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Carl L. Law
Feb 14, 2020
Carl L. Law, 79, of Valdosta passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on Friday, February 14, 2020 after a valiant battle with multiple myeloma. Carl was born September 4, 1940 to the late Otis Benton Law and Olivi Padgett Law in Suwannee County, Florida. After graduating from Clyattville High School in 1958, he attended Norman Park Junior College...
Vivian C. Griner
Feb 14, 2020
Beloved Vivian C. Griner, 76, passed away in her Valdosta home February 14, 2020. She was born in Caldwell County, NC to the late Ezekiel Potter and Hassie Potter (Winter) on July 20,1943, but made home in Valdosta and Elizabethton, TN in her adult years. Along with her parents, Vivian is preceded in death by her husband, James Griner, former...
Steven L. Holtzclaw
Feb 12, 2020
Steven L. Holtzclaw, of Thomasville, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. He was born in Valdosta, on September 19, 1949 to the late James Garnett Holtzclaw and Edith Sims Holtzclaw. He was the owner of Thomas County Glass. He loved to hunt, fish, and watch baseball. Mr. Holtzclaw enjoyed cooking, especially with the produce from his garden, his hot...
Gene Marshall Rothrock, Sr.
Feb 11, 2020
Gene Marshall Rothrock, Sr., 67, of Lake Park died Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. He was born in New Albany, Indiana on July 6, 1952 to the late Baden Lee Rothrock and Mary Lily Monk Rothrock. Gene was retired from Sloan Construction, a member of Enoch Creek Church and enjoyed singing gospel music. He is survived by...
Harry James Blasingame
Feb 11, 2020
Harry James Blasingame, 75, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, after a sudden illness. Born in Baxley to the late Harry Eugene & Nora Dell Thompson Blasingame on February 13, 1944. Harry grew up in Douglas and graduated from Coffee County High School. After high school, he attended South Georgia College before moving to Valdosta. Here in Valdosta...
Robbie Nell Cowart Dumas
Feb 10, 2020
Robbie Nell Cowart Dumas, 87, of Hahira, died Monday, February 10, 2020, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Adel on November 24, 1932, to the late John Asa and Mattie Lee Henderson Ray and grew up in Adel. She lived most of her life in Hahira. Mrs. Dumas was a member of Pineview Baptist Church. She and...
Louis Edwin Chester, Jr.
Feb 10, 2020
Louis Edwin Chester, Jr., 82, of Valdosta died on Monday, February 10, 2020 at Langdale Hospice House following a period of declining health. He was born on February 25, 1937 in Wildwood, Florida to the late Louis Sr., and Mildred Taylor Chester and has been a resident of Valdosta since 1969. Mr. Chester retired as an engineer with the Norfolk...
Betty Roberts Lewis
Feb 9, 2020
Betty Roberts Lewis, 87, of Valdosta, GA passed away February 9, 2020. She was born July 21, 1932, in Brooks County, GA to the late Leon A. Roberts and the late Mozelle Phillips Roberts and had lived in Valdosta most of her life. Mrs. Lewis was a member of Park Avenue United Methodist Church and the Fellowship Sunday School Class....
Albert F. Forthe
Feb 9, 2020
Albert F. Forthe succumbed to leukemia on February 9, 2020. He was born in Valdosta in March 25, 1939 to the late Felton and Lydia Mae (Webb) Forthe. He graduated from Valdosta High School in 1957 and held the Valdosta Wildcats in a special place in his heart throughout his life. He was so touched and encouraged by the well...
Barbara Barrett Burleigh
Feb 9, 2020
Barbara Barrett Burleigh, 74, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, February 09, 2020, at her home. Born in Valdosta on November 28, 1945, Barbara was the daughter of Effie Lee Brown Barrett and the late Earl Barrett. She and her husband traveled with the military during his 21-year career in the U.S. Air Force, raising three children along the way. She...
