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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...
Nora Diane Overton Yawn
Sep 2, 2020
Nora Diane Overton Yawn, 72, of Hahira, passed away on Wednesday, September 02, 2020 at her home. She was born in Belk, Alabama to the late Arlie Arlton and Pauline Killingsworth Overton. She enjoyed puzzles and spending time with her family. She loved the Lord and walked by faith. Nora was known to be a safe haven to many children....
Alfred Bonifiacio Abeyta
Sep 1, 2020
Alfred Bonifacio Abeyta, 71, of Colorado passed away on Tuesday September 1, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on August 24, 1949 in Taos, New Mexico to the late Gregorio and Eutinia Benavidez Abeyta. He enjoyed playing golf. He was a loving, caring man of faith, who loved his family. Alfred also enjoyed traveling to New Mexico...
Myrtle Wise Hooks
Aug 31, 2020
Myrtle Wise Hooks, 92, of Valdosta, died on Monday, August 31, 2020, at her daughter’s home. Born in Broxton, Georgia on December 24, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Edward Wise and Mary E. Butler Wise. Mrs. Hooks worked in manufacturing for Texture Tex. She was a member of the First United Pentecostal Church of Valdosta. She...
Patricia K. Ruff
Aug 31, 2020
Patricia K. Ruff, 84, of Highland Park, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 31, 2020. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to loving parents, Jean and Larry Krumme. She graduated from Withrow High School, earned a chemistry degree from Ohio State University and married Charles D. Ruff with whom she raised three children, Judy, Phil, and Karen. She...
Eleanor Morgan Howard
Aug 30, 2020
Eleanor Morgan Howard was born in Aline, Georgia to Mrs. and Mrs. W.A. Morgan. The family moved to Valdosta when she was a child. As an adult, she resided on Brookwood Place until 2019 when she moved into Langdale Place. She passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2020. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Valdosta where...
Thomas Wayne Pool
Aug 29, 2020
Thomas Wayne Pool, 73, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2020. He was born on May 10, 1947 in Fayetteville, TN to the late Willie Neal Pool and Gladys Myrtle Ashby Pool. Mr. Pool was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and retired as a desk clerk after 40 years in hospitality. He enjoyed woodworking and was...
Carl David Johnson, Jr.
Aug 28, 2020
Carl David Johnson, Jr., 84, of Valdosta died Friday, August 28, 2020 at his home. He was born in Valdosta on April 9, 1936 to the late Carl David, Sr. and Carolyn Burgsteiner Johnson and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mr. Johnson was retired as a supervisor from Owens Illinois and served in the United States Army. He was...
Ursula Anna Werner
Aug 28, 2020
Ms. Ursula Anna Werner was born January 1, 1926 in what was known as Silesia. She served as a Red Cross nurse during World War II, after which she married William Meindl. Soon after they immigrated to the United States where they settled in the Valdosta area. She was a lifelong Catholic and attended St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church...
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