late Colis Levy Bennett and Selma Mae Clark Bennett. Mr. Bennett graduated from Valdosta High School in the early 1970’s, after high school he worked for the family business...
Henry Ronald Lastinger
Feb 24, 2023
Henry Ronald (Ronnie) Lastinger, 80, of Hahira died on Friday, February 24, 2023 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Brooks County, Georgia on June 13, 1942, to the late Troy Edward and Nancy Irene Cunningham Lastinger. He was a 1961 graduate of Brooks County High School and was a veteran with the Army National Guard....
Jackie Wortham
Feb 24, 2023
Jackie Wortham, 87, of Valdosta, died peacefully at home in her sleep on February 24, 2023. She was born on August 23, 1935 in Marshallville, Ga to the late Walton & Alphrine Anderson.
Jackie lived a full life of love and adoration for her family. She was a wonderful daughter, wife, mother, mother-in-law, sister, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother & friend to many....
Margot Pearlman
Feb 23, 2023
Margot Pearlman of Valdosta, died on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at her home. Margot was born on November 23, 1923, in Bochum, Germany to the late George and Gertrude Levy. She and her parents came to the United States in 1935 and settled in Atlanta, GA. In 1947, Margot became a resident of Valdosta after she married William J. (Bill)...
Benigno Soto Ortega
Feb 23, 2023
Benigno Soto Ortega, 76, of Lake Park, died on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at his home following a period of declining health. He was born in Mexico of February 25, 1947, to the late Jose Ortega and Maria De Jesus Soto. He was the owner/operator of Ortega Mobile Home Park and a member of Manantial de Vida Church. He was...
Ramona Gefre
Feb 21, 2023
Ramona Klapperich Gefre, 88, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at Presbyterian Home in Quitman, GA. She was born on December 31, 1934, in Turton, South Dakota to the late Vincent and Evalyn Marie Bourassa Klapperich. Mrs. Gefre enjoyed reading, playing cards, and loved to crochet baby hats for South Georgia Medical Center. She was an avid...
Ronald Lamar Spells, Sr.
Feb 19, 2023
Ronald Lamar (Ronnie) Spells, Sr., 73 of Mayday passed away Sunday, February 19, 2023, at South Georgia Medical Center, surrounded by family. Ronnie fought a long, courageous battle against heart failure. He was born on August 28, 1949, in Berrien County, GA to the late Samuel Kenneth Spells and Sally Cortellia Ray Spells. Ronnie graduated from Lowndes High School in...
Theodora Gandy
Feb 18, 2023
Theodora "Theda" Nettles Gandy, still remarkable at 103 years old, passed away peacefully Sunday evening. Theda was best known in the community as a dedicated member of First United Methodist Church of Valdosta, and through Valdosta State University. From 1971, when the Gandy family moved from Berry College near Rome, Georgia, Theda plunged into an endless pursuit of community service,...
Jack T. Hasling
Feb 15, 2023
Jack T. Hasling, Jr. died at his home in Lake Park, Georgia, on February 15, 2023 at age 77. Dr. Hasling had a lifelong passion for learning and teaching, particularly in the discipline of sociology. All his adult life, he credited the education he received at Jesuit High School in New Orleans as the basis of his intellectual curiosity and...
William James Chase
Feb 14, 2023
William James Chase, 79, of Valdosta, GA died on February 14, 2023, at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, GA surrounded by loving family.
William was born on June 27, 1943, in Providence, RI, son of Henry Francis and Ellen May (Hannah) Chase and was the loving husband to Janice Leigh (Aspinall) Chase.
William was a member of the CMA (Christian Motorcycle...
Kathy Brantley
Feb 12, 2023
Marion Kathleen “Kathy” Brantley, 64, of Hahira, passed away at her home on Sunday, February 12, 2023. Born in Canton, Ohio, on May 4, 1958, Kathy was a daughter of the late Raymond Lee Clark, Sr. and Margaret Kathleen McGuyrt Clark. She was a lifelong resident of this area and had worked as a server and at Subway Restaurant. Devoted...
Joseph Hoover Davis
Feb 11, 2023
Joseph H. “Joe” Davis, 92, of Hahira, died on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Waycross to the late Clayton Thomas Davis and Ethel Taylor Davis (Brown), Joe has lived in this area for the past 55 years. Growing up in Waycross and attending Ware County Schools, early on he was given the nickname “Jake” and...
Frank Taormina
Feb 10, 2023
Frank Eugene Taormina, 89, died on Friday, February 10, 2023, in Alpharetta, Georgia. He was born on September 8, 1933, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Frank was a graduate of Tulane University and Louisiana State University Medical School. He began his medical practice in New Orleans, where he met and married his wife Anna Laura Rordam. The family moved to Winston...
James R. Winningham
Feb 10, 2023
James R. (JR) Winningham, 80, of Naylor, died on Friday, February 10, 2023, at Lakehaven Nursing Home following a period of declining health. He was born in Richmond, Virginia on September 23, 1942, to the late Robert and Helen Phifer Winningham. Mr. Winningham served his country for over 30 years in the 82nd Airborne, Army National Guard, and Special Forces...
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