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Irene Leugenia Crawford Horne
Jul 12, 2021
Irene Leugenia Crawford Horne, 87, of Valdosta, died on Monday, July 12, 2021, at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born on February 22, 1934, in Union County Florida to the late Thomas and Virgie Connor Crawford. Mrs. Horne was a mother, homemaker and a member of St. Augustine Road Church of Christ. She is survived...
Leonard (Robby) Robertson
Jul 11, 2021
Leonard (Robby) Robertson, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, July 11, 2021, at South Georgia Medical Center. Robby was born on February 7, 1929 in Beckley, West Virginia. After he graduated from high school, he joined the U.S. Air Force. He took college courses at the Air Force and retired after 30 years attaining the rank of Chief Master Sargent, the...
Linda Faye Chance
Jul 10, 2021
Linda Faye Chance, 60, passed away on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was a lifelong resident of Valdosta, she was born on July 10, 1961 to the late John Cranford McMullen, Sr. and Martha Madelyn Tripp McMullen. She loved shopping on QVC, reading and her cats. She enjoyed listening to Michael Jackson and Taylor Swift....
Robert Earl "Poppie" Long
Jul 10, 2021
After a lengthy illness, Robert Earl Long, “Poppie” (born on April 6, 1950), passed away at home on Saturday, July 10, 2021 surrounded by his family in Lake Park, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his parents, RC and Mable Long. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 52 years, Betty Mitchell Long; his brother, Roger Long; his two...
Wilby Compton Coleman
Jul 9, 2021
Wilby Compton Coleman was one of a kind, and thoroughly enjoyed almost all of his 92 years. Wilby was born in Tampa, FL to Elizabeth and Fred Coleman in June of 1929 and spent his childhood in College Park, GA. As a free spirited boy, he spent his childhood sneaking his father’s pistol out to play “cowboy” (carefully making notches...
Von Erie Williams
Jul 8, 2021
Von Erie Williams 90, of Lake Park died Thursday, July 8, 2021 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Live Oak, Florida on October 9, 1930 to the late Vancie and Mary Hart Baker where she grew up on the family farm and raised two sons. Mrs. Williams was a charter member of Northway Community Church and a former...
Thelma Courson Morgan
Jul 5, 2021
Thelma Courson Morgan, 91, of Ashburn, GA died Monday July 5, 2021 in the SGMC Berrien campus in Nashville, GA. She was born on March 29, 1930 in Hahira, GA to the late Jesse D. Courson and Annie Lee Howell Courson. Thelma was a homemaker, a caregiver and of the Baptist faith. She is survived by sons and daughters in...
Pamela Ann Fletcher
Jul 2, 2021
Pamela Ann Fletcher ended her earthly battle on July 2, 2021. She fought hard and was always an encourager to others who were fighting the same battle. Pam was born to Clair and Vernita Fletcher on January 4, 1958 at Pineview General Hospital in Valdosta. She was a 1976 honor graduate from Lowndes High school where she was in band...
Rannell Cotton
Jul 1, 2021
Rannell Cotton passed away suddenly at home on July 1, 2021, after an extended illness. Mr. Cotton was born October 17, 1947, in Sheridan, AR to the late Regel and Inez Fletcher Cotton. After graduation Mr. Cotton joined the US Marines. After his term in the Marines, he moved to Lowndes County and was a journeyman electrician with the local...
Wesley Byron Thornton
Jul 1, 2021
Wesley Byron Thornton, 48, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, July 1, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Hahira, Georgia on December 11, 1972 and has been a lifelong resident of this area. He was a co-owner of Harry Thornton and Son Dry Wall business and a member of Park Avenue United Methodist Church. Byron was known as a...
William Daniel (Dan) Parris, Jr.
Jun 30, 2021
William Daniel Parris, Jr. (Dan) Dan Parris, age 81, passed away on June 30, 2021, at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on June 22, 1940, in Bristol, Virginia to William Daniel Parris, Sr. and Lucille G. Parris. He graduated from Greeneville, Tennessee High School in 1958 where he played basketball and tennis. He entered VA Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia...
Gary Lee Schoen
Jun 30, 2021
Gary Lee Schoen, 69, of Hahira died Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on August 12, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Rudolph John and Mary Ann Zontak Schoen and had lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for many years before moving to Hahira several years ago. Mr. Schoen attended Bethany Baptist Church and retired...
Bobby Mayer
Jun 29, 2021
Bobby Mayer, 82, of Valdosta died Tuesday, June 29, 2021. He was born in the Teeterville Community of Nashville on August 14, 1938, the son of the late Leonard Henry Mayer and Ruth Sirmans Norris and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Mayer was an active member and worker of Crossroads Baptist Church and retired as Superintendent of...
John Gregory "Possum" Powell, Lt. Col, Ret.
Jun 27, 2021
John Gregory “Possum” Powell, Lt. Col., Ret., 64, of Hahira, died on Sunday, June 27, 2021, at his home. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Lt. Col. James M. Powell and Mary Jeanne Graney. He was a graduate of Valdosta State University and he had served 3 years in the United States Navy aboard...
Harry Milford Mcdonald
Jun 25, 2021
Harry Milford McDonald, 76, of Valdosta passed away Friday, June 25, 2021 at Lakeland Villa. He was born in Valdosta on January 18, 1945 to the late Glen McDonald and Gladys Jane Nash McDonald. He was a plumber. Mr. McDonald enjoyed the Atlanta Braves, NASCAR, and golf. He was a 1963 graduate of Lowndes High School. Mr. McDonald is survived...
Anna Maria Dembkowski
Jun 24, 2021
On 24 June 2021, Anna Maria Dembkowski of Valdosta passed away at 75 years of age. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 38 years, Richard; her children; Ronald (Rhonda) and Terry; her grandchildren; Kara (Alton), Julie (Steven), and Zachary. Anna also leaves behind three great-grandchildren: Charlotte, Graham, and Lane; her uncle, Josef Ewerhart, brother, Philip Reiske (Jutta),...
Peggy Gloria Redish Stubbs
Jun 24, 2021
Peggy Gloria Redish Stubbs, 81, of Quitman passed away Thursday, June 24, 2021 at her residence. She was born on June 17, 1940 in Valdosta to the late Rossie Redish and Agnes Coody Redish and was married to the late Henry Earl Stubbs for 48 years. Mrs. Stubbs was an accounts receivable clerk with the Griffin Corporation for 38 years....
Nellie Stoddard
Jun 23, 2021
Nellie Stoddard, 95, of Valdosta died Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Chicago, IL on May 23, 1926, to the late Samuel Sargis and Esther Isaac Sargis. She was a graduate of Waller High School and attended Northwestern University. Mrs. Stoddard was the first female hired by National Cash Register Company where she...
Dorothy Elizabeth Hauge
Jun 22, 2021
Dorothy Elizabeth Hauge, 89, of Hahira died Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at her residence. She was born in Cook County, GA on February 7, 1932 to the late L. V. (Virgil) McDaniel and Ada May Gilbreath McDaniel. Mrs. Hauge was a homemaker and a member of Messiah Lutheran Church where she was a former Sunday school teacher, a member of...
Jamie Wisenbaker
Jun 22, 2021
Jamie Wisenbaker, 93, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 following a brief illness. He was born in Valdosta at Little Griffin Hospital on June 17, 1928 to the late Ben Hill Wisenbaker and Thelma Elizabeth Dowling Wisenbaker. He graduated from Dasher Bible School which is now Georgia Christian School and attended Harding University. He came home from...
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