OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Margie C. Tedders

Margie C. Tedders

Jan 26, 2018

Margie C. Tedders, 82, of Valdosta died Friday, January 26, 2018 at her residence. She was born on February 8, 1935 in Darlington, SC to the late Herbert Eugene Carter and Bettie Mae Garland Carter. Mrs. Tedders was a retired secondary education secretary from Valdosta State University. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Valdosta. She started the...

Mary Joe Hinely Barganier

Mary Joe Hinely Barganier

Jan 26, 2018

Mary Joe Hinely Barganier, 83, of Lake Park died Friday, January 26, 2018 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Howell, Georgia on May 14, 1934 to the late Alexander Campbell, Sr., and Mary Ellen Carter Hinely and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Barganier was a member of the Lake Park Church of Christ and a...

Myra Carter

Myra Carter

Jan 26, 2018

Myra Carter, 98, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, January 26, 2018. A memorial service will be held Monday, January 29, 2018 at 7 p.m. at Forrest Park Church of Christ. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com. Carson McLane

Linda Faye Wood Golden

Linda Faye Wood Golden

Jan 23, 2018

Linda Faye Wood Golden, 75, of Lake Park passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on September 22, 1942 in Tifton to the late Louie and Susie Cox Wood. Ms. Golden loved crocheting. She also had a green thumb. Ms. Golden was very sociable, and she loved people and her neighbors. She...

Roy S. Fennell, Jr.

Roy S. Fennell, Jr.

Jan 21, 2018

Roy S. Fennell, Jr., 91, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, January 21, 2018 at Addington Place in Brunswick, Georgia. He was born in Dublin, Georgia on July 25, 1926 to the late Roy, Sr. and Hilda Register Fennell. Mr. Fennell served during WWII in the Army Air Corps. Following his time in the military he retired from Georgia Power where...

Betty Sue Sewell Pilon

Betty Sue Sewell Pilon

Jan 20, 2018

Betty Sue Sewell Pilon, 70, of Valdosta died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 20, 2018 while vacationing in New Orleans with her family. She was born on April 22, 1947 in Valdosta to the late William A. and Verna Lee Godwin Sewell. Mrs. Pilon attended First Baptist Church in Nashville. She was an avid sports fan who enjoyed watching the Georgia...

Dr. Margaret Hanes Hiers

Dr. Margaret Hanes Hiers

Jan 18, 2018

Dr. Margaret Hanes Hiers, age 100, passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2018, at Fellowship Home in Valdosta. Born the youngest of six daughters on November 3, 1917, in Jonesboro to Martha and Orville Hanes, Margaret moved at an early age to Atlanta where she attended Atlanta Girls High and graduated valedictorian of her class. In 1938, while working in...

Melba Mcrae Deloach

Melba Mcrae Deloach

Jan 18, 2018

Melba McRae DeLoach, 100, of Valdosta, passed this life on Thursday, January 18, 2018. She was born near Morven, Georgia in Brooks County on December 6, 1917 to the late Albert and Cornelia Yates McRae. She lived most of her life in Valdosta and was the past owner/operator of Fads N Fashions and was a member of Park Avenue United...

Donald Pierce Hoff

Donald Pierce Hoff

Jan 14, 2018

Donald Pierce Hoff, 73, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away peacefully on January 14, 2018 surrounded by his loved ones. Don was born in Biloxi, Mississippi on August 25, 1944 to the late Leo and Jewell Pierce Hoff. He will be remembered as a successful businessman and entrepreneur. He loved travel, golf, collecting art, gardening, and cooking/entertaining. Don was a loving...

Traci  Lott Wimer

Traci Lott Wimer

Jan 13, 2018

Traci Lott Wimer, 53, of Valdosta, passed away at her home on Saturday, January 13, 2018. Born on June 10, 1964, Traci was the daughter of the late Coley and Dainty Evelyn Thomasson Lott. Fondly known as Nanny and Momma, her pride was being a mother, grandmother and wife. Survivors are her husband, Robert (Bobby) Wimer of Valdosta; daughter, Jessica...

Nettie Parthenia Reeves

Nettie Parthenia Reeves

Jan 13, 2018

Nettie Parthenia Reeves, 85, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center following a period of declining health. She was born on February 9, 1932 in Hahira, Georgia to the late Owens and Mary Purcell Bryant. Ms. Reeves was a retired educator with the Lowndes County School System and was a member of New Hope...

