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Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas

Stan Reaves

Stan Reaves

Mar 26, 2024

Stan Reaves, 79, of Young Harris, died on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Hahira after a brief illness. Born in Valdosta to the late Silas Reaves and Louelle Coppage Reaves Mickler, he had lived in Young Harris for the past 11 years. Growing up in Valdosta, Stan attended Valdosta City Schools and graduated from Valdosta High School in 1963. He...

William Lamar Cameron

William Lamar Cameron

Mar 26, 2024

   William Lamar Cameron departed from this Earth and moved on to be with Jesus and Mema on March 26, 2024. (1929-2024) 

   A lifelong Valdosta resident, Lamar spent the majority of his 94 years in the Bemiss community where he graciously treated everyone as a neighbor. He loved the Lord and grew up attending Cherry Creek Baptist Church for most...

Martha Ayers

Martha Ayers

Mar 25, 2024

Martha Helen Smith Ayers, 91, of Valdosta, died on Monday, March 25, 2024, at her residence.  She was born on October 13, 1932, in Anniston, Alabama to the late Sam Perry Smith and Grace Lucille Webb Smith.  Mrs. Ayers was retired from Huffy Bicycle Company where she worked as an assembly line worker and has been a member of Faith...

Avanell Jernigan Blanchard

Avanell Jernigan Blanchard

Mar 25, 2024

Avanell Jernigan Blanchard of Valdosta, died on Monday, March 25, 2024 at her residence. She was born in Lowndes County, October 2, 1931, to the late Archie Daniel & Daisy Lee Jones Jernigan. She was a lifelong resident of Valdosta.

Avanell went to school in Naylor. She met and married George Blanchard and was married for 67 years till his death....

Mike Blanton

Mike Blanton

Mar 24, 2024

Mike Blanton, 67, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2024 at his home. He was born at Fort Riley, KS on February 19, 1957 to the late Ernie, Sr. and Eloise Parker Blanton. He went to Lowndes High School before attending Georgia Tech where he was a defensive end for the Yellow Jackets football team. He was drafted...

Marguerite Shelton Harrell

Marguerite Shelton Harrell

Mar 24, 2024

Marguerite Shelton Harrell, 80, of Valdosta, Georgia became absent from her body and present with our Lord on Sunday, March 24, 2024. She was born on July 20, 1943, to the late Esbie & Marie Allen Shelton, and was a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. Growing up in Naylor, she went to Lowndes High School where she was named the...

Elizabeth Ann Odom

Elizabeth Ann Odom

Mar 23, 2024

Elizabeth Ann Odom died on March 23, 2024, at her home in Valdosta.  She was 70 years old.  Libby Odom was born on August 8, 1953, in Hahira, GA.  She was the youngest child of three and only daughter of James Childs Odom and Helen Marnelle Parker Odom, whom predeceased her as did her brothers, James Childs Odom, Jr., MD....

Frances "Juanita" Rogers

Frances "Juanita" Rogers

Mar 16, 2024

Frances “Juanita” Rogers of Lake Park, died on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at her daughter’s house, after a lengthy illness. She was born in Wauchula, FL on May 27, 1931 to the late Edgar and Ella Johnston. Mrs. Rogers worked at Owen Illinois Bag Plant for 18 years before retiring from SAFT and then working part time at Behavioral Health....

James David Schroeder

James David Schroeder

Mar 13, 2024

James David Schroeder (1965-2024)

 Jim Schroeder, 59 , passed away unexpectedly on March 13, 2024. Jim was born in Nashville, TN and grew up in Fort Walton Beach, FL where he played football and baseball from Little League through High School. Jim attended the University of West Florida where he began his career in the food industry. Given his love for...

Barbara P. Colby

Barbara P. Colby

Mar 12, 2024

Barbara P. Colby, 90, of Valdosta, Georgia, died of natural causes peacefully in her sleep while in hospice care on March 12, 2024. 

She was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1933 to John and Mary Porter.  Barbara lived with her parents and sister in Hartford until her marriage in 1954 to Harold Colby. Barbara attended Weaver High School in Hartford, graduating...

