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Life Celebration of Peter T. Moore
Peter Thomas Moore died peacefully at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital on January 3, 2020 in Tallahassee, Florida at the age of 65. Peter is survived by his closest friend and former wife Carol A. Moore in Lakeland GA: children, Mary Joyce (19) of Chattanooga, TN, Emma (16) and Jonathan (16) in Lakeland, GA; and brothers,…
Read MoreHelen Strickland’s Life to be Celebrated.
While the Lanier County News would normally have a short article appearing in our Life Celebrations section, the passing of Helen Strickland is more noteworthy. Helen was a Lanier County News staff writer for many years and also taught Journalism at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. A Celebration of Life for Ms Helen Strickland will be…
Read MoreLife Celebration of Hattie Mae Blankenship, May 18, 1933 – December 11, 2019
May 18, 1933 – Dec 11, 2019 Hattie Mae Blakenship Of Ray City passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, December 11, 2019. She was born May 18, 1933 in Ray City, GA to the late Joseph Sirmans and Clyde Cole Fountain. Hattie worked for Publix for numerous years and was of the…
Read MoreLife Celebration of Helen Strickland, September 7, 1936 – December 19, 2019
Helen Lanier Strickland – 83 of Lakeland, GA passed away peacefully and gracefully on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at Langdale Hospice House after a lengthy illness. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, December 23, 2019 at Southside Baptist Church in Lakeland. The burial will be held at 4:00 PM…
Read MoreLife Celebration of Phyllis Nix Harper
Nashville – Phyllis (Nix) Harper (1946-2019) died surrounded by her loved ones on December 9, 2019 at her home in Nashville, GA. Phyllis was born in Berrien County to Glendon and Mary Ford Nix. She was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Church in Atkinson County, GA. She was the proud mother of her Son,…
Read MoreLife Celebration of Lee Roy “Poppie” Montgomery – 88
Naylor – Lee Roy “Poppie” Montgomery went to be with the Lord on December 8, 2019 in Lakeland, GA surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August 1, 1931 in Adel, GA to the late Alva and Lou Annie (Carter) Montgomery. Mr. Lee Roy was a veteran of The United States Marine Core. He was…
Read MoreLife Celebration for Margie Ann Joiner
Margie Ann Joiner – 75 Of Stockton passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center – Berrien Campus after a lengthy illness. She was born on March 20, 1944 in Fayetteville, NC to the late Elmer Broadwell and Emma (Brown) Cowart. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her…
Read MoreLife Celebration for Christina “Tina” Mae Gurka
Christina “Tina” Mae Gurka – 59 Of Lakeland, GA passed away Friday, November 22, 2019 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born in St. Louis, MO on March 2, 1960, to the late Paul Lee Burnett and Gladys “Micki” Ann (Roche) Roach. She retired from Louis Smith Memorial Hospital, where she worked…
Read MoreLife Celebration for Benjamin Franklin Browning
Benjamin “Ben” Franklin Browning – Of Lakeland, GA passed away on Monday December 2, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on November 17, 1964 in Lakeland, GA to the late Franklin D. Browning and Elizabeth (Bailey) Browning. Along with his father he is preceded in death by his brother, Trapper…
Read MoreLife Celebration for Emma Jean (Stracener) Cannady – 64
Of Lakeland, GA passed away on Monday December 2, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 13, 1955 in Jasper, AL to the late Fred Stracener and Dorothy (Morrison) Fender. She devoted her life to God and her family. She was a loyal employee to Lowndes County Board…
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