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....
Raymond Warren Swinson
Aug 9, 2022
Raymond Warren Swinson, age 87, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away, Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, Georgia. Raymond was born October 27, 1934 in Baxley, Appling County, Georgia to the late Frankie Durden Thrower and Emory Swinson. After twenty-one years nine months and six days, Raymond retired from the United States Air Force as an Aircraft...
Kaysen Layne Townson
Aug 8, 2022
Kaysen Layne Townson – 8 Of Ray City, Georgia passed away Monday, August 8, 2022 in UF Health Shand’s Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born in Tifton, Ga to Paige Cortney Townson and the late Justin Harper. Kaysen was a fun-loving young man who enjoyed riding dirt bikes, 4-wheelers, playing Fortnite on his Play Station and X-box and...
Patricia Ann (Patsy) Smith
Aug 8, 2022
Patricia “Patsy” Ann Smith – 73 of Lakeland, Georgia passed away on August 8, 2022 in Lakeland, Georgia at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born on February 12, 1949 in Lakeland, Georgia to the late William James and Margaret (Vaughn) Royals. Ms. Patsy made her career with the Coastal Plain Area EOA, Inc. where she devoted 42...
Colleen Michelle Mauceri
Aug 7, 2022
Colleen Michelle Mauceri – 53 of Lakeland, Georgia passed away on August 7, 2022 at her residence. She was born on April 11, 1969 to the late Joseph Mauceri and Sharon (Creter) Mauceri Antonucci of Bakersfield, CA. Along with her father she is preceded in death by grandparents, her fur babies, Little Bit and P.J. Along with her mother, survivors...
Margaret Anne Shaw
Aug 6, 2022
Margaret Anne Swindle Shaw was born April 19, 1943, to the late Emory Swindle and Margaret Swindle Darsey. Following in her mother’s footsteps, she pursued a career in education. She married Loyd Shaw on June 12, 1964, and they recently celebrated 58 years of marriage When her first grandchild was born she forever became “MA” to not only her family,...
Amanda Fay Leverett Davis
Aug 6, 2022
Amanda Fay Leverett Davis, age 40, of Hahira, Georgia passed away Friday, August 5, 2022, in San Diego, California, following a courageous five-year battle with cancer. Amanda had a warrior spirit and the love of family and friends that gave her that inner strength in the most trying of times. Her horses were not just a career, they were her...
Mattie Lou Croft
Aug 6, 2022
Mattie Lou Croft, age 84, of Valdosta, Georgia passed away Saturday, August 6, 2022, at South Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness. Mrs. Croft was born August 20, 1937 in Colquitt, Georgia to the late Anna Adelle Shiver Sumner and Thomas Harvey Sumner. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who spent her life caring for others. Mrs....
Noah Mckenzie Hicks
Aug 6, 2022
Noah McKenzie Hicks, infant son of Lewis McKenzie Hicks and Coral Nicole Radney of St. Augustine, Florida gained his angel wings and flew home to Jesus on August 6, 2022 at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida. Noah was a resilient fighter from day one. His light on this world was so evident during his time on earth and he...
Valarie Guthrie Kent
Aug 6, 2022
Valarie Guthrie Kent – 93 of Greeleyville, South Carolina, formerly of Lakeland, Georgia passed away at her residence on Saturday, August 6, 2022. She was born in Nashville Georgia on May 10, 1929 to the late Pheriba Ford and James Lester “Jimmie” Guthrie. She was a master cosmetologist and worked for J C Penney as well also owned Kent’s Hair...
Evelyn "Lyn" Cowart Offutt
Aug 5, 2022
Evelyn “Lyn” Cowart Offutt, age 75, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away, Friday, August 5, 2022, at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in Lakeland, Georgia on July 3, 1947, to the late Mary Lehman Cowart and Wilburn James (WJ) Cowart. She was raised in Valdosta and was affectionately known to many as Aunt Lyn or...
Tami Bradford Tomlinson
Aug 4, 2022
Tami Bradford Tomlinson – 57 Of Lakeland, Georgia passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia after a brief illness. Tami was born April 30, 1965 in Lakeland, Georgia to the late Larry Bradford and Gladys (Corbitt) Graham. She made her career as a Certified Nursing Assistant with Berrien Nursing Center in Nashville, Georgia where...
Marian Louise Bridges
Aug 4, 2022
Marian Pickrell Bridges – 94 of Lakeland, Georgia passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2022 at her son’s home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 6, 1928 in Rushville, Indiana to the late William Harvey Pickrell and Vida Louise (Frow) Pickrell. We’ve always been so proud of her, our Mama. She lived her life on her...
George Andrew Snow
Aug 3, 2022
George Andrew Snow, age 80, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away on August 3, 2022, at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born on April 17, 1942 in Rebecca, Georgia to the late Edward and Mildred Brown Snow. He was a member of Twin Lakes Presbyterian Church in Twin Lakes and served several years as an elder. He was...
Vernelle Ferguson
Jul 31, 2022
Vernelle Ferguson – 78 Of Dasher, Georgia passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Ferguson was born January 18, 1944 in Nashville, Georgia to the late Vernie (Kirkland) and Ernest Melvin Spells. She was a hard-working lady that loved her family. She enjoyed her time working in packaging at Cracking...
Betty Jean Brown Devane
Jul 25, 2022
Betty Jean DeVane, age 76, of Dasher, Georgia, passed away, Monday, July 25, 2022, at her residence. She was born April 27, 1946, to the late Katie Louise Harrell Brown and William Jack Brown. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Mrs. DeVane made her career in the medical field where she was a trained phlebotomist before finding...
Susan Diane Palmer
Jul 25, 2022
Susan Diane Palmer – 65 Of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away, Monday, July 25, 2022, at her residence. She was born on May 18, 1957 to Rosalyn (Mize) Ridley and the late Ken Palmer. Diane loved animals of all kinds and enjoyed sitting on her porch watching and feeding them. She loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them the...
