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

Willie David Guest
Jan 21, 2016
Willie David Guest, 67, of Cecil died Thursday, January 21, 2016 at his home. He was born in Adel on January 13, 1949 in Cook County to the late Ozzie W. and Sarah Manus Guest and had lived in Cook County all of his life. He was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church and was a farmer and worked...
John Dewey(Jd) Cone
Jan 20, 2016
John Dewey "JD" Cone, 75, of Ray City, passed away surrounded by his loved ones on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, after a lengthy illness. Born in Murphy, Georgia, he was the son of the late Dewey and Velma Sowell Cone. He worked in the 347th Civil Engineering Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, he was the recipient of numerous Civil...

Rachel Brown Cowart Russell
Jan 20, 2016
Rachel Brown Cowart Russell, 92, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully at her home after an extended illness on Wednesday, January 20, 2016.She was born January 31, 1923 in Clyattville, a daughter of the late Robert Ivy and Uldene Husbands Brown. She graduated from Clyattville High School with the Class of 1941 and immediately was employed as a Telephone Operator. She...

Patricia Stubbs Simpson
Jan 20, 2016
Patricia Stubbs SimpsonAfter a long battle of cancer, Patricia Stubbs Simpson, 72, of Hahira passed away quietly at her home, Wednesday, January 20, 2016. She was the wife of James Simpson for fifty six years. They raised five children, Cindy (Jason) Webb of MayDay, GA, Randy (Michelle) Simpson of Kathleen, GA, Linda Faye Ellenberg (John Dee Moore) of Hahira, GA,...

Edgar L. Garland
Jan 20, 2016
USAF Lt Col (Ret.) Edgar L. Garland, 92, of Valdosta, passed away at his home after a brief illness on Wednesday, January 20, 2016.He was born April 18, 1923 in Wilmington, OH, a son of the late Leo Robert Garland and Ada Miller Garland. He was a World War II veteran, served three combat tours in Viet Nam and was...

Herman Richard "Ricky" Cooper
Jan 19, 2016
Herman Richard "Ricky" Cooper, 65, of Hahira died Tuesday, January 19, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on February 13, 1950 in Hahira to the late Herman and Gladys Stalvey Cooper and was a lifelong resident of Hahira. Mr. Cooper was a retired mechanic and a veteran of the United States Army. He enjoyed riding Harley motorcycles,...
Betty Jo St. John Green
Jan 18, 2016
Betty Jo St. John Green, 80, of Valdosta, died on Monday, January 18, 2016. She was born September 21, 1935 in Valdosta to the late Carrie Lee & Walter Howard St. John, Jr. Mrs. Green was a graduate of Valdosta High School and while there won state competitions for her vocal solo performances. She continued to share her talents and...
Don Russel Byrd
Jan 18, 2016
Don "Russel" Byrd, 70, of Jennings, FL passed away suddenly on January 18, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on January 22, 1945 in Cincinnati, OH to the late Paul Russel and Joyce Wildalee Kreager Byrd. Russel was a veteran of the United States Navy and a retired insurance adjuster. He was a traveler and would load...
Audrey Gail Copeland
Jan 16, 2016
Audrey Gail Copeland, 73, of Knoxville, TN died Saturday, January 16, 2016. She was born on September 18, 1942 in Valdosta, Lowndes County, GA to the late Lonnie Curtis Dawkins and Katie Louise Moore Dawkins. Mrs. Copeland was a homemaker and a member of Karns Church of Christ. No one loved her three children, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren...
Dorothy Louise Martin Storey
Jan 16, 2016
Dorothy Louise Martin Storey, 91, wife of the late Louie Watson Storey, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Fellowship Home in Valdosta GA. Dorothy was born in Atlanta GA on March 6, 1924, the second daughter of the late Frederick Roger Martin and Cora Turner Martin of Columbia SC. In the early 1930s, Dorothy moved with her...

Rhea L. Norman
Jan 16, 2016
Rhea L. Norman, 67, of Hahira passed away Saturday, January 16, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born in Brownsville, TN on June 21, 1948 to the late Joseph Wesley Norman and Lily Faye Tallant Norman. Mr. Rhea Norman was retired from the United States Air Force and from civil service. He was a...
Bobby Walter Chaney, Sr.
Jan 15, 2016
Bobby Walter Chaney, Sr., 78, of Quitman, formerly of Remerton, Georgia died on Friday, January 15, 2016 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Valdosta on March 28, 1937 to the late Henry and Effie Lee Carter Chaney and has been a lifelong resident of this area. He served in the Army National Guard with the...
Bobby Darrell Swindle
Jan 14, 2016
Bobby Darrell Swindle, 79, of Valdosta died Thursday, January 14, 2016 at Select Specialty Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida. He was born in Dover, Florida on May 30, 1936, a son of the late Beachel Merle Swindle and the late Ibbie Trovel Swindle Gause and Bernise Lunsford Gause. Mr. Swindle lived in Ocala, Florida before moving to Valdosta in 1966 and...

Jean Sayers
Jan 10, 2016
Jean Sayers, 81, of Valdosta passed away at her residence on January 10, 2016. She was born September 14, 1934 in Radcliff, OH to the late Nathan and Della McKinney Jordan. Mrs. Sayers had lived in this area since 1960. She was a former nurse and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. In her spare time enjoyed cooking and...

William Roy "Doc" Guess, Jr.
Jan 10, 2016
William Roy Guess, Jr. "Doc" 71, of Marietta, Ga passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2016. He is survived by his mother, Audra Guess of Valdosta, GA and friends too numerous to list. He is preceded in death by his father, William R. Guess Sr. Doc will be remembered for his toys, hobbies and passion for life and will be...

Peter C. Candelario, Sr.
Jan 10, 2016
Peter C. Candelario, Sr., 79, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at Fellowship Home. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, he graduated from Manual Training High School there and went on to graduate from Brooklyn College with a Math degree. While in college he participated in ROTC, and following college, briefly served in the U.S. Army. After his...

Patrick Stewart Mckinley
Jan 9, 2016
Patrick Stewart McKinley, 23, lifelong resident of Valdosta, died on Saturday, January 9, 2016, at Dodge County Hospital in Eastman from injuries sustained in an ATV accident. Born and raised in Valdosta, Patrick attended Open Bible Christian School through the 11th grade and graduated from Valdosta High School in 2011. He was a born entrepreneur. During high school he began...
Artie Bland
Jan 9, 2016
Artie P. Bland, 92, of Valdosta died Saturday, January 9, 2016 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Wrightsville, GA on November 1, 1923 to the late William Thomas and Lougenia Clarke Page and had lived in Valdosta since 1954 but has been a resident of Langdale Place for the last two years. Mrs. Bland was a homemaker...

Huey M. Moore
Jan 7, 2016
Huey M. Moore, 80, of Valdosta died Thursday, January 7, 2016. He was born in Berrien County on November 8, 1935 to the late Leonard P. and Grace Sirmans Moore and had lived in Valdosta most of his life. Mr. Moore was a member of the Bemiss United Methodist Church where he enjoyed participating in his Reflections Sunday School Class....

Nancy Louise Rouse
Jan 6, 2016
Nancy Louise Rouse, 64, of Valdosta passed away on January 6, 2016 at the Heritage House after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on December 12, 1951 in San Diego, CA to the late John Duane Brewster and Zeda Lillian McKenzie Brewster. Mrs. Rouse was employed by Crackin' Good Bakery for 15 years. She also enjoyed singing and...