OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Deborah Anne Ryals Atkins

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...