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

Deborah Anne Ryals Atkins
Apr 10, 2015
Deborah Anne Ryals Atkins, 61, of Quitman died Friday, April 10, 2015. She was born in Valdosta on September 1, 1953 to Henry Sheldon Ryals, Jr. and Annie Ruth Clements Ryals. Mrs. Atkins was retired from the United States Army and had worked at Cox Communications. She is preceded in death by her father and her husband, Steven Clyde Atkins.Mrs....
Dorothy Hall Meeks
Apr 8, 2015
Dorothy Hall Meeks, 84, of Valdosta died peacefully Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at her home. She was born was born in Hahira on September 18, 1930 to the late Colonel Joe and Madalyn Fiveash Hall and was a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. Mrs. Meeks was a member of the St. Augustine Church of Christ. She loved spending time with...
Donald Gary Lowery
Apr 8, 2015
Donald Gary Lowery, 63 of Valdosta died Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at his home. He was born in Valdosta on October 9, 1951 to the late William Thuddous and Alice Louise Wisenbaker Lowery and was a lifelong resident of this area. He was a graduate of Lowndes County High School, and worked in the Oil Field. He was a member...
Charles Priest Perry, Iii
Apr 8, 2015
Charles Priest Perry III Charles Priest Perry, III, 62, of Valdosta entered into rest on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. Born in Gainesville, FL and living for several years in Melrose, FL, the family moved to Toccoa, GA where he earned All-State football honors, and went on to play collegiate football for Western Carolina...

Bonnie Corrine "Aunt Bonnie" Grubbs
Apr 6, 2015
Bonnie Corrine "Aunt Bonnie" Grubbs, 102, of Lake Park, died on Monday, April 06, 2015 at Lakehaven Nursing Home following a short illness. She was born on September 20, 1912 in Lewisburg, Tennessee to the late R.O. and Nora Elisor Williams. She moved with her family to Bell Buckle, Tennessee when she was nine years old and lived there until...
Terri Lynn Maddox
Apr 6, 2015
Terri Lynn Maddox, 59, of Valdosta, died on Monday, April 6, 2015 at her residence following a sudden illness. She was born on September 24, 1955 in Augusta, Georgia and has been a resident of this area for most of her life. She was a retired educator having taught Special Education in the Lowndes County School system for both Lowndes...
Nelson "Mort" A. Morton
Apr 5, 2015
Nelson A. "Mort" Morton Jr., 73, passed away April 5th, 2015 after a two year battle with cancer. He retired as a MSgt. From the United States Air Force after 21 years of service, and 16 years in the maintenance department at South Georgia Medical Center.Mr. Morton is survived by his wife of 55 years, Linda Morton, as well as...
Richard Charles Steltenpohl, Sr.
Apr 4, 2015
Richard Charles Steltenpohl, Sr., 76 of Valdosta died Saturday, April 4, 2015 at his home. He was born in St. Joseph, MO on June 10, 1938 to the late George William Steltenpohl and Bessie Crockett Steltenpohl. He was in the Air Force for 20 years and later a prison guard. Mr. Steltenpohl was an avid golfer, enjoyed fishing, loved his...

Frieda Sosno Spieler
Apr 3, 2015
Frieda Sosno Spieler died Friday, April 03, 2015 at age 94. She resided in Denver, CO for 32 years, moved to Valdosta, GA where she lived for 42 years before moving to the Jewish Tower, Atlanta, GA where she lived for 20 years and then Sunrise of Buckhead for two years.She was preceded in death by her husband of 37...
John Klimko, Sr.
Apr 3, 2015
John Klimko Sr. was born in Fall River, Massachusetts on May 8, 1928 and went to be with the Lord on April 3, 2015. He graduated from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island before moving to Dallas, Texas in 1951.John loved life and he loved people. He enjoyed his work as an aeronautical engineer at Chance-Vought, Ling-Temco-Vought, and Texas Instruments....
Tommy L. Adkins, Sr.
Apr 1, 2015
Tommy L. Adkins, Sr., 76, of Valdosta died Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at his home. He was born in Nashville, GA on May 3, 1938 to the late Jackson Leroy Adkins & Lillie Ida Elizabeth Akins Adkins. He was a retired precision machinist at Lowndes Engineering. Mr. Adkins was also a member of Gideons, a formerDeacon of Bemiss Road Baptist...
Franklin Jefferies Eldridge
Apr 1, 2015
Franklin Jefferies Eldridge, 77, died on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at South Georgia Medical Center. A Valdosta native, Frank Eldridge, was a loving family man, colleague, and friend to many in the community. Born in 1937, he was a son of the late Dr. Franklin G. Eldridge and Henrietta Rebecca Jefferies Eldridge. He started playing golf at a young age...
Major Hoyt B. Hurt, Usaf (Retired)
Apr 1, 2015
Major Hoyt B. Hurt, USAF (Retired), 81, of Lake Park died Wednesday, April 1, 2015 after a lengthy period of declining health. He was born April 11, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois but had lived in Lowndes County for the better part of his life after retiring from a distinguished career in the United States Air Force. A Command Pilot, Major...
Russell Bobby Mcdonald
Apr 1, 2015
Russell Bobby McDonald, 77, of Lake Park died Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born in Lake Park on September 22, 1937 to the late John and Maude Hughes McDonald. Mr. McDonald attended Redland Baptist Church and was a veteran of the United States Navy. He retired from Langdale Forest Products...

Ralph Hamm
Mar 31, 2015
Ralph Hamm, 86, of Dasher passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at his home.He was born July 26, 1928 in Jacksonville, FL, son of the late J.M. and Ruth Edmondson Hamm. Mr. Hamm was a member and former Elder of Dasher Church of Christ. He loved Georgia Christian School, where he was a past Board Member. One of his proudest...

Theresa Vena Nargi
Mar 31, 2015
Theresa Vena Nargi, 98, of Valdosta died on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at her residence following a short illness. She was born on September 24, 1916 in Stamford, Connecticut to the late Anthony and Philamena Moccia Vena. Mrs. Nargi was employed with the Royal Typewriter Company as a bookkeeper and later was employed as a personal assistant to the judge...

Gerald Bruce Bennett
Mar 30, 2015
Gerald Bruce Bennett, 66, of Valdosta, passed away Monday, March 30, 2015, at Langdale Hospice House after a lengthy illness.He was born July 22, 1948 in Miami, Florida, a son of the late Frederick John and Peggy Benson Holland. Mr. Bennett attended First United Methodist Church of Valdosta and was a retired painter.He is survived by his step-mother, Bettye Holland...
Colton Wayne Shaw
Mar 26, 2015
Colton Wayne Shaw, 14, of Lakeland, passed away on March 26, 2015, playing the sport that he loved the most. Baseball was his passion along with hunting, fishing and playing with his sisters. Colton was born on August 24, 2000 in Valdosta. He was a member of Redland Baptist Church and was a 9th grade student at Valdosta High School....
Teresa Herrin Swann
Mar 26, 2015
Teresa Herrin Swann, 44, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Valdosta on February 4, 1971 and was a homemaker and a member of New Harvest United Methodist Church. Teresa had an outgoing personality and made friends with great ease. She never met a stranger and...

Chris Bostick
Mar 25, 2015
Chris Bostick, 63, of Hahira died Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at his residence. He was born on April 9, 1951 in Miami, FL. Chris was a truck driver and served in the United States Navy. He is survived by two daughters and one son in law, Lisa and Buddy Yates of Seminole, AL, Crystal Bostick of Cocoa Beach, FL, Uncle,...