OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Preston Scott And Harrison Calhoun  Packer

Preston Scott And Harrison Calhoun Packer

Dec 20, 2015

Preston Scott Packer and Harrison Calhoun Packer, beloved newborn sons of Brooks and April (Smith) Packer of Valdosta, Georgia passed away December 20th, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. Their final moments were spent surrounded by family and friends that they had touched in some small way throughout their short, yet very memorable lives. Besides their parents, they leave their...

Robin Lynn Bone

Robin Lynn Bone

Dec 18, 2015

Robin Lynn Bone, 51, of Hahira, died at her home on Friday, December 18, 2015. Born in College Station, Texas, on July 3, 1964, Robin was formerly of Staples, Texas. She graduated from high school in Rosewood, North Carolina and received her Nursing Degree from ABAC. Robin worked at South Georgia Medical Center as a Charge Nurse, and then as...

Chloe Danae Jones

Chloe Danae Jones

Dec 18, 2015

Chloe Danae Jones, 3 month old daughter of Sedrick Jones and Lashuna Crockett, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on September 18, 2015 in Albany, Georgia.Along with her parents, other survivors include two brothers, Vernon Stibbins of Atlanta and Quavon Crockett of Valdosta; grandparents, Maecola Crockett of Mt. Clemens, Michigan, Diana...

Jackie  W.  Moxley

Jackie W. Moxley

Dec 18, 2015

Jackie W. Moxley, 81, of Valdosta, known to her family as "Mama or Mamaw", passed into eternal peace on Friday, December 18, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Jacksonville to the late Holbrook & Marion Whitehurst, and grew up in Adel, graduating from Cook County High School. Mrs. Moxley was always a hard worker and helped...

Kathleen Patterson

Kathleen Patterson

Dec 17, 2015

Kathleen Patterson, 82, of Adel died Thursday, December 17, 2015 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born in Cook County on January 12, 1933 to the late Otis and Zetta Lee Cady Brown and had lived in this area all of her life. Mrs. Patterson loved camping, fishing and working in her yards. Mrs. Patterson loved spending time with...

Ala Faye Gerakines

Ala Faye Gerakines

Dec 16, 2015

Ala Faye Gerakines of Ray City, left this earthly life on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 to continue her journey to be with her God after a valiant and long battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family of which she was so proud and who have taken care of her during the last stage of her life.Faye was...

Mable Frances Plaire Credille

Mable Frances Plaire Credille

Dec 16, 2015

Mable Frances Plaire Credille, 90, of Valdosta died Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at her home. She was born on February 26, 1925 in Valdosta to the late Clifford L. and Reba Miley Plaire. Mrs. Credille attended the Northside Baptist Church and had been previously employed by Southern Bell Telephone Company and South Georgia Medical Center. She worked at Robbins Air...

Del (Mac) Allen, Sr.

Del (Mac) Allen, Sr.

Dec 16, 2015

Del (Mac) Allen, Sr., 80, of Lake Park, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at his home after a short illness. He was born May 7, 1935, in Blackshear, a son of the late Andrew (Hotch) and Dora Robinson Allen. Mr. Allen was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He enjoyed hunting, loved the outdoors and buggy rides.He is...

Alton K. "Al" Hall

Alton K. "Al" Hall

Dec 14, 2015

Alton Kenneth (Al) Hall, 76, of Valdosta, died on Monday, December 14, 2015 at his home. Mr. Hall was born in Columbus, Georgia on December 3, 1939. He grew up in Dothan, AL, raised by his mother and step-father, Eura Mae & Grover Searcy. He graduated from Chamberlain High School in Tampa, FL and soon went into the U. S....

Euradean (Dean) Jones

Euradean (Dean) Jones

Dec 14, 2015

Euradean (Dean) Jones, 78, of Valdosta, died Monday, December 14, 2015 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born in Tennessee on October 10, 1937 to the late John Abbott Dorris and Dewey Dorris. Mrs. Jones worked for the late Dr. Jerry Purvis and was retired from South Georgia Medical Center.She is survived by her daughter, Pam Cornelius (Kenny Harris) of...

