OBITUARIES
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Mildred F. Hamm
Jul 19, 2011
Of Ray City, passed away early Tuesday morning July 19, 2011 at Louis Smith Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born July 20, 1927 in Berrien County, Georgia to the late John S. & Della Connell Fender. She worked at the Little Griffin Hospital in Valdosta, now known as South Georgia Medical Center in the Newborn Nursery and...
Evelyn Virginia Cresong
Jul 18, 2011
Evelyn V. Cresong - 73 Of Valdosta passed away Monday, July 18, 2011 at her residence after a lengthy illness. She was born in Bristol, VA on February 12, 1938 to the late William Henry & Glenna Almony Tate. Ms. Evelyn was better known as "Granny" or "Mommy". She attended Southland Church. She is preceded in death by her husband,...
Junior Brogdon
Jul 17, 2011
Junior "JR" Brogdon – 68 Of Valdosta passed away Sunday, July 17, 2011 at Heritage House Nursing Home after a brief illness. He was born on September 12 , 1942 in Berrien County to the late Lucious and Myrtice Browning Brogdon. Mr Brogdon worked with the Valdosta Fire Department for 14 years, was a longtime farmer and a over the...
Linda Sue Crosby
Jul 4, 2011
Linda Sue Crosby – 63 Of Valdosta passed away Monday, July 4, 2011 in South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on September 24, 1947 in Valdosta to the late Gerald Elliot & Dorris Annas Norris Hallman. Mrs. Crosby loved spending time with her family especially her grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Charles Hoyt Crosby. Mrs....
Jimmy Mancil
Jul 1, 2011
Jimmy Mancil – 77 Of Lakeland, passed away Friday, July 1, 2011 at his residence after a sudden illness. He was born August 19, 1933 in Lowndes County, Georgia to the late Kermit Roosevelt and Agnes Curry Mancil. He worked as General Manager with Fabwel, Inc., in Douglas for 32 years. He purchased Lakeland Oil Company in 1976 and it...
Jean H. Pafford
Jun 27, 2011
Jean H. Pafford – 75 Of Lakeland, passed away Monday, June 27, 2011 at the Langdale Place in Valdosta, Georgia where she lived for a short time. She was born November 1, 1935 in Berrien County, Georgia to the late Wilford G. and Ethel Mae Heath Hepburn. She worked as the Corporate Executive Secretary for Patten Seed Company in Lakeland,...
Donald M. Pittman
Jun 24, 2011
Donald M. Pittman Donald Martin Pittman 80, passed away Friday, June 24, 2011, at the Alleghany General Hospital in Pittsburg PA. after a short illness. He was born in Waycross, GA, on September 15, 1930 and was a current resident of McAlpin, Florida. His parents were the late Desso Pittman and Macy Beverly Pittman of Valdosta. He spent the majority...
Willis Miller
Jun 24, 2011
Willis Miller – 71 Of Fort White, Florida passed away Friday, June 24, 2011 in Lake City, Florida after a lengthy illness. He was born June 18, 1940 in Berrien County, Georgia to the late Lossie and Ava Nell Browning Miller. He was a heavy machine operator and mechanic for GA Pacific for 30 years. He is preceded in death...
Otto Lynn Kolberg
Jun 22, 2011
Otto Lynn Kolberg, 55, of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday June 22, 2011 after an automobile accident. He was born November 4, 1955, in Valdosta, Ga. to the late Patricia M. Pennington and Otto G. Kolberg of Ft. Myers, Fl. He is preceded in death by his Mother and a sister, Cynthia Watson. Mr. Kolberg was employed by Pioneer Resources. He...
Glenda Fay Jones
Jun 20, 2011
Glenda Fay Odom Jones – 57 Of Lakeland, passed away Monday June 20, 2011 in the South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born August 31, 1953 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to the late Tom and Myrtle Horton Taylor. She is a retired waitress and is Baptist by Faith. Survivors include: Son Johnny Odom Ray City, GA 3...
