Jill Diane Banks
Sep 19, 2022
Jill Banks – 63 Of Valdosta, Georgia passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, September 19, 2022, after fighting a courageous battle of cancer. She was born on August 7, 1959, in Enid, Oklahoma to Joe and Gail (Powell) Banks. Jill worked as a school counselor for the Echols County Schools before moving to the Lanier County School system,...
Shelby J. Rinkle
Sep 17, 2022
Shelby J. Rinkle, age 56, of Valdosta, passed on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, Georgia after a lengthy illness. She was born Greenwood, South Caroline on August 12, 1966. She was a bookkeeper at the Salvation Army in Valdosta prior to an automobile accident that ended in her retirement. Survivors include her loving husband of...
Caroline Margaret Bassford
Sep 17, 2022
Caroline Margaret Bassford, age 59, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away, Saturday, September 17, 2022 at her residence after a brief illness. Caroline was born on July 26, 1962 in Miami, Florida to the late Caroline Sims Bassford and Ralph H. Bassford, Jr. Caroline worked for years as a medical office assistant. She was preceded in death by her mother, the...
Johnny "Craig" Hutchinson
Sep 16, 2022
Johnny “Craig” Hutchinson, age 51, of Valdosta, Georgia, died on Friday, September 16, 2022. He was born on June 29, 1971 to Edna Marie Hiers Hutchinson and Sammy Lee Hutchinson in Valdosta, Georgia. Craig was an accomplished fisherman, a loving husband, father and he was a successful businessman. Craig received Christ at an early age as his Lord and Savior...
Doris Naomi Ganas
Sep 16, 2022
Doris Naomi Hendley Ganas, age 93, of Lakeland, Georgia, passed away Friday, September 16, 2022. She was born on December 24, 1928 to the late Manasseh “Nass” and Lilla Mae Pierce Hendley by Dr. Lewis Smith in Lanier County. She dedicated her life to helping others professionally and personally. She was a member of Unity United Methodist Church. “As a...
William "Bill" Rhett Davis Jr.
Sep 15, 2022
William “Bill” Rhett Davis, Jr. – 60 Of Lakeland, Georgia passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on September 18, 1961 in Newport News, West Virginia to Janice (Fulmer) Davis and the late William Rhett Davis, Sr. Bill loved going to dirt track races and spending time with his buddies. Along with...
Jewell Dean Lee Gaskins
Sep 14, 2022
Jewell Dean Lee Gaskins, age 90, of Lakeland, Georgia, passed away, September 14, 2022 at South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, after a brief illness. She was born on March 2, 1932 to the late Ruby Tomlinson Lee and Will Lee in Lakeland, Georgia. She retired from the State of Georgia as an Adult Protective Services Social Worker in Nashville, Georgia,...
Nettie Lee Allen
Sep 9, 2022
Nettie Lee Allen – 90 Of Lakeland, Georgia passed away on Friday, September 9, 2022 at Berrien Nursing Center, Nashville, Georgia. She was born on April 12, 1932 in Naylor, Georgia to the late Horace William Hall and Bertha Lou (Alredd) Hall. She loved her family more than anything in the world. Along with her parents, she is preceded in...
Lige "Bud" Cook Jr.
Sep 8, 2022
Lige “Bud” Cook, Jr. – 83 Of Lakeland, Georgia passed away at his residence Thursday morning, September 8, 2022 after a lengthy illness. He was born August 15, 1939 in Lakeland, Georgia to the late Versie (Harrell) and Lige Bud Cook, Sr. Bud was a lifelong resident of Lakeland, Georgia where he made his career in the automotive industry as...
Albert Francis Carter Sr.
Sep 4, 2022
Albert Francis Carter, Sr. 85 of Valdosta, GA passed away early Sunday, September 4, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Carter was born February 10, 1936 in Valdosta, GA to the late Dorsey Lee and Evelyn Willis Carter. Albert is veteran having served in the United States Army. He enjoyed working with wood and was an accomplished master craftsman and construction...
