Dorothy White St. John

Of Lakeland, GA formally of Valdosta, passed away Thursday, evening August 20, 2009 in the Louis Smith Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born in Quitman, Georgia to the late Charles Marvin and Janie Ray Bass White. She graduated Valdosta State University in 1971 where she received a Bachelor's of Arts Degree in Education. She taught fifth Grade at the Clyattville Elementary School in Lowndes County, GA. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Valdosta, where she sang in the church choir. She is preceded in death by her husband, Julian Montgomery St. John, a sister, Janie White Morrow, and a brother Marvin Peyton White.
Survivors include:
Daughter & Son-In-Law Janice E. St. John & Gary Wheeler Lakeland, GA
Son Christopher D. St. John Lakeland, GA
2 Grandchildren Kevin Michael & Caysee Wheeler Lake Park, GA
Brian Ashley Wheeler Lakeland, GA
2 Great Grandchildren Michelle Serenity Wheeler
Brayden Michael Wheeler
Sister & Brother-In-Law Maurolyse & J. Talmadge Webb Tifton, GA
Brother-In-Law Vance A. Morrow, Sr. Columbia, S.C.
Several Nieces and Nephews
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, August 23, 2009 in the Lakeland Chapel of Music Funeral Services with burial following in Riverview Memorial Gardens in Valdosta, GA. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service.