OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Sarah Jeanne (Bulau) Major
Dec 12, 2017
Sarah Jeanne (Bulau) Major, 40, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at her residence. Born on February 18, 1977 in Anaheim, CA to John Bulau and Martha (Hill) McCue. She served in the U.S. Air Force and received the rank of Tech Sergeant before her retirement. Aside from her parents, Sarah is survived by her husband Travis...
Ruth Ann Miller
Dec 9, 2017
Ruth Ann Miller, 78, of Valdosta died Saturday, December 9, 2017 at her home. She was born on September 14, 1939 in Batavia, Ohio to the late Roy and Ellenora Hill Miller and had lived in Valdosta for the past seventeen years. Ms. Miller was a loving mother and grandmother. She was a Baptist. Survivors include her daughter, Leslie Schmitt...
Pamela Darlene Nesbitt
Dec 7, 2017
Pamela Darlene Nesbitt, 55, of Valdosta, died Thursday, December 7, 2017 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on November 6, 1962 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Guy Raymond Prescott, Sr. and Thelma Harnage Prescott. Darlene was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her daughter, Randa Nesbitt of Valdosta, sister, Deborah...
Velma Jean Bailey
Dec 6, 2017
Velma Jean Bailey, 87, of Statenville, died on Wednesday, December 06, 2017 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born in Echols County on August 18, 1930 to the late Lee L. and Alma Raulerson Zeigler. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God. Survivors include her brother and sister-in-law, Conrad and Marjorie Zeigler of Statenville; a...
Wallace D. Fields
Dec 6, 2017
Wallace D. Fields, 83, of Hahira died Wednesday, December 6, 2017. He was born in Hahira on July 10, 1934, son of the late Theda Cowart Pittman and the late Kinnon Fields. Mr. Fields owned and operated Fields Custom Cabinets and was a member of the Hahira United Methodist Church. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Survivors...
Madeline Dasher Harden
Dec 6, 2017
Madeline Dasher Harden, 83, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 after a lengthy illness. Madeline was born in Naylor, Georgia, on June 28, 1934 to the late Tommy and Lilly Harnage Bennett. She was employed by Levi Strauss as a supervisor. She attended Lake Park Christian Church where she loved to sing southern gospel church hymns. She...
Ruby E. Albonetti
Dec 6, 2017
Ruby E. Albonetti, 90, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Hopewell, King George County, Virginia on March 12, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Joe Bechman England and Mamie Lee Combs England. Widow of the late Thomas Peter Albonetti, Ruby was a homemaker. She was active at the Valdosta...
James Warren Boyle
Dec 5, 2017
James Warren Boyle, 73, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 5th, 2017. Jim’s life was characterized by his love of people, sharing his faith and helping others. He graduated from Valdosta High School, North Florida Junior College and completed his degree at Valdosta State College. He taught school for several years in the Lowndes School System and...
Wallace Henry (Jim) Pierson, Jr.
Dec 5, 2017
Wallace Henry (Jim) Pierson, Jr., 91, of Barney died Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama on September 21, 1926 to the late Wallace Henry, Sr. and Esther Ruth Mitchell Pierson. Mr. Pierson was a member of the Providence United Methodist Church and a veteran of the United States Navy having served...
Gary Leon Lambert
Dec 5, 2017
Gary Leon Lambert, 65, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 following a lengthy illness. He was born on January 6, 1952 in Arkansas City, Kansas to the late Lee Lambert and Evelyn Strange Lambert. Gary was a devoted family man who enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. He served 23 years in the Air Force and loved...
Grover Bradley
Dec 3, 2017
Grover Bradley, 80, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2017 at his residence. Born on July 14, 1937 in Brundidge, AL to the late Grover Sr., and Rebecca Beachum Bradley. He worked as a telephone cable installer for Southeastern Telephone Co and served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Grover was also an avid...
Gloria Jernigan Luke
Dec 3, 2017
Gloria Jernigan Luke, 72, passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2017. Gloria was given to us on October 08, 1945. What a gift she was! She was married to her forever sweetheart, Lloyd Luke, on October 13, 1961. She is the love of his life and his best friend. They were inseparable and their love for each other affected generations....
Valentine Shirley Brown
Dec 3, 2017
Valentine Shirley Brown, 64, of Jennings, Florida died on Sunday, December 3, 2017 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on February 14, 1953 to the late Alfred Chong and Shirley Souza. She was of the Baptist faith and was a retired pediatric nurse. She was a kind and caring person with...
Dorothy L. Kent
Dec 3, 2017
Dorothy L. Kent, 84, of Lake Park, died on Sunday, December 3, 2017 at her home. Born in Jasper, Florida, on February 4, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Loma Petty Hodges. Dorothy was a retired Vice President of First Liberty Bank, formerly Valdosta Federal Savings and Loan. She was a member of Francis Lake Baptist...
Ward Lynn Segerstrom
Dec 2, 2017
Ward Lynn Segerstrom, 85, of Valdosta, passed away on December 2, 2017, at his home. He was born on March 22, 1932 in Ida Grove, Iowa to the late Myron Lloyd and Hazel Marshall Segerstrom. Ward had many special talents and passions. In his early years he earned an Auto Mechanics degree from the Dunwoody Industrial Institute, in Minneapolis, Minn....
Sammie S. Atkins, Sr.
Dec 1, 2017
Sammie S. Atkins, Sr., 82, native of, and lifelong resident of Valdosta, passed away December 1, 2017, at South Georgia Medical Center, after a brief illness. He was born on June 17, 1935. Mr. Atkins leaves to mourn him, a daughter, Robin Gober, a son, Sammy Atkins, Jr. a granddaughter, Cori Gober, a grandson, Robby Gober, and a great granddaughter,...
Betty Wilder Williams Hurley
Dec 1, 2017
Betty Wilder Williams Hurley went to be with the Lord on December 1, 2017 after a long, extended illness. Betty was known as, My Love, Doll, Mother, Grandmother, and Betty Lou. Born on July 28, 1938 in Birmingham, Alabama to David Lester and Polly Ann Wilde, she moved to Ft Lauderdale, Florida in 1974, and then to Valdosta in 2010....
Juan Flores
Nov 30, 2017
Juan Flores, 53 de Statenville, falleció repentinamente el Jueves 30 de Noviembre de 2017. Nacido en Santa Bárbara, Guerrero, México el 27 de Marzo de 1964, hijo de Celio Flores y Candelaria Quiñones, había vivido en esta área por el pasado 20 años. Juan era un hombre muy fuerte con un gran corazón amoroso para su gran familia. Disfrutó especialmente...
Betty Irene "Bett" Peeples
Nov 29, 2017
Betty Irene “Bett” Peeples, 90, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at South Georgia Medical Center. Daughter of the late Violet Sadie Shaffar and Joseph E. Thompson, Betty was born on July 28, 1927 in Waukegan, Illinois. Betty attended Pensacola Jr. College and Columbia University. She met and married Lloyd Chandler Peeples, Sr. and together they shared...
Roma Jean Aslinger
Nov 29, 2017
Roma Jean Aslinger, 69, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on December 30, 1947 in Oliver Springs, Tennessee to the late Fred and Ruth Seeber Aslinger. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Ms. Roma was a talented artist and created many wonderful things for family...