William Dail Batchelor
Jan 17, 2023
William Dail Batchelor, age 69, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away on January 17, 2023. He was born on December 21, 1953 in Jacksonville, North Carolina to the late Rudolph and Addie (Toler) Batchelor. William was a graduate of Jacksonville High School in 1972 and while in high school he played football, basketball, baseball, and was class president. Later, in 1992,...
Robert Earl Guess Sr.
Jan 17, 2023
Robert Earl Guess, Sr. – 67 of Ray City, Ga passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born on December 2, 1955 in Quitman, Ga to the late John & Claries (Ray) Guess. Robert worked for Reames and Son Construction as a truck driver. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and riding the lawnmower....
Ricky Lamar Watson
Jan 17, 2023
Ricky Watson, age 69, of Ray City, GA passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2023 in HCA Florida Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, FL after a brief illness. He was born on July 17, 1953 in Warner Robins, GA to the late H.W. & Emogene (Moore) Watson. Ricky served his country honorably in the United States Air Force. He just simply enjoyed...
Marie Elaine Shaffer
Jan 15, 2023
Marie Elaine Shaffer, 79, of Lakeland, GA passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at Lakeland Villa Convalescent Center. Marie was born on February 19, 1943, in Cuthbert, GA; to Charles Clifford Rayburn Sr. and Margie Lee Brown Rayburn. Marie was a faithful member of First Assembly of God of Valdosta where she taught vacation bible school and sung in...
Sadie "Sally" Mary Ippolito
Jan 15, 2023
Sadie "Sally" Ippolito, born in NYC on Aug 20, 1928. She was the 16th child born to Vincenzo and Gaetana Ippolito. Sally came to Valdosta in 1961. She joined the Eastern Star Chapter in 1962. She was employed by the Valdosta Police Department; first as a School Guard for 8 ½ years, then in 1972 she moved up to the...
William "Papa Tom" Singleton
Jan 15, 2023
William “Papa Tom” Singleton – 75 of Lakeland, GA passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023 in the Community Hospice of Vidalia. He was born April 13, 1947 in Macon, GA to the late William & Laura (Lagrone) Singleton. He worked as a Union Construction Worker with Pacific Northwest. He also worked with Ray and Son Heating and Air Conditioning. Tom...
Kevin Patrick Mowery
Jan 14, 2023
Kevin Patrick Mowery – 62 Of Valdosta, Georgia passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on June 19, 1960 in Douglas, Georgia to Robert Joseph Mowery and the late Nancy Sue (Sprowles) Garrett. He enjoyed fishing, going to the VSU Softball games and was an avid Valdosta Wildcat fan. Kevin was known for...
Joseph Max Mccoy Jr.
Jan 12, 2023
Joseph Max McCoy, Jr. 64 of Valdosta, Georgia passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Thursday, January 12, 2023. Joseph was born on November 11, 1958 in Panama City, Florida to Roberta Mae and Joseph Max McCoy, Sr. Before the covid pandemic set in, He worked for the Lowndes Advocacy Resource Center as a sorter in the cardboard box division....
Patricia Diane Miley Sizemore
Jan 10, 2023
Patricia Diane Miley Sizemore, age 91 of Ray City, Georgia passed away, Tuesday, January 10, 2023 in South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, Georgia after a brief illness. Diane was born October 4, 1931 in Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia to the late Lessie Ann Guthrie Miley Futch and John David Miley Sr. She attended Berry College in Mount Berry, Georgia. She...
Dale Lee Hoffman
Jan 8, 2023
Dale Lee Hoffman, 59, of Valdosta, Georgia passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023 at South Georgia Medical Center. Dale was born on November 22, 1963 in Panama City, Florida to Michael Hoffman and Mary Wilson Cornell. He had a strong faith and walked in it daily. Dale was a devoted and loving husband and father. He took pride in...
Brad Austin Fitzgerald
Jan 7, 2023
Brad Austin Fitzgerald – 53 of Lakeland, Ga passed away January 7, 2023 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born in Homerville, GA on October 17, 1969 to Buddy Fitzgerald of Waycross, GA and the late Evelyn (Steedley) Fitzgerald. Brad worked as a truck driver for Scales for many years. He loved to drive so he could...
Janice Sumner Moore
Jan 4, 2023
Janice Sumner Moore, age 75, of Lake Park, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, Georgia after a valiant battle with cancer. She was born on February 11, 1947 in Waycross, Georgia to the late Edna Mae James Sumner and Mack Cager Sumner, Jr. She was a bookkeeper with Waycross-Ware Technical School in Waycross....
Allie Clinton Skipper
Jan 4, 2023
Allie Clinton Skipper – 85 Of Lakeland, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on November 28, 1937 to the late Glen Skipper and Alice (Dedge) Skipper Weatherington. Mr. Skipper served his country in the United States Army. After the military, he went to work in the automotive industry and later started...
Richard Benjamin Spriggs Jr.
Jan 3, 2023
Richard Benjamin Spriggs, Jr. Of Ray City, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on December 25, 1953 in Valdosta, Georgia to the late Richard Benjamin Spriggs, Sr. and Hettie Jean Spriggs. Mr. Richard served his country in the United States Navy. He worked at South Georgia Medical Center for 20 years...
Lola Bell Parker
Jan 2, 2023
Lola Bell Parker, 81, of Valdosta, GA passed away on Monday, January 2, 2023 at South Georgia Medical Center. Lola was born on March 12, 1941 in Baxley, Georgia to Jefferson Carter and Agnus Ricketson Carter. She was an active and faithful member of Trinity Assembly of God in Okeechobee, Florida and currently a member of The Rock Church in...
Thomas Nathan Dickerson
Jan 2, 2023
Thomas Nathan Dickerson, age 47 of Lake Park, Georgia passed away, Monday, January 2, 2023 at his residence surrounded by his family. Tommy was born May 13, 1975 in Shreveport, Louisiana to the late Marilyn Joyce Daniels Dickerson and Larry Dean Dickerson. He was a loving husband, Dad and brother. He enjoyed fishing and had a sweet tooth. He could...
Leilani Futch
Jan 2, 2023
Leilani Futch, 81, of Valdosta, GA passed away on Monday, January 2, 2023 at home with her daughter by her side. Leilani was born on March 30, 1941 in Honolulu, HI. Heaven gained a precious angel. God called his servant home as her reward for her faithful service to him. Medicine will say she had Alzheimer's but it was evident...
Blane Ashley Stone
Jan 1, 2023
Blane Ashley Stone, age 29 of Valdosta, Georgia passed away, Sunday, January 1, 2023 in Valdosta, Georgia. Blane was born on September 15, 1993 in Daytona Beach, Florida to Kathy Eileen Bailey Waltz and Robert Thomas Waltz of Valdosta, Georgia. She was the loving mother to Blithe Beck and enjoyed playing Mario Bro with her. She was a psychology major...
Rayford Eugene Bennett
Dec 31, 2022
Rayford Eugene Bennett, 87, of Stockton, Georgia passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022 at his home. Rayford was born on May 19, 1935 in Adel, Georgia to Ernest Bennett and Estelle Noles Bennett. Mr. Bennett served his country in the United States Army. He was a hardworking man and a “Jack of all Trades”. He enjoyed fishing, wood-working, gardening...
Frederick Shelby Moulse
Dec 29, 2022
Frederick Shelby Moulse, age 86, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022, at SGMC. He was born on May 22, 1936, in Newport, Rhode Island, to the late Frederick and Harriett (Marjiewski) Moulse. Frederick was a retired Technical Sergeant, having served proudly in the United States Air Force for 20 years as well as a veteran of the...
