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Amanda Denise Griffin
Feb 25, 2006
Amanda Denise Griffin, 21, of Morven, died suddenly Saturday, February 25, 2006 in Moultrie. Born in Hahira, she was a lifelong resident of this area. Amanda was an artist and loved to make crafts. She greatly loved people and animals and loved to travel. She attended Morrison Baptist Church and Morven Church of God and loved her church families. She...
Burley Lude Lehman, Jr.
Feb 24, 2006
Burley Lude Lehman, Jr., 84, died on Friday, February 24, 2006, at his home in Emerson. Son of the late Burley Lude, Sr., and Lena Cribbs Lehman, he was born in Hahira on June 19, 1921. Formerly of Valdosta, Mr. Lehman was in the U.S. Navy Reserves, was a Butcher and Market Manager with Harveys’ for 25 years. He was...
Mary Frances Croft
Feb 23, 2006
Mary Frances Croft, 66 of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born on April 13, 1939 in Ashburn, GA, she was the daughter of the late Barney and Thelma Wright Hart and widow of Doyle Croft. She was a homemaker and a member of Lake Park United Methodist Church.Survivors are...
Doyster M. Tyler Jr.
Feb 23, 2006
Doyster M. Tyler, Jr., 43, died on February 23, 2006, at his residence in Valdosta. Born in Valdosta on October 5, 1962, he was the son of Rebecca Ezell Tyler and the late Doyster Tyler, Sr. Mr. Tyler had worked in retail and was a member of Faith Baptist Church. Survivors are his mother, a brother and sister in law,...
Ralph Wayne Jenkins
Feb 23, 2006
RALPH WAYNE JENKINS, 56, of Shelbyville, Michigan died Thursday, February 23, 2006 at the home of his son in Muscadine, Alabama. He was born on December 10, 1949 in Benton Harbor, Michigan and had lived in Valdosta from 1974-1982 before returning back to Michigan. Mr. Jenkins was a screen print artist and a veteran of the U. S. Army.Survivors include...
Albert Sidney Pendleton, Jr.
Feb 21, 2006
Albert Sidney Pendleton, Jr., 80, of Valdosta, passed away on February 21, 2006, at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born March 15, 1925, in Valdosta to the late Albert Sidney Pendleton, Sr., and Helen Brown Pendleton. He was also preceded in death by his brother William F. Pendleton.He retired from The A. S. Pendleton Company, Southern Bell,...
Frederick Eston Harvey
Feb 21, 2006
FREDERICK ESTON HARVEY, 78, of Valdosta died Tuesday, February 21, 2006 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. He was born in Rockwood, Tennessee on July 25, 1927 to the late Andrew Jackson Harvey and Florence Eunice Morris-Harvey. Mr. Harvey had lived in this area for the past 40 years. He joined the U. S. Navy in 1945...
Sheree Blanchard
Feb 20, 2006
Sheree Blanchard, 48, of Valdosta, died on Monday, February 2006 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness. She was born on March 3, 1957 in Valdosta where she lived all of her life. She was employed with Doctor’s Laboratory and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Lake Park. She was a Sunday School teacher for the 3...
Stella Rowland
Feb 20, 2006
Stella Rowland, 80 of Valdosta, died on Monday, February 20, 2006 at Smith Northview Hospital after a short illness. Born on March 10, 1925 in Greeleyville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Dan L. and Mary Etta Browder Green. She retired after 30 years with Valdosta Printing Company and was of the Baptist faith.Survivors are her husband, Coot...
Vivian L. Minton
Feb 19, 2006
Vivian L. Minton, 78 of Valdosta, GA, died on Sunday, February 19, 2006 at her residence. Born on September 11, 1927 in Tampa, FL, she was the daughter of the late Robert Dake Leonard and Mildred Peavey Leonard McCall and the widow of James Franklin Minton who died in 1969. She was a homemaker and a member of Benevolence Baptist...
James T. Bennett, Jr.
Feb 18, 2006
James T. Bennett, Jr., died Saturday, February 18, 2006 at home after a short illness. He was born in Ft. Gaines, Georgia, on May 4, 1920, to the late James Thomas Bennett and Louise Ward Bennett. Mr. Bennett had lived in this area for the past 55 years. He attended and graduated from Young Harris College and John Marshall Law...
Lydia Mae Tullos
Feb 18, 2006
Mae W. Tullos 84, of Valdosta died on February 18, 2006, in the Lake Haven Nursing Home. She was born in Pineville, LA to the late Alex & Bertha Dodge White. She grew up in Jonesville, LA and spent most of her adult life in Alexandria, LA. During WWII she worked for the Dept. of the Army as a secretary....
Donald Eugene (Don) Miles
Feb 18, 2006
DONALD EUGENE (DON) MILES, 70, of Valdosta died Saturday, February 18, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on March 23, 1935 in California to the late Abb Dillard Miles and Evelyn Ford Miles and had lived in Valdosta since 1964. Mr. Miles was a retired electrician, a mason and a member of the Northside Baptist Church. He...
James T. Bennett, Jr.
Feb 18, 2006
James T. Bennett, Jr., died Saturday, February 18, 2006 at home after a short illness. He was born in Ft. Gaines, Georgia, on May 4, 1920, to the late James Thomas Bennett and Louise Ward Bennett. Mr. Bennett had lived in this area for the past 55 years. He attended and graduated from Young Harris College and John Marshall Law...
George William O'Lary
Feb 17, 2006
George O’Lary, 78, of Valdosta, died on February 17, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born on September 7, 1927 in Beaumont, TX, to the late George Mitchell and Amelia McDonald O’Lary. He was a member of the St. Francis Catholic Church in Macon. He retired as an Attorney and Minister and owned his...
David Braxton Knowles
Feb 17, 2006
David Braxton Knowles, 57 of Valdosta, died peacefully in the arms of his wife and children on Friday, February 17, 2006 after a long struggle with heart disease. He was born on Sept. 10, 1948 to the late Richard and Opal Lindsey Knowles. He was a founding member of the Pine Grove Community Baptist Church where he served as a...
Sarah Bass Phillips
Feb 16, 2006
SARAH BASS PHILLIPS, 88 of Valdosta died Thursday, February 16, 2006 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born on July 25, 1917 in Valdosta to the late Barnie Vester and Hattie Cothron Phillips and was a lifelong resident of the area. Ms. Phillips was a member of the Redland Baptist Church.Survivors include a daughter and son in...
Sara B. Burroughs
Feb 16, 2006
Sara B. Burroughs, 83 of Valdosta, died on Thursday, February 16, 2006 at Crestwood Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Born on December 15, 1922 in Naylor, she was the daughter of the late John and Gladys Moore Barker. She was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors are two sons and daughters-in-law, James and Marie...
Robert Charles Alexander
Feb 15, 2006
Robert Charles Alexander, 81 of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a good life. Born on April 30, 1924 in Shanghai China, he was the son of the late Robert Malone and Charles Jasper Botsford Alexander. He was a World War II veteran having served in the Army Corps of Engineers. He fought...
Mrs. Florence P. Dozier
Feb 15, 2006
Mrs. Florence Peyton Dozier, 91 of Valdosta, GA, died on February 15, 2006 at her residence after a short illness. Born on August 7, 1914 in Nashville, TN, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Donald, Jr. and Florence Dunmire Peyton and the widow of Thomas A. Dozier. She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church....
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