OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Rose Ann Fountain
Aug 6, 2018
Rose Ann Fountain, 86, of Madison, Florida, passed away Monday, August 6, 2018, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on September 9, 1931, to the late Al and Laura Chilrey Medaris. Mrs. Fountain was a member of the Cherry Lake Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Fountain loved bird watching,...
Warren Bascom Coody, Jr.
Aug 6, 2018
Warren Bascom Coody, Jr., 54, of Valdosta died Monday, August 6, 2018 at his home. He was born in Valdosta on October 2, 1963 to the late Warren Bascom Coody, Sr. and the late Margaret Ann Douglas Coody. Warren was a member of the Church of God and a heavy equipment operator with Ken Corbett Farms. He loved hunting and...
Mary Ann Fletcher
Aug 2, 2018
Mary Ann Fletcher, 77, of Valdosta died Thursday, August 2, 2018 at her residence after several years of declining health. She was born on January 6, 1941 to the late Fred and Mary Lee Jackson. Mrs. Fletcher was a retired School Nutrition Manager for the Valdosta City Schools. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She is survived by...
Eleanor Romelle Warner
Jul 31, 2018
Eleanor Ashley Warner, 86, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born on March 24, 1932 in Ashburn, Georgia to the late Robert and Gladys Grantham Ashley but grew up in Hahira and was a lifelong resident there. She was a retired Registered Nurse with South Georgia Medical...
David Michael Rouse
Jul 30, 2018
David Michael Rouse, 40, of Marietta, Georgia, passed away peacefully in the company of his family and entered the eternal kingdom of Heaven on July 30, 2018, following a brief battle with cancer. David was born in Valdosta and attended Lowndes High School, where he played drums in the Georgia Bridgemen marching band. He was an active member of Greenwood...
Virginia Leona Hoover
Jul 30, 2018
Virginia Leona Hoover, 75, of Valdosta, died at home, Monday, July 30, 2018. Born in Huntington, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Dorothy Kinkead, a homemaker and member of Southland Church. Survivors are her husband of 50 years, Kenneth Coleman Hoover; daughters, Amy Lynn (Derek) Brown, St. Petersburg, Florida, Patricia Ann Hoover, Ashburn, grandson, Travis...
Josette Courson
Jul 29, 2018
Josette Courson, 70, of Valdosta passed away Sunday, July 29, 2018 at her residence. She was born on May 9, 1948 in Hawkinsville, GA to the late James David Taylor and Margaret Jeanette Exum Taylor. Mrs. Courson was a hairdresser and owned and operated Josette’s Beauty Shop. She was a member of Westside Baptist Church. Mrs. Courson enjoyed spending time...
James Carlyle Fryslie, Ii
Jul 26, 2018
James Carlyle “Jimbo” Fryslie, II, 56, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at his home. Mr. Fryslie was born at Tachikawa Air Force Base in Tokyo, Japan on October 20, 1961 to the late James Caryle Fryslie and Laurel Otto Fryslie. At an early age Jim joined the U. S. Marine Corps. He was a self employed...
Robert Gray
Jul 26, 2018
William Robert Gray, 61, of Lake Park, GA passed away at his residence on Thursday, July 26, 2018. Mr. Gray was born in Valdosta, on October 5, 1956 to the late Alan Everett Gray and Willie Mae Ritter Gray. Mr. Gray was retired from Coca Cola after working there for 42 years. He loved his family dearly and enjoyed fishing...
Thomas Lavelle Webb
Jul 24, 2018
Thomas Lavelle Webb, 89, of Valdosta died at his home on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. He was born in Lowndes County, Georgia on May 23, 1929, to the late Thomas Ivey and Birdie Price Webb. Lavelle married Lyndal on February 11, 1951, and was a lifetime resident of the Bemiss Community. As a member of the Bemiss United Methodist Church...
Jonathan W. Oorlog, Sr.
