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Thomas Edward Wakefield
Jan 12, 2021
Thomas Edward Wakefield, 87, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born on October 29, 1933 in Stratford, Texas to the late William Thomas and Irene Elenor Boyd Wakefield. He received his Master’s degree from Troy State University and was a retired Lt Colonel with the United States Air Force...
James William Yarbrough, Jr.
Jan 11, 2021
James William Yarbrough Jr, age 79, of Valdosta, Ga, passed away at South Georgia Medical Center on January 11, 2021. He was born in Valdosta, Ga. to J. W. and Erbie Yarbrough on September 6, 1941. He is survived by his four biological children: James "Jamie" Yarbrough III, Stephen (Tammy) Yarbrough, Teresa (Clyde) White, Kathy (Jerry) Lattin; twenty-five grandchildren; thirty-one...
Baskin Brown
Jan 11, 2021
Baskin Brown (Nathan Baskin Brown, III), age 37, passed away on January 11 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta from Covid-19. He is preceded in death by his father, Nathan B. Brown, Jr., his paternal grandparents, Nathan B. Brown and Sarah Reeves Brown of Augusta, and his maternal grandparents, Harry P. Parks, and Agnes Shackford Parks of Jacksonville. Baskin was born...
Donna Suzan Mccraven Kuehn
Jan 10, 2021
Donna Suzan McCraven Kuehn, age 60, of Valdosta, GA, was called to Heaven peacefully at her home on Sunday, January 10, 2021. In pure Donna fashion, she said “I’m going to Glory!” Donna graced this world on September 28, 1960 in El Paso, TX., she was the daughter of Jerry D McCraven and the late Joyce L McCraven of Rock...
William C. Herrin
Jan 9, 2021
William C. Herrin, 72, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, January 9, 2021, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on March 25, 1948, he was a son of the late Walter Herrin and Hazel Dickinson Herrin. He served briefly in the U.S. Army and had retired from Walmart. William enjoyed walking, and being outdoors, working in his yard...
Susan Bernstein Maul
Jan 9, 2021
Susan Bernstein Maul, 76, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Fellowship Home. She was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 5, 1944 to the late Joseph Bernstein and Rhoda Levine Bernstein. Mrs. Maul lived in New Jersey prior to moving to Valdosta in 1990 and worked as a medical receptionist for over 25 years. She...
Betty Lou Gornto
Jan 9, 2021
Betty Lou Gornto, 93, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Fellowship Home in Nashville. Born on October 16, 1927, in Ty Ty, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Frank Landon Underwood and Ida Linton Barrs Underwood. Following the death of both parents at an early age, she was raised by family members Leo and...
Lois Sowers Tyre
Jan 7, 2021
Lois Sowers Tyre, 92, of Valdosta passed away Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Langdale Hospice. She was born in Greene County, NC on August 1, 1928 to the late John and Maggie Sowers. Mrs. Tyre was a retired bookkeeper with the Valdosta Drug Company and a member of First Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughter, Teresa Tyre Frier...
Jerry Norman
Jan 5, 2021
Jerry Norman, a retired medical equipment salesman, avid Valdosta High School football fan, husband, father, grandfather, and recently, great grandfather, passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 5, 2021, surrounded by 4 generations of love. He was 79 years old. Pro, as he was known in most circles, was the son of Joseph and Ruth Norman, and was the...
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...
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...
Margaret (Peg) Mayo
Jan 4, 2021
Margaret (Peg) Mayo, 87, of Valdosta, died at her daughter’s home on Monday, January 4, 2021 of natural causes. Peg was born on April 17, 1933, in Altoona, Pennsylvania to the late Jesse I. and Pauline E. Smeal. She and her husband, Hugh, raised their family in Arlington, Virginia where they resided for 40 years before retiring to Palm Coast,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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