Category: Obituaries

Ms. Otha Laurie, 91, who was an entrepreneur and a lifelong resident of Madison, passed away on Monday, March 19. Ms. Laurie was a faithful member of Crossroads Missionary Baptist Church, in…

Rev. Richard Quackenbush, 66, passed away on Sunday, March 18, in Marietta, Ga. Rich was born on Feb. 16, 1952, in Point Pleasant, NJ, to Fred and Jessie Geddes Quackenbush. Rich was…

Mr. John Thomas “Sonny” Douglas, 83, of Madison (formerly of Douglas, Ga.) passed away on Friday, March 16, at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, in Tallahassee. Mr. Douglas was born on July 16, 1934, in Douglas,…

Sondra Latrelle Moore, 58, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 14, in West Palm Beach, Fl. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 24, at 11 a.m. at Architillery Missionary Baptist…

Esther Marie Tolliver Grant, 81, passed unexpectedly in Tampa, on Sunday, March 18. A native of Montgomery, Al., Mrs. Grant was the widow of William T. Grant III. She was a graduate…

Sondra Latrelle Moore, 58, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 14, in West Palm Beach, Fl. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 24, at 11 a.m. at Architillery Missionary Baptist…

C.J. Blanton Jr. 79, passed away on Thursday, March 8 at his home in Madison. Blanton was born August 10, 1938, in Sirmans, Fl. to C.J Blanton Sr. and Ruby Smith Blanton….

John Thomas “Sonny” Douglas, 83, of Madison passed away on Friday, March 16, at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, in Tallahassee. Mr. Douglas was born on July 16, 1934, in Douglas, Ga., to the late Elisha Douglas,…

Buford “Claude” Kelly, of Perry, passed away on Saturday, March 10. Claude was born on March 7, 1942, to Buford and Dorothy Louise Kelly, in Quincy. Claude grew up in Woodville and…

Marion Marie Carter, 83, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, in Valdosta. Marie was born on July 13, 1934, in Lee, to James Andrew Thomas and Josie Webb Sterling. She was of…

Mrs. Jessie Bell Thompson James, 99, finished her earthly course on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. A lifelong Madison County resident, she was a retired plywood factory employee and a longtime member of…

Jacobus DeJonge, 78, was born in Zaan Dam, Holland, on Feb. 8, 1940 and passed away at home on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in Lee. After graduation from the Dutch Merchant Marine…

Michael S. Smithie, 42, passed away on Friday, March 2, in Madison. He was born to Patricia Smithie and the late John David Smithie, on March 10, 1975, in Quitman, Ga. He…

Mary Wolf, 86, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 6, after a long illness. She was born on May 12, 1930, to Joe and Nancy Loper, in Davie, Fl. Mary was preceded in…

Gloria Jean Hart, 73, passed away on Thursday, March 1, at South Georgia Medical Center, in Valdosta. Jean was born in Madison County, where she was a lifelong resident. She was an…

Darold Gene Kelly, 85, died Tuesday, Feb. 27, at South Georgia Medical Center, in Valdosta. Darold was born in Indianapolis, In. and grew up in Waldron, In., where he graduated from Waldron…

Mary Lou Leggett Trotter, 89, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at Cross City Rehab and Healthcare. Mary was born Apr. 10, 1928, to Charles Lamar Leggett, Jr. and Hampie Nancy Surrency Leggett….

Mrs. Janice Haines Brown, age 83, passed away Thursday, Feb. 15, in Tallahassee. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 20 in the Greenville Baptist Church with burial at…

Thomas P. Moffses, Sr., 76, passed away on Monday, Feb. 5, in Madison. Tom was born Feb. 9, 1941, in Philadelphia, Pa. to Dr. Garabed Herbert Moffses and Elizabeth Moffses (Griffin). Tom…

Kenneth Shartran, 67, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 6. Kenneth was born in Rochester, NY. Ken enjoyed running the auction house, camping and ice hockey. Kenneth was preceded in death by his…