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Anne (Bitsy) McDonald Cooper
1943 - 2025
Anne (Bitsy) McDonald Cooper of Valdosta passed away Tuesday March 4, 2025 after a lengthy illness. Anne was born to the late Ernest J. and Virginia McDonald on May 19, 1943. Ernest and Virginia had McDonald's nursery on Alden Ave where she learned about all variegations of Camellias and Azaleas. Anne attended...
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Sandra (Ussery) Staten
1955 - 2024
Sandra Kay (Ussery) Staten, age 69, of Baxley passed away Friday, November 1. 2024 at Lumber City Care Center. Mrs. Staten was born June 27, 1955 in Rapid City, SD to the late Marvin Lucas Ussery and the late Laura Nell (Pace) Ussery; she was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald L. "Ronny" Staten. Mrs. Staten...
Lucy Acree
1929 - 2024
Lucilla "Lucy" Keigans Acree, 95, of Adel passed away Sunday, June 23, 2024, at her home. Mrs. Acree was born April 30, 1929, in Colquitt County. She graduated from Cook High School and then continued her education at Grady Hospital School of Nursing in Atlanta, earning her RN degree. Following her graduation, she...
Ruth Adkins
1929
Ruth Templeton Adkins, 95, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2024 at Baptist Village in Waycross after a period of declining health. Mrs. Adkins, the eldest child of the late Charles Ollie and Ruth Eubanks Templeton, was born in Augusta, Georgia and moved to Valdosta along with her family as a small child. In her...
Dona "Dolly" F. Aguon
1939 - 2025
Dona "Dolly" F. Aguon, age 85, of Adel, Georgia died peacefully, with family by her side, at her home in Valdosta, Georgia on February 24, 2025. She was born November 01, 1939 to Gruver and Thelma Howze. By the age of 10 yrs she was stringing tobacco so fast at the Parrish's Tobacco Barn, even the elders were...
Jayne Allen
1941 - 2024
Jayne Branch Allen, aged 83, from Valdosta, Georgia, passed away serenely on Monday, May 20, 2024, at the South Georgia Medical Center - Lanier Campus. She was born on March 27, 1941, in Lakeland, Georgia, to the late Vernie and Elsie (Conine) Branch. Throughout her early years, she served as an office manager for...
Mr. Peter Allen
1947 - 2025
Peter J. Allen, beloved teacher and coach, passed away on on Sunday, March 23rd at age 77. Peter was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1947, raised in New England and was a rabid fan of Boston sports. He loved the Celtics, Bruins and the Red Sox. Peter served in Vietnam and after college began a career in...
Joyce Anderson, Jr.
1958 - 2025
Joyce Ferdinand Anderson, Jr., better known as Jeff, died peacefully at his brother's home with family by his side on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Jeff was born in Valdosta, Georgia on February 18, 1968, to parents Joyce Ferdinand Anderson, Sr. (Fred) and Doris Emily Shaw Anderson. He attended Valwood School and...
Thomas "Tom" Armes
1960 - 2024
Thomas "Tom" Armes, Sr., 64, of Valdosta, Georgia passed away at his residence on Saturday, November 2, 2024. He was born to the late Thomas Estill Armes, Jr. and Roberta Louise (Madden) Neighbors, on May 28, 1960, in Vincennes, Indiana. Tom cherished every moment with his grandchildren, whether he was fishing by...
Shirley Baisden
1942 - 2024
Shirley Ann Baisden, age 82, of The Villages, Florida, passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 1, 1942, in Jasper, Florida, to the late John Franklin and Mary (Hunter) Smith. Shirley's educational journey included a Bachelor of Science...
Billy Barker
1938 - 2024
Mr. Billy Barker, age 86, of Valdosta, Georgia passed away on December 6, 2024 at the Lakeland Villa in Lakeland, Georgia. Mr. Barker was born in Cook County on September 1, 1938 to the late John Austin Barker and the late Martha Agnes Murphy Barker. He was the owner and operator of Dependable Upholstery in...
James Baskin
1942
James Melvin (Jim) Baskin, 82, of Ridge Manor, Florida, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2024, after courageously battling cancer. He will be remembered by family and friends for his kindness, humor, and unwavering support of those around him. Jim was born in 1942 to Vanelle and John William Baskin in Naylor,...
