OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

John Lindon Swann

John Lindon Swann

May 24, 2018

John Lindon Swann, 35, of Valdosta died Thursday, May 24, 2018 from injuries sustained in a work related accident. He was born in Hahira on March 1, 1983 and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. He enjoyed helping people and loved spending time with family. John was a very loving, caring and tenderhearted person. He was scared of nothing and...

Mark Alan Hopkins

Mark Alan Hopkins

May 22, 2018

Mark Alan Hopkins, 48, passed away suddenly into the arms of the Lord, in Lowndes County, Georgia, on May 22, 2018. Mark’s journey to heaven began in Dallas, Texas, at his birth on July 1, 1969, to his adoring parents, Karen and Lonnie Hopkins. Mark worked at Moody Air Force Base, just a short distance from his dream home. His...

Joe Carroll Sanders

Joe Carroll Sanders

May 21, 2018

Joe Carroll Sanders, 83, of Valdosta died Monday, May 21, 2018 at his residence after a period of declining health. He was born on February 9, 1935 in Live Oak, FL to the late Joe Edward Sanders and Charlotte Faye McCall Sanders. Mr. Sanders was an automobile mechanic and a member of Northside Baptist Church. He enjoyed spending time with...

Daniel Lavaughn Hughes

Daniel Lavaughn Hughes

May 21, 2018

Daniel Lavaughn Hughes, 81, of Lake Park, died on Monday, May 21, 2018 at Lake City Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born on June 7, 1936 in Echols County to the late Carl Claude and Norma Mae Corbett Hughes and has been a lifelong resident of this area. He was a self-employed timber harvester and farmer and...

Richard Glenn Goodson, Sr.

Richard Glenn Goodson, Sr.

May 21, 2018

Richard (Dicky) Glenn Goodson Sr., 77, of Athens, Georgia passed away on Monday, May 21, 2018 at his home in Athens Georgia from complications with Alzheimer’s disease. Richard was born in Valdosta, Georgia on September 4, 1940. His parents were Samuel Dean Goodson Sr. and Ethel Viola (Jacobs) Goodson. His siblings were Mattie Bell (Goodson) Syzmanski (deceased), Sam Dean Goodson...

Annette Moree Courson

Annette Moree Courson

May 21, 2018

Annette Moree Courson, of Hahira, died Monday, May 21, 2018 at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Morven in September of 1934, she celebrated her 83rd birthday last September 19th. She was a daughter of the late Guss Moree, Sr. and Avie Roberts Moree. Retired from Texture Tex, Mrs. Courson had worked as a dietician at Smith Hospital. She and her...

Benjamin Smith Hightower

Benjamin Smith Hightower

May 21, 2018

Benjamin Smith Hightower, age 91, of Valdosta, died on Monday, May 21, 2018 at his home. B.S. was born in Valdosta, on November 24, 1926 to the late Carroll Smith Hightower and Lillie Moore Hightower. He was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church, was retired from Owens Illinois bag plant and an experienced cabinet maker. He is survived by two...

Herman Melton Watson

Herman Melton Watson

May 19, 2018

Herman Melton Watson, 91, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2018 following a lengthy illness. Services will be private.

Kristin Suzanne Ganas

Kristin Suzanne Ganas

May 19, 2018

Kristin Suzanne Ganas, 44, of Valdosta, went to be with her Lord, Saturday, May 19, 2018 at her home after a sudden illness. She was born in Valdosta on April 5, 1974 to Joe & Joyce Ganas. Kristin grew up in Valdosta and as a child, developed a love for dancing. She was a member of Gerlock Dance Studios from...

Derrick Robert Hunter

Derrick Robert Hunter

May 18, 2018

Derrick Robert Hunter, 40, of Statenville passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Tallahassee on January 8, 1978 to Eddie Wesley Hunter, Jr. and the late Connie Marie Brock Hunter. Mr. Hunter enjoyed wrestling, gaming on his playstation, and taking selfies. He was a jokester who enjoyed making people laugh. He loved kids...

