OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Dorothy Dalton Paine
Mar 7, 2019
Dorothy Dalton Paine (Mrs. Travers W. Paine, Jr.) passed away on March 7, 2019, while residing at Fellowship Home in Valdosta at the age of 101. Dorothy was born in Valdosta on February 26, 1918 to Emma Mae Ferrell Dalton and Oscar D. Dalton, and was the last survivor of the 10 Dalton children (Ferrell, Emily, Vallie, Virginia, Adelma, Lary,...
Gladys Spicer Davis
Mar 2, 2019
Gladys Spicer Davis, 97, died Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Ocilla, GA on October 12, 1921 to the late Duvall Spicer and Emily Tucker and was a longtime resident of Valdosta. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Homer Wesley Davis of Valdosta....
Faustina Webb Cooper
Mar 1, 2019
Faustina Webb Cooper, 91, died on March 1, 2019 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on November 23, 1927, to the late Everette and Lee McAllister Webb and has been a lifelong resident of this area. She started her career as a school teacher, then a postal clerk, and retired from Moody Air Force Base where she worked in...
Nelson Elvin Deloach
Mar 1, 2019
Nelson Elvin DeLoach, 78, of Lee Florida, and formerly of Valdosta, died on Friday, March 1, 2019 at his residence in Lee, Florida. He was born on September 1, 1940 in Remerton to the late Ollie and Estelle Cowart DeLoach. Mr. DeLoach was a retired bridge builder with Leware Construction Company of Leesburg, Florida and he was of the Primitive...
Blakely "Blake" Drewry Ellis
Feb 28, 2019
Blakely “Blake” Drewry Ellis, 88, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019 after a four year battle with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS). His last days were spent peacefully at his home in Lake Park, GA surrounded by family and friends. Blake was born in 1930 in Atlanta, GA to Blake and Olivia Ellis and, after the death of his father, was raised...
Matt Jackson
Feb 28, 2019
Matt Jackson, 54, of Valdosta passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Valdosta on August 5, 1964 to Charles M. Jackson and the late Gloria Suggs Jackson. Matt was a Baptist and a salesman with Whitehead Hardware. He was devoted to his family and loved spending time with his children and...
Gerald (Jerry) Lyn Mercer
Feb 27, 2019
Gerald Lyn (Jerry) Mercer, 71, passed away peacefully February 27, 2019, at his home in Valdosta, GA. Mr. Mercer was born April 10, 1947, to the late William Alton and Betty Pyle Mercer. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Bill Mercer. He graduated from Blakely High School and earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Georgia...
Roger Homer Quinones
Feb 27, 2019
Roger Homer Quinones, 53, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born on June 7, 1965 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Maximine Anibal Quinones and Marserrate Lopez. Mr. Quinones is survived by his children Lizzette Quinones, Michael Quinones, Hilary Quinones, and Roy Quinones, all of Valdosta, two brothers...
Perry Allen Baskin
Feb 27, 2019
Perry Allen Baskin, 69, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at South Georgia Medical Center following a period of declining health. He was born in Valdosta on August 30, 1949 to Ouilda C. Baskin and the late Percy A. Baskin. He was a graduate of Valdosta High School and received a master’s degree in physics from Valdosta...
William H. (Bill) Kitchens, Sr.
Feb 26, 2019
William H. (Bill) Kitchens, Sr., 86, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center following a period of declining health. He was born on December 22, 1932 in Quitman to the late Herbert and Beatrice Dobson Kitchens. He was a graduate of Quitman High, and upon graduation moved to Washington, D.C. to work with the...
Elizabeth Green Biles
Feb 26, 2019
Elizabeth Green Biles, 86, of Valdosta died Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at Langdale Place. She was born in Valdosta on April 15, 1932 to the late George Venable and Gladys Irma McCranie Green and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mrs. Biles was a member and a faithful steward of Bemiss United Methodist Church. She had a servant’s heart and...
Jim Sam Williams
Feb 26, 2019
Jim Sam Williams, 64, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center. Jim was born on November 23, 1954 in Paintsville, KY to the late Thomas Samuel Williams, and Emma Flo Stafford Williams. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force after 22 years in the service. Jim loved fishing and hunting and used...
Karen Laverne Wallace
Feb 24, 2019
Mrs. Karen Laverne Wallace 79, of Valdosta passed away Sunday February 24, 2019 at the Fellowship Home. She was born January 30, 1940 to the late George Edward and Myrtle Lee Wade. Karen was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. She also enjoyed shopping on QVC, gardening, cooking, and attending yard sales. She was of the Methodist...
Wyndall L. Peavy
Feb 22, 2019
Wyndall L. Peavy, 76, of Valdosta, died on Friday, February 22, 2019 at his residence following a period of declining health. He was born on May 30, 1942 in Unadilla, GA to the late Luther J. and Myrtle Bryant Peavy. Mr. Peavy was retired from the United States Air Force and of the Baptist Faith. He is survived by his...
Elizabeth "Betty" Macrae Efird Tillman
Feb 22, 2019
Elizabeth “Betty” MacRae Efird Tillman, 90, of Valdosta, died on Friday, February 22, 2019 at Fellowship Home. She was born on July 28, 1928 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Milton Otho and Catharine MacRae Efird. She was a homemaker and a life-long, active member of the First Presbyterian Church. Betty enjoyed travel, card games, and teaching her grandchildren to...
Shelby Doss
Feb 19, 2019
Shelby Doss, 17, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, one day short of her eighteenth birthday. Shelby, known online as ‘Panther Lily’, was born in Valdosta on February 20, 2001 to Michael Doss and Jodi Johnston Doss. Shelby Doss played soccer for years, starting at the Boys and Girls Club, then Valdosta Middle and more recently on...
Margaret Meares Nisbet
Feb 18, 2019
Margaret Meares Nisbet, of Valdosta, passed to her Heavenly Father on February 18, 2019. She was 95 years young, born on December 11, 1923. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Dick Nisbet. Margaret was an Elder at First Presbyterian Church of Valdosta, and an alumna of Queens College in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was an active member...
Jean Arnold Sutton
Feb 18, 2019
Jean Arnold Sutton, 77, of Valdosta passed away on Monday, February 18, 2019. She was born in Valdosta on August 10, 1941 to the late Grover Cleveland Arnold and Anna Clairece Brown Arnold. She was the granddaughter of the late Robert David Arnold and Lilly Rose Stalvey Arnold and James A. Brown and Alma U. Downing Brown. Jean attended Valdosta...
Lona Nitschke Everett
Feb 18, 2019
Lona Nitschke Everett, 92, of Valdosta, moved to Heaven on Monday, February 18, 2019. She was born in Pulaski County, Georgia to the late Bartho & Susie Stone Nitschke. She had lived in this area for the past 18 years. During WW II, Mrs. Everett volunteered with the American Red Cross to do her part for the war effort. Later,...
Margie Ann Cole Johnson
Feb 17, 2019
Margie Ann Cole Johnson, 79, of Valdosta died on Sunday, February 17. 2019 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Hahira on August 15, 1939 to the late Willie P. and Vera Folsom Cole and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Johnson was a member of the Northside Baptist Church where she had taught four and five...