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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...
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....
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),...
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...
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...
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...
Susan Elizabeth Khalil
Jun 20, 2021
Susan Elizabeth Khalil, 51, of Valdosta died on Sunday, June 20, 2021 at her home. She was born on February 18, 1970 in Lakewood, Ohio and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Susan was a member of the Episcopal Church and devoted to her children. She had a Master’s Degree in History and received her law degree from Widener...
Helen J. Clark
Jun 19, 2021
Helen James Clark, 93, of Valdosta died on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at her home. She was born in Thomasville on February 6, 1928 to the late Edwin Kenneth and Louise Powell James and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Clark was an active member and worker of Northside Baptist Church where she served on the visitation GROW...
Harry B. Corbett
Jun 19, 2021
Harry B. Corbett, 78, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, June 19, 2021, following a sudden illness at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on July 5, 1942, in Valdosta, Georgia to the late Oswald and Jessie Mae Sandlin Corbett and has been a lifelong resident of this area. He was a farmer and a member of Enoch Creek Church...
Jerry Radney
Jun 19, 2021
Jerry Radney, 72, of Hahira died Saturday, June 19, 2021. He was born in Quitman on November 26, 1948 to the late Louie Radney, Sr. and Mary Lyles Radney and was a lifelong resident of this area. He was member of Azalea City Church of God and a veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Radney enjoyed watching football, NASCAR,...
Monika Amalie Christie
Jun 17, 2021
Monika Amalie Christie, 79, of Valdosta, GA, passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2021 peacefully at home surrounded by her beloved family. Born on May 28, 1942, in East Berlin, Germany to the late Hermann Weiser and Gertrud Weiser. In Heidelburg, Germany, in 1961 she met and fell in love with a young and handsome American soldier, Boyd Christie, her...
Shirley K. West
Jun 15, 2021
Shirley K. West, 78, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. She was born on May 13, 1943 in Brooks County, Georgia to the late Mose and Rebecca Johnson Kearse. She has been in the Valdosta area all her life. She was a retired educator with the Lowndes County School system...
Katie Deloach Ruis
Jun 14, 2021
On June 14, 2021, Katie DeLoach Ruis, passed away to heaven to be with her Lord Jesus Christ, her husband, William Chester Ruis, and all her generation who had gone on before, including two grandsons, Mark Ruis and Thomas Rawlins. She was born August 31, 1919, in Tattnall County, Georgia and was a resident of the Presbyterian Home, Quitman, GA...
Keith Lee Crane
Jun 14, 2021
Keith Lee Crane, 41, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, June 14, 2021. He was born in Utah at Hill A.F.B. on January 17, 1980 to Lee Elijah Crane and the late Wan Lamuangchai Crane. He graduated from Lowndes High School in 1998. He enjoyed drawing and had a Bachelor’s degree in art and a Master’s degree in textiles. Keith...
Mae Price Baker
Jun 14, 2021
Mae Price Baker, 97, of Valdosta died Monday, June 14, 2021 at Pruitt Healthcare. Mrs. Baker was born in Brooks County on January 8, 1924 to the late Thomas O. and Carrie Cooper Price and had lived in this area all of her life. Mrs. Baker was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church and retired from Owens Illinois and Crackin...
Mary Rose Tolbert
Jun 13, 2021
Mary Rose Tolbert passed away June 13, 2021, after a lengthy period of declining health. She was born in Bedford, England, on March 11, 1943. She dedicated herself to raising three boys, who she loved completely. She was a talented cook and baker, and enjoyed sports, the outdoors, fishing, and gardening. She was a skilled seamstress and owned an alteration...
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