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Billy Gene Rentz
Sep 1, 2022
CMSGT Billy Gene Rentz, USAF (Retired), 89, of Quitman, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at his home following a period of declining health. He was born on August 5, 1933 in Adel, Georgia to Macon Eak and Della Mae Dove Rentz. Billy was loyal and generous to his family, friends and neighbors. Smart and a perfectionist, almost to...
Hattie Ann Rogers
Aug 30, 2022
Hattie Ann Rogers, 87, of Hahira, died on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at South Georgia Medical Center following a period of declining health. She was born on January 30, 1935, in Nankin, Georgia to the late Herbert and Jewel Simpson Hodge and has been a resident of this local area most of her life with a brief time in Florida....
Edward "Ed" Crawley Minton
Aug 29, 2022
Edward “Ed” Crawley Minton, 69, of Valdosta, GA went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, August 29, 2022, at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born to the late Worley Franklin Minton and Dorthea Whitehead Minton on January 14, 1953, in Lewiston, NC. Ed spent 45 years married to the love of his life, Becky Minton. He...
Sumner John Denmark, Jr.
Aug 29, 2022
Sumner John “S.J.” Denmark, Jr. died Monday, August 29, 2022 at Fellowship Home at Brookside in Valdosta, Georgia. S.J. was born March 11, 1934, in Alma, Georgia to Sumner J. Denmark, Sr. and Annie Laurie Foy Denmark. He attended grade school and junior high in Alma. He was designated a Distinguished Military Graduate of ROTC in 1954 from Georgia Military...
Dr. James Richard Wilhoite
Aug 28, 2022
Dr. James Richard Wilhoite, 81, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2022 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on December 4, 1940 in LaFayette, Georgia to the late Nathaniel and Margaret Wilhoite. A general practitioner physician, Dr. Wilhoite practiced medicine in the Atlanta area, and later in South Georgia, for almost thirty years. He is a 1958...
Julia Ann Berard
Aug 27, 2022
Julia Ann Cheek Berard, 79, of Lake Park, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Valdosta on October 6, 1942 to the late Guy and Annie Doris Downing Cheek. Julia attended Valdosta City Schools, was a Lady Cat on Valdosta High School’s basketball team and graduated from Valdosta High School in 1960....
Sharon Davis
Aug 26, 2022
Sharon Holliday Davis, 64, of Valdosta, entered eternal rest on Friday, August 26, 2022. She was born to the late George Gunter Holliday and Barbara Jean Stribling Holliday in Washington, GA, on October 13, 1957. She grew up one of six sisters on a large dairy farm. Sharon graduated from Wilkes Academy in 1975 and then from the University of...
Stanley Warren Ellswick
Aug 26, 2022
Stanley Warren Ellswick, 67, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2022, at his residence in Valdosta, GA. He was born on April 23, 1955 in Anniston, Alabama to Walter William Ellswick and Gertrude Yvonne Henderson Echols. Stanley was a beloved husband, father, and PawPaw. He worked in transportation as a truck driver for 22 years. He was a member of...
Placido Benavides, Jr.
Aug 25, 2022
Placido Thomas Benavides, Jr., 59, also known as “J.R.”, passed away at his residence in Valdosta, GA on Thursday, August 25, 2022. He was born to Placido Benavides, Sr. and Sarah Katherine Benavides on July 19, 1963, in Amarillo, Texas. He was the owner/operator of Enterprise Roofing and Construction as well as Jay’s Junkin’. Placido was of Christian faith. He...
Kay Priscilla Studstill Mcleod
Aug 23, 2022
Kay Priscilla Studstill McLeod,79, of Kannapolis, NC, formerly of Valdosta, GA, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 after a period of declining health. Kay was born on March 16, 1943 in Valdosta, GA. She was a cherished daughter of the late James L. Studstill and Sara Dasher Studstill. In addition to her parents, she was...
Frances Aileen Ritchie
Aug 23, 2022
Frances Aileen Ritchie 98, died Tuesday, August 23, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Edwin L. and Willie Rhea Peters Knight, and the widow of William C. Ritchie who died in 1984. Survivors include one nephew and his family, one niece and her family, a stepson and his family, several cousins and special friends, and the Gil Wildes...
Audrey Cooper
Aug 23, 2022
Audrey Knight Cooper, 88, of Morven, died on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at Fellowship Home after a lengthy illness. Born in McDonough to the late Chalmus A. & Irma Alexander Knight, she has lived in this area for nearly 70 years. Growing up in the McDonough area, she soon took a job with Southern Bell in Atlanta but while visiting...
Glen Mullinax
Aug 23, 2022
Glen Mullinax, 67, of Lake Park, died on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at the Lake City Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born in Quitman Georgia on July 26, 1955. Glen is a veteran of the United States Navy and had worked with H & M Bay Inc as a Freight forwarder. He had been an avid fisherman...
Joe Horace Hunter, Sr.
Aug 22, 2022
Joe Horace Hunter, Sr., 75, of Valdosta, died on Monday, August 22, 2022, at Lake City Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born on April 4, 1947, in Jasper, Florida to the late Baker and Mabel Bass Hunter. He was a veteran of the United States Army and had retired from PCS as a heavy equipment operator. Joe...
Robbie Blanton Moody
Aug 21, 2022
Robbie Blanton Moody, 71, of Opelika, AL, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2022 at Bethany House in Auburn, AL. She was born in Valdosta, GA on February 24, 1951 to the late Robert Moses and Mary Ann Blanton. She grew up in Valdosta and graduated from Valdosta High School, class of 1969. She earned a degree in journalism from...
Linda Dale Hendricks
Aug 20, 2022
Linda Dale Hendricks, 67, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, August 20, 2022, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Moultrie, on October 6, 1954, Linda was the daughter of the late William Eugene Walters and Corene Croft Walters. She was a member of Redland Church of Christ. Linda enjoyed shopping, going to the mountains and the Apple Festival. She especially...
Philip Alan Touchton
Aug 19, 2022
Philip Touchton, 45, of Valdosta, died suddenly on Friday August 19, 2022. Born on April 25, 1977, in Valdosta to Gary Charles Touchton and Linda Marie Zipperer, Philip grew up in Cordele. He graduated from Crisp County High School in 1995. Philip served in the United States Army after high school as an Airborn Ranger at Ft. Benning. He returned...
Charles Allen Kinsey
Aug 19, 2022
Charles Allen Kinsey, 68, of Valdosta passed away Friday August 19, 2022 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born in Valdosta, on October 18, 1953 to the late Leon Troy and Annie Davis Kinsey. Mr. Kinsey was a member of Corinth Baptist Church. He was an electrician with Package Corporation of America where he retired...
Fay C. Gordon
Aug 18, 2022
Fay C. Gordon, 94, of Valdosta passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on July 5, 1928 in Meigs, GA to the late Clell Ray Carlton and Leola Barwick Carlton. Mrs. Gordon was a homemaker and a member of Northside Baptist Church. She enjoyed working in her yard and flowers. Mrs. Gordon and her...
Darlene Coppedge
Aug 17, 2022
Darlene Godwin Coppedge, 85, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on May 10, 1937 at home in Morven, GA to the late L.E. Godwin and Fannie Asbel Bethea Godwin. She grew up in Morven, GA, and after high school she married and had four daughters and a son. She...
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