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Leon "Daryl" Kinsey
Apr 30, 2025
Leon "Daryl" Kinsey passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
The family will visit from 5-7pm on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at McLane Lakewood Funeral Home Chapel.
A graveside service will be held at 10am on Friday, May 2, 2025 at Kinsey Cemetery.
*Full obituary will be posted as it becomes available.
Carol Sue Platt
Apr 26, 2025
Carol Sue Brown Platt, 90, of Lake Park, died on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Cornerstone Hospice in Orlando, Florida. She was born on November 24, 1934, in Holopaw, Florida to the late Cossie William and Temperance Ruth Mann Brown. Mrs. Platt worked with the St. Lucie County School system in Florida as a bus driver and was of the...
Hazel Williams
Apr 26, 2025
Hazel Marie Strappel Williams, a kindhearted and generous soul, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family, leaving behind a legacy of compassion, dedication, and love. A native of Eufaula, Alabama, Marie’s life was marked by her unwavering commitment to helping others and her deep devotion to family.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Ann Long of Valdosta, GA; father,...
Gail Steltenpohl
Apr 26, 2025
Gail Steltenpohl, 84, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at her home. She was born on January 27, 1941, to the late Lacy McLeod and Olive Viva Walker Sharpe. She grew up in Valdosta and graduated from Valdosta High School in 1959. She met Richard Steltenpohl in Daytona on the beach in 1959. They were married on...
Morris (Bud) Booth, Jr.
Apr 24, 2025
Morris (Bud) Booth, Jr. 74, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Derby, CT, on November 2, 1950, to the late Morris Edwin Booth, Sr. and Lola Estelle Wilber Booth. Bud is survived by his wife Joan Flood Booth of Valdosta, his daughter Rachel Booth of Harwinton,...
Charles Odom
Apr 23, 2025
Charles Odom, 84, affectionately known as Chuck, of Lake Park, GA passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born on May 5, 1940 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Leon Dow Odom of Cordele, Georgia. Charles grew up in Cordele and was a graduate of Crisp County High School. He attended...
Edna Faye Bourquine
Apr 23, 2025
Edna Faye Davis Bourquine, 81, of Barney, died on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at Northside Hospital in Atlanta. She was born on March 8, 1944, in Brunswick, GA, to the late Joe and Jewell Herrin Davis. She was a retired Home Health Care Aide with Moultrie Hospital and was a member of Barney First Baptist Church where she had served...
Larry Cardwell
Apr 20, 2025
Larry S. Cardwell, 82, of Valdosta GA, passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2025, at Crestwood Nursing Home after a battle with cancer. He was born to the late Leonard and Hazel (Martin) Cardwell on May 13, 1942, in Kingsport, TN. Larry was married to the love of his life for 46 years, the late Wynette (Strickland) Cardwell. Larry was...
Sandra L. Goforth
Apr 10, 2025
Sandra L. Goforth, 80, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at her home. She was born on November 1, 1944, to the late Carl George Cheek and Sara Cunningham Cheek. Mrs. Goforth grew up in Cordele, Georgia, and she graduated from Crisp County High School where she was active in the Glee Club. She soon started working...
Norman Fred Earls, Sr.
Apr 10, 2025
Norman Fred Earls Sr., 81, from Bay Minette AL, entered heavenly life the morning of April 10, 2025, passing away peacefully after a long illness.
He was preceded in death by his wife of over 50 years, Sandra Hutto Earls; his parents, Gordon and Doris Earls; his sister and her husband, Jane and Alfred Denmark, and other beloved relatives and friends.
He...
Lucille Harrison Bedene
Apr 9, 2025
Lucille Harrison Bedene, 95 of Ray City, died on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at her residence. Mrs. Bedene was born in Peckville, PA to the late George & Nettie Smith Harrison, on December 27, 1929. Growing up in Carbondale, PA, Lucille graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School in 1948. After high school, she attended nursing school at St Joseph’s Hospital...
Patricia (Pat) Sellars
Apr 8, 2025
Patricia (Pat) Sellars, 80, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born on February 16, 1945, to the late George Herman and Essie Eldon Moore Terrell. She was a retired LPN and a homemaker. As a pastor’s wife, she supported her husband in his ministry of over 50...
Lamia Daher Mourad Moses
Apr 7, 2025
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Lamia Daher Mourad Moses, who left us on April 7, 2025, at the age of 90.
Lamia was one of 9 children born to Daoud Mourad and Montoura Mourad on July 23, 1934. She was raised with her cherished family members in the Tannourine mountains of Lebanon, where her roots...
Herman Wade Lindsey, Sr.
Apr 7, 2025
Herman Wade Lindsey, Sr., 84, of Valdosta, died on Monday, April 7, 2025, at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born on June 26, 1940, in Troy, Alabama to the late Robert Earl and Jewell Rolling Lindsey. Mr. Lindsey had served for over 20 years as the Customer Service Manager for Sears in several locations in the southeast...
Linda Kinard Miller
Apr 6, 2025
Linda Kinard Miller, 76, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, April 6th, at her home on Smithbriar Drive. She was born in Atlanta on July 16, 1948, to James Robinson Kinard and Janie Blackwell Kinard. Growing up in Atlanta, Linda lived with her parents and two siblings, younger brothers David and Jimmy, on North Druid Hills Road. She attended Briarcliff...
Marion Theodore (Ted) Walizer, Jr.
Apr 5, 2025
Marion Theodore (Ted) Walizer Jr., 69, of Valdosta, died at his residence on Saturday, April 5, 2025. He was born on October 28, 1955, in Hahira, Georgia to the late Marion Sr., and Estelle (Peg) Miller Walizer. Ted was employed with Langboard Incorporated as a scaler since March of 2020 and previously worked for Langdale Forest Products working as a...
Mittie Cora Lee Anglin
Apr 3, 2025
Mittie Cora Lee Anglin, 77, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, April 3, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on February 12, 1948, in Columbus, Georgia to the late Arvo Perry Sr., and Margarette Juliette Padgett Bowen. Mrs. Anglin was a retired LPN having served in the nursing field for over 50 years and retired from Dr. Gadlage...
Dolores Mars Oorlog
Apr 2, 2025
Dolores Mars Oorlog, 92, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on January 28, 1933, in Philadelphia, PA to the late William and Dorothy Mars. Prior to her devotion to her true passion and dedication to raising her children, and thereafter loving her grandchildren and great grandchildren, Mrs. Oorlog had served...
Sharon S. Fletcher
Mar 31, 2025
Sharon S. Fletcher, 79, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, March 31, 2025 at South Georgia Medical Center, following a sudden illness. She was the daughter of the late Millard N. Murray and Edith G. Murray. Sharon was a member of Morningside Baptist Church. She attended business school in Valdosta, and worked for Radiology Associates, Southern Stationary, and Pioneer paper...
Robert Stephen Gobler
Mar 31, 2025
Robert Stephen Gobler, 68, of Valdosta, passed away on March 31, 2025, at his home. Born on December 19, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan, Robert was a man of many passions and deep faith.
A graduate of Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Florida, where he was Vice President of the Senior Class, Robert remained close with his classmates throughout the...
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