Thomas Alfred Hightower

Thomas Alfred Hightower

Jan 13, 2018

Thomas Alfred Hightower, 79, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, January 13, 2018, at his home. Born in Valdosta on February 25, 1938, Mr. Hightower was the son of the late Roy and Althea McDonald Hightower. An Army Veteran, he had retired from Wild Adventures where he took pride in and enjoyed his work as a groundskeeper. Thomas played softball in...

Sandra  Jean Webb

Sandra Jean Webb

Jan 12, 2018

Sandra Jean Webb, 69, of Valdosta, died on Friday, January 12, 2018, at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, on October 9, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Jenious C. Cofield and Elizabeth Fuller Cofield. Mrs. Webb received a Masters in Special Education from Valdosta State University and had taught in both the...

Leland James  Young

Leland James Young

Jan 12, 2018

Leland James Young, 71, of Naylor died Friday, January 12, 2018 at his residence. He was born on December 16, 1946 in Mobile, AL to the late James Young and Margaret Hall Young. Mr. Young was retired from Union Camp. He was a Baptist. Mr. Young enjoyed hunting and four wheeling with his grandsons. He is survived by his wife...

Karen  Lynne Root

Karen Lynne Root

Jan 11, 2018

Karen Lynne Root, 62, of Valdosta, died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Thursday, January 11, 2018. Formerly of Middletown, New Jersey, Karen was the daughter of the late Harold Arthur Root and Naomi Jeanne Stevens Root. Karen was dedicated to her parents, ceaselessly caring for them and honoring their memory. Born in Middletown, Ohio, Karen's dreams proved...

Mary Bonner Stalvey

Mary Bonner Stalvey

Jan 11, 2018

Mary Bonner Stalvey, known as MayMay to most family and friends, passed away peacefully, January 11, 2018 at Langdale Hospice of South Georgia. She is preceded in death by her 5 siblings, Gene Bonner, Thomas Carling (T.C.) Bonner, Fred Bonner, Jerry (Buddy) Bonner, Sr. and Donald Bonner, Sr. Mary was born June 3, 1923 in Valdosta, to Thomas and Carrie...

Floyd Mcneal

Floyd Mcneal

Jan 10, 2018

Floyd McNeal, 62, of Hahira died Wednesday, January 10, 2018 after a brief illness. He was born on January 19, 1955 to Audrey and the late Orvis McNeal, and he lived in Hahira all his life. Floyd was a proud graduate of Lowndes High School, attended UGA, and was a lifetime member of the Hahira United Methodist Church. Floyd loved...

Eldora Pittman Pike

Eldora Pittman Pike

Jan 9, 2018

Eldora Pittman Pike, 94, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Fellowship Home. She was born on Oct. 2, 1923 in Valdosta to the late Kyle James Pittman and Mollie Sauls Pittman. Growing up in Lowndes County, she attended and graduated from Naylor High School. After high school she worked at Cress’s Department Store in downtown Valdosta....

Fannie Pearl Wisenbaker Dasher

Fannie Pearl Wisenbaker Dasher

Jan 9, 2018

Fannie Pearl Wisenbaker Dasher, age 104, passed peacefully away in home, as she wished, on January 9, 2018. She was born May 12, 1913 in a farmhouse on Hickory Grove Road in Lowndes County. Her parents were Richard Byrd Wisenbaker and Sarah Eva Black Wisenbaker. She was the second of their seven children. She married Donovan Oscar Dasher on July...

Dr. William Albert Threlkeld, Jr.

Dr. William Albert Threlkeld, Jr.

Jan 9, 2018

Dr. William Albert Threlkeld, Jr., 84, died January 9th, 2018, at the Fellowship Home after an extended illness. Dr. Threlkeld leaves his wife, Constance V. Threlkeld; sons David Threlkeld (Catherine) of Omaha, Nebraska, and Bennett Threlkeld (Judy) of Valdosta; cherished friend Wilfred Head (Denise) of Valdosta; grandchildren Connor Threlkeld (Stephanie) of Burnettown, South Carolina, Jarrett Threlkeld (Kristy) of Austin, Texas,...