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Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Charles H. Stuart, Jr.
May 5, 2006
Charles H. Stuart, Jr., 75, of Lake Park, died Friday, May 5, 2006 at his home. He was born on October 24, 1930 in Early County, GA to the late Charles Henry Stuart, Sr. and Nora Lucile Phillips Stuart. Mr. Stuart was retired from the United States Air Force and was a member of Hahira First Baptist Church.He is survived...
Rebecca Jean Bowman
May 5, 2006
REBECCA JEAN BOWMAN, 47, of Hahira died Friday, May 5, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born on June 13, 1958 in Hahira to Arlene Patterson Ritchie and the late Frank Ritchie and was a member of the Church of God.Survivors include her husband, Leroy Bowman, Sr. of Hahira, four children, Dottie Bowman, Jennie...
Tony Duggan
May 4, 2006
Tony Duggan, 60, of Valdosta, died Thursday, May 4, 2006 at home. He was born on March 9, 1946 in West Palm Beach, FL. His parents were the late Lewis and Pauline Taylor Duggan. Tony was a heavy equipment operator.He is survived by his former wife and caretaker, Beatrice Binion , one daughter, Tammie Welch, two grandsons, Michael and Dylan...
Donald Grady Blair, Jr.
May 4, 2006
Donald Grady Blair, Jr., 79, of Quitman, died on Thursday, May 4, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center, following a lengthy illness. Born in Pittsburg, PA on November 16, 1926, to the late Donald Grady Sr. and Esther Givens Blair, he had been a lifelong resident of the Brooks County area. Mr. Blair was a veteran and served in the...
Ruth May Shannon Christiano
May 4, 2006
Ruth May Shannon Christiano, 87, of Hahira, died Thursday, May 4, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on June 4, 1918 in Richmond Hill-Long Island, New York to the late Frank Casper and Elizabeth Josephine Zwier Rottenberger. Mrs. Christiano was a homemaker and a member of St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church.She is survived by her husband,...
John Gordon Martin
May 4, 2006
John Gordon Martin, 71, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, May 4, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on February 4, 1935 in Hahira, he was the son of the late Collis Remer and Mary Lucille Coppage Martin. Mr. Martin was retired from the United States Air Force and was a member of Forrest Park Church of Christ. Survivors are...
Joe Vallotton
May 3, 2006
Joe Vallotton, 60, of Valdosta, died at his home on Wednesday, May 3, 2006. Born in Valdosta on November 1, 1945, he was the son of Sara Bingham Vallotton and the late Robert Rouse Vallotton. Mr. Vallotton was a graduate of the University of Georgia and the University of Georgia School of Law. In 1972, he was a founding partner...
Geraldine Litwak
May 2, 2006
Geraldine Litwak, 84, of Valdosta, GA, died Tuesday, May 2, 2006. Mrs. Litwak was born in Detroit, MI, and lived in Charlotte, NC, from 1957 to 2005 where she was a devoted member of Temple Israel and it’s sisterhood and Hadassah. Mrs. Litwak was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Daniel Litwak, her beloved daughter, Deborah Mixer, her sister...
Charles N. Howell, Sr.
May 1, 2006
Charles N. Howell, Sr., 77, of Valdosta, died Monday, May 1, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after an extended illness. Born on June 17, 1928 in Valdosta, he was the son of the late George L. and LaRue Mims Howell. Mr. Howell served 23 years in the U.S. Navy retiring as Sr. Chief Petty Officer. His Navy career spanned...
Lera Futch Taylor
Apr 30, 2006
LERA FUTCH TAYLOR, 89, of Hahira died Sunday, April 30, 2006 at the Brooks County Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born in Cook County on April 6, 1917 to the late Talley H. and Annie Bennett Futch and was a lifelong resident of Hahira. Mrs. Taylor was a retired nurse and a Baptist.Survivors include a son and daughter...
Lillian Taylor
Apr 30, 2006
Lillian Taylor, age 88, of Tampa, died Sunday, April 30, 2006. Mrs. Taylor was born in Atlanta and moved to Tampa nine years ago from Quitman. Formerly a member of Temple Israel in Valdosta, she was currently a member of Congregation Kol Ami and a life member of Hadassah. Mrs. Taylor was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Henry....
Emily Darby Gooding
Apr 29, 2006
Use photo with this obit Mrs. Emily Darby Gooding passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 29, 2006, at the Presbyterian Nursing Home in Quitman, Georgia, at the age of 93. Daughter of the late A.P. and Annie Mae Horne Darby, Mrs. Gooding was born October 22, 1912, in Vidalia, Georgia and spent her early years in Vidalia and Douglas, Georgia....
Billie Pierce
Apr 29, 2006
Billie Pierce, 75, of Mayday, died on Saturday, April 29, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born in Valdosta to the late John W. Sr. and Margaret Tomlinson Pierce, he was retired from Eddie Laws Furniture and was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in the Korean Conflict. Mr. Pierce attended Faith Assembly of...
Vera S. Tomlinson
Apr 29, 2006
Vera S. Tomlinson, 83 of Valdosta, died on Saturday, April 29, 2006 at her residence after a lengthy illness. Born on May 30, 1922 in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Auguasta Reich Solomonickoff. She was a retired Claims Examiner for Moody Air Force Base and was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist...
Joe Boughton, Sr.
Apr 26, 2006
Joe Boughton, Sr., 83 of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at his residence after a lengthy illness. Born on August 7, 1922 in Indianapolis, IN, he was the son of the late William and Mary McGinley Boughton. He retired from ITT having worked in purchasing and management. Mr. Boughton was a member of the Messiah Lutheran Church and...
Christopher Shawn Criswell
Apr 26, 2006
Christopher Shawn Criswell, 22, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, April 26, 2006 in Cook County as the result of an automobile accident. He was born on September 27, 1983 in Lowndes County and worked for Lane Trucking Supply.Mr. Criswell is survived by his father, Neal Criswell, mother and step father, Brenda and Lester Bunte, sister, Crystal R. Criswell, brother in law,...
Sherry Eller Haire
Apr 25, 2006
SHERRY ELLER HAIRE, 64, of Hahira died Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born on May 11, 1941 in Bean Station, Tennessee and had lived in Lowndes County most of her life. Mrs. Haire was the daughter of the late Dennis L. Eller and Ruby Jo Turner Eller Newell. She was a beautician...
Barbara Janet Rudy
Apr 23, 2006
Barbara Janet Rudy, 72, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, April 23, 2006, at the Fellowship Home. Born on June 9, 1933 in Experiment, GA, she was the daughter of the late Floyd A. and Selma Park Buffington. She was a retired Administrative Assistant with ITT. Mrs. Rudy was of the Baptist faith.Survivors are her husband, John H. Rudy of Valdosta;...
Ira Elbert New, Jr.
Apr 23, 2006
IRA ELBERT NEW, JR. , 77, of Valdosta died Sunday, April 23, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born on January 7, 1929 in Cook County to the late Ira Elbert New, Sr. and Thelma Mae Sutton New. Mr. New was a retired chemist with Owens-Illinois for more than thirty years and was a...
J. T. Copeland
Apr 22, 2006
J. T. Copeland, 77, of Lake Park, died Saturday, April 22, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. He was born on January 26, 1929, in Lowndes County to the late George and Eunice Copeland. He attended the Dasher Bible School which is now Georgia Christian School in Dasher. Mr. Copeland was a member of the Central...
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