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Nona Player Massey
Jan 4, 2021
Nona Player Massey, 78, of Lake Park passed away Monday, January 4, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Valdosta on September 11, 1942 to the late Collis Floyd Player and Edna Brady Player. Mrs. Massey was a staff accountant with Menser Company of Atlanta and a member of Enoch Creek Church. She enjoyed cooking, was a...
David Franklin Long, Jr.
Jan 4, 2021
David Franklin Long, Jr, 55, of Statenville, died at his home on Monday, January 4, 2021. David was born in Valdosta, on July 17, 1964, son of David Sr. and Janice Enid Jones Long. He was a member of Enoch Creek Church and enjoyed fellowship with church family and friends. He loved his family, and was a devoted son to...
David R. Christian, Jr.
Jan 4, 2021
David R. Christian, Jr., 63, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, January 4, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on September 1, 1957 in Langdale, Alabama to David, Sr. and Jewell Ann Leak Christian. David was a lumber broker for over 30 years, most of that time was with The Langdale Company and in the last few...
Thomas Edward Parnell, Jr.
Jan 4, 2021
Thomas Edward Parnell, Jr. 63, of Valdosta passed away on Monday, January 4, 2021. He was born in Greenville, Mississippi on May 26, 1957 to the late Thomas Edward, Sr. and Elizabeth Roxanna Stennis Parnell and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Tom was retired from Valdosta State University where he worked in Plant Operations for 22 years and...
Johnnie G. Dasher
Jan 3, 2021
Johnnie G. Dasher, 88, of Dasher, passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2021 following a brief illness. He was born in Valdosta on April 4, 1932 to the late Johnnie Owen and Lilly Stallings Dasher. Johnnie grew up in Valdosta and graduated from Pine Grove High School in the late 1940’s. He worked at McCrory’s Department Store in Valdosta and...
Ronald Cowart
Jan 3, 2021
Ronald Cowart, 74, of Hahira passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on August 9, 1946 in Lowndes County to the late Ulmer L. and Jewell T. Cowart. Ronald was owner and operator of Cowart Electric. He was a member of New Friendship Primitive Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and...
Robert E. Sowell
Jan 2, 2021
Robert E. Sowell, 72, of Lake Park, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021 following a brief illness. He was born in Valdosta, on June 8, 1948 to the late A.B. Sowell and Frankie Parrish Sowell. Mr. Sowell was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and retired from CSX Transportation as a signal maintainer after nearly 35 years. Mr. Sowell...
Teresa Rodgers Minchew
Jan 2, 2021
Teresa Rodgers Minchew, 71, of Valdosta died peacefully Saturday, January 2, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was born in Valdosta, GA, on February 6, 1949 to the late Jimmy Nicholas Rodgers and Beatrice McCranie Rodgers. Mrs. Minchew was a member of the Park Avenue United Methodist Church. She was the owner of Teresa Minchew Properties. She enjoyed time with...
Montine Foutz
Jan 2, 2021
Montine Foutz, 71, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 2, 2021, at Fellowship Home in Nashville. A Valdosta native, Mrs. Foutz was born on January 21, 1949, daughter of the late Jefferson McKay Bonner and Clarice Bonner Yates. A 1967 graduate of Valdosta High School where she played the bells with the Marching Cats. Montine enjoyed playing piano...
Mattie Lou "Lucy" George
Jan 1, 2021
Lucy George of Valdosta passed away January 1, 2021 at the age of 86. Lucy was born in Bonneau South Carolina on August 24th, 1934 to the late Sidney Shealy and Essie Shealy. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sisters, Ruby Krill, Alice Stowers, and Lois Almers. Lucy is survived by her husband of 67 years...
Jean Radford Lanier
Jan 1, 2021
Dorothy Jean Sheffield Radford Lanier, age 93, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2021 after a period of declining health. Jean was born on Christmas Eve 1927 in Brooks County, Georgia to John Thomas Sheffield and Ruth Valentine Smith Sheffield. The youngest of their five children, Jean was doted on by her brothers and sisters. She was a devout Christian...
Geneva Stewart
Jan 1, 2021
Geneva Stewart, 90, of Valdosta, died on Friday, January 1, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center following a period of declining health. She was born in Hahira, Georgia on October 8, 1930 to the late Thomas Franklin and Frances Iduma Jones Jernigan. She was a retired seamstress and had worked for Levi’s locally. She is survived by her son and...
Stephanie M. Thomas
Dec 30, 2020
Stephanie M. Thomas, 32, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday December 30, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 26, 1988 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma to Earl D. Thomas and Linda Beth Hughes Thomas. Stephanie was a caring soul, always looking for new ways to help people and would volunteer for anything....
James Terrance (Terry) Yates, Sr.
Dec 28, 2020
James Terrance (Terry) Yates, Sr., 64, of Valdosta died on Monday, December 28, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was born on May 6, 1956 in Bainbridge, Georgia. He moved to Valdosta with his family and has been a resident here for most of his life. He was a graduate of Valdosta High School and...
Peggy Lee Turner
Dec 26, 2020
Peggy Lee Turner, 90, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at Langdale Place. Born on November 10, 1930, in Charlotte, North Carolina, Peggy was the daughter of the late James Henry and Mary Moore Horne. She grew up in Charlotte and graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1953. On December 14, 1954, Peggy married James (Jim)...
Sgt. Emilio Jose Velazquez
Dec 26, 2020
Sgt. Emilio Jose Velazquez, 28, of Evans Mills, New York, died suddenly on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at his residence. He was born in New York, New York on May 8, 1992 and was a Signal Support System Specialist with the United States Army. He was stationed at Fort Drum in New York. He is survived by his wife, Ashley...
Silvia Mercedes Calderon
Dec 26, 2020
Silvia Mercedes Calderon at the age of 80 years old, transitioned to be with our Lord on December 26, 2020. She was born on the beautiful island of Puerto Rico in a town named Mayaguez. She was the daughter of Mercedes Rosado and Marcos Rosado. At the age of 8 years old, Silvia relocated with her family to New York...
Robert Curtis Thom
Dec 25, 2020
Robert Curtis Thom, 84, a resident of Fort Myers, FL from 1978-2007 and from 2019 to present, formerly of Indianapolis, IN, and Valdosta, GA, passed away Friday, December 25, 2020 in Fort Myers. He was born July 25, 1936 in Indianapolis, IN to Jay and Julia Thom, now deceased. Robert was a Veteran of the United States Navy, where he...
Ret Msgt Michael Marvin Andrew
Dec 25, 2020
Ret MSgt Michael Marvin Andrew, 77, of Valdosta died Friday, December 25, 2020 at South GA Medical Center, Lanier Campus in Lakeland, GA. He was born on July 6, 1943 in Eau Claire, WI to the late Cecil Munroe Andrew and Viola Selma Hartman Andrew. Mr. Andrew retired after serving twenty four years in the United States Air Force. He...
Robert Curtis Thom
Dec 25, 2020
Robert Curtis Thom, 84, a resident of Fort Myers, FL from 1978-2007 and from 2019 to present, formerly of Indianapolis, IN, and Valdosta, GA, passed away Friday, December 25, 2020 in Fort Myers. He was born July 25, 1936 in Indianapolis, IN to Jay and Julia Thom, now deceased. Robert was a Veteran of the United States Navy, where he...
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