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Otis Jerry Jerald Bryant

Otis Jerry Jerald Bryant

Apr 1, 2005

Odis Jerald Bryant Jerry – 68 Of Quinlan, TX passed on to his heavenly home Friday evening, April 1, 2005, following a lengthy illness. He fought a courageous battle and will be deeply missed. His legacy to his wife and three sons was his unfailing capacity for unconditional love. Jerry had a great love for Paleontology, the art of Bonsai,...

Margaret Elizabeth Hall

Margaret Elizabeth Hall

Mar 28, 2005

Margaret E. Hall Margaret E. Hall, 81, Lakeland, passed away early Monday morning March 28, 2005, at Lakeland Villa Convalescent Center after a lengthy illness. She was born in Ware County and had lived in Lakeland most of her life. She worked at Hall’s Department store in Lakeland with her mother and father-in-law; she also worked in civil service at...

Margaret Leaf

Margaret Leaf

Mar 21, 2005

Margaret ‘Peggy’ Leaf RAY CITY — Margaret “Peggy” Leaf, 53, of Ray City, passed away Monday, March 21, 2005, in Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville after a lengthy illness. She was born Sept. 27, 1951, in Pulaski, Va., and had lived in Ray City for the past 14 years. She was a member of the Knights Memorial Church. She was...

David James Mclean

David James Mclean

Mar 19, 2005

David James McLean – 57 Of Valdosta passed away Saturday, March 19, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Oscoda, Mi on May 17, 1947 to the late James and Laura McLean. He had lived in Valdosta since 1982. Mr. McLean worked as a Harley Davidson Mechanic for many years but the past...

Virginia Wilkerson

Virginia Wilkerson

Mar 17, 2005

Virginia “Ginnie” Wilkerson – 70 Of Valdosta passed away Thursday Afternoon March 17, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born August 19, 1934 in Havana, Fl. to the late David and Margaret Wiggins. During Most of her life she lived and worked in Adel as a Bank Teller at Farmers and Merchants Bank. She...

Elaine Reaves

Elaine Reaves

Mar 16, 2005

Elaine Reaves – 61 Of Valdosta passed away Wednesday March 16, 2005 in South Georgia Medical after a brief illness. She was born on March 18, 1943 to the late Elijah Owen and Mary Cobb Palmer in Pavo, Georgia and had lived in Valdosta for the past 28 years. She had worked in Civil Service more than 25 years serving...

Charlie Carter

Charlie Carter

Mar 6, 2005

Charlie Carter -86 Of Valdosta, Passed away late Sunday evening March 6, 2005 in South Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Carter was born in Valdosta to the late Hiram and Pearl Storey Carter and had lived here all of his life. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lommie Lou Lightsey Carter. Being a farmer all his life, he enjoyed...

Kenneth Earl London

Kenneth Earl London

Mar 5, 2005

Kenneth E. London – 72 Of Homerville, GA passed away early Saturday morning March 5, 2005 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born in Bransford, TN to the late Sydney Allen and Nettie Lou Bradley London. He served his country in the Marines and Air Force before retiring in 1971. Because of a tremendous work ethic he...

Retired Chief Master Sergeant Perry L. Hoffman

Retired Chief Master Sergeant Perry L. Hoffman

Mar 3, 2005

Retired Chief Master Sergeant Perry L. Hoffman - 46 of Valdosta, Ga. passed away Thursday Evening March 3, 2005 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born in Flint, Michigan on May 28, 1958. He served in the United States Air Force for 28 years. While serving his country he and his wife moved around the world seeing...

James Orville Smith, Sr.

James Orville Smith, Sr.

Feb 27, 2005

James O. Smith, Sr. – 65 Of Valdosta passed away Sunday Morning February 27, 2005 at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Metter, Ga. after a Sudden Illness. He was born on January 28, 1940 in Homerville, Ga. to the late Virgil and Lola Smith. Mr. Smith had lived in Valdosta for most of his life. He worked with Owens-Illinois for...

