Salvatore Paul Papa III

Salvatore Paul Papa III, 53, of Valdosta, passed away Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010, at Langdale Hospice House after a brief illness. Mr. Papa was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Aug. 15, 1957, to the late Salvatore Paul Jr. and Doris Roth Radosta. He was a Retired Veteran from the United States Air Force and Catholic by faith.

Survivors include: son and daughters-in-law Nathan and (Erica) Lehman of Poulan, Ga., Alexander Salvatore Paul (Kristin) of Valdosta, Ga., Brian Timothy Papa and Melissa Joy Brown of Valdosta, Ga.; daughter Victoria Joy Papa of Valdosta, Ga.; grandchildren London Alexandria Papa and Talyn Haylee Lehman; sisters Rosemary Spallino-Verga of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Dee Melvin of Wade,  N.C., Elizabeth Vasquez of Valpraiso, Ind., Debra Ann Carrero of N.J., and brother Anthony Papa of Islip, N.Y.

A Memorial Service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 13, 2010, in the Bemiss United Methodist Church. Sympathy may be expressed online at www.musicfuneralservices.com. — Music Funeral Services of Valdosta.