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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....
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...
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....
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...
Liz Mackey
Apr 21, 2006
Edna Elizabeth (Liz) Mackey, 70, passed away at home Friday, April 21, 2006 of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), a rare disease which she fought for six years. She was being cared for at home by her husband Bob, with help from her daughter Lynn, and family and friends. She is now free to walk, talk, dance, sing and do all...
Raymond Millard Tillman
Apr 21, 2006
Raymond Millard Tillman, 78, of Valdosta, died Friday, April 21, 2006 at his residence. He was born on October 2, 1927 in Lakeland, Florida to the late Lyman Millard and Odessa Cooper Tillman. Mr. Tillman was a long time businessman in Valdosta and a lifelong resident. He graduated from Valdosta High School where he played for the Wildcats. Mr. Tillman...
Pete Supp
Apr 21, 2006
Pete Supp, 88, of Valdosta, died on Friday, April 20, 2006 after a lengthy illness. Born in Connecticut to the late John and Rose Supp, he had lived here for the past 28 years. Before moving to Valdosta, Mr. Supp had worked at SKF Industries Inc. in Philadelphia for 30 years as a draftsman and an engineer. He was a...
Frances Guess Hall
Apr 20, 2006
Frances Guess Hall, 65 of Albany, died on Thursday, April 20, 2006 at Palmyra Park Hospital in Albany after a short illness. Born on March 6, 1941 in Valdosta, she was the daughter of the late H. C. and Mallie Dees Guess. Mrs. Hall was a graduate of Valdosta High School and attended Valdosta State University. She enjoyed flowers, gardening,...
James Homer Tyre
Apr 19, 2006
James Homer “Jimmy” Tyre, Jr., 82, born August 6, 1923 in Hamilton County, Florida and resided in Lake City, Florida since 1999, went to be with the Lord on April 19, 2006. He served in the United States Marine Corp during World War II, serving with the 4th Marine Division in the South Pacific. He then moved to Valdosta, Georgia...
Marjorie L. (Bobbie) Connor
Apr 17, 2006
Marjorie L. (Bobbie) Connor, 68 of Valdosta, died on Monday, April 17, 2006 at Holly Hill Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Born on December 24, 1937 in Knoxville, TN, she was the daughter of the late James W. and Bertie Fletcher Bryan. She was a retired loan officer for Southeastern Credit Union and of the Baptist faith.She is survived...
June Byrd Rowntree
Apr 16, 2006
JUNE BYRD ROWNTREE, 79, of Cecil died Sunday, April 16, 2006 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. She was born on February 11, 1927 in Cecil to the late Charles Franklin and Maude Kennedy Byrd. Mrs. Rowntree was a substitute teacher for the Lowndes County Schools for more than twenty years. She was a member of the Adel United Methodist Church...
Elizabeth Malphurs Savaresy
Apr 14, 2006
Elizabeth Malphurs Savaresy, 86 of Irving, TX, died on Friday, April 14, 2006 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving after a brief illness. Born on October 9, 1919 in Sparrow, KY, she was the daughter of the late J. G. and Louise Touchton Malphurs. She was a retired marketing teacher at Longview High School and a member of First Christian...
Clarence B. Fender
Apr 14, 2006
CLARENCE B. FENDER, 73, of Valdosta died Friday, April 14, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. He was born on July 19, 1932 in Valdosta to the late Charlie T. and Gertrude Hendley Fender. Mr. Fender was a retired dairy farmer and a veteran of the U. S Army. He was a Baptist.Survivors include two sons...
Mary J. Turner
Apr 12, 2006
Mary J. Turner, 73 of Lake Park since 1999, and formerly of Oklahoma, died on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at her residence after a lengthy illness. Born on December 2, 1932 in Daytown, FL, she was the daughter of the late Roy Felton and Lula Baker Lynch. She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Idabel,...
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