OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
William Joseph (Billy) Myers
Jun 22, 2016
William Joseph (Billy) Myers, 69, of Barney, GA died Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at South GA Medical Center. He was born on April 4, 1947 in Albany, NY to the late Walter Robert Myers, Sr. and Theresa Spangenburg Myers. Billy was a retired medical technologist at Smith Northview Hospital, a United States Air Force veteran and a member of the...

Ted F. "Teddy" West, Ii
Jun 22, 2016
Ted F. "Teddy" West II, 51, of Pensacola. FL, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016, under the care of Covenant Hospice after a long illness.He was born April 4, 1965 in Daytona Beach, FL, a son of Ted F. West and the late Carolyn Smith West. Teddy was a member of First Baptist Church of Valdosta, and he loved his...
Libby Jo Rogers
Jun 20, 2016
Libby Jo Rogers, 61, of Lake Park died on Monday, June 20, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy period of declining health. She was born on July 11, 1954 in Lake Park to the late M.G. and Evelyn Kinsey Porter and has been a resident of this area all of her life. She was a homemaker, a...
Vicky Lynn Allen
Jun 20, 2016
Vicky Lynn Allen, 55, of Houston passed away Monday, June 20, 2016. Vicky was born March 5, 1961 in Valdosta, Georgia to Jessie and Fairlene Allen. She is preceded in death by her parents and her brother Jessie Allen III. Vicky is survived by her children, Michelle and Hunter Ortiz of Houston, TX; siblings, Linda Wilson of Houston, TX, Joyce...
Robert Wayne Phillips
Jun 18, 2016
Robert Wayne Phillips, 61, of Valdosta lost his battle with cancer on Saturday, June 18, 2016. He left this world surrounded by his family and friends. He was born in Valdosta on August 10, 1954 to the late Raybon Carnell (R.C.) and Betty Jo Simpson Phillips and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mr. Phillips attended Redland Baptist Church and...

Jerry West Vickers
Jun 16, 2016
Jerry West Vickers, 76, of Hahira died Thursday, June 16, 2016 at South GA Medical Center. He was born in Cook County, GA on September 17, 1939 to the late Willie West Vickers and Willmina Sharpe Vickers. Mr. Vickers was a retired truck driver and a member of Salem United Methodist Church.He is survived by two sons and daughters in...
Dorothy L. Hughes
Jun 15, 2016
"PRAISE THE LORD ANYWAY" Dorothy L. Hughes, 93, of Valdosta died Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Langdale Place. She was born in Columbus, GA on March 11, 1923 to the late Andrew Guy Martin and Iola Pearl McFarland Martin. Mrs. Hughes was a homemaker. She was a member of Clyattville United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday school for many...
Marvel Collins Crown
Jun 15, 2016
Marvel Collins Crown, 86, of Valdosta died Wednesday, June 15, 2016. She was born on July 17, 1929 in Barberville, FL to the late Reverend B. C. Collins and Maggie Collins. Mrs. Crown was a homemaker. She was a member of First Baptist Church where she sang in the choir and was church secretary.Mrs. Crown is survived by her two...
Richard (Dick) Roscoe Clark (Ret Col. Usaf)
Jun 14, 2016
Richard (Dick) Roscoe Clark (Col, USAF, Retired), died on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at his residence. He was born on May 19, 1931 in Lincoln, Nebraska to the late Roscoe Armond and Alice Louise Roscow Clark. Col Clark graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1955 with a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and a commission in the United States...
Richard Allen Hubbard
Jun 12, 2016
Richard Allen (Richie) Hubbard, 44, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, June 12, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was born on September 22, 1971 in Valdosta and has been a resident his whole life. He was a truck driver with Batt Enterprise and was a member of Francis Lake Baptist Church. Richard was a proud...
Leila Bussey Sale
Jun 10, 2016
Leila Bussey Sale, 90, of Valdosta died Friday, June 10, 2016 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Lowndes County on March 22, 1926 to the late Lee Roy and Laura Belle Herring Bussey and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mrs. Sale was a member of the Benevolence Baptist Church. She was a retired bookkeeper with Strickland Cotton...
Carolyn Walker Mixon
Jun 9, 2016
Carolyn Walker Mixon, 62, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2016, at Baptist Health, Jacksonville, FL.She was born January 4, 1954 in Valdosta, a daughter of the late Adam and Irene Thornton Walker. Carolyn had attended New Life Community Church, Lake Park.She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Chriss L. Mixon of Valdosta; one son, Michael Mixon of Valdosta;...
Michael Shea Cowger
Jun 8, 2016
Michael Shea Cowger, 22, of Hahira, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer.He was born July 31, 1993, in Fort Wainwright, AK, a son of Josh Cowger and the late Crystal Morrison Cowger. Michael was a member and trumpet player of the Georgia Bridgemen, graduating from Lowndes High School with the Class...

Charles Daniel "Dan" Stevens, Jr.
Jun 7, 2016
Charles Daniel "Dan" Stevens, Jr. 61, of Valdosta died Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Dayton, Ohio on March 17, 1955 to Charles Daniel Stevens, Sr. and the late Norma Jean Gentry Stevens. Mr. Stevens was a member of the Quitman Church of Christ and a retired teacher/coach with the Thomasville City School...

Aubrey Saunders
Jun 4, 2016
Aubrey Saunders of Valdosta, GA passed from this life on Saturday, June 4, 2016. He was born on May 3, 1921 in Statenville, GA and was 95 years of age. Mr. Saunders was a WWII Army Veteran having served in the Po Valley in Italy and earning a Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars. He told his family that one...

Robert Edward (Biggen') Abbott
May 31, 2016
Robert Edward (Biggen') Abbott, 54, of Lake Park, GA died Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at his home. He was born in Quitman, GA on April 14, 1962 to Karen Westerman Abbott and the late Robert Edward Abbott, Sr. He was a truck driver. Biggen' enjoyed reading, loved his family and friends and making people laugh. He was a big man...

Jean Jenelle Bellflowers Ganas
May 29, 2016
Jean Jenelle Bellflowers Ganas, 78, of Hahira died Sunday, May 29, 2016 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Carson McLane Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602

Jean Jenelle Bellflowers Ganas
May 29, 2016
Jean Jenelle Bellflowers Ganas, 78, of Hahira died Sunday, May 29, 2016 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. She was born in Hahira on September 26, 1937 to the late Roy, Sr. and Ella Mae Warren Bellflowers. Mrs. Ganas was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church and a retired hairdresser with J. C. Penney. She loved spending time with...
Dr. William (Bill) White Broadfoot
May 26, 2016
Dr. William (Bill) White Broadfoot, 72, of Valdosta, Georgia, died on Thursday, May 26, 2016, at his home. Born in Sheffield, Alabama on September 3, 1943, he was the son of the late William White Broadfoot, Sr. and Annie Mae Haddock Broadfoot. Bill grew up in Florence, Alabama, where his father was an electrical contractor. From a very young age,...

Doug Rooney
May 25, 2016
Doug Rooney, 68, of Jennings, Florida, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at South Georgia Medical Center, after a short illness.He was born June 20, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of the late John D. "Jack" and Eraine Hughes Rooney. Doug was a dedicated Registered Nurse for forty-three years, retiring from the VA Medical Center in Lake...