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Frances Rochelle Lunsford Moran
Dec 20, 2005
Frances Rochelle Lunsford Moran, 78, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 at her residence. Born on October 20, 1927 in Troy, AL, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Monroe Lunsford and Emma Alma Harris Lunsford and the widow of Paul “Sam Barfield” Moran. She was an authentic picture of the virtuous woman. She was a supportive...
Mary Anne Shaw
Dec 18, 2005
Mary Anne Shaw, 59 of Hahira, died on Sunday, December 18, 2005 at her residence after a short illness. Born on November 25, 1946 in Manistee, MI, she was the daughter of the late Walter John Froncek and Rosemary Catherine Guzikowski Froncek. She was a production assistant at Dillard’s Distribution Center and of the Catholic faith.Survivors are one daughter, Tracy...
Rebecca M. Whitman
Dec 18, 2005
Rebecca M. Whitman, 96 of Quitman, and formerly of Baxley, died on Sunday, December 18, 2005 at the Presbyterian Home after a short illness. Born on December 24, 1908 in Atlanta, she was the daughter of the late Walter Memphis McConnell and Janie Peters McConnell. She worked at Valdosta Daily Times in the early 1940’s and then at the Appling...
William H. (Bill) Golden, Sr.
Dec 17, 2005
William H. (Bill) Golden, Sr., 92, of Valdosta died Saturday, December 17, 2005 at Langdale Place after a period of declining health. He was born on October 4, 1913 in Sylvester, GA to the late Benjamin Augustus and Mattie Jo McCord Golden. He Graduated from Tifton High School in 1931. Mr. Golden served in United States Navy during World War...
Charles D. Kirkland
Dec 16, 2005
Charles D. Kirkland, 68, of Valdosta, died on Friday, December 16, 2005, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Ft. Myers, Florida, on May 19, 1937, he was the son of the late Samuel L. and Margarete Driggers Kirkland. Mr. Kirkland was a retired heavy equipment operator and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Survivors are his former wife,...
Joseph C. Baker
Dec 16, 2005
Joseph C. Baker, 92, of Lake Park, died suddenly on Friday, December 16, 2005, after a period of declining health. Born in Cairo, Georgia on November 29, 1913, he was a lifelong resident of Lowndes County and a retired signalman with the Southern Railroad System. Mr. Baker was a Mason for 52 years and member of the Adel Lodge. He...
Deane Alice Hayes Smith
Dec 15, 2005
Deane Smith, 86, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, Decmeber 15, 2005, at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. Born in Traverse City, Michigan on October 14, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Walter Joseph and Deane Stanton Hayes. Mrs. Smith was a school crossing guard for the Valdosta City School System. She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church...
Elizabeth Oliver Jeffords
Dec 15, 2005
Elizabeth Oliver Jeffords, 51, of Macon, died on Thursday, December 15, 2005. Ms. Jeffords, born and raised in Valdosta, graduated with honors from the University of Georgia. She was a County Extension Agent in Camilla, before moving to Macon where she owned Just One More catering business and was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Survivors are her father,...
Bette Johnson Brass
Dec 15, 2005
Bette Johnson Brass, 81, of Valdosta, died Thursday, December 15, 2005 at the home of her daughter in Adel. She was born on August 1, 1924 in Hapeville, GA to the late Norman D. Johnson Sr. and Alma Smith Johnson. Mrs. Brass was a retired administrative assistant with the Valdosta City School System, South GA Vocational-Technical School and Valdosta State...
Earl W. Johnson
Dec 13, 2005
Earl W. “Candy” Johnson, 89, of Lake Park, died on Tuesday, December 13, 2005, at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta. Born in Dasher on November 13, 1916, he was the son of the late John and Ettie Touchton Johnson. In the candy business for some 50 years Mr. Johnson became known as “Candy”. Friends and loved ones say “Candy”...
Marion Pollard Grimes
Dec 13, 2005
Marion Pollard Grimes, 94, lifetime resident of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, December 13, 2005, after a lengthy illness. Born on November 21, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Andrew J. and Mary Anne Driscoll Pollard and widow of the late Charles Grimes. Mrs. Grimes was educated in the Valdosta City Schools and Georgia Florida Commercial College. She had...
Lillian (Jitter) Harnage
Dec 13, 2005
LILLIAN (JITTER) HARNAGE, 63, of Valdosta died Tuesday, December 13, 2005 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born in Brooks County on April 25, 1942 to the late Charles Gordon and Daisy Mills Bradford. Mrs. Harnage was retired from First Federal Savings and Loan Bank and a member of the Church of Christ. She was preceded in...
Michael Cortez Booker
Dec 11, 2005
MICHAEL CORTEZ BOOKER, 63, of Valdosta died Sunday, December 11, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. He was born on October 30, 1942 in Wildwood, Florida to the late Clarence Cortez and Helen Atkinson Booker and had lived in Valdosta for thirty seven years. Mr. Booker served in the United States Marine Corps from 1960-1964 and...
Norinne Ring Mueller
Dec 11, 2005
NORINNE RING MUELLER, 94, of Valdosta died Sunday, December 11, 2005 at her home. She was born on April 12, 1911 in Olathe, Kansas to the late William James and Matilda Lynch Chesney and had lived in Denver, Colorado before moving to Valdosta in 1999. Mrs. Mueller was a retired lunchroom manager with the Jefferson County School Board and a...
William Franklin Jennings, Sr.
Dec 9, 2005
WILLIAM F. JENNINGS, SR., 75, of Valdosta died Friday, December 9, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born on January 8, 1930 to the late Felix Tillman and Sarah Harvey Jennings and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mr. Jennings was a Baptist and a veteran of the United States Army having served...
Peggy Elizabeth Witherspoon
Dec 8, 2005
Peggy Elizabeth Witherspoon, 59 and a life long resident of Valdosta died on Thursday, December 8, 2005 at her residence. Born on February 12, 1946 in Valdosta, she was the daughter of Sara Smart Fletcher and the late Cone Freeman Fletcher. Mrs. Witherspoon was a bookkeeper and a member of the Swilley Hill Church of God.Other survivors include her husband,...
Marshall Lewis Strong Iii
Dec 6, 2005
M. L. “Buster” Strong III, 74, of Thomasville, died on Tuesday, December 6, 2005, at Brooks County Hospital in Quitman. Born in Valdosta on September 8, 1931, he was the son of the late, Lorene Tittle Strong and Marshall Lewis Strong, Jr. Mr. Strong was a Petroleum Distributor. A graveside committal service will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday,...
William G. (Bill) Eager, Iii
Dec 5, 2005
William Goronwy Eager III, 62, of Valdosta died Monday, December 5, 2005, at his residence after a brief illness. He was born September 6, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late William G., Jr. and Dorothy Hopkins Eager. He graduated from McCallie School and Emory University, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order. In 1993, he was...
Betty Jean Meadows
Dec 4, 2005
Betty Jean Meadows, 74 of Dasher died on Sunday, December 4, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. She was born on August 22, 1931 in Boston, GA. She was very active with the Valdosta High Band Boosters in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. She loved to design and create arts and crafts and give them...
Edward Timothy (Ed) Coughlin
Dec 4, 2005
Edward Timothy (Ed) Coughlin, 46, of Valdosta, died Sunday, December 4, 2005 at his residence. He was born in Akron, Ohio on June 2, 1959 to the late Edward Francis and Joan Johnson Coughlin. Mr. Coughlin was property manager for Cumberland Court.He is survived by his wife, Kelly Coughlin of Valdosta, children, Alana Coughlin and Shayla Coughlin of Valdosta, Edward...
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