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Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Mary Lou Redish
Sep 3, 2025
Mary Lou Wright Redish, 86 of Valdosta was called home by her Lord and Savior on September 3rd, 2025, surrounded by her family at home. She was born at home in Cook County on March 11, 1939 to the late Grace Brown Wright and Emmett Franklin Wright. She was preceded in death by her husband Wilburn Redish, her sister Sue...
Margaret (Peggy) Swigart
Aug 30, 2025
Margaret (Peggy) DeCesare Swigart
November 19, 1946 – August 30, 2025
Peggy was born in Valdosta, Georgia to James J. DeCesare and Alwilda Rogers DeCesare, she was a graduate of Valdosta High School Class of 1964 and further graduated from Valdosta State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in 1968. Upon graduation, Peggy spent her career working for the Georgia Department of Family...
Talitha Richards Jones
Aug 28, 2025
Talitha B. Jones passed away on August 28, 2025. Born in Tifton, to Elbie and Gladys Akers Blanchett, Talitha graduated with the class of 1955 at Tifton High School. She later married her high school sweetheart, J. Floyce Richards, son of Reverend Floyd and Eunice Richards. Talitha and Floyce enjoyed 12 happy years of marriage until his death in a...
Ronald Carter
Aug 28, 2025
Ronald Carter, 89, of Lake Park, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, after a brief period of declining health. He was born on January 10, 1936, in Valdosta, to the late Darvin L. and Urrie Copeland Carter.
He worked for more than 35 years in the propane gas business with Strong Petroleum, Akins Petroleum Company and Blossman Gas Company. In...
Sue Reid Bennett
Aug 27, 2025
Sue Reid Bennett, age 88, beloved resident of Valdosta, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. Born on March 27, 1937, to the late Lewis H. Reid and Lonnie Hardin Reid, Sue was a cherished daughter, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend.
Sue dedicated much of her life to her career as a bookkeeper at Allied Building Material before retiring....
Brenda Shelley
Aug 26, 2025
Brenda Shelley, age 78, of Valdosta, GA, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, August 26th, 2025, at The Presbyterian Home in Quitman, GA. Brenda was born on September 12, 1946, in Valdosta, GA, to the late Paul and Martha Hatcher. She graduated from Valdosta High School in 1964 and attended Valdosta State College. A bookkeeper for many years, she worked for...
Kenneth U. Ferrell
Aug 25, 2025
Kenneth U. Ferrell, 91, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 25, 2025, at Langdale Hospice House.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Ken grew up in Grady County and graduated from Cairo High School in 1952. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army Military Police during the Korean War. Following his service, he attended Valdosta State College on the...
Charles Rodney Beebe
Aug 24, 2025
Charles (Chuck) R. Beebe, 90, died on Sunday, August 24, 2025, at Fellowship Home following a period of declining health. He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on August 24, 1935, and was the son of the late George Beebe and Helen Cantor Zappone. Mr. Beebe was a retired master sergeant from the United States Air Force. Upon his retirement, he...
Betty Jean Croft
Aug 23, 2025
Betty J. Croft, 89, of Hahira, died on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on February 21, 1936, in Pavo, Georgia to the late Henry and Tessie Lee Cannon Dixon and has been a life-long resident of this area. She was a homemaker and a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. In years past, she...
John William Corbett
Aug 20, 2025
John William Corbett, 74 of Lake Park, GA., died on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, in Valdosta, GA. He was born in Valdosta, to the late Robert Eugene and Catherine Isabelle Forbes Corbett. A retired electrician, John worked for many years at Occidental PCS in Hamilton County, Florida. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed spending time in nature.
Mr. Corbett is survived...
Ronnie Allen Kenneth Hall
Aug 20, 2025
Ronnie Allen Kenneth Hall, 64, of Adel, died on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at his residence following a sudden illness. He was born in Hahira, Georgia, to the late John Thomas and Juanita Adams Hall and has been a resident of this area all his life. He worked as a farmer and had been employed with many farms in the...
William Henry Corbitt Sr.
Aug 19, 2025
William Henry Corbitt, Sr., 80, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Waresboro, Georgia on August 5, 1945, Henry was a son of William Alfred Corbitt and Rosa Lee Taylor Corbitt. Raised in Ware County, he attended Ware County High School before joining the Marine Corps in the mid 1960’s and served...
Esther Swearingen
Aug 15, 2025
Esther Swearingen, age 85, of Cecil, Georgia, passed away at home on Friday, August 15, 2025. She was born on October 30, 1939, in Chillicothe, Ohio, to Charles Leon Saltz and Mary Magdalene Lewallen.
For the past 50 years, Esther shared a beautiful life with her devoted partner, Alton King. Together they created countless memories filled with laughter, love, and family.
She...
James "Randy" Chitty
Aug 13, 2025
James “Randy” Chitty, aged 61, of Lake Park, passed away on August 13, 2025, at his home. Born on December 1, 1963, in Valdosta, he was the son of the late James Ray Chitty and Barbara Ann Smith Chitty.
Randy was a graduate of Echols County High School in the early 1980’s. Throughout his life, he embraced a variety of careers,...
Beverly Kilpatrick Smallwood
Aug 13, 2025
Beverly Kilpatrick Smallwood, 75, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2025, at The Fellowship Home at Brookside in Valdosta after a lengthy illness. Born on May 1, 1950, in Athens, GA, Beverly was a beloved daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother whose warmth and kindness touched the lives of many.
Beverly was the daughter of Robert Harvey Kilpatrick and Frances Smith Kilpatrick,...
Henry (Del) Glenn
Aug 12, 2025
Henry (Del) Glenn, 74, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at his residence. He was born on May 20, 1951, in Nashville, Tennessee to the late Henry Delbert, Sr., and Emma Lucille Hines Glenn. Mr. Glenn served in Viet Nam and retired from the United States Air Force where he worked as an avionics specialist. He served as...
Maria Barbara Wojtaszewski
Aug 10, 2025
Maria Barbara Wojtaszewski, 87, of Lake Park, died on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on December 8, 1937, in Równo, Poland to the late Joseph and Lydia Bednarz Kubacki. Mrs. Wojtaszewski was a member of Abundant Life Church and was known for her kind and selfless spirit. She was a prayerful lady and...
Mary Alice Griffin
Aug 8, 2025
Mary Alice Griffin, 91, of Quitman, died on Friday, August 8, 2025, at Presbyterian Home in Quitman. She was born in Barney, Georgia on August 27, 1933, to the late William Derry Taylor and Haskel Bruce Taylor. Mrs. Griffin retired from Valdosta Drug Company where she was an inventory clerk. She was known for her beautiful quilts that she made...
Ronald Joseph Trenda
Aug 6, 2025
Ronald Joseph Trenda
December 2, 1936 - August 6, 2025
Ronald Joseph Trenda, age 88, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, Georgia. Born in Chicago, Illinois on December 2, 1936, Ronald was the beloved son of the late Joseph and Rose Trenda.
Ronald dedicated much of his working life as a lineman for the Illinois...
Tillman Stanley (Stan) Shannon
Aug 6, 2025
Stan Shannon, 90, of Lake Park
February 1, 1935 – August 6, 2025
Tillman Stanley (Stan) Shannon, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at Langdale Hospice House. Born on February 1, 1935, to the late Robert Lee Cooper Shannon and Vida Lee Harper Shannon, Stan lived a full and remarkable life marked by service, dedication,...
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