OBITUARIES
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Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Barbara Jean Cole Cozart
Oct 1, 2014
Barbara Jean Cole Cozart, 73 years old, died on Tuesday, October 1, 2014 at the Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta, GA. Mrs. Cozart was surrounded by her family as she moved from her earthly life to her heavenly reward. She had bravely fought cancer for the past 18 months. Her strong will to live, unwavering faith in God, and the...

Helen Irene Cole Hancock
Oct 1, 2014
Helen Irene Cole Hancock, 90, of Valdosta died Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Binghamton, New York on March 17, 1924 to the late Tracy V. and Wanda Keeney Cole and had lived most of her life in Binghamton, New York before moving to Valdosta twenty one years ago. Mrs. Hancock loved the Lord,...
Jo Ann Swilley
Sep 30, 2014
Jo Ann Swilley, 69, of Valdosta, died on September 30, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born November 29, 1944 in Jesup, GA to Alene Virginia Ward and the late Fred Winston Peterson. Ms. Swilley had lived in the Valdosta area for the past 35 years.Survivors include her mother, Alene Virginia Ward of Jesup,...
Julie Beaudet
Sep 29, 2014
Julie Beaudet, of Hahira, passed away Monday, September 29, 2014, at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital.She was born in England, a daughter of Beryl Moss Smith and the late Peter Smith. Julie had lived throughout the United States, including Florida, and moved to Hahira in 2012. She was a Veterinary Assistant at Baytree Animal Hospital. Julie loved her farm and animals in...
Danny B. Moss
Sep 28, 2014
Danny B. Moss, 55, of Valdosta died suddenly on Sunday, September 28, 2014. Born in Dickson, TN, Danny moved to Valdosta and attended then graduated from Lowndes High School in the mid 1970's. There he participated in the Math Club and DECA Club. Early on, Danny enjoyed auto racing at Thunderbowl Speedway. He also trained in Karate under the late...

Edwin "Eddie" Lyle Wisenbaker
Sep 26, 2014
Edwin "Eddie" Lyle Wisenbaker, 48, of Lowndes County died Friday, September 26, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia on November 12, 1965 to the late Bobby Louis Wisenbaker and Coretha Coody Roark Wisenbaker. Edwin was disabled. He was a quadriplegic as a result of an automobile accident that occurred in February 2006. As a...
Dale Henderson Parrish
Sep 25, 2014
Major Dale Henderson Parrish (USAF, Ret.), 91, of Valdosta died on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born on December 27, 1922 in El Dorado, Kansas to the late Thomas L. and Helen Matheson Parrish. He grew up and worked in the oil fields of Kansas which shaped his character, learning...
Virginia Allen Woodruff
Sep 25, 2014
Virginia Allen Woodruff, 85, of Mayday died Thursday, September 25, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Lowndes County on October 12, 1928 to the late Norman and Eva Register Allen. Mrs. Woodruff was a homemaker and a Baptist. She loved her family, enjoyed traveling and working in her flowers.Mrs. Woodruff is survived by two sons and...

John Wayne Jones
Sep 25, 2014
John Wayne Jones, 67, of Satsuma, FL passed away September 25, 2014 at the Langdale Hospice House after an extended illness. He was born March 22, 1947 in Grandview, IN to the late Dow and Effie Jones. Mr. Jones was retired from the United States Marine Corps and loved fishing and living on the St. Johns River in Florida.Survivors include...
Halden Ellsworth Elzey
Sep 23, 2014
Halden Ellsworth Elzey, 94, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday September 23, 2014, at his home. Born on January 4, 1920 in Ossian, Indiana, Mr. Elzey graduated from Northside High in Ft. Wayne, Indiana in 1939. He joined the Indiana National Guard and then went on to join the United States Army Air Corp. He spent his military career in Security...
Dr. J. William "Bill" Martin, Iii
Sep 23, 2014
Dr. J. William Martin, III, 64, of Valdosta died September 23, 2014, at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on September 27, 1949 in Valdosta to J.W. and Shirley Hoye Martin. Dr. Martin practiced veterinary medicine in Lowndes County since 1974. He was a member of the Park Avenue United Methodist Church. He graduated from Valdosta High School and graduated...
Msgt(Usaf Ret) James E. Foster
Sep 21, 2014
MSGT (USAF Ret.), James E. Foster, 79, of Valdosta passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on August 4, 1935 in Scottdale, Georgia to the late Willie and Maudie Johnson Foster. Mr. Foster was an active member of Greenwood Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon, Sunday School teacher and on several...
Mary Joanna Thompson
Sep 20, 2014
Mary Joanna Thompson, 88, of Valdosta, Georgia died on Saturday, September 20, 2014, at Fellowship Home. Born in Glennville, Georgia on August 22, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Willie R. and Edna Purcell Thompson. Survivors are her nephews and their spouses, Dr. Bill and Lou Bennett of Cordele, Jerry and Susan Dowdy of Wrens, Ben Dowdy of...
Edwin Paul Rains, Sr.
Sep 19, 2014
Edwin Paul Rains Sr., 67, of Valdosta, GA passed away September 19, 2014 at Select Medical Hospital in Tallahassee, FL after a brief illness. He was born on November 22, 1946 in Williamsburg, KY to Norma Jean Ellison Rains and the late Paul Rains. Mr. Rains was retired from the United States Air Force and moved to Valdosta four years...
Hazel Yancey Coan
Sep 18, 2014
Hazel Yancey Coan, 89, of Villa Rica and formerly of Valdosta died Thursday, September 18, 2014. She was born on November 3, 1924 in Eastman to the late Jeff Davis Yancey and Donnie Wynn Yancey and had lived in Valdosta for many years before moving to Villa Rica. Mrs. Coan was a charter member of the Northside Baptist Church in...
Ruby Mae Lightsey
Sep 17, 2014
Ruby Mae Lightsey, 92, of Lake Park, passed away at her home on Wednesday, September 17, 2014.She was born February 5, 1922 in Echols County, the daughter of the late Oscar T. and Ruth Mae Culpepper Kinsey. During World War II, Ms. Ruby worked on Liberty Ships in Brunswick as a welder, and was honored at the Navy Ball in...

Glen Melvin Pinkston
Sep 17, 2014
Glen Melvin PinkstonSeptember 27, 1947 - September 17, 2014 Glen Melvin Pinkston, 66, of Lee County, GA., died Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at Wilson Hospice House.Glen was born on September 27, 1947 in Knoxville, TN to the late Lane Cox Pinkston and Laura Ann Pinkston, previously of Seymour, TN. He graduated from East High Knoxville, TN in 1965 and attended...

Jodi Ann Harrison
Sep 17, 2014
Jodi Ann Harrison, 50, of Hahira died Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on March 3, 1964 in Findlay, Ohio to Robert Keith Johnson and Suzanne Lee Gale Johnson. Jodi was a math professor at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College and Georgia Military College. She was retired from the United States Air Force after serving her...
Delphia Zipperer Peace
Sep 13, 2014
Delphia Zipperer Peace, 97, died on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at her residence following a period of declining health. She was born on January 26, 1917 in Lowndes County to the late Charles Edward and Lucy Roberts Zipperer and has been a resident of this area all her life. Mrs. Peace had worked for years in the child care industry...

Sherman Bay Paulk
Sep 8, 2014
Sherman Bay Paulk, Sr., 67, of Valdosta passed away September 8, 2014 at Langdale Hospice House after an extended illness. He was born on March 1, 1947 in Ocilla, GA to the late Henry and Nora Hutto Paulk. Mr. Paulk lived in the Valdosta area for the past ten years and was a carpenter by trade.Survivors include two daughters and...