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William Kenneth Wade Ii
Aug 31, 2015
William Kenneth Will Wade II -19 Of Valdosta, Ga passed away Monday Evening August 31, 2015 at his residence. He was born April 25, 1996 to William Kenneth Bill Wade and Mary Jane Kenney at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, GA. He was a straight A student graduate in 2015 from Lowndes High School. He was a Viking at...
Thomas Faulton Kemp White
Aug 30, 2015
Thomas Faulton Kemp White-73 Of Lakeland, GA passed away Sunday, August 30, 2015 at Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta after a lengthy illness. He was born July 12, 1942 in Statesboro, GA to the late Brooks B. and Pinky Dell White. He served in the United States Air Force for 26 years. After retiring as Chief Master Sergeant from Moody...
Jerry Eugene Fitzgerald
Aug 30, 2015
Jerry Eugene Fitzgerald, Jr. – 47 Of Valdosta, GA passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2015 at his residence. He was born on May 18, 1968 in Lakeland, FL. He loved fishing, riding his motorcycle and fast cars. His survivors include his Loving Wife of 15 years, Cynthia Fitzgerald of Valdosta, GA; 3 Daughters & Sons-in-Law, Casey Fitzgerald of Madison,...
Johnny E. Roe
Aug 18, 2015
Johnny E. Roe – 38 Of Naylor, GA passed away suddenly early Tuesday morning, August 18, 2015. He was born on August 14, 1977 in Hahira, GA. He worked in maintenance at Days Inn/Super 8. Johnny loved aggravating his wife and spending time with his precious children. He loved fishing and going to the beach. He was preceded in death...
Patty Royals
Aug 10, 2015
Patty Royals – 59 Of Sparks, GA passed away on Monday, August 10, 2015 at the Langdale Hospice House after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born on July 17, 1956 in Adel, GA to the late Ethridge and Etiree Bennett Simmons. She was a member of the Little Block Holiness Church. Survivors include her Husband of 39 years,...
John Lawrence Salek, Jr.
Aug 7, 2015
John Lawrence Salek, Jr. – 87 Of Valdosta, GA passed away on Friday morning, August 7, 2015 in South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on September 12, 1927 in Raritan, NJ to the late John and Margaret Strelko Salek, Sr. He served in the United States Navy. He was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and...
James "Jim" Joseph Peterson
Aug 6, 2015
Dr. James Joseph Peterson "Jim", PhD- 59 Of Valdosta, GA passed away at Langdale Hospice house on August 6th, 2015 after an extended illness. He was born on February 4, 1956, in Wilmington, NC, to John Thomas Peterson, Sr. and the late Mildred Kermon Peterson. He lived many years in Pierce County Georgia where he graduated from Blackshear High School...
William "Agitator" Conklin Hartpence, Ii
Aug 5, 2015
William "Agitator" Conklin Hartpence II – 73 of Naylor, GA passed away early Wednesday morning, August 5, 2015, in the Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta, GA. He was born on August 6, 1941 in Billings, MT to John R. and Bernice E. Olson Hartpence. He served in the United States Marines Corps. "Agitator", as he was known by many, had...
Bad Bob Miller
Aug 2, 2015
Bad Bob Miller – 53 Of Valdosta, GA passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Valdosta, GA to the late Robert Eugene Miller and to Essie Bilton Miller. He was one of the founders and the bassist of the Lost Southern Boys. This band was one of the oldest classic rock bands in...
J.R. "Johnny" Phillips
Aug 1, 2015
J.R."Johnny" Phillips, Sr. – 53 Of Lakeland, GA passed away Saturday, August 1, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born on January 25, 1962 in Hahira, GA to the late Bill Phillips and Hazel Mathis Phillips Stone of Lakeland. He was Baptist by faith. Along with his father he is preceded in death by...
Patricia Ann Altman
Jul 31, 2015
Patricia Ann Altman – 64 Of Stockton passed away Friday, July 31, 2015 at her residence after a lengthy illness. She was born on September 18, 1950 in Hoboken, GA to the late Frank & Juanita Johns Crews. She enjoyed working crossword puzzles but most important was her grandbabies. She was Baptist by faith. Survivors Include: Husband of 47 years,...
Maria Nancy Blanquera Williams
Jul 29, 2015
Maria Nancy Blanquera Williams – 63 Of Orange Park, FL passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at Haven Hospice in Orange Park. She was born on November 27, 1951 in the Philippines to Alfredo and Ruth Curameng Blanquera, Sr. She served her country in the United States Navy and retired as a Yeoman First Class Petty Officer and then went...
Andy Phillips
Jul 29, 2015
Andy Phillips- 59 Of Lakeland, GA passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at his residence after a sudden illness. He was born January 2, 1956 in Hahira, GA to the late Bill Phillips and his Mother, Hazel Mathis Stone. He worked with National Pecan Company after 18 years with Patten Seed Company as an Assistant Supervisor. He is preceded in...
Robert "Bob" M. Hall
Jul 28, 2015
Robert M. Hall – 88 "Bob" Of Valdosta, GA passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, July 28, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on December 3, 1926 in Whitesburg, KY to Bill and Claudia Jenkins Hall. Bob graduated from Cumberland High School in 1945. He went into the United States Army and served our country which he loved....
Carla Jeananderson Emdee
Jul 28, 2015
Carla Jean Anderson Emdee-67 of Woodbridge, VA passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at home after a lengthy illness. She was born July 10, 1948 in Tampa, Florida to Alton O. Anderson and Abbie Mims Anderson. She was preceded in death by her father, Alton O. Anderson and her nephew, Jason Deen. She is survived by her Mother, Abbie...
Irma Yvonnefender Hayes
Jul 28, 2015
Irma Yvonne Fender Hayes – 77 Of Lakeland, GA passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, GA. She was born on February 7, 1938 in Lakeland, GA to James Rayford Fender and Thelma Jacobs Fender. She was employed as an insurance adjuster prior to her retirement. Along with her parents, she was preceded...
Betty Patten Swindle
Jul 21, 2015
Betty Patten Swindle of St. Simons Island, Georgia passed away at her home on July 21, 2015. She was born in Lakeland, Georgia formerly Milltown on May 6, 1922, the daughter of Lawson Leo Patten and Clyde Purcell Patten. Betty graduated from Lanier County High School and the University of Georgia. She remained an ardent Bulldog fan her entire life....
Chris Hopper
Jul 21, 2015
Christopher "Chris" Hopper – 69 Of Valdosta passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born on April 13, 1946 in Miami, FL to the late Arthur & Francis Sutton Hopper. Mr. Hopper served 22 ½ in the United States Air Force. He worked in the security forces. He loved anything...
Shannon Moore
Jul 19, 2015
Shannon Moore - 49 Of Stockton passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015 in Shands Medical Center in Gainesville, FL. He was born June 2, 1966 in Lakeland, GA to the late Larry Wayne and Christine Ferrell Moore. Mr. Moore served in the United States Marine Corps and enjoyed NASCAR, fishing, Riding ATVs and socializing with family and friends. He was...
Mary Taylor Morris
Jul 19, 2015
Mary Taylor Morris, 68, of Lakeland, GA, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015 following a short illness at South GA Medical Center. She was born August 14, 1946 in Birmingham, Alabama to the late Richard Monroe Taylor and Mattie Lou Sims. She met and married the love of her life, Thomas Richard Morris, Sr., and shortly after in 1989, Mary...
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