Gary Gordon Brooker
Apr 7, 2004
Gary Gordon Brooker - 40 of Blackshear, formerly of Nashville passed away Wednesday Evening April 7, 2004 at Sadis Regional Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and had lived in Nashville for most of his life. He was of the Christian Faith. Survivors Include: Special Friend Dean Stokes, Blackshear, GA Father Lester Brooker, Sylvester, GA...
Robert Edward Jones
Apr 6, 2004
Robert E. “Bobby” Jones, Sr, Lakeland – Former Lakeland Postmaster Robert E. “Bobby” Jones, Sr., 81, passed away early Tuesday morning April 6, 2004, in the Lakeland Villa Convalescent Center following several weeks of declining health. Mr. Jones, the son of the late Henry Hampton and Elizabeth Howell Jones, was born August 30, 1922, and was a lifelong resident of...
James Franklin Delk
Apr 5, 2004
James “Frank” Delk – 72Of Lakeland passed away Monday April 5, 2004 in Louis Smith Memorial Hospital in Lakeland, GA after declining health. He was born in Homerville, GA on March 21, 1932 and had lived most of his life in Lanier County. He was a veteran serving in the United States Army and Retired from Civil Service. He was...
Samuel Martin Partin
Apr 1, 2004
Samuel M. Partin – 74 Of Lakeland, GA passed away Thursday, April 1, 2004 in South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Jeff Davis County but lived in Lakeland most of his life. He worked 20 years for Patten Milling Company before going to work at Nashville Mills where he retired. He was a member of First Baptist Church...
William Robert Blankenship
Mar 31, 2004
William R. ¡§Bill¡¨ Blankenship-72 Of Ray City, GA passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 31, 2004 at his residence following an apparent heart attack. He was born in West Palm Beach, FL and had lived in Ray City since 1988. Mr. Blankenship was a member of several Masonic Lodges, and the Hasan Shrine Temple serving as Ambassador, 3 York Rite Bodies,...
Millard Filmore Shaw
Mar 30, 2004
Millard Filmore Shaw, Sr. – 78 Of Valdosta passed away Tuesday March 30, 2004 at Brooks County Hospital after a brief illness. He was born on April 22, 1925 in Lowndes County were he lived most of his life. Mr. Shaw served in the United States Navy and was Baptist by faith. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Eugene Jack Giddens
Mar 28, 2004
Eugene Jack Giddens – 77 Of Lakeland, Ga. passed away Sunday morning March 28, 2004 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born and lived most of his life in Lanier County Ga. He served 30 years with the United States Navy retiring as Master Chief. He was preceded in death by his parents W.K. and May Crumb...
Jimmy Thomas
Mar 28, 2004
Jimmy Thomas – 67 Of Lakeland, GA passed away Sunday morning March 28, 2004 at his residence following a short battle with cancer. He was born in Lanier County, Ga. and had lived in the Lakeland area most of his life. He retired from the United States Air Force in 1977, was a member of the Veterans of Foreign War...
Edwray Crockett
Mar 24, 2004
Edwray Crockett - 64 of Lake Park, GA passed away early Wednesday morning March 24, 2004 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born in Jacksonville, FL and had lived in Lake Park most of his life. Mr. Crockett served in the United States Army Medical Core. His borther, David K. Crockett, preceded him in death. Survivors include...
Serena Nella Wilcox
Mar 22, 2004
Nella McQuaig Wilcox – 95 Of Lakeland, GA passed away Monday evening, March 22, 2004 in Louis Smith Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. She was born December 7, 1908 in Ware County where she resided until February 2002, at which time she came to Lakeland Villa. Mrs. Wilcox was a member of Winona Park United Methodist Church in Waycross....
Brian Joseph Corby
Mar 20, 2004
Brian Joseph Corby – 44 Of Valdosta passed away Friday evening March 19, 2004 at his residence. He was born June 16, 1959 in Corning, NY and had lived in the Valdosta area for the past 11 years. He retired from the United States Air Force after 20 years of service, after retirement he continued his service at Moody as...
Brian Joseph Corby
Mar 19, 2004
Brian Corby -44 of Valdosta passed away Friday, March 19, 2004 at his residence surrounded by his family Brian was born in Corning, N.Y. on June 16, 1959, the son of Donald and Darla Corby. He married Karen Dillenbeck on November 28, 1981, in Corning. Brian entered into the United Stated Air Force, where he served in the Gulf Warand...
Curtis P Melton, Jr.
Mar 19, 2004
Curtis P. Melton, Jr. –47 Passed away Friday March 19, 2004 at his residence after a sudden illness. He was born and had lived in Lowndes County for all of his life. He was a graduate of Lowndes County High School in 1977. Mr. Melton worked as a painter for Jabon and Stone, Inc. He was preceded in death by...
Lena Mae Duncan
Mar 16, 2004
Lena Mae Duncan – 91 Of Lakeland, GA passed away Tuesday afternoon March 16, 2004 at home following declining health. She was born in Fayette County, W. Virginia and had lived in Lanier County for the past 26 years. She was a member of Ray City First Baptist Church. Preceding Mrs. Duncan in death were her husband, Earl Bert Duncan,...
Sarah Vernice Batten
Mar 16, 2004
Sarah Vernice Batten – 90 Of Lakeland, GA passed away early Tuesday morning, March 16, 2004 at her residence following declining health. She was born in Charlton County, GA and had lived most of her life in Lanier County. She was a member of Lakeland United Methodist Church and attended the Lakeland Church of God. She was preceded in death...
Frances Evelyn Hopper
Mar 13, 2004
Frances Evelyn Hopper – 80 Of Adel passed away Saturday, March 13, 2004 in the Memorial Hospital of Adel after a lengthy illness. As per her request, Mrs. Hopper will be cremated, and a private memorial service will be held at a later date. Music Funeral Services of Valdosta is serving the Hopper family
Sydney Wilson
Mar 12, 2004
Sydney B. Wilson – 85 Of Valdosta passed away Friday March 12, 2004 in South Georgia Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born in Lanier County and had lived most of her life in Valdosta. She was Baptist by faith. Mrs. Wilson was preceded in death by her husband, Markis A. Wilson Survivors include: 2 Sons & Daughter-in-law...
Odis Owen Akins
Mar 12, 2004
Odis “Big O” Owen Akins – 74 Of Valdosta passed away about noon Friday March 12, 2004 in South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta. He was born March 13, 1929 in Cook County near Cecil, GA and had lived in Lowndes County, GA most of his life. He was a veteran of WW II serving his country in the U.S....
Lloyd Ulyss Lee
Mar 9, 2004
Lloyd Ulyss Lee – 60 Of Homerville, GA passed away Tuesday night, March 9, 2004 at his residence, following a battle with cancer. Mr. Lee was born to the late Will and Ruby Lee on February 4, 1944 in Clinch County where he lived and farmed most of his life. Mr. Lee was a “1962” graduate of Clinch Co. High...
Betty Ruth Bennett
Mar 6, 2004
Betty Guthrie Bennett- 69 Of Lakeland passed away at her residence in Lakeland of an apparent heart attack. She was born in Berrien County GA and had lived in Lakeland for the past several years. She was a Missionary Baptist by faith. She was preceded in death by her parents Jimmy and Pheriba Ford Guthrie, her husband Virgil Bennett, and...
