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Glynda Avera Zaun
Feb 14, 2021
Glynda Avera Zaun went home to be with God on Sunday, February 14, 2021, where she entered into eternal rest. Glynda was born in Valdosta, Georgia at Moody Air Force Base to John and Louise Avera Collins and was a life-long resident of Valdosta. She had a deep abiding commitment and love for God as well as her family and...
Annette Bryant O'Neal
Feb 13, 2021
Annette Bryant O’Neal, 83 years of age passed peacefully in her sleep at home on Saturday, February 13, 2021 in Valdosta, GA. Annette O’Neal was recently diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and wished to be at home with the time she had left with her family. She was born in Alma, Ga. July 6, 1937 to the late Willie...
Marilyn G. Morris
Feb 12, 2021
Marilyn G. Morris, 70, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2021 at Lakeland Villas. She was born in Valdosta on March 8, 1950 to the late Lewis & Lillie Mae Guess Gilliam. Marilyn was a homemaker who enjoyed reading love novels, watching the Braves and old Westerns, sewing and quilting, and fishing. She loved her family and loved...
Joseph Nailor
Feb 10, 2021
Joseph Eric Nailor, 74, of Hahira, died on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at his home following a brave battle with cancer that he courageously fought for 9 years. He was born on March 25, 1946 in Troy, New York to the late Edward Francis and Mary Caroline Lazzaro Nailor. Joe was a veteran of the United States Army having served...
Michael Dee Howard
Feb 7, 2021
Michael Dee Howard, 72, of Valdosta, died on February 7, 2021, at South Georgia Medical Center. Mike was born in Japan, on September 6, 1948, the son of the late John W. Howard, Sr., Lt Col. Ret., and Mary Emily Cooper Howard. A 1968 graduate of Lowndes High School, Mike was the first Lowndes Viking Mascot. He was a self-employed...
Joan Elizabeth Saliba Burnette
Feb 7, 2021
Joan Elizabeth Saliba Burnett, 85, of Valdosta died Sunday, February 7, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Valdosta on June 6, 1935 to the late Gabriel and Amy Saliba. Mrs. Burnett was a homemaker and a member of Greenwood Baptist Church. She served as a Pink Lady at SGMC. Mrs. Burnett is survived by her daughters...
Verna Webb Amerson
Feb 5, 2021
Verna Webb Amerson, 84, of Hahira passed away at home Friday, February 5, 2021 after an illness of six years. She was born on September 11, 1936 in Hahira to the late E. E. “Buck” Webb and Viola Corbett Webb. Mrs. Amerson was retired from the Department of Defense at Moody Air Force Base. She was a member of Hahira...
John Matthew "Spider" Mckenzie
Feb 4, 2021
John Matthew “Spider” McKenzie, 93, of Lake Park passed away Thursday, February 4, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center following a short illness. Mr. McKenzie was born on February 18, 1927 in Miami, FL to the late Eugene and Margaret McKenzie. A three-time wrestling champion in 1947, 48, and 49 in the 136 lb. class, earning the name “Spider” he...
Mabel Hagen Shafer
Feb 4, 2021
Mabel Hagen Shafer, at the age of 104, relocated to her home in Heaven on February 4, 2021 after a brief illness. Mabel was born on March 1, 1916 in Minnesota to the late Earl Hagen and Ethel Grace Hornbeck. Her family moved to central Indiana shortly after her birth where she eventually met and married the late Woodrow Clark...
Otto Franklin Pittman
Feb 1, 2021
Otto Franklin Pittman, 83, of Hahira died Monday, February 1, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on March 15, 1937 in Manor, Georgia to the late Otto and Verdie Steedley Pittman and had lived in Valdosta since 1968. Mr. Pittman was a member of Northside Baptist Church and a retired postal clerk with the United States Postal...
Earnest Stephen Parrish, Jr.
Feb 1, 2021
Earnest Stephen Parrish, Jr., 60, of Hahira, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021. He was born on June 13, 1960 to Norma Jean Coker Parrish and the late Earnest Stephen Parrish, Sr., in Lawton, Oklahoma. He worked for South Georgia Propane and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was of the Baptist Faith. Earnest is survived by...
James Wesley Simpson
Feb 1, 2021
James Wesley Simpson, 79, of Hahira, passed away quietly Monday, February 1, 2021. He was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years Patricia Stubbs Simpson. They raised five children, Cindy (Jason) Webb of Hahira, Ga., Randy (Michelle) Simpson of Kathleen, Ga., Linda Fay (John Dee) Moore of Barney, Ga., Jennie (Jim) Norris of Tallahassee, Fla. And Laura (Terry)...
Eric Thomas Anderson
Jan 31, 2021
Eric Thomas Anderson passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021. Eric was born to Tom and Pam Anderson in Jacksonville, Florida on May 26, 1985. The family moved to Valdosta in 1986 where Eric grew up and attended Open Bible Christian School and Valdosta City Schools, graduating from Valdosta High in 2003. He enjoyed playing sports and beginning at a...
Gary Leon Shaw
Jan 31, 2021
Gary Leon Shaw, 84, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at his home. He was born on October 28, 1936 in Hornersville, MO to the late Clinton Spivey Shaw and Marie Dunning Shaw. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and worked at S & S Molded Products in Industrial Management. Mr. Shaw enjoyed football, fishing,...
Anny O. Thomas
Jan 31, 2021
Anny O. Thomas, 85, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 2pm on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at Sunset Hill Cemetery. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com.
Louis Herring
Jan 30, 2021
Louis Herring, 89, of Lake Park, died on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Echols County, Georgia on January 17, 1932 to the late Donald Louis and Erby Mae Hughes Herring. Mr. Herring was a retired printer with Owens/Illinois and later retired from the City of Lake Park where he worked in the maintenance department....
Audra Chapman Guess
Jan 29, 2021
Audra Chapman Guess passed away on Friday, January 29, 2021, at her residence. Before she passed, she wrote her own story. Mrs. Guess was born to the late Edward James Chapman and Elizabeth Walker Chapman on December 22, 1924 in Valdosta, GA. She graduated from Valdosta High School in 1942, and attended Massey Business College Jacksonville, FL. Mrs. Guess worked...
C. Bernard "Bernie" Cooper
Jan 28, 2021
C. Bernard “Bernie” Cooper, 86, of Hahira, GA passed away January 28th after a fall resulting in a brain injury. Bernie graduated from Morven High School, attended Valdosta State University and was a graduate of LSU’s School of Banking. He was a devout Christian, a member of Crossroads Baptist Church and The Branches Sunday School Class. He was an active...
Ann Strickland Greene
Jan 28, 2021
Ann Strickland Greene, 80, of Lake Park, died at South Georgia Medical Center on Thursday, January 28, 2021. Ann was born a child of the late Claudie Orlando and Lois Aline Wise Strickland, on May 1, 1940 in East Point, Florida. She was a retired educator, having worked as a Special Education teacher in the Brooks County School System. Widow...
Charles Edward Carter, Sr.
Jan 27, 2021
Charles Edward Carter, Sr., 82, of Lake Park, died at his home in Echols County on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Born in Echols County, on August 31, 1938, he was the son of the late Frank and Gladys Pennington Carter. Charles was the former Echols County Sheriff for twenty years. He loved to fish, always had a dog by his...
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