Mary Kent Pressley

Mary Kent Pressley

Feb 26, 2005

Mary Kent Pressley – 84 Of Lakeland passed away Saturday February 26, 2005 in the Louis Smith Memorial Hospital in Lakeland from an apparent heart attack. She was born in Berrien County, Georgia and had lived in Lakeland most of her life. She was a nurses aid, but will be best known for her love for flower gardening outdoors. She...

Mannis D. Blanton

Mannis D. Blanton

Feb 25, 2005

Mannis D. Blanton – 81 Of Valdosta, GA passed away Friday morning, February 25, 2005 in South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Mr. Blanton remained very active during his retirement. He was born in Berrien County Georgia and lived in Valdosta most of his life. He was the last surviving child of Lattie A. and Onnie M. Brogdon...

Evelyn Clifton

Evelyn Clifton

Feb 24, 2005

Evelyn Clifton – 75 Of Lakeland passed away Thursday evening February 24, 2005 at Louis Smith Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Jesup, Ga. to the late Bill and Early Williamson. Mrs. Clifton lived in Valdosta for most of her life before moving to Lakeland about 5 year ago. She was preceded in death by 4...

Viola Preston

Viola Preston

Feb 24, 2005

Viola Preston – 62 Of Lakeland passed away Thursday, February 24, 2005 in Crestwood Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. She was born on March 31, 1942 to the late Charles & Eulea Pittman in Berrien County and had lived in Lakeland most of her life. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors Include: Daughter Sharon Dewitt, Ft....

Evelyn Clifton

Evelyn Clifton

Feb 24, 2005

Evelyn Clifton – 75 Of Lakeland passed away Thursday evening February 24, 2005 at Louis Smith Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Jesup, Ga. to the late Bill and Early Williamson. Mrs. Clifton lived in Valdosta for most of her life before moving to Lakeland about 5 year ago. She was preceded in death by 4...

William E. Joiner

William E. Joiner

Feb 23, 2005

William Joiner – 89 Of Stockton passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2005 in Crestwood Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. He was born on May 2, 1915 to the late John M. & Bertha Young Joiner in Alabama. He had lived in Quitman for before moving to Stockton in 1979. He was Baptist by faith. Survivors Include: Spouse Vera Stewart...

Ellen Valentine Wainright Middlebrooks

Ellen Valentine Wainright Middlebrooks

Feb 20, 2005

Ellen Valentine Altman Wainright Middlebrooks Mrs. Middlebrooks, age 84 and a resident of Valdosta, Georgia, died Sunday, February 20, 2005 after a lengthy illness. For the past four years, she had made her home at The Presbyterian Home in Quitman, Georgia residing in the McElroy wing where she served as President of the Residents Council. Mrs. Middlebrooks was a native...

Myrtle Knight

Myrtle Knight

Feb 20, 2005

Myrtle Knight -79 Of Lakeland, passed away Sunday February 20, 2005 evening in Louis Smith Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born December 12, 1925 in Clinch County to the late Gilford and Harriet Browning Fender. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Rufus Knight, and two Sons, Walton Hayward Knight, and John Avery Knight, Great...

Robert Phillips

Robert Phillips

Feb 15, 2005

Robbie Phillips – 27 Of Lakeland passed away Tuesday February 15, 2005 in Louis Smith Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born on July 3, 1977 in Augusta, Georgia and had lived in Lakeland most of his life. Mr. Phillips was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Survivors Include: Father Charles Ander Phillips, Lakeland, GA Mother Judy M....

Morris Clinton Register

Morris Clinton Register

Feb 15, 2005

Morris C. Register -71 Of Valdosta, Passed away early Tuesday February 15, 2005 in Lake Haven Nursing Home after a brief illness. Mr. Morris was born in Hamilton County, FL on May 3, 1933 to the late O.K. and Gertrude Spellers Register. Mr. Register had a great love for writing songs and playing many string instruments. He was preceded in...

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