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Roger Dale Watson, Sr.
Aug 11, 2022
Roger Dale Watson, Sr. of Valdosta, 79, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2022. He was born June 9, 1943, to the late Ernest McCree and Bertha Howell Watson in Worth County. Roger worked in sales with Affinity Building Systems. He was a self-made businessman. He was a co-owner of Peach State Homes in Adel, Ga and owner of Georgia...
Betty Barlow
Aug 11, 2022
Betty Barlow, 81, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Richmond, VA on August 21, 1940, to the late Frank & Bessie Wilson Carroll, and grew up in a big family in Christiansburg, VA. Soon after high school she married Robert Leon Barlow on April 26, 1959. She followed her...
Dr. Owen Kay Youles, Jr.
Aug 11, 2022
Dr. Owen Kay Youles, Jr., one of Valdosta’s first Obstetrics and Gynecology specialists, died on August 11, 2022, surrounded by his beloved family and caregivers. Dr. Youles was an unassuming noble gentleman – principled, self-sacrificing and honorable. His life touched many more people than one could count. An active member of the medical staff of South Georgia Medical Center (previously,...
Bobbie Jane George Difonzo
Aug 10, 2022
Bobbie Jane George DiFonzo passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday August 10, 2022 at the age of 83. Bobbie was born on December 10, 1938 to CJ George and Ollie Carter George of Lake Park, GA. Bobbie graduated from Lake Park High School, Class of 1956. Bobbie is survived by her husband John Difonzo, whom she was married...
Phillip Wetherington
Aug 9, 2022
Phillip Wetherington, 71, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville. He was born on November 1, 1950, in Valdosta to the late Hamp and Ruby Lee Whittle Wetherington and has been a lifelong resident of this area. He worked as a school psychologist for several local school systems and was a member of...
Remer L. Croft, Sr.
Aug 8, 2022
Remer L. Croft, Sr. 74, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, August 8, 2022 at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Valdosta, on March 12, 1948, to the late Robert Lee Croft and Corrine Burch Croft. Mr. Croft joined the Marines after high school and served in Vietnam. After the Marines, he worked for and retired as a Major after 23...
Lavern Fry
Aug 8, 2022
Lavern Jackson Fry, 82, of Hahira, passed away on Monday, August 8, 2022 at Langdale Hospice House after a short illness. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on May 7, 1940 to the late Otis Ralph and Clarenda Rhea (Ramsey) Jackson. She was an Air Force Wife for 15 years until her husband retired in 1973. Mrs. Fry was...
Linda Burch
Aug 8, 2022
Linda Burch, 81, of Valdosta, died on Monday, August 8, 2022, at Fellowship Home. Born in Canton, to the late Fred & Ina Holden Wilbanks, she has lived in this area for the past 50 years. She and her husband Jon moved to Valdosta in 1970. She began a property management business here in the mid 1970’s and she managed...
Jeanette "Nette" Roberson
Aug 7, 2022
Jeanette “Nette” Roberson, age 81, passed away August 7, 2022, after a lengthy conflict with Alzheimer’s dementia. This wife, mother, educator, and volunteer is now reunited with her spouse of over 61 years, Clyde J. Roberson, her son Christopher C. Roberson, her brother Dewey Lee Rykard, and her parents George E. and Anna N. Rykard. Jeanette was born in Valdosta,...
Sammye J. Exum
Aug 7, 2022
Sammye J. Exum passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022. She was 79. Born February 2, 1943, to the late Sam and Vira Johnson. Sammye grew up in Lowndes County. She graduated from Valdosta High School. Later Mrs. Exum worked two and sometimes three jobs to raise three children as a single mother. In 1980 she married Bobby Exum. Sammye continued...
Patricia Anne Mayer
Aug 4, 2022
Patricia Anne Mayer, 84, of Valdosta died Thursday, August 4, 2022 after an extended illness. She was born in Middlesboro, Kentucky on May 10, 1938, the daughter of the late William Herd and Beulah Sharpe. She moved to Valdosta in 1956 where she met and married her husband of 63 years, the late Bobby Mayer. Mrs. Mayer loved her Lord...
Janet Allene Davis
Aug 4, 2022
Janet Allene Parrott Davis, 83, of Adel passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022 at the Berrien Nursing Center in Nashville, GA. She was born in Lowndes County on December 23, 1938 to the late Val Alan Parrott, Sr. and Inez Golden Parrott. Mrs. Davis was a homemaker and a member of Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church. She loved her family and...
Melony Jordan
Aug 2, 2022
Melony Raye Norman Jordan, 45, of Hahira, Georgia passed away at her home on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 following a lengthy illness. She was born in Tampa, Florida at the hospital on MacDill Air Force Base on November 20, 1976 to the late Rhea Norman and Debra Giffin Norman. Melony was a friend to many, and she lit up any...
Iris Poole
Aug 2, 2022
Iris Moore Poole, 94, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, after a brief illness. Born in Lowndes County on January 29, 1928, to the late Philip K. & Alma Cowart Moore, she was a lifelong resident of this area. Growing up on her family farm, she developed a love for animals and being outside that would last...
Surie James
Jul 31, 2022
Surie Polesena James, 78, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at The Canopy. She was born in Mahasalakram, Thailand. She had worked for many years in the textile industry as a seamstress and had been employed with Levi’s. She was known to have the patience of a saint who never spoke ill against anyone. Many people considered her...
Virginia Anne Dorough
Jul 31, 2022
Virginia Anne Davison Dorough, 83, of Valdosta, Ga., passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022. Ms. Dorough was born on October 11, 1938, to the late James Gideon Davison and Frances Lubeck Davison. She grew up in Jacksonville, FL, and graduated from Landon High School. She married Arthur Glenn Dorough, who served in the United States Navy and moved to...
Vickie Ann Meadows
Jul 30, 2022
Vickie Ann Meadows, 63, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at Fellowship Home. She was born on December 20, 1958, in Charleston, South Carolina to the late Pete and Patty Rigsby Meadows. Vickie was a disabled veteran of the United States Army and attended Calvary Baptist Church in Lake Park. She is survived by a son, Gary Rigsby...
Walter Hunter New, Sr.
Jul 30, 2022
Walter Hunter New, Sr., 75, of Quitman, died on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at his home in Greensboro, Georgia. He was born on May 3, 1947, in Columbus, Georgia to the late Frederick Winburn New and the late Mary Hunter New. He is preceded in death by his beloved sister, Emmilyn Hunter New Dempsey of Rome, Georgia. He is survived...
Larry S. Moseley
Jul 29, 2022
Mr. Larry S. Moseley, 85, died at his residence in Valdosta on Friday, July 29, 2022. He was born on September 13, 1936 to the late Floyd “F.J” & Rosamond Moseley in Milledgeville, Georgia. He was a graduate from Georgia Military College. He was a member of US Coast Guard in the 1950’s. Larry was a retired as a car...
Donna Teague
Jul 27, 2022
Donna Marie Teague, 57, of Athens, died on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at South Georgia Medical Center following a period of declining health. She was born on January 10, 1965, in Rushville, Indiana to the late Charlie Tanksley and Glenda Kay Whipple Lee. She was of the Christian faith. She is survived by her children, Angela Teague and Emmanuel Turner...
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