Hollis Claude Peace
Feb 6, 2020
Hollis Claude Peace, 92, of Valdosta, died on Thursday , February 6, 2020 at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Brooks County on November 13, 1927, he was a son of the late Benjamin Claude Peace and Ann Elizabeth Crosby Peace. A U.S. Marine, Mr. Peace served his country during WWII. He was an Eagle Scout and enjoyed hunting with the...
Dr. Sofia Voldman
Feb 6, 2020
Sofia Voldman, 87, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, February 6, 2020. She was born in Priluky, Ukraine to the late Efim Markovich Kaminer and Bella Lazarevna Birger Kaminer on March 16, 1932. Fleeing advancing German troops, in 1941 her family settled in Omsk, Russia. There she attended Medical School to become a physician. In the mid 1950’s, Sofia met Yuri...
Ethel Lois Manfra
Feb 6, 2020
Ethel Lois Manfra, 87, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at her home. She was born in Greenup, KY on March 12, 1932 to the late Estel & Glenna Hoffman Corns. She grew up in Greenup, helping on the family farm and held an early job at Gallagers Drug Store in Greenup. She then went on to work...
Earle Mathis Atkinson
Feb 5, 2020
Earle Mathis Atkinson, born November 12, 1946 in Valdosta, died peacefully in the presence of all her children on February 5, 2020 in Columbus. Earle is survived by three children: Tracy Atkinson Zitzelberger, Heather Atkinson Chapman (John), and Nathaniel Atkinson (Sofia); three grandchildren: Elisabeth Chapman, Joey Zitzelberger, and Monroe Vlad Atkinson; three brothers: Ed Mathis (Mike), David Mathis (Judy), and...
Donna Marie Cash
Feb 5, 2020
Donna Marie Cash, 66, of Hahira died Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Detroit, Michigan and the daughter of Kay Paquette and Betty Zielaskowski Pacquette. Mrs. Cash was a member of the Cornerstone Church in Sparks, loved pizza, working in her yard and loved hummingbirds. Survivors include her husband, Carl L. Cash of Hahira;...
Sandra Sue (Sandy) Kincella
Feb 5, 2020
Sandra Sue (Sandy) Kincella, 70, of Valdosta died Wednesday, February 5, 2020. She was born in Wichita Falls, TX on February 4, 1950. Sandy was a hairdresser for fifty two years and in retail sales at Sam’s Club where she retired after fifteen years. She was a member of the Red Hat Society, enjoyed crafting, cooking, and loved her family...
Martha Bell Blackburn
Feb 4, 2020
Martha Bell Blackburn died on February 4, 2020 at Langdale Hospice House after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born in Cairo, Georgia on November 20, 1932 to Roy Arthur Bell and Ruth Oliver Bell. Martha was a devoted wife of 40 years to the love of her life, Oris Degrapharee Blackburn. She leaves behind their two daughters,...
Larry Lindon Cofield
Feb 3, 2020
Larry Lindon Cofield, 61, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, February 3, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Valdosta, he was born on August 7, 1958 to the late Austin Lindon Cofield and Katie Ruth Young Cofield. He loved to fish, enjoyed music, drawing, and played guitar. He was a master carpenter who loved to work...
John Robert Wakefield
Feb 3, 2020
John Robert “Bob” Wakefield went to his eternal home on Monday February 3, 2020 at the age of 74 at the Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta, Georgia. Bob was born January 3, 1946 in Birmingham, AL to the late Dr. John and Joy (Williams) Wakefield. The love-struck Bobby (as he was affectionately known by some) married the love of his...
Raymond Edward Sutton, Sr.
Feb 3, 2020
Raymond Edward Sutton, Sr., 86, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, February 3, 2020. He was born on December 4, 1933 in Lowndes County to the late O.B. and Lucille Sutton. Raymond was a lifelong resident of Valdosta and attended Valdosta City Schools and Naylor High School. He loved serving people and was retired from forty-five years in men’s clothing...
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