OBITUARIES
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Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Ruby M. Taylor
Dec 28, 2005
Ruby M. Taylor, 85 of Jacksonville, died on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at her daughter’s residence after a lengthy illness. Born on January 15, 1920 in Jacksonville, FL, she was the daughter of the late Mannie and Ellie Victoria Bell Stratton. She retired from Anchor Hocking Glass Corp. as an inspector and was a member of the 103rd Street Church...
Tommy E. Delk
Dec 27, 2005
Tommy E. Delk, 70 of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at his residence after a lengthy illness. Born on August 14, 1935 in Axson GA, he was the son of the late Tharpe and Lucille White Delk.Mr. Delk was a retired plant manager for Colonial Bag Company and a veteran of the United States Army having served during...
Jewell (Vawvaw) Fry
Dec 27, 2005
JEWELL (VawVaw) FRY 93, of Hahira died Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at her home. She was born in Hahira on December 1, 1912 to the late Owen and Byrdie Patten Register and was a lifelong resident of Hahira. Mrs. Fry had been an Avon Representative and with her late husband, Lloyd W. Fry owned and operated a local store and...
Charles Julian (Ricky) Hatcher, Jr.
Dec 27, 2005
Charles Julian “Ricky” Hatcher, Jr., 49, of Lake Park, died on Thursday, December 22, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a sudden illness. Born on October 29, 1956 in Valdosta, he was the son of the late Charles J. Hatcher, Sr. and Bessie Sutton Hatcher Bennett. He was of the Methodist faith.Survivors are three daughters, Keisha Hatcher and Mandy...
Nellie Mae Clark
Dec 24, 2005
NELLIE MAE CLARK, 95, of Valdosta died Saturday, December 24, 2005 at Lakehaven Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. She was born on September 6, 1910 at Massee, Georgia in Cook County to the late William V. and Rachel Ann Hodges Williams and had lived in Valdosta since 1951. Mrs. Clark was a homemaker and a member of the New...
Elizabeth Brogden Tart
Dec 23, 2005
Mrs. David Henry Tart, Jr., nee Elizabeth Brogden, 89, of Valdosta, died on Friday, December 23, 2005 at Smith Northview Hospital. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, on July 30, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Emery N. and Beulah Thomas Brogden. Lib’s only brother, Emery Beulah Brogden, died as an infant. She grew up in downtown Jacksonville, attended Andrew...
Annie Bell Wilkinson
Dec 22, 2005
ANNIE BELL WILKINSON, 107, of Orlando, Florida and formerly Lowndes County and Brooks County died Thursday, December 22, 2005 at the Island Lake Center in Longwood, Florida. She was born in Berrien County on September 29, 1898 to the late Daniel J. and Mary E. McCranie Colter and had lived in the Orlando area for many years. She was a...
Vinson Wilson Boykin
Dec 22, 2005
VINSON WILSON BOYKIN, 62 of Hahira died Thursday, December 22, 2005 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born in Berrien County on August 23, 1943 to the late Willis and Ruby Suggs Boykin and had lived in Hahira for many years. Mr. Boykin was the greenskeeper at Moody Air Force Base and a Baptist. He enjoyed fishing...
Emily Waunell Jabaut
Dec 21, 2005
Emily Waunell Jabaut, 79, of Nashville, died on December 21, 2005, at the Berrien Nursing Center after a lengthy illness. Born in Cypress, Florida, on August 19, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Martin Lee and Bettie Pitts Johnson and widow of the late Alan Rodney Jabaut. Mrs. Jabaut was a homemaker and member of Messiah Lutheran Church....
Sarah Brunelle Ganas Mcgee
Dec 21, 2005
SARAH BRUNELLE GANAS McGEE, 87, of Quitman and formerly of Valdosta died Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born on October 8, 1918 in Madison County, Florida to the late Levi Adam and Alice Woods Brantley and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. McGee was an active member of...
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...
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...
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,...
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”...
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