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Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Elizabeth Emanuel
Aug 1, 2026
Elizabeth Ann Emanuel, 54, of Hahira, passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2026 at South Georgia Medical Center.
A memorial service will be held at 2pm on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at Carson McLane Funeral Home. The family will visit prior to the service from 1-2pm. Online condolences may be shared at www.mclanecares.com
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Chester Madison Cameron, Jr.
Jul 31, 2026
*Published locally as a courtesy to the Cameron family, please refer all inquiries to Bevis Funeral Home, Bevis Funeral Home
Chester (Chet) Madison Cameron, Jr, was born in Valdosta, Georgia September 18, 1941, and died in Tallahassee Florida July 31, 2026. He was the son of Chester M. Cameron, Sr. and Lorene Rentz Cameron,Chet was a military veteran serving in US Army...
Warren Gebhart
Jul 31, 2026
Warren E. Gebhart, Jr., of Hahira, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2026, at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on January 9, 1953, in Dayton, Ohio, to the late Warren E. Gebhart, Sr. and Anna Mae Wells Gebhart.
Warren worked as a police officer in Dayton, Ohio, and later served as a Health and Safety Coordinator within the prison system....
Rodney Keith Childree
Jul 31, 2026
Rodney Keith Childree, Sr., of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2026, at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Valdosta on June 25, 1960, to the late Hugh M. Childree and Pat Owens Childree.
He was a member of Northside Baptist Church. Rodney was an avid outdoorsman whose favorite place to spend time was Lake Seminole. He enjoyed...
George Winston Page, III
Jul 31, 2026
George Winston Page, III, of Valdosta, died on Friday, July 31, 2026 at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Conway SC, and growing up in Chadbourn, NC, George graduated from West Columbus High School where he played baseball. After graduation, he went to Western Carolina University at Cullowhee, where George was the equipment manager for the Catamounts, the WCU baseball team....
Gary Lanier Bass, Sr.
Jul 29, 2026
Gary Lanier Bass, Sr., age 93, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.
Born on January 14, 1933, in Cadwell, Georgia, to the late Ruth and J.M. Bass, he spent his entire life in Georgia. He was a US Army veteran. He graduated from Berry College and earned his master’s degree in mathematics from the University of Georgia....
Randall (Randy) Hill
Jul 29, 2026
Randall (Randy) Hill, 72, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.
Randy was born in Savannah, Georgia, on April 8, 1954, to William "Billy" and Carolyn Hill. Soon afterward, the Hill family moved to Valdosta, where Randy became a lifelong resident. He grew up with his two sisters, Christa Hill Walker and Susie Hill Tison.
From a very young age,...
Mary Elizabeth Boyd
Jul 28, 2026
Mary Elizabeth Boyd, 85, of Valdosta, GA, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Ms. Boyd was born on September 9, 1940 in Mayo, FL.
A private family service for Ms. Boyd was held on July 31, 2026. Online condolences may be shared on the obituary page at www.mclanecares.com Carson McLane Funeral Home
Joan Acosta Brooks
Jul 28, 2026
Joan Acosta Brooks, 85, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. She was born on September 19, 1940, in Jacksonville, Florida, to the late Owen Curtis "Buck" Acosta and Sue Kelly Ramey. The family later moved to Ohio, where she graduated from Mansfield High School in 1957.
Following graduation, Joan moved to Valdosta to live with her aunt and...
Ethel Whatley Flowers
Jul 28, 2026
Ethel Whatley Flowers, 85 of Valdosta and formally of Moultrie died July 28. She was born on December 13, 1940 in Donaldsonville to the late Delber Whatley and Ruby Whatley Fitzgerald. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She was an accountant, business owner and homemaker and a member of Covenant Baptist Church.
She is survived by her daughter,...
Jan Minchew
Jul 26, 2026
Jan Minchew, 76, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 26, 2026.
She grew up in Valdosta and graduated from Lowndes High School in 1967. She then attended Val Tech (now Wiregrass Georgia Technical College), where she studied accounting. Jan began working at an early age in her family's business, Minchew's Restaurant. A lifelong resident of Valdosta, she was devoted...
Cleveland Wayne Shaw
Jul 26, 2026
Cleveland Wayne Shaw, 77, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2026, at his home, surrounded by his family.
He was born on March 6, 1949, in Valdosta to the late Elliott Roy Shaw and Frances Crosby Shaw. He graduated from Lowndes High School in 1967. He had a natural talent for playing the guitar, a gift he enjoyed throughout...
Paulette Barnes
Jul 26, 2026
Paulette “P” Barnes, 73, of Hahira, GA, passed away on Sunday, 26 July, 2026.
‘If you are reading this, I have been called to a better place where the grass is green and the flowers are beautiful. I have always lived a fun-filled life, I have always loved my family and friends and tried to be the person they wanted me...
Kenneth Allred
Jul 23, 2026
Kenneth Allred, 72, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2026. He was born to the late Dorothy Natline Allred and Clinton Hubert Allred in Atlanta on August 16, 1953.
Mr. Allred loved to travel. With Crossroads Church, he participated in mission trips to Peru to do construction on an orphanage and Atlanta to help with Operation Christmas Child. He...
Mike Bass
Jul 20, 2026
Mike Bass, 63, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2026. He was born on August 27, 1963, to Gary L. Bass, Sr., and the late Betty Bass Thackrey. A lifelong resident of Valdosta, Mr. Bass graduated from VSU and UGA and was a law partner with the firm of Closson, Bass, and Tomberlin for 30+ years. Mike believed...
Emmett Eugene Pinkston, IV
Jul 19, 2026
Emmett Eugene Pinkston, IV, 78, of Lake Park, Georgia passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 19, 2026, at The Langdale Hospice House surrounded by his loving family. Emmett was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 28, 1948, to the late Emmett Eugene Pinkston, III and Constance Field Pinkston. The family lived in Atlanta and Macon before making their home in...
Kenneth "Ken" Eugene Lindsey
Jul 17, 2026
Kenneth “Ken” Eugene Lindsey, born on April 20, 1945, in Gatesville, Texas, to Robert and Nellie Mae Lindsey, passed away July 17, 2026, surrounded by family.
Ken graduated from Hahira High School in Hahira, Georgia. After working as a driver for an oil company, he answered the call to serve his country by enlisting in the United States Army in September...
George E. Smith, Jr.
Jul 17, 2026
George E. Smith, Jr., 91, of Valdosta died on Friday, July 17, 2026, at home after a short illness. Born on May 16, 1935, in Tallahassee, Florida, he was the son of the late George Edward Smith, Sr. and Lettie Irene Leachman Smith and moved to Valdosta in his youth. He was a devoted and loving husband, daddy, granddaddy, and...
Thelma "Mable" Gordon Williams
Jul 17, 2026
*Published locally as a courtesy, please refer all inquiries to Bill Head Funeral Home
Thelma “Mable” Gordon Williams went to be with her heavenly Father on July 17, 2026, she was 93 years old. Mable had been a much loved resident of Fellowship Home’s Elms Memory Care in Valdosta, Georgia since October of 2024. Her family was by her side during...
Jane Maddox Stanaland
Jul 17, 2026
Jane Maddox Stanaland, 81 of Valdosta, Georgia died peacefully on Friday, July 17, 2026, at Langdale of Hospice House after a battle with cancer, surrounded by her children. She was born in Thomasville, Georgia on November 24, 1944, to the late Dudley Jones Maddox and Edith Whittle Maddox. She attended Thomasville public schools, graduating from Thomasville High School in 1962....
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