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Cooper Brice Cooper
Jun 26, 2025
Cooper Brice Cooper, age 39, of Valdosta, passed from this life on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at Regency Critical Hospital in Macon. He was born in Valdosta on October 28, 1985.
Cooper was a graduate of McEachern High School in Powder Springs, GA. He worked for the City of Valdosta and was a member of First Baptist Church of Marietta. Known...
Neil A. Lennard
Jul 17, 2025
Neil A. Lennard, 71, of Lake Park, passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2025, following a long illness. No services will be held.
Berton Tensley Belcher
Jul 16, 2025
Berton Tensley Belcher, born on October 8, 1944, to Doris Alderman Belcher and Arthur Belcher, passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, leaving a legacy of love, laughter, and wisdom. Berton was a devoted husband to Joan Henderson Belcher, to whom he was happily married for 54 years. Together, they built a life filled with joy and cherished memories.
Berton is...
Carol Barker
Jul 15, 2025
Carol Barker peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 15th, surrounded by her beloved family and friends. She was a faithful, caring, and deeply loving wife, mother, Nana, and friend. A true woman of God who devoted her life to Jesus and radiated His love in all she did. Carol dearly loved others and was dearly...
Gerald Andrew Herrin
Jul 14, 2025
Gerald Andrew Herrin, 74, of Valdosta, died on Monday, July 14, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on July 11, 1951, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to the late Walter and Hazel Dickinson Herrin. He retired from Wal-Mart and was of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by his son, Michael Herrin and his fiancée Amanda Hartline of Valdosta; his...
Michelle Wheeler
Jul 14, 2025
Michelle Wheeler
March 6, 1967 – July 14, 2025
Michelle Wheeler, age 58, of Hahira, peacefully passed away on Monday, July 14, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Valdosta on March 6, 1967, she was the daughter of Jerry Lee Bennett and Dorris Sue McCollum Barnard.
A proud graduate of Valdosta High School in 1985, Michelle continued her education at Valdosta...
Jo Ann McLeod
Jul 14, 2025
Jo Ann McLeod, beloved mother, sister, and accomplished nurse, passed away peacefully and with her family surrounding her, at her home in Albany, Georgia, on Monday, July 14, 2025, at the age of 86.
Born on October 12, 1938, in Broxton, Georgia, Jo Ann was the daughter of the late Joseph C. Baker and Elizabeth Tillman Baker. Her early years were...
Dolly Price Herndon
Jul 14, 2025
Dolly Price Herndon, 90, of Valdosta, died on Monday, July 14, 2025, at Fellowship Home. Born in Emanuel County on October 27, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Louvesta Henry and Elder Willie Eugene Price. Louvesta died after childbirth and Elder Price married Endia Perkins who raised Dolly and her brother Kenneth. The Price family grew with the...
Phyllis Garnett
Jul 13, 2025
Phyllis Garnett went to her heavenly home on July 13, 2025. Phyllis was born on May 17, 1927 in Corinth, Maine, daughter of Ralph and Hazel (Clapp) Goodwin. She was raised on a dairy farm; she was the second of eleven children. She attended East Corinth Academy where she especially enjoyed playing basketball.
She married Hadley (Peanut) Garnett from Bradford and...
Nellie Leveille
Jul 11, 2025
Nellie Mae Boykin Leveille, 87, of Hahira, died on Friday, July 11, 2025, at her residence following a period of declining health. She was born in Alapaha, Georgia on September 6, 1937, to the late Willis and Ruby Suggs Boykin. Mrs. Leveille was a homemaker who loved working in her yard and garden and was a member of Forrest Park...
Sandra (Sandy) Register
Jul 11, 2025
Sandra (Sandy) Register of Valdosta, GA, passed away on Friday, 11 July 2025. She was born in Wilmington, NC, to the late James Thomas Smith and Doris Rae Jones Smith on October 10 1940. Sandy was of the Baptist faith and attended Cherry Creek Baptist Church.
She is survived by her grandson, Zach & Annika Register of Hahira, GA; her daughter...
David "Dave" Braner
Jul 9, 2025
David "Dave" Braner August 6, 1967 – July 9, 2025
Valdosta, GA – David "Dave" Braner, 57, beloved husband, father, and friend, passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Gary, Indiana, on August 6, 1967, to the late William Harrison Braner and Dorothy Bennett Braner, Dave's life was marked by his dedication to family,...
Willie Ruth Salter Futch
Jul 8, 2025
Willie Ruth Salter Futch
July 17, 1929 – July 8, 2025
Willie Ruth Salter Futch, 95, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away peacefully at her home with her two sons by her side on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Born in Swainsboro, GA, on July 17, 1929, she was the beloved daughter of the late Van Wyck (V.W.) Salter and Della Ruth Asbil Salter.
Ruth...
Mark Mathis Tillman
Jul 8, 2025
Mark Mathis Tillman transitioned to his heavenly home on July 8, 2025. A Valdosta native, Mark was born on January 26, 1970 to Young and Penny Tillman. He loved his family and the times shared with each one. Mark was a graduate of Lowndes High School. He attended West Georgia University and Valdosta State University. He was general manager of...
Addie Newsome Jones
Jul 7, 2025
Mrs. Addie Newsome Jones
Sunrise - July 28, 1930 Sunset - July 7, 2025
Mrs. Addie Newsome Jones, affectionately called “Ms. Addie” was born in Quitman, GA to Joe and Minnie McClain. She was educated in the Brooks County and Valdosta School Systems, graduating from Dasher High School. Addie furthered her education at Valdosta Technical College earning an LPN degree. She worked...
Robert David "Buddy" Moore
Jul 5, 2025
Robert David “Buddy” Moore, of Valdosta, passed away on July 5, 2025, at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Fl. Born September 25, 1955, in Hahira, GA., he was the son of the late Haley Gardner Moore, II and Leila Clyde Hightower Moore. Buddy grew up in Valdosta and as a youth, he loved fishing at Cherry Lake with his dad...
Deirdre Starling Maine
Jul 4, 2025
Deirdre Starling Maine, 55 of Hahira, died on Friday, July 4, 2025, after battling severe illness for over 2 years, at Emory University Hospital. She was born on January 29, 1970, in Sylvester and moved with her family to Valdosta at an early age. Attending Lowndes County Schools, she graduated from Lowndes High School in 1988. Deirdre briefly attended Valdosta...
Ronnie Duff
Jul 3, 2025
Ronnie Duff, 66, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born on December 14, 1958, in Albany, Georgia to the late Kenneth and Ailene Bailey Duff. Ronnie was a graduate of Lowndes High School, and he took great pride in his craft as a co-owner/operator for D&D Bonded Locksmiths. Ronnie...
Peter L. Ingeman
Jul 3, 2025
The Reverend Peter L. Ingeman, Lt. Col (Ret) USA, 85 of Valdosta, passed from this life to eternity, on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at his home. Born in Chicago, IL on July 22, 1939, Peter was the son of the late Milton Joseph Ingeman and Ellen Agate Stenson Ingeman. He was raised in a military family, growing up primarily in...
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