Faye C. Corbett

Faye C. Corbett

May 17, 2018

Faye C. Corbett, 92, of Lake Park, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2018. Faye was born in Echols County, GA on February 22, 1926 to the late Mitch Carter and Ida Hughes Carter. She was a member of Sardis Baptist Church. Faye is survived by her son Derrick Corbett, her daughter Vanessa Fletcher, both of Lake Park, her grandchildren...

Christopher Titus Williams

Christopher Titus Williams

May 17, 2018

Christopher T. “Chris” Williams, age 56, of Lake Park. Died on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Gainesville, FL. Chris was born in Monticello FL on December 26, 1961 to Minnie Pearl Wiggins and the late James David Williams and moved to Valdosta when he was 16. He graduated from Lowndes High School in 1981. After high school, Chris worked briefly...

Dorothy Elizabeth Neisen

Dorothy Elizabeth Neisen

May 15, 2018

Dorothy Elizabeth Neisen, 78, of Lake Park passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on July 24, 1939 in Valdosta to the late George Maxwell Peterson and Eva Belle Touchton Peterson. Dorothy graduated from Lake Park High School then attended Miami-Dade Junior College and North Florida Junior College in Jacksonville, FL. She worked...

Garry Levon Sandlin

Garry Levon Sandlin

May 14, 2018

Garry Levon Sandlin, 56, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away suddenly at his home Monday, May 14, 2018. Garry was born in Valdosta on December 2, 1961, the son of the late Billie Iona Fielding Sandlin and Virgil Levon Sandlin. He was a graduate of Lowndes High School’s class of 1979, and a member of First United Methodist Church in Valdosta....

George Harold Weldon

George Harold Weldon

May 13, 2018

George Harold Weldon, 74 of Gay, Georgia died on Sunday, May 13, 2018. He was born in Hahira on March 12, 1944 to the late Grover C. and Katherine Landers Weldon. Mr. Weldon was a retired attorney and a veteran of the United States Army. Survivors include his five children, Alyssa Smith, Travis Weldon, Zachary Weldon, Joshua Weldon, Thomas Weldon;...

Angel Lee Neel

Angel Lee Neel

May 12, 2018

Angel Lee Neel, 8, of Valdosta, passed away suddenly on May 12, 2018 in Ocala, FL. Angel was born on April 6, 2010, in Huron, SD. Angel was a sweet loving child, who loved her family and friends. Angel loved her church First Baptist Church of Lake Park. Angel enjoyed going to school and was proud of her achievements. She...

Daniel Everett Maxwell

Daniel Everett Maxwell

May 11, 2018

Daniel Everett Maxwell, 87, of Lake Park, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 11, 2018, with his loving wife, Joyce and daughter Sharon by his side. Born March 15, 1931 in Riverside, California to the late Seth Andrew Maxwell and Rose Mae Moss Maxwell. He grew up in San Angelo, Texas with his brothers, David,...

Joyce Sadler Williams

Joyce Sadler Williams

May 11, 2018

Joyce Sadler Williams, 78, of Valdosta died Friday, May 11, 2018 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. She was born on December 23, 1939 in Lowndes County to the late George W. and Emma Holland Sadler. Mrs. Williams was a member of the Church of Christ. She is survived by three sons and two daughters-in-law; Rick and Tami Williams of Nashville, F....

Mary Alice Sapp

Mary Alice Sapp

May 10, 2018

Alice Sapp, 87, of Alma, Georgia passed away Thursday at her daughter and son-in-law’s home in Valdosta, Georgia where she had been living for the past eight years. She was born in Bacon County, Coffee, Georgia in 1930 to Fulton and Lillian Carter. In 1953 she married Rema H. Sapp of Douglas, Georgia at Friendship Methodist Church in Alma. Alice...

Julian Griner

Julian Griner

May 9, 2018

Julian Griner, 90, a lifelong resident of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at his residence. He was born on December 11, 1927 to the late Samuel and Alice Dampier Griner. He was married for 45 years to the late Lavada Lee Haralson Griner. Mr. Griner was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a retired Supervisor at...