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William "Bill" Daniel
Oct 17, 2020
William “Bill” Daniel, 82 of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, Oct 17th,2020 at SGMC. He was born Dec. 16, 1937 in Atlanta to the late Police Lt. Eustace and Irene Davidson Daniel. Bill graduated from College Park High School in 1955 before joining the US Army. Returning home, he decided to see what California offered. Once there he became paymaster...
Melvin Lavon Jones
Oct 15, 2020
Melvin Lavon Jones, age 85, of Dasher, Georgia, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2020, surrounded by his loving wife and daughters. The eldest of five children, Melvin was born in Lax, Georgia, to parents Jordan and Bessie Acorn Jones. He graduated from Ambrose High School in 1953 and proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1954 to...
Ken Erickson
Oct 15, 2020
Ken Erickson, 75, of Lake Park, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Erickson was born in Grand Rapids MN on February 28, 1945 to the late Truman and Irene Nyhous Erickson. He retired with 20 years of service in the United States Army. Following his military career Ken worked with Lowndes County Utilities...
Martha Lee "Pat" Dore
Oct 14, 2020
Martha Lee Dore, affectionately known as “Pat”, 85, of Tifton, passed away at Tift Rehabilitation Center on October 14, 2020. Born in Mayday, on January 10, 1935, Pat was the daughter of the late Lloyd James Fraiser and Martha Lucile Belote Fraiser. She was a homemaker; she loved the Lord and was a very sweet person. A practical joker, she...
David Julian Sutton
Oct 13, 2020
David Julian Sutton, 68, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at his residence. He was born on August 2, 1952 in Douglas, Georgia to the late Thomas and Evelyn Kiser Sutton. He received a Bachelor’s degree from Valdosta State in political science. While a senior at VSC, David received a Governor’s Internship at Coastal Plains Area Planning and...
Ellen Martin Stalvey
Oct 13, 2020
Ellen Martin Stalvey, 79, of Hahira died Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at Southern Senior Living in Adel. She was born in Hahira on April 25, 1941 to the late Homer T. Martin and Alma Barfield Martin. Mrs. Stalvey was retired from Citizens Bank and was a member of Salem United Methodist Church. She enjoyed walking, working in her yard, vacationing...
James Willard Wilkerson
Oct 13, 2020
James Willard Wilkerson, 64, of Lakeland, GA passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was born on November 19, 1955 in Waco, TX to the late Jack Willard Wilkerson and Martha Ione Black Wilkerson. James was a retired mechanic and served in the United States Army. He was a member of Knights Memorial Church in Teeterville....
Keagan H. Kung-Korte
Oct 12, 2020
Keagan H. Kung-Korte, 17, of Nashville, Georgia, passed away suddenly following a car accident on October 12, 2020. Keagan came into this world as a fighter. He was born in Tampa, Florida, on April 18, 2003, at St. Joseph’s Hospital weighing four pounds flat. This miracle child grew into a smart, kind, and humorous young man, who treated everyone he...
Paul Meredith Rauen
Oct 12, 2020
Paul Meredith Rauen, 95, of Hahira, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2020. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on March 24, 1925 to the late Willis E. Rauen and Dorothy Evans Rauen. Mr. Rauen was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served in WWII. He loved to sing, paint, and work with flowers and plants. He was...
Elvetris Lorene Sotiriou
Oct 12, 2020
Elvetris Lorene Sotiriou, 76, of Bradenton, Florida, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2020. She was born on October 13, 1943 in Hayti, Missouri to the late Alford Morrison and Minnie Cowen Morrison. Mrs. Sotiriou loved her family and animals, especially cats. She was an avid reader and loved thrift shopping for a good deal. She was a member of...
Elizabeth "Liz" Congleton Toth
Oct 11, 2020
Elizabeth “Liz” Congleton Toth, 79, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Richmond, KY, on January 10, 1941, to the late Edward Park Congleton and Ruth Greear Congleton. She grew up in Richmond, KY and attended Model High School which was on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University. She...
Ladonna Adel Geiser English
Oct 10, 2020
LaDonna Adel Geiser English slipped peacefully into the arms of Our Lord Saturday, October 10, 2020, at Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida. Daughter, Jennifer Anne English Arent was at her side. She lived a vibrant 89 years, 4 months, and 2 days. She was born on June 9, 1931, in Genoa, Nance County, NE., the third child of Carl Arnold Geiser...
Linda Lewis
Oct 10, 2020
Linda Lewis, 82, formerly of Valdosta died Saturday, October 10, 2020. She had lived in Valdosta for many years before moving to Tallahassee, Florida and then to the Atlanta area. She is a member of Northside Baptist Church where she served as the kitchen coordinator and as Youth Director for many years. Survivors include her daughter, Deborah Spotts of Snellville,...
James Neil (Jimmy) Cleary
Oct 10, 2020
James Neil (Jimmy) Cleary, 58, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born on February 12, 1962 in Bronx, New York to the late Robert Cleary and June Dawson Dallman. Jimmy was a retired chef and had last been employed with Church Street Café in Hahira before declining health forced...
Hilda Hughes Lynn
Oct 10, 2020
Hilda Hughes Lynn, 97, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020. She was born in Echols County, GA on July 10, 1923 to the late Van Buren Hughes and Mary Hughes. She was a homemaker who loved working in her yards and gardening. She loved animals especially cats. Mrs. Lynn was a member of Lake Park Church of...
Betty Jean (Clark) Lee
Oct 9, 2020
Betty Jean (Clark) Lee, entered her eternal rest in Jesus on October 9, 2020 in Floresville, TX, just a few weeks shy of her 91st birthday after running a good race! Her children and other family and friends celebrate her homecoming reunion in Heaven with her beloved parents, James Pilcher Clark, Sr. and Francis Voncile (Adkins) Clark -lovingly known as...
Joseph Hillis
Oct 9, 2020
Joseph Hillis, 91, of Land O’Lakes, Florida passed away on October 9, 2020 at Angels Senior Living at Connerton Court. Born in Millen, Georgia, Jenkins County, on September 1, 1929, he was a son of the late Lloyd Elliot Hillis and Josephine Landing Hillis. Mr. Hillis was a South Georgia boy, a Southern gentleman and he loved good southern cooking.....
Janice W. Rogers
Oct 9, 2020
Janice W. Rogers, 71, of Valdosta, died on Friday, October 9, 2020 at Select Specialty Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida following a lengthy illness. She was born in Valdosta on June 3, 1949 to the late L.C. (Whiz) Wisenbaker and Madge Quillian Wisenbaker. Mrs. Rogers was a retired bookkeeper from Terry Hunt Industries where she worked for many years. She was...
Randy Crane
Oct 9, 2020
Randy Crane, 73, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2020 at his home. He as born on June 29, 1947 to the late Frank Forbes Crane and Connie Martin Crane. He lived in Valdosta his entire life and worked in construction for several years. Randy is survived by his daughter, Arianna E. Crane; his brother, Frank Crane; sister...
Sharon Dorminey Hughes
Oct 8, 2020
Sharon Dorminey Hughes, 59, of Valdosta died on Thursday, October 8, 2020 at Big Bend Hospice of Tallahassee. Sharon was born in Valdosta on February 16, 1961 to the late Clifford and Martha Mitchell Dorminey and has been a lifelong resident here. She was a homemaker and a member of Abundant Life Church of God. She is survived by her...
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