OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Brian W. Bennett

Brian W. Bennett

Oct 9, 2015

Brian W. Bennett, 52, of Sylva, NC and formerly of Valdosta died Friday, October 9, 2015. He was born in Valdosta on April 10, 1963 and had lived in North Carolina for the past fifteen years. Brian was a Methodist and loved to hunt, fish and Valdosta State University Blazer Football.Survivors include his mother, Sue Bennett of Valdosta; his sister...

Dr. John Powell Puckett

Dr. John Powell Puckett

Oct 8, 2015

Dr. John Powell Puckett Jr., 78, of Winter Haven, Florida, died on October 8, 2015 of heart failure. John was born in Perry, Florida on December 21, 1936 to Virginia and Powell Puckett. John attended Taylor County High School in Perry. He obtained undergraduate and medical degrees from Tulane University. He was a member of the SAE fraternity, the AOA...

Hardy Lee Smith

Hardy Lee Smith

Oct 8, 2015

Hardy Lee Smith, 81, of Valdosta died on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on August 6, 1934 in Fort Myers, Florida to Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Smith. Mr. Smith was a retired Tech Sergeant from the United States Air Force and served during both the Korean Conflict and the Viet Nam War. He...

Martha Jean Mangum Carter

Martha Jean Mangum Carter

Oct 7, 2015

Martha Jean Mangum Carter, 74, of Quitman died Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Valdosta at Little Griffin Hospital on August 14, 1941 to the late George Samuel Wilson Mangum, Sr. and Marilyn Caldwell Mangum and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Carter was a member of the Morven Church of God...

Charlotte Elaine Easters Moss

Charlotte Elaine Easters Moss

Oct 7, 2015

Charlotte Elaine Easters Moss, 53, of Valdosta died Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at her home. She was born in Valdosta on September 26, 1962, the daughter of the late Larry Albert Easters and Sue Ann Tutt Easters. Charlotte loved her family, music and the outdoors. Survivors are her sons and daughters in law, Travis and Meagan Moss of Thomasville, Brent...

Christie  Lamar  Patterson, Jr.

Christie Lamar Patterson, Jr.

Oct 7, 2015

Christie Lamar Patterson, Jr., age 70, of Athens and formerly of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at Athens Regional Medical Center after a valiant fight to recover from cardiac arrest on October 2nd. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, February 21, 1945, to the late Christie Lamar Patterson, Sr. and Margaret Campbell Patterson, Christie graduated from Valdosta High School...

Robin Reed Stewart

Robin Reed Stewart

Oct 5, 2015

Robin Reed Stewart, 72, of Valdosta passed away at South Georgia Medical on October 5, 2015. She was born in Guntersville, AL on November 11, 1942 to the late George Gordon Reed and Bernice Nichols Reed. Mrs. Stewart or "Robin Ann" as she was affectionately known, made Valdosta her home for the last forty seven years. She graduated from Marshall...

Patricia Westmoreland

Patricia Westmoreland

Oct 4, 2015

Patricia Westmoreland, 76, of Valdosta passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at her home. She was born on January 17, 1939 in Lakeland, Georgia to the late Owen Edward and Lena Mae Hall Harnage and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Westmoreland was a Baptist and loved reading, spending time with family and making baby blankets. Survivors...

Dianne Cawthon

Dianne Cawthon

Oct 1, 2015

Dianne Cawthon, 56, of Dasher, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2015, at her home after a lengthy illness.She was born August 20, 1959, in Brooks County, a daughter of the late Mark D. Pollock, Sr. and the late Bertie Ruth Wingate Pollock. Dianne loved her children, grandchildren, life, and being outdoors; and enjoyed hunting and fishing. She had worked for...

Julian Ansley "Andy" Bonner, Sr.

Julian Ansley "Andy" Bonner, Sr.

Sep 30, 2015

Julian Ansley "Andy" Bonner Sr., a Hahira native, passed away suddenly in St. Augustine, Florida on Wednesday, September 30, 2015. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2015, at Carson McLane Funeral Home at 2 p.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until service time. Andy, 57, was born December 17, 1957,...

