OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Bettye Jeanne Hatcher Nichols

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

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.

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

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.

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...

Billy Guinn Penny

Billy Guinn Penny

Jul 12, 2018

Billy Guinn Penny, 85, of Valdosta, GA, passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, GA. Mr. Penny was born in Alexandria, LA on September 1, 1932 to the late Ivy Dewey Penny and Lela Margie Smith Penny. He served in the U.S. Army for 2 years where he was a member of the...

Raymond L. Coker

Raymond L. Coker

Jul 12, 2018

Raymond L. Coker, 87, of Valdosta passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville. He was born in Lowndes County on March 11, 1931 to the late Robert Paul and Ruby Harnage Coker. Mr. Coker was a member of the Providence United Methodist Church and a farmer. He enjoyed fishing and attending gospel sings. Survivors...

Lucile Harris Steward

Lucile Harris Steward

Jul 10, 2018

Lucile Harris Steward, 93 of Valdosta, GA passed away on Tuesday July 10, 2018 at the Fellowship Home under the wonderful care of the Fellowship Home Staff and Hospice of South Georgia and family. She was born on May 26, 1925 in Lowndes County to the late Doc Lundy Harris and Bertie Anderson Harris. She was married to her late...

John K. Lingenfelter

John K. Lingenfelter

Jul 9, 2018

John K. Lingenfelter, Jr., 56, of Valdosta passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018. He was born on October 23, 1961 at Clark Air Base in the Philippines to John, Sr. and Audrey Pfaff Wise Lingenfelter. John, Jr. retired from the Air Force after 20 years, where he worked in aircraft maintenance. John, Jr. is survived by his wife, Amelita...

Peggy D. Fizer

Peggy D. Fizer

Jul 8, 2018

Peggy D. Fizer, 79, of Moultrie, passed away on July 8, 2018, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home. Born in Dawson, on December 26, 1938, Peggy was the daughter of the late Mary Kate Morgan and James Edward Daniel. Peggy had a servant’s heart, she loved helping others and her nursing career was her life. She adored her family, especially her...

Wilma Aliene Taylor

Wilma Aliene Taylor

Jul 8, 2018

Wilma Aliene Taylor, affectionately known as “Granny Taylor” met her savior face to face on Sunday, July 8, 2018. She was a faithful servant to God for over sixty years, always putting the needs of others ahead of her own. Wilma was born on February 1, 1926 to the late Elias Rowan Williams and Lillie Mae Mathis Williams. She married...

Jackie Gilley Sirmans

Jackie Gilley Sirmans

Jul 7, 2018

Jackie Gilley Sirmans, 83, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, July 7, 2018 at her residence surrounded by her four daughters and other loving family members. She was born in Liberty County, Florida on December 14, 1934 to the late Albert and Irene Hughes Gilley. She was a homemaker and a charter member of New Harvest United Methodist Church. She was...

Edith Jett

Edith Jett

Jul 6, 2018

Edith Marjorie Jett “Margie,” 83, of Valdosta, passed away on July 6, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. Margie was born in Valdosta on August 4, 1934. She was the oldest daughter of James Garnett Holtzclaw and Edith Sims Holtzclaw. She played basketball for Valdosta High School and served as co-captain her senior year. Margie’s love of sports lasted a...

Lisa Middleton Colburn

Lisa Middleton Colburn

Jul 6, 2018

Lisa Middleton Colburn, 52, of Valdosta died Friday, July 6, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Valdosta on October 25, 1965 to Billy E. Middleton and the late Lucille Jones Middleton. Lisa was a member of CrossPointe Church and currently an administrative assistant with the Valdosta Early College Academy. She loved the Lord, singing, and living...

Debra Ruth Hale

Debra Ruth Hale

Jul 6, 2018

Debra Ruth Hale, 59, of Lakeland, died on Friday, July 6, 2018 at her residence following a short illness. She was born on November 27, 1958 in Pearson, Georgia to the late Thomas and Racheal Poole Delk. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her two daughters and sons-in-law, Tracey and Keith Stripling...

Herman Louis Brasher, Jr.

Herman Louis Brasher, Jr.

Jul 2, 2018

Herman Louis Brasher, Jr., 73, of Valdosta passed away on Monday, July 2, 2018 at Langdale Hospice House after a brief illness. He was born in Valdosta on October 10, 1944 to the late Herman Louis, Sr. and Annie Mae Mayne Brasher. Mr. Brasher was a member of Northside Baptist Church where he faithfully served his Lord Jesus. He was...

Mrs. Anniel Keaton Brown

Mrs. Anniel Keaton Brown

Jul 2, 2018

Mrs. Anniel Keaton Brown, 96, of Valdosta and former of Bainbridge, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2018 at her daughter’s home in Valdosta, Georgia. She was born in Camilla, Georgia on August 18, 1921 to the late Clarence and Eleanor Keaton. She was a sibling to two sisters, Grace Moreland (Joe Lee), Mae Bell Rambo (Frank) and three brothers,...

Elizabeth Thompson

Elizabeth Thompson

Jun 30, 2018

Elizabeth Thompson, 94, of Valdosta passed away Saturday, June 30, 2018 at Oaks Nursing Home in Marshallville, GA. She was born in Marshallville, GA on April 20, 1924 to the late O’Neill Monroe Ware and Lillian Mabel Patterson Ware. Mrs. Thompson was a Librarian for the Berrien County Schools, a member of Crossroads Baptist Church and the Senior Lady Sunday...

Gloria  A. Price

Gloria A. Price

Jun 29, 2018

Gloria A. Price, 84, of Valdosta, Ga. passed away surrounded by family on Friday, June 29, 2018. She was born in Valdosta on April 26th, 1934 to the late Carrie Estelle O’Neal Willis and Collis Echols Willis. Gloria was an Air Force wife for over twenty years before establishing her own career as a District Manager for Avon Products, Inc....

Robert Boyd Mcelvey

Robert Boyd Mcelvey

Jun 27, 2018

Robert Boyd McElvey, 83, of Lake Park, GA passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on April 1, 1935 in Pelham, GA to the late John Augustus and Vera Mae McHargue McElvey. Mr. McElvey retired from the papermill and was a supervisor in the woodyard. He was an avid golfer and fisherman, who...