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Mary Jean Bourquin Thornton
Jul 25, 2020
Mary Jean Bourquin Thornton, 82, of Barney, Georgia died unexpectedly on July 25, 2020 of natural causes at her residence in Barney. She was born on October 26, 1937 in Morven, GA. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hardy F. Bourquin Sr., Avalon Lewis Bourquin. Siblings, Hardy F. Bourquine Jr., Bobby R. Bourquine, Eleanor Bourquin Williams. Her son,...
William Lawrence Yeomans
Jul 25, 2020
William Lawrence Yeomans, 76, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Valdosta on September 26, 1943 to the late William Russell & Dorothy Virginia Chancey Yeomans, he was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Yeomans was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing and spending time with his grandchildren. He...
Barbara A. Chitty
Jul 25, 2020
Barbara A. Chitty, 83, of Statenville died Saturday, July 25, 2020 at Crestwood Nursing Home. She was born on December 2, 1936 in Echols County. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Chitty is survived by three daughters, Ann Garner and Bobbie Spivey of Lake Park and Beverly Bennett of Melbourne Beach, FL, two sons, Jerry Chitty and Randal Chitty of Statenville,...
Joanne Williams Halter
Jul 24, 2020
Joanne Williams Halter, 67, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, July 24, 2020 after battling a lengthy illness. She was born on October 28, 1952 in Thompson, Ga to the late Ed and Jessie Tyler Williams. Joanne was the owner and operator of Oweda’s Treasures. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church. Joanne is survived by her husband, William...
Susie Anne Howell
Jul 24, 2020
Susie Howell, 80, of Mayday passed away peacefully on Friday, July 24, 2020 at her residence. She was born in Kingsland, GA on March 21, 1940 to the late Charlie Franklin McCollough and Valeria Elkins McCollough. Mrs. Howell was a homemaker, a member of Good Hope Baptist Church and attended Macedonia Baptist Church. She had worked at American Home Patient,...
Jane Mchugh Bonner
Jul 23, 2020
Jane McHugh Bonner, 87, died on July 23, 2020 at Fellowship Home under the care of Hospice of South Georgia. Jane was born April 16, 1933 in Richland, Ga to the late William Elmer McHugh and Mary Ella Malcom McHugh. She has one beloved sister, Sibyl McGlaun who still lives in Richland. Jane enjoyed an almost 50-year career as a...
Cephus William Copeland
Jul 23, 2020
Cephus William Copeland, 79, passed away Thursday July 23, 2020, at South Georgia Medical Center following a short illness. He was born in Tampa Florida on June 7, 1941 to the late William Lott and Mary Kidd Copeland. Mr. Copeland was a member of the Church of God. He was a United States Army veteran and had been self-employed as...
Sarah Anne Norman Mcdonald
Jul 23, 2020
Sarah Anne Norman McDonald, 94, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2020, at South Georgia Medical Center due to complications from the Covid-19 Virus. Sarah Anne was born in Valdosta, on September 29, 1925, the daughter of Joseph Curtis Norman and Ruth Prosser Norman. Much of her childhood was spent living in Lake City, Florida with her Aunt...
Sarah Boyette Layton
Jul 22, 2020
Sarah Boyette Layton, 86, of Lithia Springs, GA died Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at Tranquility House Hospice in Austell, GA. She was born on May 22, 1934 in Hahira, GA to the late Noah A. and Armetta Boyette. She was a homemaker and a member of Midway United Methodist Church in Douglasville, GA. Mrs. Layton is survived by her four...
Thelma B. Downing
Jul 22, 2020
Thelma B. Downing, 95, of Valdosta died Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at Presbyterian Home in Quitman. She was born on October 29, 1924 in Cook County to the late Charlie and Aline Bennett. Mrs. Downing was a homemaker and a Baptist. She enjoyed fishing and working in her and her children’s flower beds. Mrs. Downing was a loving wife, mother...
Carl Rose, Sr.
Jul 20, 2020
Carl Rose, Sr., 54, of Valdosta passed away Monday, July 20, 2020 at his residence. He was born on December 28, 1965 in Jesup, GA to the late David Lamar and Hilda Faye Perkins Rose. Carl was a member of Azalea City Church of God. After a standout career on Wayne County High’s baseball team, he played at South Georgia...
Max T. Jacobs
Jul 19, 2020
Max T. Jacobs, 82, of Hahira, died on Sunday, July 19, 2020 at his home. Born in Christian Pass, FL on Aug. 24, 1937 to the late Albert & Myrtle Wilson Jacobs, he had lived in Hahira for the past 3 months. Max grew up in Bonifay, FL and joined the U.S. Army in the early 1950’s. During his Army...
Pauline Ann Euscher
Jul 19, 2020
Pauline Ann Euscher, 80, of Valdosta, passed away at her residence on Sunday, July 19, 2020. She was born on December 14, 1939 in Gardiner, Maine to the late Alston Leander and Denora Jean Weeks Gordon. She was a veteran of the United States Air Force and served during the Vietnam War. She was a member of the Pine Grove...
Norman Conrad Weiffenbach
Jul 19, 2020
Norman Conrad Weiffenbach (U.S.Army, Ret.), 85, of Hahira, died on July 19, 2020 after a lengthy illness. Born in Dayton, OH on July 29, 1934 to the late Paul Sorg & Mary Griner Weiffenbach, he had lived in this area for the past 42 years. Growing up in Dayton, Norman joined first the Reserves and then the U.S. Army in...
Hazel Frances Williams
Jul 19, 2020
Hazel Frances Williams, 82, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, July 19, 2020, at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. Born in Sand Gap, Kentucky, on July 20, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Franklin and Allie Todd Smith. Mrs. Williams worked as a homemaker and a nurse’s aide for several nursing homes. She was a member of Azalea City...
Lowell W. Herring
Jul 17, 2020
Lowell W. Herring, 78, of Echols County died Friday, July 17, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Valdosta to the late Edgar Perry and Stella Waldron Herring and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Herring was a member of Wright’s Chapel United Methodist Church, a retired farmer and PCS Phosphate as a Lab Technician....
Joann Lynch
Jul 16, 2020
JoAnn Lynch, 74, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at her residence. She was born on July 13, 1946 in Lenox, Georgia to the late Jack Henry and Betty Viola Lovett Bailey. She was a retired beautician and was the owner/operator of Jo Dee’s Curl for many years. She then began working and became local manager of...
Regina Barnes West
Jul 15, 2020
Regina Barnes West, 62, of Adel died Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at Tift Regional Medical Center. She was born on February 11, 1958 in Ben Hill County, Georgia to the late Freeman Don and Retha Luke Barnes and was a lifelong resident of this area. Regina was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. She loved making people laugh and was...
Leland Jackson "Jack" Kent, Jr.
Jul 15, 2020
Leland Jackson “Jack” Kent, Jr., 78, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Lanier County, Georgia on July 28, 1941 Jack was the son of the late Leland J. Kent, Sr. and Bessie Alene Lancaster Kent. He was Valedictorian of the Lanier County High School Class of 1959. Jack was one of the...
Royce V. Sizemore
Jul 14, 2020
Royce V. Sizemore went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at the age of 83. Royce was born on August 8, 1936 in Tifton, GA, to the late Howard Sizemore and Martiel Scarborough. He attended Tift County High School where he developed a lifelong love for football as a lineman for the Blue Devils....
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