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Maudress Taylor Grantham
Sep 18, 2020
Maudress Neoma Taylor Grantham, died on Friday, September 18, 2020 at the Orchard in Valdosta, Georgia. Born January 6, 1929 in Washington County, Florida, Maudress attended local school and graduated from Vernon, Florida High School in May 1947. She married Hughie Grantham on September 13, 1947 and they were married for 51 years when Hughie passed away with melanoma cancer...
Isaac Elbaz
Sep 18, 2020
Isaac Elbaz, 69, of Poway, CA, died on Friday, Sept 18, 2020 at his home. Born in Jerusalem, Israel to the late Ephraim Elbaz and Solica Mishali Elbaz, he had lived in the San Diego area for 16 years. Before moving to the United States, he had served in the Israeli Defense Force. For many years, Isaac operated a Bakery...
Carolyn Joann Snellgrove
Sep 18, 2020
Carolyn Jo Ann Snellgrove, 82, of Hahira died Friday, September 18, 2020 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on November 22, 1937 in Hahira to the late Henry and Clyde Folsom Webb. Mrs. Snellgrove was a Baptist, and a homemaker. She enjoyed working in her yard, fishing, camping and spending time with her grandchildren. Mrs. Snellgrove is survived by...
Mildred Young Lancaster
Sep 18, 2020
Mildred Young Lancaster, 92, of Valdosta died Friday, September 18, 2020 at her home. She was born on December 23, 1927 in Chelsea, GA to the late John Luke Young and Elzora Hattie May Wilson Young. Mrs. Lancaster was a retired clerk from the Internal Revenue Service. She was a member of Central Avenue Church of Christ. Mrs. Lancaster was...
John Charles Fleming
Sep 17, 2020
John Charles Fleming, (RET. MSgt, USAF) 65, of Hahira died Thursday, September 17, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born on August 12, 1955 in Altoona, Pennsylvania to the late William E. and Theonas Kettl Fleming and had lived in Hahira for many years. John is a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic...
Waunee Wheeler Walker
Sep 17, 2020
Waunee Wheeler Walker died Thursday, September 17, 2020 after a brief illness. She was born in Alma, Georgia on November 11, 1925 to the late B. Frank and Lois Wheeler. Waunee graduated from Bacon County High School and was a graduate of Andrew College in Cuthbert, GA. Mrs. Walker was a member of the First Christian Church of Valdosta for...
Morris (Buddy) Bass
Sep 14, 2020
Buddy passed on September 14, 2020, he was predeceased by parents, Robert E. and Ossie Morris Bass of Vidalia. Buddy is survived by his wife Faye; children, Drew, Brad, and Angie; son-in-law, Sammy; and brother Bobby and his wife Ann. A private service was held on September 19, 2020 with Rev. Dennis Massie officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations to...
Christine Gallo Stewart
Sep 13, 2020
Christine Gallo Stewart, 90, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at Langdale Hospice House following a period of declining health. She was born on June 17, 1930 in Danbury, Connecticut to the late Pasquale and Karngle Gillotti Gallo. She was a retired LPN with South Georgia Medical Center and worked on 3 West. She was a member of...
Donna Catherine James Johnson
Sep 13, 2020
Donna Catherine James Johnson, 49, of Valdosta died on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in Bangkok, Thailand on November 28, 1970, and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Donna was an Oncology Data Specialist at the Pearlman Cancer Center and a member of Northside Baptist Church. Donna loved...
Joyce Eade Samaras
Sep 12, 2020
Joyce Eade Samaras, 99, passed away Saturday September 12, 2020 at her home. She was born on July 19, 1921 in Colchester, England to the late Walter James and Mary Eleanor Dannett Eade. In 1939, at the age of 21, Joyce was drafted for the Auxiliary Territorial Service Army during WWII. She was responsible for plotting out coordinates on maps...
Janie Ruth Becton
Sep 11, 2020
Janie Ruth Becton, 73, of Hahira died Friday, September 11, 2020 at Emory University Hospital. She was born in Hahira on October 20, 1946 and the daughter of the late Howard W. Long and Lizzie Druella Warren Long. She was a member of the Friendship Primitive Baptist Church and retired as Licensed Practical Nurse from Smith Hospital and with The...
Spencer M. Broome
Sep 10, 2020
Spencer M. Broome, 60, of Valdosta, passed away suddenly on Thursday September 10, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on January 18, 1960 in Daytona Beach, Florida to Thomas Spencer and the late Betty Duene Smith Broome. Spencer was a true man of faith. He was the coordinator for many Latin American Missions YES II trips and...
Martha Dean Smith Jefferson
Sep 10, 2020
Martha Dean Smith Jefferson, 79 of Valdosta and formerly of Dothan, Alabama, died at her home on Thursday, September 10, 2020. Born on October 4, 1940, a daughter of the late WM “Bill” and Lillian Long Smith, Martha worked for GTE/Verizon, General Telephone Company for 33 years while living in Dothan. An active member of Central Avenue Church of Christ,...
Susan Elizabeth Shingler
Sep 9, 2020
Susan Elizabeth Shingler, 71, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, September 9, 2020, at Fellowship Home following a lengthy illness. She was born on August 30, 1949, in Savannah, Georgia, to the late Vinson and Ruth Shingler and moved to Valdosta with her family when she was six months old. She went to the Valdosta City...
Carroll Sterling Smith
Sep 8, 2020
Carroll Sterling Smith, 85, of Hahira passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. He was born April 21, 1935 in Sycamore, FL to the late William Shepherd Smith and Eloise Hayes Smith. Mr. Smith was retired from the engineering office for the United States Postal Service. He served in the United States Air Force from 1953 at...
Julianna Riden Howard
Sep 8, 2020
Julianna Riden Howard, 71, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on November 30, 1948 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Thomas H. and Martha Brown Riden. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the Medical College of Georgia and was a retired Registered Nurse with her husband’s practice, W.R....
Clifford Henry Burton, Jr.
Sep 7, 2020
Clifford Henry Burton, Jr., 63, of Barney died Monday, September 7, 2020 after a short illness. He was born in Hahira on October 6, 1956 to Hattie Jean and the late Clifford (Bud) Burton and was a lifelong resident of Barney. Henry was a member of the Barney United Methodist Church. He enjoyed leisurely farming activities, hunting and fishing. Henry...
Haskell Godfrey
Sep 5, 2020
Haskell Godfrey, 75, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at home surrounded by family and friends after a battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was born on September 17, 1944 in Ware Shoals, South Carolina to the later Rev. H.C. Godfrey, Sr., and Ada Cothran Godfrey. Mr. Godfrey grew up in the Greenville Area of South Carolina and...
Ee "Bud" Sawyer
Sep 4, 2020
EE “Bud” Sawyer, 83, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2020. He was born on a farm in Rentz, GA, to Needham Elbert Sawyer and Leony Rowe Sawyer. Bud went on to serve in the United States Air Force. After his military service, he worked for National Cash Register. He retired from NCR after working there for 39...
Terri Shierling
Sep 3, 2020
Terri Shierling, 54, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2020 following a lengthy illness. She was born in Valdosta on March 18, 1966 to the late Berl Dean Pulliam and Barbara Jean Lowry Pulliam. Terri graduated from Valdosta High School in 1984 where she was a member of the Marching Cats, she then attended Valdosta State University and...
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