Michael Alan Dekle

Michael Alan Dekle

Mar 12, 2024

Michael Alan Dekle, age 68, of Lake Park, passed away suddenly Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Mr. Dekle was born on September 1, 1955, in Pelham, Georgia to the late Milwood and Frances Porter Dekle. A veteran of the United States Army, he had served for 11 years on active duty and 3 years in the reserves. A recipient of the...

David Wayne Bullard, Sr.

David Wayne Bullard, Sr.

Mar 10, 2024

Wayne Bullard, 73, of Hahira, died on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at his residence following a period of declining health.  He was born on January 15, 1951, in Tatum, South Carolina to the late John Douglas and Mary Lucy Clanton Bullard.  Mr. Bullard was a veteran having served in the United States Marine Corps and was a retired United States...

Junior Williams

Junior Williams

Mar 9, 2024

Elmer (Willie) Moses Williams, Jr., 77, of Valdosta, passed peacefully on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at Langdale Hospice House surrounded by his loving family.  He was born on April 27, 1946, in Carrolton, Georgia to the late Elmer Sr., and Pauline McKenzie Williams.  Mr. Willie, also known as Junior to many, was retired from the Coor’s Brewing Company having worked...

Faye Adams

Faye Adams

Mar 9, 2024

Faye Adams, 89, of Statenville, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2024 at Fellowship Home in Valdosta. She was born December 12, 1934 to the late Tillman and Cuba Culpepper Henderson. Mrs. Adams worked for the Statenville Health Department before retirement. She loved to travel and spend time with friends and family. 

Faye is survived by her daughter, Rhonda Jones of...

Robert Jeremy Cole

Robert Jeremy Cole

Mar 7, 2024

Robert Jeremy Cole, born on April 24, 1989, in Roswell, Georgia, passed away on March 7, 2024, in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the beloved son of Robert Gary Cole and Marcie Stitzel Haslam.  Jeremy, as he was affectionately known, was a devoted husband to his wife Brie, a loving father to their children Spencer and...

Dorothy Lee Sanderson Parker

Dorothy Lee Sanderson Parker

Mar 7, 2024

Dorothy Lee Sanderson Parker, 102, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at Langdale Hospice House. Mrs. Parker was born in Houston, TX on October 14, 1921, to the late Leo Joseph & Alva May (Adams) Sanderson.   Growing up in Houston in the 1930’s, she graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in 1938. She was a member...

Mary J. Campbell

Mary J. Campbell

Mar 7, 2024

Mary J. Campbell, 90, of Ray City, passed away at her home on March 7, 2024. She was born in Nashville, GA to the late Homer Lamar Exum and Ora Lee Exum on April 24, 1933. She was a beloved homemaker known for her love of gardening and watching church services on T.V.

Mrs. Campbell is survived by her husband Billy...

Angie Karen Warren

Angie Karen Warren

Mar 6, 2024

Angie Karen Warren, 65, of Valdosta, passed away on March 6, 2024 at South Georgia Medical Center.Memorial services will be held on Monday, March 11, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. in Carson McLane Funeral Home Chapel.Visitation will be one hour prior to service.Condolences may be conveyed to the family online at www.mclanecares.com.Carson McLane Funeral Home

Sue "Suzy" Scheuring

Sue "Suzy" Scheuring

Mar 6, 2024

Sue “Suzy” Scheuring, 82, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away in her home on March 6, 2024, surrounded by her adoring husband, her children, grandchildren, and a family companion. 

Suzy was raised in Twin Lakes, Georgia, where she spent most of her childhood in an idyllic setting on the lakes. She grew up swimming and enjoying the outdoors, helping at and attending...

Randy Dale Folsom

Randy Dale Folsom

Mar 6, 2024

Randy Dale Folsom, 68, of Hahira, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on December 2, 1955, to the late Jesse Lee Folsom and Virginia Lucille Legette Folsom. A lifelong resident of Hahira, he attended school in Hahira, and graduated from Lowndes High School in 1973. Growing up helping his family work...

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