Gwendolyn (Gwen) Tindle Beaty
1937 - 2025
Gwendolyn (Gwen) Tindle Beaty, 87, of Ray City, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on July 30, 1937, in Columbus, Georgia, to the late Addis and Nancy Watson Tindle. Gwen retired from C&S Bank, where she served as a clerk, and was a devoted member of Northside...
Lucille Harrison Bedene
1929 - 2025
Lucille Harrison Bedene, 95 of Ray City, died on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at her residence. Mrs. Bedene was born in Peckville, PA to the late George & Nettie Smith Harrison, on December 27, 1929. Growing up in Carbondale, PA, Lucille graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School in 1948. After high school, she...
G. Norman Bennett
1936 - 2024
G. Norman Bennett, 87 of Hahira, GA. Passed away on April 20,2024 following a period of declining health. He was born May 8,1936 in Adel, GA. to the late George Wiley and Eleanor Bethene Castleberry Bennett. Norman loved Jesus Christ, his Lord and Savior, his family, his community, and his country. He was never the...
Myra Jane Holman Brice Bird
Myra Jane Holman Brice Bird of Valdosta died August 8, 2024 after a long fulfilled life with numerous friends and family members. Born in Moultrie, Georgia on August 22, 1929, she was the daughter of John Lindsay Holman and Fannie Will Hackett Holman. A graduate of Moultrie High School, Myra Jane followed family...
Rev. Dwight Bishop
1951 - 2024
Rev. Dwight Bishop, 73, of Alapaha, died Monday November 18, 2024 at his residence. He was born March 23, 1951 in Guyton, GA to the late Rev. A.E. Bishop and the late Cathryn Bullard Bishop. Bro Dwight was a retired minister in United Methodist Church and he was a faithful servant of God who preached the true living...
Carolyn Bishop
1951 - 2025
Carolyn B. Bishop, 74, of Alapaha died Friday, February 28, 2025, at her residence. She was born February 5, 1951, in Orlando, FL to the late James Roscoe Brown and the late Betty Eloise Haas. She was a homemaker and was a member of Nashville Methodist Church. In her own words, she was the wife of the best United...
Leon Blow
1939 - 2024
Leon LeRoy Blow, age 85, died Thursday, September 19, 2024 at his home in Minatare, Nebraska. Leon was born July 6, 1939 in Burlington, Vermont to Chester and Florence (Bruleigh) Blow, dairy farmers where he spent most of his childhood working on the farm in Grand Isle, Vermont. He graduated from high school in 1958...
Saundra Bobbitt
1934 - 2024
On October 9, 2024 Saundra Bobbitt passed away peacefully in her home. She was 90 years old. She cared deeply for her family, friends and neighbors. Her Grand daughters were her world. She was one who never met a stranger and just simply loved people. Saundra is survived by her daughter, Kellie Wiggins, and her...
Marty Bone, Jr.
1952 - 2024
Marty Bone, 72, of Hapeville, GA passed away June 20, 2024 in Moultrie, GA. He was born in Hapeville on March 10, 1952 to the late Clyde Lamar Bone, Sr. and Anne Ivey Bone. He graduated from Hapeville High School in 1970 then attended Valdosta State College, leaving after two years to focus on a music career. Most...
Mattie Bonnel "Nancy Willis"
1944 - 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Mattie Florence Bonnel (Nancy), who left us peacefully on September 4th, 2024 at the age of 80. Born on July 8th, 1944 in Naylor, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late William Randall Willis, and Lennie Willis (Ma).She lived a full life of love,...
Kyle Boone
1996 - 2024
With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Kyle Matthew Boone of Valdosta, Georgia, whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of manyKyle Matthew left this world on April 23, 2024 at the age of 27, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. Kyle Matthew Boone was born on June 28, 1996, in Valdosta. He worked as a...
Shirley Bradford
Shirley Faulkner Bradford-82 Of Valdosta, Georgia passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, November 25, 2024. She was born on August 4, 1942, in Statenville, Georgia to the late Joseph and Ola Rewis. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by two step- children; first husband, Lee Faulkner, siblings:...
Larry Philip Bradford
Larry Phillip Bradford, 73, of Nashville, GA, passed away on February 18, 2025, in Surprise, AZ. He proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Larry was a sign painter by trade and also worked as a draftsman . He had a deep love for animals, especially dogs, and enjoyed classic cars. His greatest joy in...