Jul 24, 2018
Jonathan W. Oorlog, Sr., 86, of Valdosta passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at Langdale Hospice. He was born on February 8, 1932 in Avon, SD to the late Joe and Dena Berends Oorlog. Mr. Oorlog was business manager for Equifax and served in the United States Navy. He is survived by his wife of sixty three years, Dolores Oorlog...
Debra Lynn Varnes
Jul 21, 2018
Debra Lynn Varnes, 63, of Valdosta passed away on Saturday, July 21, 2018. She was born on February 19, 1955 to the late Alton Ray Sheppard and Doris O'Neal Clifton Sheppard. Debra loved to fish, enjoyed sports, and spending time outside. She loved her children and grandchildren. Debra is survived by her husband, Claude Jerome Varnes of Lake Park; her...
Glen Clinton Williams
Jul 20, 2018
Glen “Hawk” Clinton Williams, 83, of Thomasville, died at his home on Friday, July 20, 2018. Born in Valdosta on January 27, 1935, he was a son of the late Allie Mae Wilson and Andrew Clinton Williams. Formerly of Valdosta and Savannah, Mr. Williams was a Construction Inspector for 17 years with the city of Savannah. He was a member...
Daniel S. Mayer, Jr.
Jul 20, 2018
Daniel S. Mayer, Jr., passed away Friday, July 20, 2018. Danny lived a full life and entertained all of us with stories about his various adventures. He loved riding motorcycles, barbecuing for family and friends, reading, and working with his hands. We will always remember his generous heart and quick wit. Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial...
Carolyn Mcleod O'Rourke
Jul 19, 2018
Carolyn McLeod O’Rourke 1932-2018 Carolyn McLeod O’Rourke of Warner Robins, Georgia passed away on July 19, 2018. She was born in Valdosta, Georgia on September 19, 1932, the only child of Mildred and Ira McLeod. Carolyn graduated from Valdosta High School and attended Valdosta State College. She married Lieutenant Jerrold Thomas O’Rourke, an optometrist stationed at Moody Air Force Base...
Bettye Jeanne Hatcher Nichols
Jul 18, 2018
Bettye Jeanne Hatcher Nichols, 88, of Valdosta died on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Dothan, Alabama on July 10, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Hettye Kirkland and Thomas Efel Hatcher. She lived most of her life in Valdosta and had worked for 40 years in Civil Service at Moody Air Force...
Martha Gwendolyn Gay
Jul 18, 2018
Martha Gwendolyn Gay, 78, of Valdosta passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at Langdale Hospice House surrounded by her family. She was born on July 4, 1940 in Cuthbert, GA to the late Ernest B. Cox, Sr. and Willie Brown Cox. She was an active member of Northside Baptist Church where she touched many lives as a Sunday school teacher...
Joseph Maxwell (J.M.) Harris, Jr.
Jul 16, 2018
Joseph Maxwell (J.M.) Harris, Jr., 82, of Hahira passed away on Monday, July 16, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on March 7, 1936 in Valdosta, the son of the late Joseph Maxwell Harris, Sr. and the late Flora Estelle Bass Harris Crawford. Mr. Harris was an active member of the Hahira First Baptist Church...
Eva Shiver
Jul 13, 2018
Eva Shiver, 80, of Lake Park passed away Friday, July 13, 2018 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born on April 7, 1938 in Lowndes County to the late John William Copeland, Sr. and Sarah Nona Wisenbaker Copeland. Mrs. Shiver was a homemaker and a member of Saint Augustine Road Church of Christ. She is survived by her sisters, brothers...
James Roscoe Menear, Jr.
Jul 13, 2018
James Roscoe Menear, Jr., 79, of Valdosta died on Friday, July 13, 2018, at Lakehaven Nursing Home following a short illness. Born in Bretz, West Virginia, on October 12, 1938, James was the son of the late Mattie Flo Taylor and James Roscoe Menear, Sr. A Vietnam Veteran he was one of the first permanent soldiers stationed in Vietnam. James...