OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Shirley  Chastain "Nina" Aultman

Shirley Chastain "Nina" Aultman

Jul 4, 2015

Shirley Chastain "Nina" Aultman, 79, of Lake Park, GA passed away on July 4, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born in Macon, GA on March 15, 1936 to the late George Stokes and Jessie Mae Chastain. Mrs. Aultman was retired from Robins Air Force Base where she was the secretary to the base...

Betty H. Landrum

Betty H. Landrum

Jul 2, 2015

Betty H. Landrum, 86, of Valdosta died Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Heritage House Nursing Home. She was born in Lowndes County on July 31, 1928 to the late James Roland Hammock and Susan Dessie Hughes Hammock. Mrs. Landrum was a member of Morningside Baptist Church. She loved working in the yard and her flowers. She enjoyed having all of...

Steven Douglas Jones-Johnson

Steven Douglas Jones-Johnson

Jul 1, 2015

Steven Douglas Jones-Johnson, 50, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born at Ft. Bragg, NC on April 20, 1965, the son of the late Douglas Lee Jones and Sandra Benke. Mr. Jones-Johnson worked in Security Forces, was a retired veteran of the United States Air Force and was of the Baptist...

Billy Allen Sutton

Billy Allen Sutton

Jul 1, 2015

Billy Allen Sutton, 69, of Hahira died Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at Select Specialty Hospital in Tallahassee, FL. He was born in Valdosta on June 2, 1946 to the late Bernice Allen Sutton and Mildred Edna Smith Sutton. Mr. Sutton was a United States Army veteran having served from 1964-1967 and was a retired truck driver.He is survived by his...

Chris A. Williams

Chris A. Williams

Jun 30, 2015

Chris A. Williams, 49, of Valdosta died Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, GA. He was born on April 15, 1966 at Ramey Air Force Base, Puerto Rico. Chris was co-owner of ClientTell and a member of Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Chris was a generous person who loved and adored kids and making...

Pamela Denise Wetherbee

Pamela Denise Wetherbee

Jun 30, 2015

Pamela Denise Wetherbee, 58, of Valdosta and formerly of Jacksonville, Florida, died on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Barberton, Ohio she was the daughter of the late William Norman Myers and Patty Jean Hutchison Myers. Pam was a member of Calvary Temple. She was an avid card player and she loved her family, especially...

Shirley Barrett

Shirley Barrett

Jun 28, 2015

Shirley Barrett, 54, of Valdosta passed away June 28, 2015 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born September 10, 1960 in Angeles City, Philippines. She was the daughter of the late Corazon Gernale. As an ROTC cadet in high school, she achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Although she did not join the service, she did become...

Ernest William (Bill) Folsom, Jr.

Ernest William (Bill) Folsom, Jr.

Jun 27, 2015

Ernest William (Bill) Folsom, Jr., 73, of Lake Park died Saturday, June 27, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Valdosta on November 22, 1941, a son of the late Ernest William Folsom, Sr. and Lula Brown Folsom Finney. Mr. Folsom retired as an electrician with Packaging Corporation after 46 years of service. He was a Scotish...

Bennie Ruth Welch

Bennie Ruth Welch

Jun 27, 2015

Bennie Ruth Welch, 73, of Lake Park died Saturday, June 27, 2015 at her home. She was born on March 19, 1942 in Waycross to the late James Hardy and Magdalena Brett Welch and lived in Valdosta, Atlanta, and Waycross before returning to this area several years ago. She was a graduate of Valdosta High School where she was a...

Margie Rolls

Margie Rolls

Jun 25, 2015

Margie Rolls, 86, of Hahira, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2015, at her home.She was born October 31, 1928 in Long County, GA, a daughter of the late Willie Mann and Minnie Barrow Flowers. For many years she had been a C.N.A. at Crestwood Nursing Home, Valdosta. Mrs. Rolls was a spiritual person, and she loved gardening, yard work, and...