Ronnie Adams

Ronnie Adams

Dec 14, 2015

Charles Ronald (Ronnie) Adams, 74 of Valdosta, passed away quietly at his home December 14th after a brief illness. He was born in Fitzgerald, GA on March 23rd, 1941 to the late Charles W. Adams and Jane Sims Adams. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, a graduate of Valdosta State College, eventually retiring from the US...

Sherry R. Devine

Sherry R. Devine

Dec 13, 2015

Sherry R. Devine, 57, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2015 at her residence. Sherry was born in Ravenna, Ohio on September 16, 1958 and has made Valdosta her home since 1985. She was a Registered Nurse and had worked with Bethany Hospice in the past as well as helping financially in many entrepreneurial endeavors. Sherry volunteered her...

Phillip Howard Ely, Sr.

Phillip Howard Ely, Sr.

Dec 13, 2015

Phillip Howard Ely, Sr., 67, of Hahira died on Sunday, December 13, 2015 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida. He was born on January 19, 1948 in Kingsport, Tennessee and had lived in Hahira for many years. Mr. Ely was a Baptist and served for twenty two years in the United States Air Force. He served in Vietnam War...

D. Wayne Moore

D. Wayne Moore

Dec 12, 2015

D. Wayne Moore, 67, of Valdosta, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015, at his home after a brief illness.He was born in Valdosta on December 9, 1948, and was employed by Winn Dixie Bakery, later Crackin' Good Bakery, retiring after forty years. He enjoyed fishing and working in his yard.Wayne is survived by his wife of forty-six years, Pauline S....

Jane Twitty Shelton

Jane Twitty Shelton

Dec 12, 2015

Jane Twitty Shelton, 98, of Valdosta died Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Valdosta on October 27, 1917 to the late Willie Frank and Ora Celeste Wood Twitty and was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She grew up in Valdosta, went to school with Tom D. Shelton, and married in 1944...

James Walter  Wills

James Walter Wills

Dec 10, 2015

James Walter Wills, 73, of Valdosta passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015 at residence following an extended illness. He was born October 7, 1942 in Lexington, KY to the late James Walter Wills, Sr. and Gwendlyn Rue Wills. James proudly served in the United States Navy. He enjoyed woodworking and traveling in his spare time. He was loving husband, father,...

Lila  Catherine (Skip) Mead

Lila Catherine (Skip) Mead

Dec 9, 2015

Lila Catherine (Skip) Mead, 87, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, December 09, 2015, at her home. Born in Pontiac, Michigan, on July 27, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Albert R. and Ruth Louella Husted Klock. She grew up in Michigan. She met her future husband, Daniel (Dan) Mead, in Daytona in 1953 and they were soon married....

Julian  Boykin

Julian Boykin

Dec 9, 2015

Julian Boykin, 87, of Hahira died Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at his home. He was born in Berrien County on July 17, 1928 to the late Willis and Ruby Suggs Boykin and had lived in Hahira for many years. Mr. Boykin was a member of the Hahira First Freewill Baptist Church and owned and operated Boykins Service Station in Hahira...

Melinda  Rehberg

Melinda Rehberg

Dec 8, 2015

Melinda Rehberg, 44, of Lake Park, died on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida. Born in Valdosta on December 28, 1970, Melinda was a graduate of Lowndes High School Class of 1989. She attended and graduated from Darton College in 1991 with a Dental Hygienist Bachelor of Science Degree. She began her dental hygienist career...

Betty Jean Durrance Morgan

Betty Jean Durrance Morgan

Dec 7, 2015

Betty Jean Durrance Morgan, 65, of Hahira, passed away Monday, December 7, 2015, at her home after a long illness with her family by her side.She was born June 4, 1950 in Lakeland, a daughter of the late Aaron and Hattie Mathis Durrance. She was a member of Bethany Baptist Church, greatly loved her family and friends, and had a...