OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Patty  Jo Mcmahan Hood

Patty Jo Mcmahan Hood

Feb 7, 2015

Patty Jo McMahan Hood, 57, of Ray City, GA passed away at South Georgia Medical Center on February 7, 2015. She was born in Terre Haute, IN on January 12, 1958 to the late Melvin Miles and Lenora Fay McMahan and had been a resident of this area since retiring from the Air Force in 1993. Mrs. Hood was an...

William O. "Bill" Coody

William O. "Bill" Coody

Feb 7, 2015

WILLIAM O. "BILL" COODYNovember 5, 1929 to February 7, 2015 William O. "Bill" Coody, 85, of Lake Park, Georgia passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015. The son of the late Oscar and Mary Newsome Coody, Bill was a life-long resident of the area, well-known for his sense of humor and ever-present cigar. He lived in Lake Park for 65 years....

Marvin Paul Nichols, Sr.

Marvin Paul Nichols, Sr.

Feb 5, 2015

Marvin Paul Nichols, Sr. passed away peacefully at South Georgia Medical Center on Thursday, February 05, 2015. He was born on October 28, 1927 in Brooks County, Georgia to the late Pauline Nichols O'Neal and Conrad Nichols. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Jimmy Nichols and sister Betty Jo Nichols. He graduated from Emory University Junior College...

Mary Milligan Corbett

Mary Milligan Corbett

Feb 5, 2015

Mary Milligan Corbett, 96, of Lake Park, died on Thursday, February 5, 2015, at her residence after a lengthy illness. She was born May 30, 1918 in Valdosta to the late W.Y. (Bill) and Carlie Peterson Milligan, she was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Corbett was a faithful member of her community and had been active with the...

Josephine (Jo) Pinholster

Josephine (Jo) Pinholster

Feb 4, 2015

Josephine (Jo) Pinholster, 91, of Lake Park, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at Baptist Village after a short illness.She was born July 28, 1923 in Warwick, GA, a daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson Hall and Ulva Story Hall. Mrs. Pinholster taught school at Clyattville High School and Lake Park Elementary, retiring after thirty years of dedication to her...

Robert Long, Jr.

Robert Long, Jr.

Feb 2, 2015

Robert Long, Jr., 84, of Valdosta died Monday, February 2, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on March 3, 1930 in Richmond, Kentucky to the late Robert, Sr. and Clara Lee Stafford Long and had lived in Ohio for many years before moving to Valdosta in November 2014. Mr. Long was retired from General Motors after thirty...

Homer Lee Spells

Homer Lee Spells

Feb 1, 2015

Homer Lee Spells, 95, of Moultrie, passed away to Heaven following a brief illness on Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Magnolia Manor in Moultrie Georgia. He was born on May 5, 1919 in Lakeland, Georgia to the late William David and Stella Estelle Spells. Mr. Spells was a worthy representative of "the greatest generation" and proudly served his country in...

Elijah Lee Hammonds

Elijah Lee Hammonds

Jan 31, 2015

Elijah Lee Hammonds, 15 month old son of Kelly Courson and Charles Hammonds, went to get his butt patted by Jesus on Saturday, January 31, 2015. He was born October 18, 2013 in Valdosta.In addition to his parents, Elijah is survived by one brother, Zane Watson; one sister, Selah Courson; grandfather, Busby Courson; step-grandfather, Thomas Harper; great-grandmother, Joanne Zipperer; and...

Alice "Bess" Carswell Fontaine

Alice "Bess" Carswell Fontaine

Jan 30, 2015

Alice Bess Carswell Fontaine, 81, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, January 30, 2015, at Langdale Hospice House. Mrs. Fontaine was born in Americus, GA on August 22, 1933 to the late William Bragg and Alice Merritt Hill Carswell. Bess graduated from Quitman High School in 1950, she was formerly a secretary in the Sociology Dept. at Valdosta State University, A...

Audrey Helen Grimes Haire

Audrey Helen Grimes Haire

Jan 30, 2015

Audrey Helen Grimes Haire, 87, of Barney died Friday, January 30, 2015 at Heritage House Nursing Home. She was born on July 22, 1927 in Dooly County, GA to the late Robert A. and Bernice Vada Grimes. Mrs. Haire was a retired homemaker and worked at the Valdosta Boys and Girls Club for twenty five years.She is survived by her...