Edward Howard Harrison, Jr.
Jun 19, 2011
Edward Howard "Pops" Harrison, Jr. – 74 Of Valdosta passed away Sunday, June 19, 2011 at his residence. He was born on June 7, 1937 in Pitts, PA to the late Edward, Sr. & Anna Ma McCandles Harrison. He was a member of St. John's Catholic Church. Mr. Harrison is survived by his, Wife of 54 years, Donna Harrison, Valdosta,...
Patrick Ernest Harrell
Jun 19, 2011
Patrick Ernest Harrell – 67 Of Dasher passed away Sunday, June 19, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Lowndes County on June 6, 1944 to the late Wallace Emory & Carolyn Esther Thomas Harrell. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday, June 23, 2011 in the Chapel of Music Funeral Services. The family will receive friends...
Ethridge James Bennett
Jun 18, 2011
Ethridge James Bennett, Sr. – 95 Of Valdosta passed away Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Langdale Hospice House after a lengthy illness. He was born October 13, 1915 to the late John Thomas and Elizabeth Spradley Bennett in Cook County, GA. He worked with Georgia Paper Company as a truck driver for 15 years and was a member of Poplar...
Marguarite Battles Sims
Jun 18, 2011
Marguarite Battles Sims – 85 Of Gadsden, AL passed away early Saturday morning June 18, 2011 at the residence of her daughter in Lake Park, GA following a lengthy illness. She was born June 29, 1925 in Gadsden, AL where she spent most of her life. She later moved to Birmingham, AL in 2009 and recently moved to Lake Park,...
Lafaye Watley
Jun 16, 2011
Lafaye Watley – 71 Of Nashville passed away Thursday, June 16, 2011 at her residence. She was born on December 13, 1939 in Tifton, GA to the late Clayton Lamar & Onnie Mae Spradley Williams. She was a retired seamstress and owned several restaurants. She was a member of Nashville Church of God. Mrs. Watley is survived by her Husband...
Alta Ruth Monroe
Jun 16, 2011
Alta Ruth Monroe – 88 Of Valdosta passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2011 in Smith Northview Hospital. She was born on October 13, 1922 Cannelton, IN to the late William & Nellie Elder Hall. She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. She is survived by her, Daughters & Sons-n-law, Evelyn & Walter Eunice, Barbara Roxanne &...
Benjamin Clyde Barden
Jun 13, 2011
Benjamin Clyde Barden – 73 Of Valdosta passed away Monday, June 13, 2011 in Heritage House Nursing Home. He was born on February 10, 1938 in Dixie, GA to the late James Washington, Jr. and Lena Mae Scales Barden. Mr. Barden served in the United States Navy. He retired from the Valdosta Police Department after 30 years of service. He...
Howard Boyette, Sr.
Jun 12, 2011
Howard Boyette Sr. - 94 Of Lakeland, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011 at his residence after a short illness. He was born February 28, 1917 in Berrien County, Georgia to the late Johnnie C. & Ida Harnage Boyette. He is a retired farmer and was a member of First Baptist Church in Ray City, GA. Survivors include: Daughter Betty...
Edith Giddens
Jun 10, 2011
Of Lakeland passed away Friday afternoon June 10, 2011 in the Louis Smith Memorial Hospital in Lakeland after declining health for several months. She was born on March 2, 1917 in Berrien County, Georgia to the late William Allen and Mattie Watson Crosby. She was an active member Lakeland United Methodist Church where she served many children in the church...
David Allen Ratliff
Jun 6, 2011
David Allen Ratliff – 60 Of Lake Park passed away Monday, June 06, 2011 in Malcom Randall V A Medical Center in Gainesville, FL. He was born in Valdosta on May 7, 1951 to the late Allen & Millie Peterson Ratliff. Mr. Ratliff was retired from the United States Army after 19 years of service. He was of the Baptist...

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