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Makayla Maria Mcvey
Jun 13, 2021
Makayla Maria McVey – 31 Of Valdosta, Georgia passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 13, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. Makayla was born on March 27, 1990 to Dana and Carolyn (Lorenz) McVey in Cape Canaveral, Florida. She enjoyed cooking, shooting guns, and especially loved her children. Survivors include her loving parents, Dana and Carolyn McVey of Palm Coast,...
Bobby Neil Stracener
Jun 12, 2021
Bobby Neil Stracener, age 78 of Valdosta, Georgia, died June 12, 2021 at The Fellowship Home at Brookside after a lengthy illness. He was born on May 8, 1943 in Double Springs, Alabama to the late Dorothy Virginia Morrison and Fred Stracener. Bobby was the owner of Stracener and Sons Construction; he enjoyed fishing in the Gulf of Mexico and...
Henry Albert Harnage
Jun 10, 2021
Henry “Albert” Harnage – 80 of Lakeland, Georgia died on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at his home. He was born on January 11, 1942 in Nashville, Georgia to the late Stancy Hilda Ray and George Harnage. Mr. Harnage was a loving father who loved his family. He also loved going to church, singing gospel music, playing his guitar and being...
Dorsey Dean Mallow
Jun 8, 2021
Dorsey Dean Mallow – 85 of Valdosta, Georgia passed away on June 8, 2021 at Lake Haven Nursing home surrounded by his family. He was born in Floydada, Texas on November 23, 1935 to the late Lester Lee Mallow and Johnnie (Reasoner) Terrell. Dorsey enjoyed woodworking, gardening, especially growing vegetables. He was a Mason, Shriner, and a member of the...
Sarah "Blondie" Davis
Jun 6, 2021
Sarah “Blondie” Davis, age 70 of Naylor, Georgia, died Sunday, June 6, 2021 at her residence. Blondie was born on June 21, 1950, in Naylor, Georgia to the late Mary White Monk and Dallas David Cook, Sr. She was employed by the Lanier County Board of Education as a Bus Driver and to this day her former students refer to...
Maria Rita "Sheila" Gregory
Jun 2, 2021
Maria Rita “Sheila”Gregory – 52 of Valdosta passed away early Wednesday Morning, June 2, 2021 in the South Georgia Medical Center. Maria was born in the Philippines to Danny and Avelina Hernandez on January 11, 1969. She was employed in Guest Services at Quality Inn in Valdosta. She was preceded in death by her father Danny Hernandez. Survivors include: Husband,...
Martha Francis Neugent
Jun 1, 2021
Martha Francis Neugent of Lakeland, Georgia passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2021 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born April 3, 1936 to the late Mary Kathleen and Benjamin Franklin Bruce in Gainesville, Georgia. Mrs. Neugent served as Clerk of Superior Court and Juvenile Court for over 32 years and became the first woman to serve in...
Marilyn Ann Turner
Jun 1, 2021
Marilyn Turner – 72 of Valdosta passed away at her residence on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. She was born on July 12, 1948 to the late Mary Dell Kent and Lawton Hughes. She was a bookkeeper for Regional EMS. Marilyn was a loving mother, grandmother enjoyed cooking and was best known for her baking. She loved to fish but most...
Christopher Wayne Alan Eriquezzo
May 29, 2021
Christopher Wayne Alan Eriquezzo, age 26, of Atlantic Beach, Florida, died, Saturday, May 29, 2021 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Christopher was born on November 29, 1994 to the late Douglas Bradley Eriquezzo and Melanie Ann Daniel of Athens, Georgia, who survives. He was the owner and operator of Choice Tile and...
Jack Edward Johnson Sr.
May 28, 2021
Jack Edward Johnson, Sr. – 85 of Valdosta, GA passed away Friday, May 28, 2021 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born on December 28, 1935 in Fitzgerald, GA to the late Edward & Maebell (Griffis) Johnson. He served his country proudly in the United States Marine Corps. Mr. Johnson retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad as a...