Margarita  Loret De Mola Aguero

Margarita Loret De Mola Aguero

Jan 29, 2015

Margarita Aguero, 82, of Tavernier, Florida and Valdosta, died on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at Langdale Hospice House surrounded by her immediate family. Born in Cuba on June 18, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Francisco Loret de Mola and Margot Sanches Loret de Mola. Mrs. Aguero was the widow of the late Dr. Oscar Aguero, Sr. She...

Juanita Pattillo

Juanita Pattillo

Jan 28, 2015

Juanita Pattillo, 76, of Lake Park died on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 23, 1938 in Nashville, Georgia to the late Clarence and Brunell Chadwick Moore and has lived in this area most of her life. She was an excellent seamstress and cook. She loved children and would often...

Doris Rust

Doris Rust

Jan 27, 2015

Doris Rust, 90, of Lake Park died Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Fellowship Home. She was born in Pana, Illinois on September 8, 1924 to the late Eugene and Florence Leeker Gardell. Mrs. Rust was a loving mother and homemaker and a member of St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church. She was a golfer at Francis Lake Golf Course and...

Peter Clark Quarterman Jr.

Peter Clark Quarterman Jr.

Jan 25, 2015

Peter Clark Quarterman Jr., 91, of Valdosta passed away January 25, 2015 at Brooks County Hospital. He was born April 4, 1923 in Valdosta, GA to the late Dr. Peter Clark, Sr. and Kathryne Staten Quarterman. Mr. Quarterman was a veteran of WWII where he was a B-25 top turret gunner for the United States Army Air Corps. After the...

Henry F.  Griffin

Henry F. Griffin

Jan 24, 2015

Henry F. Griffin, 93, of Barney died Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Norman Park, GA on November 4, 1921 to the late Joshua and Lilly Bell Smith Griffin. Mr. Griffin retired from the Jacksonville, FL Transportation Authority and was a member of Morningside Baptist Church. Survivors include his daughter, Phyllis Marguerite Griffin of...

Iris Hooker Webb

Iris Hooker Webb

Jan 23, 2015

Iris Hooker Webb, 84, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 23, 2015. Born in White Springs, Florida she lived in Valdosta, Georgia most of her life. She committed her life to our Lord Jesus when she was a child. In 1955, she united with Northside Baptist Church here in Valdosta, Georgia immediately becoming an...

James William Pike

James William Pike

Jan 23, 2015

James William Pike born May 23, 1932 to Dessa Clifton Pike and John Pike, passed away on January 23, 2015 after a lengthy illness. A Korean war veteran, he enjoyed hunting and fishing throughout his life. He was a cotton mill worker and commercial fisherman during his later years. His survivors include his children: James Michael Pike of Little Rock,...

Susan Johnson Jamieson

Susan Johnson Jamieson

Jan 22, 2015

Susan Johnson Jamieson, 53, of Hahira died Thursday, January 22, 2015 at her home. She was born in Waycross, Georgia on August 8, 1961 to the late John Henry and Doris Cato Johnson and had lived in Hahira for several years. Mrs. Jamieson was a member of the Northside Baptist Church and was extremely proud to be a grandmother. She...

Joyce C. Powell

Joyce C. Powell

Jan 21, 2015

Joyce C. Powell, 83, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 surrounded by her family at South Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Powell was born in Lewiston, NY on October 22, 1931 to the late Victor Eugene & Annella Wilkes Chittenden. The family moved to Brunswick, GA in the early 40's and she attended and graduated from Glynn Academy...

Ellen  Mcleod Brockway

Ellen Mcleod Brockway

Jan 20, 2015

Rose Ellen Evans McLeod Brockway, 77, of Lucedale, MS and Valdosta, passed away January 20, 2015 at St. Vincent's Riverside Center in Jacksonville, FL after a brief illness. She was born January 2, 1938 in Waycross, GA to the late Lawrence and Lizzie Cason Evans. Known to most as Ellen, Mrs. Brockway had attended Airport Church of Christ and was...