OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Xander Christian Barrentine
May 20, 2016
Xander Christian Barrentine, infant son of Jonathan Barrentine and Kimberly Young, died on Friday, May 20, 2016 at Bacon County Hospital in Alma, Georgia.In addition to his parents, Xander is survived by two brothers, Gage Young of Valdosta and Tristan Barrentine of West Palm, Florida; his grandparents, Wendy Robinette and Gabriel Boon, and Harold Robinette, Jr. and Jeannie Swinson, and...

Dorothy Hodges
May 20, 2016
Dorothy Hodges, 86, of Valdosta died on Friday, May 20, 2016 at Holly Hill Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Hahira, Georgia on June 3, 1929 to the late Wylie and Jewel Lee Jones Harris and has been a resident of Lowndes County all her life. She was a care-giver and homemaker who loved to fish,...

James R. Mueller, Sr.
May 19, 2016
James R. Mueller, Sr., 79, of Valdosta, died at 3:23 P.M. on May 19, 2016 . Born in Freeborn County, Minnesota, on December 18, 1936, Jim was the son of the late, George Safron Mueller and Eunice Margaret Lester Mueller. He was raised in Austin, Minnesota, on his family's farm with thirteen brothers and sisters. In 1953, at the age...

Freddy Norris
May 19, 2016
Freddy Norris, 64, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2016 from a trucking accident. He was born April 18, 1952 in Adel, GA to the late Fred and Ruth Norris. Freddy lived in Valdosta most of his life. He was a 1970 graduate of Valdosta High School and a proud member of the Marching Cats. Freddy graduated from...

Freddy Norris
May 19, 2016
Services for Mr. Norris are incomplete and will be announced. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602

Debbie Ruth Starling
May 18, 2016
Debbie Ruth Starling, 55, of Lake Park died Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Valdosta on July 6, 1960 to the late Elwood and Ruth Brown Starling. Miss Starling was a member of the Lake Park Church of Christ. She had worked for Crackin Good Bakery for many years prior to their closing...

Karen Lucille Kiefer Maynard
May 17, 2016
Karen Lucille Kiefer Maynard, 65, of Valdosta died Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Columbus, OH on January 27, 1951 to Emory L. Kiefer and the late Doris Ann Andrews Kiefer. Karen was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church in Lake Park.She is survived by her son, John Cowell of Valdosta, her...

James Edward Herndon
May 16, 2016
James Edward Herndon, 78, of Valdosta died Monday, May 16, 2016 at his home. He was born in Valdosta on September 21, 1937 to the late Thomas E. and Merle Burnham Herndon and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mr. Herndon was a member of the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. He enjoyed fishing, baseball and hunting. Mr. Herndon...
Arlene E. Hay
May 16, 2016
Arlene E. Hay, 92, of Valdosta died Monday, May 16, 2016 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born in Allentown, PA on August 5, 1923 to the late William Skinner and Bertha Rienhart Skinner. Mrs. Hay was a retired Pentecostal minister.She is survived by four daughters and three sons in law, Asceneth and James Tichinel of Lake Park, Connie Sue...

Felton Wesley Holland
May 15, 2016
Felton Wesley Holland, 72, of Jennings, FL, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2016, at Clinch County Nursing Home.He was born July 30, 1943 in Lake Park, a son of the late Robert T. and Missouri H. Smith Holland, and was a lifelong resident of Jennings, FL.Felton is survived by his siblings and their spouses, Mary Wilson of Marietta, Roy...

Howard N. Broomberg
May 15, 2016
Howard N. Broomberg, 76, of Jefferson, GA and formerly of Valdosta died Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Athens Regional Hospital in Athens, GA. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on October 19, 1939 to the late Jack and Ida Vidro Broomberg and had lived in Valdosta for many years before moving to Jefferson thirty years ago. Mr. Broomberg was a...
Jefferson (Jeff) Wier Hunt
May 14, 2016
Jefferson (Jeff) Wier Hunt, 87, of Valdosta, peacefully passed away Saturday morning, May 14, 2016 at home after a short illness. He was born on August 6, 1928 in Macon, Georgia to the late Jefferson Brooks Hunt and Lucia Wier Hunt. At an early age his family moved to Valdosta, where he lived the majority of his life. Jeff attended...
Lillian Chitty Manganaro
May 10, 2016
Lillian Chitty Manganaro, 92, of Valdosta died Tuesday, May 10, 2106 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Valdosta on July 22, 1923 to the late Stephen A. and Kizzie Harris Chitty and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mrs. Manganaro was a member of the Northside Baptist Church. She retired from the Office of Business and Finance...

Evelyn Young Gombas
May 9, 2016
Evelyn Young Gombas, 80, of Orange Park, FL and formerly of Valdosta died Monday, May 9, 2016 at Haven Hospice in Orange Park, FL. Mrs. Gombas was born in Quitman on March 30, 1936 to the late Lacy and Cora Lee Hiers Young and had lived in Valdosta for many years before moving to Orange Park eight years ago. Mrs....
Blanche Carter Thornton Smith
May 9, 2016
Blanche Carter Thornton Smith, 86, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2016, after a brief period of declining health.She was born January 7, 1930 in Valdosta, a daughter of the late Darvin L. and Urrie Copeland Carter. She was a member of Lake Park Church of Christ; the Lord always came first in her life. For sixteen years...

Mary Jacquelyn Bennett
May 9, 2016
Mary Jacquelyn Bennett, 78, of Hahira died Monday, May 9, 2016 at her residence. She was born on May 29, 1937 in Crisp County, GA. Mrs. Bennett was a homemaker and a Baptist.She is survived by her son and daughter in law, Rodney Wade and Janet Bennett of Valdosta, daughter and son in law, Karen and Rodney Cain of Hahira...
Thelma Boyd Shockley
May 7, 2016
Thelma Boyd Shockley, 89, of Valdosta, died Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. She was born July 17, 1926, in Greenville, SC. to the late Oscar and Sarah Upchurch, she was adopted by the late Joseph T. and Myrtle Cate Boyd in Chattanooga, TN. She was baptized at Northside Church of Christ in Chattanooga...
Eva Dean Pittman
May 5, 2016
Eva Dean Pittman, 77, of Valdosta died on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Hahira, Georgia on August 23, 1938 to the late James Clayton and Nellie Owens Howell and has been a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. She was a retired seamstress from the Levi Strauss Company and...
Shelby Lynne Morton
May 4, 2016
Shelby Lynne Morton, 22, of Valdosta died Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born in Valdosta on December 29, 1993 where she was a lifelong resident. Shelby was a Baptist and a cashier at Dollar General. She loved animals and a special dog, Duke. Shelby also loved...
Jerry F. Dickson
May 3, 2016
Jerry F. Dickson, 73, of Valdosta died Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, GA. He was born on March 21, 1943 in Cook County, GA to the late Bardin Wainwright Dickson and Sarah Jane McClendon Dickson. Mr. Jerry Dickson taught school at Cook County High School and Lowndes County High School. He attended St. Barnabas...