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Marcel Deshaun Gainer
Jan 14, 2006
Marcel DeShaun Gainer, age 9, formerly of Pascagoula, Mississippi, died on Saturday, January 14, 2006, at his home in Hahira after a long illness. Born in Pascagoula, Mississippi on August 30, 1996, Marcel and his family moved to Hahira following Hurricane Katrina. He was a loving big-hearted person who developed a fond relationship with everyone he met. Marcel was very...
Dorothy Holt Smith
Jan 13, 2006
Dorothy Holt Smith, 85 of Lake Park died on Friday, January 13, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born on December 23, 1920 in Vicksburg, MS, she was the daughter of the late A. Z. Holt, Sr. and Virginia Holt Denson and the widow of Charles Bertram Smith. Mrs. Smith had worked in Washington, D. C....
Georgia Middleton Purvis
Jan 13, 2006
Georgia Lee Purvis, 53, of Valdosta, died Friday, January 13, 2006 at Hospice of the Golden Isle in Brunswick, GA. She was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts on November 27, 1952 to the late Bill Williams and Natlie Williams and was a graduate of Valdosta State College and the Police Academy.Ms. Purvis is survived by her two daughters and sons in...
Mildred Veatch Wisenbaker
Jan 12, 2006
Mildred V. (Mrs. A.C. ) Wisenbaker, 94, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 12, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born near LaFayette-Trion in Walker County, Georgia, on September 30, 1911, she was the oldest of eight children born to Mr. and Mrs. C.N. Veatch, Sr. Raised in Milledgeville, she was a graduate of Georgia State College for Women and...
James Buren Dykes
Jan 12, 2006
JAMES BUREN DYKES, 76, of Valdosta died January 12, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on July 8, 1929 in Brooks County to the late Ernest and Della Dykes and had lived most of his life in Brooks County. Buren served in the Korean War as an ambulance driver for a M.A.S.H.unit and was a member of...
Lamar M. (L.M.) Tomlinson
Jan 12, 2006
LAMAR M. (L. M.) TOMLINSON, 89, of Valdosta died Thursday, January 12, 2006 at the Smith Northview Hospital. He was born on February 5, 1916 in Echols County to the late Ben and Luther Rachel Howell Tomlinson and had lived in Lowndes County for many years. Mr. Tomlinson was a member of the Cat Creek Primitive Baptist Church where he...
James M. Bristow
Jan 12, 2006
JAMES M. BRISTOW, 68, of Valdosta died Thursday, January 12, 2006. He was born on July 2, 1937 in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late Belsur and Maude Mead Bristow and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mr. Bristow was a member of the Messiah Lutheran Church.Survivors include his wife, Janice Bristow of Valdosta, one daughter and son in...
William Clinton Barrineau
Jan 11, 2006
William Clinton Barrineau, 84 of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center following a stroke. Born on July 19, 1921 in Rochelle, he was the son of the late William Bryon and Adra Barrineau. He was raised and attended school in Alapaha. Upon graduation he entered the United States Navy in 1939 where he proudly...
Gerald Estes (Jerry) Adams
Jan 11, 2006
Gerald Estes (Jerry) Adams, 63, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at his residence. He was born on January 16, 1942 in Garland, Arkansas to the late Willard Estes and Bessie Foster Adams. Mr. Adams was employed with the Roger Budd Company, was an Army Veteran and a member of Bridge Builders Community Church.He is survived by his wife,...
John W. Selph
Jan 10, 2006
John W. Selph, 84, of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at home with his family after a period of declining health. He was born on August 18, 1921 in Dodge County, GA and lived most of his life in Valdosta. His parents were the late Harlow W. and Georgia Bell McCranie Selph. Mr. Selph was retired from Atlanta...
Evelyn Lightsey Cain
Jan 10, 2006
EVELYN LIGHTSEY CAIN, 83, of Hahira died Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on July 11, 1922 in Lanier County to the late Caulie Lee and Pearl Phillips Lightsey and had lived in Hahira for many years. Mrs. Cain was a retired medical assistant and a member of the Hahira First Baptist Church. She...
Ida B. (Sissy) Russ
Jan 10, 2006
Ida B. “Sissy” Russ, 61 of Lake Park, died on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at her residence after a lengthy illness. Born on September 18, 1944 in Valdosta, she was the daughter of the late Yeager Spear and Ida Marie Williams Brown. Sissy worked for many years at the Holiday Inn in Jennings. She was a member of the Red...
James C. Keener, Usaf Lt. Col., Retired
Jan 9, 2006
James C. Keener, USAF Lt. Col., Retired, 76 of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away Monday, January 9, 2006 at home after a lengthy battle with diabetes, renal failure, and Alzheimer’s disease.Jim was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on November 7, 1929, and was the son of Christopher Tracy and Mattie Chandler Keener. He graduated from Central High School in Chattanooga and attended...
Mary Carolyn Walker
Jan 7, 2006
MARY CAROLYN WALKER, 80, of Valdosta died Saturday, January 7, 2006 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born on November 4, 1925 in Barney to the late J. B. and Dora J. Walker. Miss Walker was a member of the Lee Street Baptist Church which is now Crossroads Baptist Church. She worked for many years for the First State...
William F. Simpson
Jan 6, 2006
William Franklin Simpson, 75, of Valdosta, died on Friday, January 6, 2005, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Sparks, on May 25, 1930, he was the son of the late William Daniel Simpson and Eula Lee Simpson Thompson. Mr. Simpson was a member of the Church of God. He was a small engine mechanic. Survived by his wife, Glennett...
Theresa Marie Buwa
Jan 4, 2006
THERESA MARIE BUWA, 77, of Valdosta died Wednesday, January 4, 2006 at the Smith Northview Hospital. She was born on September 3, 1928 in Huntington, Indiana to the late Cornelius and Irene Youngblood Brown. Mrs. Buwa was a Roman Catholic and was very active in the Ladies Auxilliary with Moose Heart in Indiana. She was a very charitable person. Survivors...
Ralph Lamar Starling
Jan 3, 2006
Ralph Lamar Starling, 84, of Lake Park, died on Tuesday, January 3, 2006, after a lengthy illness. Born in Lakeland, Florida, on August 5, 1921, he was the son of the late William G. and Callie Storey Starling. Formerly of Memphis, Tennessee, he had lived in Lowndes County for the past 50 years. He had served his country during WWII...
William C. (Bill) Blane
Jan 2, 2006
William Chris Blane, Sr., died on January 2, 2006, at his home in Valdosta, Georgia. Born on September 22, 1928, in Charlottesville, Virginia, William “Bill” C. Blane, Sr., was the son of the late Mary and Chris Blane who immigrated from Greece. The Blane family were the owners of the famous Green Turtle Restaurant in Valdosta. Bill graduated from Thomasville...
Fronia Giddens
Jan 2, 2006
Fronia Giddens, 97 of Morven, died on Monday, January 2, 2006 after a lengthy illness. Born on April 9, 1908 in Brooks County, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Nora Barton Edmondson and widow of George Giddens. Mrs. Giddens was a homemaker and a member of Morven United Methodist Church. Surviving are six daughters and 3 sons-in-laws,...
Carson Thomas And Reed Mitchell Woods
Jan 1, 2006
Infant sons of Amy Michelle Goolsby Woods and Dr. Thomas Franklin Woods, Jr. of Valdosta died at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida. Carson Thomas Woods went to be with Jesus on December 31, 2005 and Reed Mitchell Woods followed him on January 1, 2006. The twins were born in Valdosta on December 30, 2005. Other survivors include maternal grandparents, Jackie...
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