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Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Sheri Lokey Jackson
Aug 29, 2023
Sheri Lokey Jackson, 58, of Valdosta, died suddenly on August 29, 2023, following an auto accident. Born in Plattsburgh, NY on February 25, 1965, she moved back to Valdosta with her family at an early age. She graduated from Lowndes High School in 1983, having marched with the Georgia Bridgemen and participated in 4-H activities. She went to Valdosta State...
Daniel Brooks Johnson
Aug 28, 2023
Daniel Brooks Johnson, 42, of Valdosta, passed away unexpectedly from natural causes on Monday, August 28, 2023. He was born on February 22, 1981 in Valdosta, to Ralph D. and Tammy Johnson. Daniel loved the beach, and spending time with his family, especially his nephew and niece. He worked in customer service and enjoyed helping people.
Daniel is survived by his...
Marcus Johnson
Aug 27, 2023
Marcus Johnson, 57, of Valdosta, unexpectedly passed away on August 27th, 2023. He was born on October 10, 1965 to Robert (Bob) and Brenda Johnson in Jenkins, Kentucky.
He worked for the John T. Fris Company for fourteen years as a supervisor. In his free time he enjoyed to fish, and most of all spend time with his grandchildren. He was...
Beverly Ann Parrish
Aug 26, 2023
Beverly Ann Parrish, 87, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, August 26, 2023, at South Georgia Medical Center following a period of declining health. She was born on August 11, 1936, in Cook County Georgia to the late J.C. and Dochia Griffin Akridge and has been a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Parrish was a retired seamstress. She worked for...
Debra Norman
Aug 24, 2023
Debra Dianne Giffin Norman, 71, of Hahira, Georgia passed away on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born on September 11, 1951 in Maryville, Tennessee to the late JP and Thelma Jean Giffin.
Although Debra filled countless jobs throughout her life, her greatest job was that of grandmother, and she loved her grandchildren with everything she...
James Lendy Rogers
Aug 22, 2023
James Lendy Rogers, 67, of Lake Park, died on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at his son’s residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Lowndes County on September 8, 1955, to the late James Wright (Buddy) Rogers and Frances Juanita Johnston Rogers. Mr. Rogers was a retired dragline operator with PCS and a retired farmer. Outside of his love...
Stacy Renee Walker
Aug 21, 2023
Stacy Renee Walker, 19, of Barney, GA died unexpectedly on August 21st 2023.
Stacy was born in Albany, GA to Jason Russel Walker and Rachel Renee (Jones) Walker on May 12th 2004.
Stacy lived life as her own person and by her own rules. She loved dogs and her music. Family was very important especially her young son Noah. Stacy was preceded...
Thomas “Tommy” Cowart
Aug 20, 2023
Thomas “Tommy” Cowart, 55, of Hahira, died on Sunday, August 20, 2023, following an auto accident. Born in Hahira to Jo Beth Cowart and the late Ronald Gerald Cowart, Sr., he grew up in Hahira and attended Lowndes County Schools. He graduated from Lowndes High School in 1986. During his high school years, Tommy developed an interest and great skill...
Sally Fender
Aug 19, 2023
Sally Claudette Peck Fender
She was as Southern as the glass of sweet tea she invariably offered her guests. She could be as sweet as her nickname “Honey” implied, or a stronger, more aromatic brew made more colorful by a long steep in the complexities of life.
Sally Claudette Peck Fender was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 03, 1931 to Percy...
Jason Cowart Loggins
Aug 18, 2023
Jason Cowart Loggins, 49, of Valdosta, died on Friday, August 18, 2023. Jason was a writer of science fiction and Superheroes. He loved Rock Art, collecting arrow heads and was passionate about playing the game of chess. He was an avid Florida Gators Fan.
Born in Atlanta on May 11, 1974, Jason is survived by his mother and step father, Brenda...
Florence Elydia Ann Stiefel
Aug 18, 2023
Florence Elydia Ann Stiefel, 61, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023.
A memorial service will be held at 10am on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at First Baptist Church Chapel in Valdosta. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com.
Carson McLane Funeral Home
James Franklin Carter, Sr.
Aug 16, 2023
James Franklin Carter, Sr., 89, of Echols County, passed away at his home on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. James was born April 4, 1934, to the late Leon and Mertie (Hughes) Carter in Echols County. James was a farmer and logger in Echols County for over half of his life. He lived a full life of fun and joy with...
Theresa Peterson Grubbs
Aug 15, 2023
Theresa Peterson Grubbs, 89, long time secretary at Lowndes High School, passed away at Fellowship
Home on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. The daughter of the late Carl and Margaret Amborn Peterson,
Theresa was born in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, on December 1, 1933. She married Billy W. Grubbs on
June 16, 1956, and they were married until Billy’s death in January 2013. Theresa was...
Jesse Norman Bush
Aug 15, 2023
Jesse Norman Bush, 83, died on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at his home in Valdosta. Norman was a wealth of knowledge to all who knew him. Son of the late John Earl and Lavada Willis Bush, Norman was born on November 13, 1939, in Colquitt County, Georgia. After serving 4 years in the U.S. Air Force as an aircraft mechanic,...
Karen Chester
Aug 14, 2023
Karen Madilyn Chester, 77, of Valdosta, passed away at Fellowship Home on Monday, August 14, 2023. Daughter of Katherine Nelson and Sidney Joseph Bell, she was born in Jacksonville, Florida on August 8, 1946. Karen was the widow of Louis Edwin Chester, Jr., to whom she was married for over 50 years. She was a devoted Pastors’ wife, supporting her...
Gordon Wilson Selman, Jr.
Aug 14, 2023
Gordon Wilson Selman, Jr., 73, of Quitman, GA, passed away on Monday August 14, 2023.
A memorial service will be held at 4pm on Monday, August 21, 2023 in the chapel of the Carson McLane Funeral Home. Family and friends will visit prior to the service from 3-4pm. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com.
Carson McLane Funeral Home
Janet Aline Young
Aug 13, 2023
Colonel Janet Aline Young; soulmate, loving mom and devoted friend, age 64, of Fayetteville, GA, passed away suddenly Sunday, August 13, 2023 in Waldorf, Maryland. She was born in Oklahoma City, OK on October 13, 1958, to the late Joseph Wayne Young and Helen Frances Kirby Young. She was a member of the Church of Christ and a retired Colonel...
Marie Squires Wood
Aug 11, 2023
Marie Squires Wood, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, August 11, 2023, at the age of 82. Marie is the wife of retired Lt Col Garey T. Wood and mother to Carolyn (Wesley) Force, the late Frank Wood, Lydia (Kurt) Marie Wood, and the late "Baby Andy". Following the death of Frank, his son Jonathan (Kellie) became their fifth child.
Meema...
Juanita Mae Daugharty
Aug 10, 2023
Juanita Mae Daugharty, 87, of Howell, GA, passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2023 at her residence after a long illness. A life-long resident of this area she was born on February 24, 1936 to the late Tom J. Moore, Sr. and Geneva Moore. After attending Echols County High School, she helped her parents farm and sell vegetables at the...
Brenda Ann Rountree Coombs
Aug 9, 2023
Brenda Ann Rountree Coombs, 78, of Hahira, died on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, following a lengthy illness. Born on Sept. 16, 1944, in Hahira to the late George Ashley & Ethel Guess Rountree, she had been a lifelong resident of this area. Brenda graduated from Hahira High School in 1962, where she was the co-Captain of the Cheerleading Squad. Soon...
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