Steve  Parrish

Steve Parrish

Jun 24, 2015

Steve Parrish, 64, of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at Langdale Hospice House.He was born July 7, 1951, in Merced, California, a son of Dale and Eileen Parrish. Being raised in a military family he moved often to California, Arizona, Newfoundland, Florida, and Georgia. He studied at VSC but earned his Physician Assistant licenses, and became one of...

Alonzo Wilbur Coggins

Alonzo Wilbur Coggins

Jun 24, 2015

Alonzo Wilbur Coggins, 87, of Lake Park entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. He was a resident at Langdale Hospice House due to a lengthy illness. He was born on February 11, 1928 in Homestead, Fl to the late Perry Coggins, Sr. and LaBertha Brown Coggins. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Betty Blair...

James Bernice Cooper

James Bernice Cooper

Jun 23, 2015

James Bernice Cooper, 92, of Covington and formerly of Brooks County died Tuesday, June 23, 2015. He was born on December 28, 1922 to the late Barney G. and Susie Hiers Cooper. Mr. Cooper was a veteran of the United States Army having served in World War II. He was a farmer and had been employed with Winn-Dixie and Owens...

Janice  Livermore

Janice Livermore

Jun 23, 2015

Janice Ellen Thompson Livermore of Valdosta, Georgia, was born on October 26, 1939 in Kokomo, Indiana. Janice died on June 23, 2015 at the age of 75 years, 7 months, and 27 days. She was the daughter of Stanley and Pauline Thompson of Kokomo.Janice was a consummate teacher whether it was at the elementary level, the college level, or as...

James Bently Parker

James Bently Parker

Jun 22, 2015

James (Bently) Parker, 61, of Hahira died suddenly on Monday, June 22, 2015. He was born on June 17, 1954 in Lowndes County and was a lifelong resident. He was a Baptist and employed with Plumbing Service Company. Bently enjoyed NASCAR, visiting the mountains and enjoyed grilling for family and friends. He was a member of the Sons of the...

Linwood C. (Butch) Pippen

Linwood C. (Butch) Pippen

Jun 22, 2015

USAF TSGT (Ret) Linwood C. (Butch) Pippen, 65, of Valdosta, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer.He was born June 6, 1950, in Wilmington, NC. Mr. Pippen was a member of Perimeter Road Baptist Church, he was known to be a fighter. He loved life, he loved his family and they loved...

William R.  "Bill" Bland

William R. "Bill" Bland

Jun 22, 2015

William R. "Bill" Bland, 85, of Clyattville died Monday, June 22, 2015 at Fellowship Home. Born on September 26, 1929 to the late David Luther Bland and Edith Johns Bland, he had been a lifelong resident of this area. After graduating from Clyattville High School in the mid 1940's, Mr. Bland joined the U.S. Army. Having fought in the Korean...

Charles  Allen Schultz

Charles Allen Schultz

Jun 21, 2015

Charles Allen Schultz, 66, of Lake Park passed away June 21, 2015 at his residence. He was born April 15, 1949 in Knoxville, TN to the late Charles Wilbur and Betty June Robinson Schultz. After serving in the United States Army he embarked on a 38 year career as a truck driver with Roadway and upon retirement he went back...

Judy (Mimi) Kay Sapp Cofield

Judy (Mimi) Kay Sapp Cofield

Jun 20, 2015

Judy Kay Sapp Cofield (Mimi), 64, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 7, 1951 in Valdosta, Georgia to the late John Henry and Kathryn Everett Sapp and has been a Valdosta resident her whole life. She was a homemaker and attended Crosspointe Church. Mimi's heart and...

William L. Srygley, Sr.

William L. Srygley, Sr.

Jun 19, 2015

William L. Srygley, Sr., 74, of Jennings, Florida died Friday, June 19, 2015 at Suwanee Valley Care Center, Haven Hospice in Lake City, Florida. He was born on January 13, 1941 in Guys, Tennessee to the late William Troy Srygley and Dora Allene Mullins Srygley. Mr. Srygley was retired from the Memphis, TN Police Department and Roadway Express. He was...