Shirley Davis Frier
May 27, 2021
Shirley Frier - 83 of Valdosta, Georgia died on May 27, 2021, at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman, Georgia. She was born on May 27, 1938 to the late Julian Cecil Davis, Sr and Ann Bludsworth Simmons. She was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking, riding in the country, mountains. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother who loved the Lord....
Betty Irene Nobles
May 27, 2021
Betty Irene Nobles, - 64 of Pearson, Georgia passed away Thursday, May 27, 2021 at her home. She was born on August 13, 1957 to the late Annie Bryant and Johnnie Abron Odom in Lakeland, Georgia. She was a loving wife, mother, and Grandmother who never met a stranger. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by her...
William Burke Garrett Jr.
May 25, 2021
William Burke Garrett, Jr., age 84, of Naylor, Georgia, died May 25, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born to the late Jeanette Hobbs and William Burke Garrett, Sr. in Mary Alice Kentucky on September 7, 1936. After completing high school, he joined the United States Air Force where he achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant....
William (Bill) James Boyd Jr.
May 25, 2021
William (Bill) James Boyd, Jr., age 55, of Naylor, Georgia, died Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at home surrounded by his loved ones. Bill was born on December 12, 1965, in Hahira, Georgia to Jessie Marie Spikes of Naylor, Georgia and the late William James Boyd, Sr. He was a superintendent with his family business Steel-n-square. He enjoyed fishing, racing, loved...
James Levis Dasher
May 23, 2021
James Levis Dasher – 57 Of Orange Park, Florida passed away on Sunday May 23, 2021 at Baptist Medical Center South in Jacksonville. He was born in Valdosta to the late Clifford and Mildred (Crews) Dasher on May 12, 1964. Levis received a Master’s Degree in Music Education from Valdosta State College and was employed as a music teacher with...
Patricia Juanita O'Steen Carnley
May 23, 2021
Patricia Juanita O’Steen Carnley – 65 of Japer, Florida passed away on May 23, 2021. She was born July 30, 1955 in Lakeland, Florida to the late Lewis Otto and Jessie Nadine (Rowland) O’Steen. She was a faithful member of the Ray City Holiness Church. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by her loving husband, Johny Carnley....
Swenson Bennett
May 21, 2021
Swenson Bennett, aged 72, of Stockton, Georgia, passed away Friday, May 21st, 2021 after a lengthy illness while being cared for at home. He was born on July 16th, 1948 in Stockton, Georgia to the late William Aubrey Bennett and Lillie Mae Courson Bennett. Swenson was a 1966 graduate of Lanier County High School. Following high school, he moved to...
James Thomas Sapp
May 21, 2021
James “Thomas” Sapp, age 65, of Nashville passed away on Friday, May 21, 2021 at Citrus Memorial Hospital, in Inverness, FL. Mr. Sapp was born on January 29, 1956 to the late Hazel Marie Kilpatrick and William Thomas Sapp in Willacoochee, GA. Thomas worked as a cabinet maker and owner/operator of Sapp Custom Cabinets. He was a loving husband and...
Diana Carol Allen-Ross
May 20, 2021
Diana Carol Allen-Ross -54 Of Lakeland, Georgia passed away at her home on Thursday, May 20, 2021. She was born on November 29, 1966 to the late Frank Harrell Allen and Carolyn Joette (Griner)Allen in Valdosta, Georgia. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Troy State University. Diana was an animal lover who never turned down a stray. Along with her...
William Henry Branch Jr.
May 19, 2021
William Henry Branch Jr. – 57 Of Lakeland, Georgia passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on June 17, 1963 in Lakeland, Georgia to the late William Henry Branch Sr. and Nadine (Livingston) Branch. He was a graduate of Lanier County High School, Class of 1981 where he was elected Senior Class President....
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