OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Bobbie Jean Wilkins Musgrove
Jun 22, 2020
Bobbie Jean Wilkins Musgrove, 30, of Valdosta died on Monday, June 22, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Hahira on November 25, 1989, she was a lifelong resident of this area. Bobbie Jean grew up in Hahira and graduated from Lowndes High School in 2008. Most recently, she worked as a shift manager at Starbucks Coffee before her...
Nan Mccoy Brown
Jun 22, 2020
Mrs. Nan McCoy Brown, age 90, of Commerce, GA died Monday, June 22, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, GA. Mrs. Brown was born in Banks County, GA to the late Hoyt and Burress Gailey McCoy. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Commerce and a homemaker. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Brown was preceded in...
Angela Christiano
Jun 21, 2020
Angela Christiano, 46, of Coden, Alabama formerly of Quitman died Sunday, June 21, 2020 in Hahira. Angela was born in St. Louis, Missouri on December 17, 1973 to Franklin and Joyce Rhodes Walters. Angela had lived in Quitman until recently moving to Coden, Alabama. She was a member of St. Anthony of Pudua Catholic Church in Ray City, enjoyed doing...
Patricia Arlene Blanchard
Jun 20, 2020
Patricia Arlene Blanchard, 77, of Valdosta died on Saturday, June 20, 2020, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on June 23, 1942, Ms. Blanchard was the daughter of the late Alfred Hubert and Hazel Arlene Murchison McGlamery. She had been a member of Northside Baptist Church and more recently was a member of Pine Grove Baptist....
David Jordan
Jun 18, 2020
David Jordan passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2020. He was born on April 4, 1960 in Hahira, GA to Brady and Marcia Jordan. He graduated from Lowndes High School, Brewton Parker College with a Bachelor of Ministry, and was an honor graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary where he received a Master of Divinity. He pastored churches in Rogersville,...
Jo Ann Walker
Jun 18, 2020
Jo Ann Walker, 85 of Hahira died Thursday, June 18, 2020 at Lakehaven Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. She was born in Ft. Smith, Arkansas to the late Arthur and Mildred Gray Fowler. Mrs. Walker was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include her daughter, Sharon Huffman of Hahira; her son, Bobby Walker of Jacksonville, FL; her...
Anne Laurie Moore Gunter
Jun 15, 2020
Anne Laurie Moore Gunter, 89, of Valdosta, passed away Monday, June 15, 2020 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on September 11, 1930 in Valdosta to the late Philip Moore and Alma Cowart Moore. Mrs. Gunter was a retired school teacher and a member of First Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughters and son in law, Laurie...
Emory Marlyn Carter, Jr.
Jun 15, 2020
Emory Marlyn Carter, Jr., 64, of Naylor, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2020 following a brief illness. He was born in Valdosta on September 11, 1955 to the late Emory Marlyn Carter, Sr., and Betty Rigdon Carter. He was a graduate of Lowndes County High School and was an avid Lowndes Vikings, Atlanta Braves, Georgia Bulldog, and Valdosta State...
Annie Laura Donahue Mccall
Jun 15, 2020
Mrs. Annie Laura Donahue McCall, age 94, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family on Monday, June 15, 2020. On January 9, 1926 she was born at home, on Boring Pond Road to the late Edward Ewell and Annie Lee Fletcher Donahue. She attended school at Dasher Bible School and graduated in the early 1940’s. During World War...
Ronald Williford Lane
Jun 15, 2020
Ronald Williford Lane, 71, of Lake Park, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2020 at the Lake City, VA Hospital. He was born on July 8, 1948 in Valdosta, to the late Eugene C. Lane and Viola Sara Durley Lane. He served in the U.S. Marines. He enjoyed hunting, camping, shooting and was a true outdoorsman. He loved his family....
Robert Michael Langley
Jun 11, 2020
Robert Michael Langley, 84, of Lake Park, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2020, at his home. Born in Pasadena, Maryland, on July 23, 1935, he was the son of the late William Mortimer and Myrtle Dyer Langley. An Air Force Veteran for 15 ½ years, Mr. Langley had retired from Valdosta State University where he worked as an Air...
Mary Jane Keene Doner
Jun 10, 2020
Mary Jane Keene Doner, age 64, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away on June 10, 2020 joining her beloved mother, father, and brother in glory. Mary Jane (fondly referred to as “MJ” by close friends and colleagues) was born on June 22, 1955 in Valdosta, to Charles H. Keene and Margaret Doerr Keene. Her early years were spent at St. John’s...
Thomas Allen Futch, Iii
Jun 9, 2020
Thomas Allen Futch, III, 74, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on March 8, 1946 in Thomasville, Georgia to the late Dr. Thomas Allen Futch, Jr. and Dorothy Hughes Futch. Mr. Futch was a veteran and had served in the Georgia National Guard. He had worked with Sears for 21...
Zenna Mae Carter
Jun 9, 2020
Zenna Mae Carter, 65, of Lake Park passed from this life on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on February 3, 1955 in Adel to the late Frank Hundley, Sr. and the late Lula Mae Hundley. She is preceded in death by her husband, Columbus Carter, Jr., three brothers, Thomas Hundley, Frank Hundley, Jr., Lewis...
Joe Wilson
Jun 9, 2020
Joe Wilson, 87, of Hahira died Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on March 6, 1933 in Pinehurst, Georgia to the late Joseph H. and Frieda Youngblood Wilson and lived most his life in Lowndes County. Coach Wilson was a member of Park Avenue United Methodist Church and served in the United States Army for...
Robert Blair, Jr.
Jun 8, 2020
Robert Blair, Jr., 83, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Valdosta on February 7, 1937 to the late Robert Blair, Sr. and Lily Mae Scruggs Blair. He had worked as a machinist at Jac’s Lanes and Valdosta Lanes. A diehard Pittsburg Steelers Fan, he also loved baseball and...
James Richard Wingard
Jun 7, 2020
James Richard Wingard, 84, of Adel passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020 at Crestwood Nursing Home, Valdosta, GA. He was born on July 1, 1935 in Mountain Creek, AL to the late Johnny Wingard and Ella Marie Nation Wingard. Mr. Wingard was a crane operator with Sullivan, Long and Haggerty in Birmingham, AL. He was a member of Cecil Baptist...
Callie Inell Browning Daniels
Jun 2, 2020
Callie Inell Browning Daniels, 93, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at her residence following a period of declining health. She was born on April 13, 1927 in Nashville, Georgia to the late Martin Chester Browning and Rosa Sutton Browning. She was dedicated to her faith and her family. She enjoyed participating in the ministry as one of...
Linda Simpson Todd Black
May 31, 2020
Linda Simpson Todd Black, 75, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at her residence. Born in Hahira to the late Hoyt R. & Dorothy Hall Simpson, she has lived in this area all her life. Growing up in Barney, she graduated from Brooks County High School in 1962. She went on to get a degree in Education and...
Melvin E. (Lefty) Plair
May 31, 2020
Melvin passed away 31 May 2020. Melvin was a great husband, father, brother and son. He was preceded in death by his parents Effie and Eugene Plair, a son Mitchell Plair. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Carolyn Plair; his sister Martha Hiers (Gerald) of Valdosta; sons and daughters and their spouses, Andy and Vanessa Plair, Karen...