Ima Jo Garrett Lang, 86, of Valdosta, and formerly of Omega, died Wednesday, January 17, 2007, at Valdosta Fellowship Home in Valdosta. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 21, 2007, at the Omega Methodist Church. Rev. Frank Morris will officiate with burial to follow in Omega Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday, January 20, 2007, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Ms. Lang was born on May 15, 1920 in Doerun and was the daughter of H. W. "Woody" Garrett and Josie Lee Prince Garrett, both deceased. She was also preceded in death by her husband, W. L. "Bubb" Lang; one sister, Florence Garrett Wakefield; and two grandsons, Leighton Joyner and Matt Joyner.
Ms. Lang's father, owner and editor of the Doerun Courier, operated the last newspaper in Georgia in which type was set by hand. Miss Garrett's husband first met her at her father's print shop when he visited in Doerun seeking tips on running his own weekly newspaper in Omega. They later married. She was instrumental in helping her husband run the Omega News while he was in the Navy during the war and until his retirement from the newspaper after 40 years of operation in 1980.
Ms. Lang is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Dan Joyner of Valdosta; and one son, Leighton Lang of Miami, Florida.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Omega United Methodist Church, 231 Maple Street, Omega, Georgia 31775.