OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Alfred Lee (Bubba) Hendrix
Aug 22, 2016
Alfred Lee (Bubba) Hendrix, 58, of Lake Park died at his residence on Monday, August 22, 2016 following a period of declining health. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 25, 1958 and has lived in this area for the last 10 years. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was of the Baptist faith....
Gloria Dalton Sorenson
Aug 19, 2016
Gloria received the Lords calling on August 19, 2016. She was at peace and with family. She was born in Valdosta, Georgia on December 19, 1921 and was the tenth child of Oscar Davis and Emma Mae Dalton. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Lt. Colonel John Maxwell Sorenson (U.S. Air Force). John and Gloria were married...

Byron Otho Brightwell
Aug 19, 2016
Byron Otho Brightwell, 67, of Valdosta died on Friday, August 19, 2016 at his residence. He was born on July 11, 1949 in Jonesboro, Arkansas to the late Cleophus and Ruby Newman Brightwell. Mr. Brightwell served in the United States Army during the Viet Nam era and was a retired truck driver with Star Leasing. He was a former member...
Tena Coats Carter
Aug 18, 2016
Ernestine (Tena) Coats Carter, 90, of Valdosta passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at her home. She was born on September 21, 1925 in Epps, Louisiana to the late Albert and Eva Coats and had lived in Valdosta since 1964. Mrs. Carter was a member of the Northside Baptist Church where she had served on numerous committees. She was...
Cornelius "Cory" Boney
Aug 15, 2016
Cornelius "Cory" Boney, 43, of Valdosta died Monday, August 15, 2016 at the Langdale Hospice House. He was born and raised in Berkeley, California on December 2, 1972 to the late George Boney and Roxie Davis Whitfield and attended schools in Berkeley, California. Mr. Boney was a member of the Northside Baptist Church where he served on the janitorial staff....
Ralph Edward Guarino
Aug 15, 2016
Ralph Edward Guarino, Sr., 86, of Valdosta died on Monday, August 15, 2016 at Holly Hill Nursing Home. He was born on November 6, 1929 in Lebanon, New Hampshire to the late Anthony and Genevieve Picardi Guarino and has been a resident of Valdosta since 1973. He was a retired Master Sergeant with the United Sates Air Force and also...
Marion Mcginty Myddelton
Aug 14, 2016
Marion McGinty Myddelton passed away on Sunday, August 14, at the age of 94. Funeral service conducted by Pastors Chuck Owens and Mac Weaver of First Baptist Church will be held Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Carson McLane Funeral Home Chapel. Pallbearers will be her grandsons. The family will greet friends one hour before the funeral, which will be followed...
Leroy Emery Rhoades
Aug 13, 2016
Leroy Emery Rhoades, 79, Valdosta resident since 1976, died Saturday, August 13, 2016, in Tallahassee, Florida after a brief illness. Leroy, who was born on November 28, 1936 in Ferndale, Florida, was the son of the late Emery Leroy Rhoades and Myrtle Record Rhoades. He grew up in Ferndale and went to work at an early age in the orange...
George Henry Hart, Jr.
Aug 10, 2016
George Henry Hart, Jr., 88, Valdosta resident since 1959, died on Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on February 28, 1928, in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of the late George Henry Hart and Margaret Cecile Thompson Hart. He grew up in Brookline, Mass, graduating from Brookline High School in the late 1940's. He served...

Derry H. Howell
Aug 9, 2016
Derry H. Howell, 82, of Hahira died Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at the Fellowship Home. He was born in Hahira, a town he truly loved on July 25, 1934 and was the son of the late Hamp Howell and the late Aline Zeigler Howell Daniels. Mr. Howell was a member of the Hahira United Methodist Church and retired from the...
Deborah Clark
Aug 9, 2016
Deborah Clark, 63, of Lake Park, GA passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at her residence. She was born on July 21, 1953 in Trion, GA to the late Joe Sam Ray and Phyllis Edwards Ray. Deborah was Director of Member Development at GA Power Valdosta Federal Credit Union. She was a member of Bemiss United Methodist Church.Deborah is survived...
Maetrelle Elizabeth Shehan
Aug 7, 2016
Maetrelle Elizabeth Myers Shehan went to be with the Lord August 7, 2016. Maetrelle was born August 30, 1918 in Lakeland, GA. Maetrelles father, Turner Michael Myers died of cancer when she was 13 months old. Maetrelle lived with her mother, Teressa Myers and her grandmother, Maggie Meadows. Maetrelle accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior and Lord when she was...

Randy Joe Proctor
Aug 7, 2016
Randy Joe Proctor, 54, of Adel died Sunday, August 7, 2016 at his home. He was born in Hahira on July 2, 1962 and had lived in this area all of his life. He was a Baptist. Randy enjoyed spending time with his wife, son and grandchildren and attending and watching NASCAR.Survivors include his wife, Louise Proctor of Adel, his...
Harry G. Londry
Aug 6, 2016
Harry G. Londry, 83, of Valdosta died on Saturday, August 06, 2016 at Langdale Hospice House. He was surrounded by his family who he cared for deeply. He was born on April 22, 1933 in Barre, Vermont to the late Harry Leon and Gladys Keith Londry. Mr. Londry was a veteran of the United States Army and served his country...
Cornelia Currie Ashley
Aug 6, 2016
Cornelia Currie Ashley, 85, departed this life August 6, 2016. Born in Valdosta on June 19, 1931, to Thomas Young and Elizabeth (Peachy) Ashley, Cornelia grew up in Valdosta, graduated from Valdosta State College, worked for Coca Cola in Atlanta, and Moody Air Force Base, before moving to Tampa in 1955, to work for Florida College in Temple Terrace, FL....
Deborah Mcdonald Reagan
Aug 5, 2016
Deborah McDonald Reagan, 61, of Valdosta died Friday, August 5, 2016 at her home. She was born in Americus, Georgia on April 9, 1955 and the daughter of the late Hoover and Dorothy Guest McDonald and had lived in Valdosta most of her life. Debbie was an active member of Crosspointe Church and Scott and Anna Smith's Life Group. She...
Sanford B. (Sandy) Campbell, Jr.
Aug 5, 2016
Sanford (Sandy) Bailey Campbell, Jr., 87, of Valdosta died at his residence on Friday, August 5, 2016. He was born on May 11, 1929 in McCormick, South Carolina and moved to Waycross at an early age. He developed his love of God and music attending First United Methodist Church and while participating in the Waycross High School band program. He...
Nell Barwick Martin
Aug 4, 2016
Nell Barwick Martin, 78, of Valdosta died Thursday, August 4, 2016 at her home. She was born in White Springs, Florida on November 8, 1937 to the late Hardy Bruce and Elsie Mae Brown Barwick and had lived in Valdosta all of her life. Mrs. Martin was a member of the Dasher Church of Christ and retired from First State...
Eva Nell Kinsey Culpepper
Aug 3, 2016
Eva Nell Kinsey Culpepper, 73, of Tifton, died on Wednesday, August 3, 2016 after a lengthy illness, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born on April 1, 1943, in Echols County, she was the daughter of the late Loyd Mark Kinsey and Eva Mae Kinsey. A proud business owner and a loving wife, mother and grandmother, she was...
Evan Alexander Souris
Aug 2, 2016
Evan Alexander Souris, 23, of Lake Park, died from injuries received in an automobile accident on Tuesday, August 2, 2016. Born in Norfolk, Virginia on June 13, 1993, he was the son of Nicholas Anthony Souris and Maria Theresa Freimark. In 1998, Evan moved to Lowndes County with his family. He attended Clyattville Elementary, Lowndes Middle School and graduated from...