Sarah Ruth Courson
May 5, 2008
Sarah Courson – 81 Of Valdosta passed away Monday, May 5, 2008 at her home in Live Oak, FL. Mrs. Courson was born on August 26, 1926, after her father George Washington Duggan immigrated to America from Ireland as a young boy. Mrs. Courson's father and mother, Trudie Lou Woods, married and had 8 children of which Sarah was the...
Ben Dixon
May 3, 2008
Ben Dixon- 76 Of Valdosta passed away Saturday, May 3, 2008, at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Brooks County on January 30, 1932 to the late A.J. and Josie Hunter Dixon. He was retired from Winnersville Roofing were he worked as a roofer and was Baptist by faith. He was preceded in death...
Audrey Carter
May 3, 2008
Audrey W. Carter- 79 Of Cecil, Georgia passes away Saturday, May 3, 2008, at the Langdale Hospice House. After owning and operating Carter's Grocery Store in Cecil, Georgia for many years she retired in 1987. Mrs. Carter was an avid gardener and loved working in her yard. She was a charter member for fifty years of Hahira Church of God....
Randy "R" Hodge
Apr 23, 2008
Randy "R" Hodge – 55 Of Valdosta passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born in Trenton, Michigan on March 6, 1953 to the late Orie Norman & Caroline Howard Hodge. Mr. Hodge was a lifetime member of the Disable Veterans, VFW, and the American Legion, Post 224. He was Baptist by...
Frances Wilson Johnson
Apr 22, 2008
Frances W. Johnson – 89 Of Valdosta passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2008 in Lakehaven Nursing Home after a recent bout with pneumonia. Frances was born on June 16, 1918 in Douglas, GA. to the late Frank W. & Eleanor Smith Wilson of Valdosta, GA. Frances Johnson was a member of the First Christian Church. As a young girl she...
Elizabeth Fender Bennett Hughes
Apr 21, 2008
Of Homerville, passed away Monday, April 21, 2008 at Clinch Memorial Hospital in Homerville, Georgia. She was born July 28, 1917 in Lanier County, Georgia to the late Gilford and Harriett Browning Fender. She was a homemaker and was of the Church of God Faith. She is preceded in death by her husband James Hughes, a son Clyde Bennett, 3...
Mitchell David Boyd
Apr 21, 2008
Of Naylor, passed away Monday morning, April 21, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born November 13, 1927 in Berrien County, Georgia to the late Albert and Ada Moore Boyd. He was a retired farmer. He is preceded in death by 2 sisters Lucille Giddens and Bernice Zentel, 2 brothers Jasper Boyd and Chester Boyd. Survivors include: Wife...
David B. Grizzle
Apr 19, 2008
David B. Grizzle – 35 Of Valdosta passed Saturday evening, April 19, 2008, at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born on June 28, 1972, in Columbus, GA. David graduated from Ware County High School in 1990 and continued his education at the West Point Military Academy where he graduated in 1994. While attending high school and college,...
David Johnston
Apr 16, 2008
Of Lakeland, passed away Wednesday morning, April 16, 2008 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born March 8, 1934 in Sault St. Marie, Michigan to the late Lester James King and Catherine Roach Johnston. He worked for Coastal Detroit Diesel as a Warranted Administrator. He was a member of the Good Neighbors Auto Club, Tri-State Model RR...
George Joseph Kelly
Apr 15, 2008
Of Ray City passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at Louis Smith Memorial Hospital after a very brief illness. He was born to the late Robert R. and Alice Tylus Kelly on December 21, 1945 in North Tonawanda, New York. He was a retired U.S. Air Force veteran with 22 years of service to our country. He was a member...
Marylin D. Stanley
Apr 12, 2008
Marylin D. Stanley – 65 Of Wrightsville, Ga passed away Saturday, April 12, 2008 at the Berrien County Hospital after a sudden illness. Mom was born on January 12, 1943 in Berrien County to the late B.D and Mary Ruth Avery Cribb. She was a member of Brown Memorial Baptist Church in Wrightsville, GA. and was known as the "Avon...
John B. "Benny" Pafford
Apr 11, 2008
John B. "Benny" Pafford, Sr. – 73 Of Lakeland passed away Friday, April 11, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness as the result of a motor vehicle accident. He was born on October 14, 1934 to the late Leo & Georgia "Dump" Pafford in Lanier County where he lived all of his life. He served our...
Lucile Mcdonald
Apr 11, 2008
Of Ray City, GA passed away late Friday night April 11, 2008 in the Berrien County Hospital in Nashville, GA after a brief illness. She was born near Waycross GA lived in Jacksonville, FL during her early life. She also lived in Arizona, Alabama, Missouri and Mississippi before settling in Ray City, GA. She was a volunteer in local library....
James Wesley Sirmans
Apr 10, 2008
James Wesley Sirmans – 79 Of Nashville, passed away Thursday morning April, 10, 2008 at the Berrien Nursing Center. He was born July 9, 1928 in Jasper, Florida to the late John and Flora Mattox Sirmans. He spent 20 years in the United States Air Force and served in Korea and Vietnam. He later worked in Retail Management and was...
Mary Herschelleen Hartley
Apr 8, 2008
Of Lakeland, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at the Lakeland Villa Convalescent Center after a lengthy illness. She was born in Coffee County, Georgia to the late Herschel and Mary Nell Anderson Carver. She worked as a waitress and was a member of the Church of God. Survivors include: Husband George J. Hartley Lakeland, GA Daughter Brandy Joeleen Story...
Mabel Atwell
Apr 8, 2008
Of Winter Garden, Florida, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at the Health Center Park Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was born November 11, 1933 in Berrien County, Georgia to the late Noah and Lavie Fountain Chaney. She was a waitress and Baptist by Faith. She is preceded in death by her husband Earl Atwell, 6 Brothers; Clifford...
Cathy Miller
Apr 5, 2008
Cathy Miller – 48 Of Valdosta passed away Saturday, April 5, 2008 in Smith Northview Hospital after a sudden illness. She was born in Orlando, FL on April 14, 1959 to Thomas & Judy Ann Woodward. Mrs. Miller was a first grade school teacher at Quitman Elementary School for 26 years. She enjoyed teaching and could not wait to get...
Linda Johns Larrimore
Apr 3, 2008
Linda Johns Larrimore – 65 Of Valdosta, GA passed away Thursday, April 3, 2008 in Early Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born in Lowndes County on October 18, 1942 to the late James Edward and Mary Thompson Johns. She was a member of the Apostolic House of Prayer. She is preceded in death by her son, Travis...
Mary Lou Parson
Apr 2, 2008
Of Nashville, passed away Wednesday evening April 2, 2008 at the Berrien County Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born in Cullman County, Alabama to the late Eursie and Vera Abbott Gaither. She worked as a seamstress at Nashville Textile for many years until her retirement. She is Holiness by Faith and a member of the Little Block Holiness...
Daniel "Danny" Grimes
Apr 1, 2008
Daniel "Danny" Grimes – 54 Of Valdosta passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born on February 9, 1954 in Corpus Christi, Texas to the late Claude R. Grimes and Marie Grimes. Mr. Grimes served 8 years in the United States Navy before working with Civil Services for 27 years and finally...