Mary Nell Crump Webb

Mary Nell Crump Webb

Sep 30, 2015

Mary Nell C. Webb, 94, of Valdosta died Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at Heritage House Nursing Home. She was born on October 7, 1920 in Cochran to the late Arthur and Eula Jones Crump and lived in Miami, Florida for many years before returning to this area in 1987. Mrs. Webb was a member of the Hahira United Methodist Church....

Roy  Thomas  Dasher

Roy Thomas Dasher

Sep 29, 2015

Roy Thomas Dasher, 95, of Valdosta, died on September 29, 2015, at Fellowship Home. A native of Lowndes County, he was born in Bemiss on May 21, 1920, son of the late Mitchell Dasher and Nellie Mathis Dasher. He was a graduate of Valdosta High School in the late 1930's. Going on to the University of Georgia, he graduated in...

Marjorie Glenn White

Marjorie Glenn White

Sep 28, 2015

Marjorie Glenn White, 80, of Valdosta died Monday, September 28, 2015 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Valdosta on November 25, 1934 to the late Joseph Max and Willie Amelia Wall Glenn. Mrs. White was a member of the First United Methodist Church and received her Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree from Valdosta State University. She was...

Loretta Cowart Renfroe

Loretta Cowart Renfroe

Sep 27, 2015

Loretta Cowart Renfroe, 64, of Hahira passed away suddenly at her residence on September 27, 2015. She was born in Adel on August 7, 1951 to Robbie Nell Cowart Dumas and the late Rhudolph Charles Cowart, Sr. Mrs. Renfroe was a lifelong resident of this area and graduated from Cook County High School with the class of 1969. In her...

Maggie Lee Flowers

Maggie Lee Flowers

Sep 26, 2015

Maggie Lee Flowers, 93, of Quitman, died on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at her daughter's residence following a brief illness. She was born on October 21, 1921 in Pelham, Georgia to the late Francis Marion and Susan Marlow Hampton Meads. Mrs. Flowers was employed for 43 years as a seamstress with the Levi Strauss Company and was of the Baptist...

William (Bill)  H.  Scott

William (Bill) H. Scott

Sep 26, 2015

William (Bill) H. Scott, 71, of Barney, Georgia, died Saturday, September 26, 2015 in Valdosta, Georgia. Bill was born at home September 18, 1944, in Eldon, Missouri, to the late Melvin and Hazel (Patterson) Scott. And just as he was born surrounded by family members, so too he left this life surrounded by those who love him deeply.Bill was preceded...

Julia Lee (Judy) Coker

Julia Lee (Judy) Coker

Sep 25, 2015

Julia Lee (Judy) Coker, 81, of Valdosta died on Friday, September 25, 2015 at Langdale Hospice House following a brief illness. She was born on November 23, 1933 in Valdosta to the late Lee Brantley and Anna Laura Joiner Meadows and has been a resident of Valdosta her whole life. She was a homemaker and a member of Providence United...

Marshall E. Mcmullen

Marshall E. Mcmullen

Sep 24, 2015

Marshall E. McMullen, 83, of Valdosta died on Thursday September 24, 2015 at his residence. He was born on June 19, 1932 in Valdosta to the late Joe K. McMullen. Sr. and Fannie Mae Wisenbaker McMullen and has been a lifelong resident of Valdosta. He was a graduate of (Dasher Bible School) Georgia Christian School and a member of the...

Brandon J. Findley

Brandon J. Findley

Sep 23, 2015

Brandon J. Findley, 20, of Statenville died Wednesday, September 23, 2015. He was born on June 14, 1995 in Valdosta.Brandon is survived by his father, Charles Findley of Statenville and his special friend, Stephanie Quiggins, Brandon's mother, Angie Watkins of Valdosta, his two brothers, Brad Findley and Blake Findley of Statenville, his sisters, Megan Findley of Ocala, FL, and Brianna...

Charles  Palmer Alexander

Charles Palmer Alexander

Sep 23, 2015

Charles Palmer Alexander, 75, of Valdosta, died at South Georgia Medical Center on Wednesday, September 23, 2015. He was born August 3, 1940 in Richmond, Virginia to the late Charles Palmer Alexander, Jr. and Margaret Smith Alexander. Mr. Alexander graduated from Valdosta High School in 1957 and received his B.S. from Hampton-Sydney College in 1961. In 1964 he acquired his...