Carolyn Mae Williams
Sep 1, 2022
Carolyn Mae Williams, 85, of Morven, Georgia passed away Thursday afternoon, September 1, 2022 at her residence after a brief illness. Mrs. Williams was born in Charlotte, North Carolina to the late Johnny Mae (Austin) and Claud D. Eller on October 6, 1936. She made her career as a caregiver, sitting with the elderly. This is just one of the...
Georgina White
Sep 1, 2022
Georgina White - 75, of Valdosta, Georgia passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at South Georgia Medical Center. Georgina was born November 2, 1946 to the late William Charles and Marjorie Hook in Chelmodiston, England. Mrs. White enjoyed going to flea markets, arts and crafts and loved watching “Westerns”. She lived in England until she was 30 years old...
Carole Hicks
Aug 29, 2022
Carole Hicks, age 66, of Valdosta, Georgia passed away Monday morning, August 29, 2022 at her residence following an extended illness. She was born in Moultrie, Georgia on December 2, 1955 to the late Myrtle Annie Griffin Hicks and Jack Elwood Hicks. Carole had many talents. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, knitting, crocheting, and most of all playing the piano, bass...
Gail E. Stookey
Aug 25, 2022
Gail E. Stookey – 65 Of Hahira, Georgia passed away at her home on Thursday, August, 25, 2022 after a brief illness. Mrs. Stookey was born October 6, 1956 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Betty Joe (Wilkes) and Ralph Hardy Thomas. She found great satisfaction in caring for others and made that her life’s work. Mrs. Stookey enjoyed spending...
Roy G. Smith
Aug 22, 2022
Roy G. Smith – 78 Of Valdosta, Georgia passed away Monday, August 22, 2022 at Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta, Georgia following a lengthy illness. Mr. Smith was born June 20, 1944 in Douglas, Georgia to the late Bessie Alline (Smith) and Jeff Wilkerson. He was an avid Georgia Bulldogs and Atlanta Braves fan. Above all else he was a...
Allan Harold Floyd
Aug 22, 2022
Allan Harold Floyd – 79 Of Lakeland, Georgia passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born on January 31, 1943 in Cedar Rapids, IA to the late Harold Richard Floyd and Pauline Floyd. Mr. Floyd served his country in the United States Air Force for over 20 years as...
Wendell Wayne Pierce
Aug 18, 2022
Wendell Wayne Pierce, age 77, of Lake Park, Georgia passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022, surrounded by his family at the Langdale Hospice House following a short illness. Mr. Pierce was born September 12, 1944 in Thomasville, Georgia to the late Esther Mae Chastain Cain and the late Luther Littleton Pierce. He was a loving dad, granddad, and great-granddad. Mr....
Kenneth C. "Ken" Klanicki
Aug 18, 2022
Kenneth C. “Ken” Klanicki, 79 of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 18, 2022. He was born on June 6, 1943 in Rochester, Pennsylvania to the late Chester J. and Maria Martanik Klanicki. Ken was a 1961 honors graduate of Aliquippa (PA) High school where he played 1st clarinet in the AHS marching band and was 1st chair...
Wesley Rhymes Maples
Aug 17, 2022
Wesley Rhymes Maples, age 29, of Lake Park, Georgia, passed away, Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. Wesley was born January 6, 1993 in Valdosta, Georgia to Shannon Stump Bazemore and James Edward Maples, III. Wesley was a 2011 Lowndes High School graduate. He loved skateboarding, playing guitar, listening to vinyl records and...
Annie Mae Perdue Gattie
Aug 12, 2022
Annie Mae Perdue Gattie was born on May 20th, 1934 in Roanoke, Virginia. She went by the name Ann or affectionately called Granny Ann or Ms. Ann. Her parents were: mother, Betty Mae Perdue and her father, Beverly Perdue. Her mom passed the day after Ann was born leaving her to be raised by her grandparents, Johnny and Florence Perdue....
