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Mike Brinson
Jul 27, 2022
Mike Brinson, 51, of Hahira went to join his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Mike was a member of the Porch Community Church. He loved to travel, finding unexpected adventures, and he had a passion for all music genres. He was an avid collector of many types of memorabilia. Mike loved his family and cherished his many...
Mattie "Emmie" Windham
Jul 26, 2022
Mattie “Emmie” Windham, 87, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. She was born on October 12, 1934 to the late Carlton C. Watford and Cubie Swilley Watford and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Windham had worked at Levi’s for 38 years as a machine operator. She was a devoted homemaker, caring for her family....
Kay Lassiter Meeks
Jul 24, 2022
Kay Lassiter Meeks, 96, of Valdosta died Sunday, July 24, 2022 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Adel, GA on September 25, 1925 to the late Ed Lassiter and Rossie Thornton Lassiter. Mrs. Meeks was an orthopedic shoe fitter with Patterson Jones Shoes. She was a member of Westview United Methodist Church and Fellowship Home Church. Mrs. Meeks...
Walter Jones, Jr.
Jul 24, 2022
Mr. Walter P. Jones, Jr, 72, passed away, Sunday, July 24, 2022, at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born to the late Walter and Lila Mae Jones in Valdosta, GA on December 28, 1949. He played football for the Valdosta Wildcats. Walter was retired from Crackin’ Good Bakery. He volunteered for the Boys and Girls Club and coached baseball...
John Toole Holcombe, Sr.
Jul 24, 2022
John Toole Holcombe, Sr., 95, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2022 after a brief illness. John was born in Deland, Florida on May 12, 1927 to Lester Arrington Holcombe and Opie Toole Holcombe. At the age of five, his family moved to Valdosta, where he attended public school. He graduated in 1944 from VHS, where he played football for the...
Leona Mae Clemens
Jul 24, 2022
Leona Mae Clemens, 72, of Pavo, GA, passed away on July 24, 2022 after several years of declining health and dementia. She was born on August 13, 1949 to William Bazer and Mary Jane Peoples in Lincoln, NE. She married Francis (Jay) Clemens in 1971, who preceded her in death in 2008. Leona lived in several cities in her life...
Angelita “Angie” Martinez
Jul 24, 2022
Angelita “Angie” Martinez, 89, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2022 at Fellowship Home. She was born on February 6, 1933 to the late Angel Acosta Velarde and Ligia Ortiz Acosta. She was born in Puerto Rico and spent many years there. She moved to Valdosta in 1971 from Racine, WI. She was a devoted catholic and served...
Robert "Bob" Pinkston, Jr.
Jul 23, 2022
Mr. Robert “Bob” Slater Pinkston Jr, 67, of Valdosta, Georgia passed away at South Georgia Medical Center on July 23, 2022, following a brief illness. Bob was born on December 16, 1954, in Lakeland, Georgia to the late Robert Slater Pinkston Sr. and Mary Crum Pinkston. He loved music and was a talented trumpet player, harmonica player, and singer. He...
Gary Allen Storey
Jul 20, 2022
Gary Allen Storey, 69, of Valdosta passed away Wednesday July 20, 2022, at his residence following a short illness. He was born on May 4, 1953, in Valdosta to the late Charles Millard Storey and Julia Allen Storey. Mr. Storey was a retired self-employed carpenter. He is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, and a step son, Lauren Futch (Travis),...
Patrice Williams Kraholik
Jul 19, 2022
Patrice Williams Kraholik, 72, of Hahira passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at her residence. She was born in Fort Lauderdale, FL on November 12, 1949 to the late Arnold Otto Williams and Patricia Parrott Williams. Patrice was a retired Title Clerk from the Lowndes County Tag Office. She is survived by her husband, John Kraholik of Hahira, daughter and...
Virginia Jane Miller
Jul 19, 2022
Virginia Jane Miller, 88, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at her home. Born in Dundee, Florida, November 1, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Shelvey Holland and Margaret Willie Fleetwood Holland. Mrs. Miller was a bookkeeper for 40 plus years with her husband, owner of Miller Auto Air Conditioning. She enjoyed cooking and gardening....
Laura Jane Snyder
Jul 18, 2022
Laura Jane Snyder, born September 27th, 1936 in Winter Haven, FL. Parents-Leafy and Muriel Messec. Our Mother left us on Monday July 18th, 2022 at 10:41 a. m. She was surrounded by her loving family. Mom soared away to meet up with her Mama, Daddy and brother Jerry. Mom loved life and lived it well. Everyone that knew Mom loved...
Carolyn Jean Kitts
Jul 17, 2022
Carolyn Jean Kitts, 79, of Valdosta, died at her home on Sunday, July 17, 2022. Born in Adel, Cook County, Georgia, on September 25, 1942, Carolyn was a daughter of the late Talmadge B. Fulp and Lexie Wynne Fulp. She loved flowers, fishing and working in her yard. She enjoyed yard sales and cooking. Carolyn had worked for Lowndes Roofing...
Suzanne Kent Barrett
Jul 17, 2022
Suzanne Kent Barrett passed away at her home on July 17, 2022. She was the daughter of Jim and Susan Kent. She was born in Valdosta, GA on October 9, 1967. She was a graduate of Lowndes High School Class of 1985 and was a member of the Lowndes High School Georgia Bridgemen. After high school she married and moved...
Harold F. Cohen
Jul 16, 2022
Harold F. Cohen, 94, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Atlanta. Born in Valdosta on December 15, 1927, to the late Barney & Edith Perlman Cohen, he grew up here and attended Valdosta High School. During high school, he joined the U.S. Navy during WW II. He served on the USS Sphinx and the USS Hector in...
Vivian Lee Baggs
Jul 15, 2022
Vivian Lee Baggs, 63, of Lake Park, died on Friday, July 15, 2022, at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 9, 1959, in Lee, Florida to the late Mahlon Matheny, and to Lois Edna Sims Whigham. Vivian was of the Christian faith and was loved by her family. She is survived by her son and...
Fay Eirene Delaforce
Jul 14, 2022
Fay Eirene Delaforce, 75, of Adel, died on Thursday, July 14, 2022, at her residence following a lengthy illness. A private family service for Mrs. Delaforce will be held at a later date and there are no formal public services scheduled at this time. Mrs. Delaforce will be cremated according to her wishes. Condolences to the family may be conveyed...
John F. Hill, Jr.
Jul 14, 2022
John F. Hill Jr, 63, of Lake Park, Georgia, formerly of Tampa, Florida, passed away at his residence on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Mr. Hill was born in Hahira, Georgia on May 26, 1959, to the late John F. Hill Sr. and Patricia Ann Bopp (Hawkins). John was a self-employed maintenance contractor in the Tampa area; he loved to work...
Robert Troy Hall Iii
Jul 10, 2022
Mr. Robert Troy Hall III, 79, of Valdosta died July 10, 2022. Born in Valdosta, Mr. Hall was the son of the late Bob and Sarah Mathis Hall. Mr. Hall graduated high school at Gordon Military, college at Florida Atlantic University, and advanced management at the University of Michigan. He was a 23-year employee of American Express as a sales...
Chandious Jeanette Campbell
Jul 9, 2022
Chandious Jeanette Campbell died in the early hours of July 9th, 2022 in her home in Valdosta, GA at the age of sixty-three. She passed surrounded by family and friends. Jeanette is survived by two brothers, Jim and Ernest, and one sister, Lillie Mae. Also mourning her loss are her friend and constant companion, Alice, her three daughters, Misty, Samantha,...
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