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

Glynn Thomas Ellis, Sr.
Oct 21, 2014
Glynn Thomas Ellis, Sr. 90, of Valdosta died Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. He was born on March 9, 1924 in Forsyth, Georgia to the late Charles, Sr. and Ruth McGhee Ellis and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mr. Ellis is a member of Westside Baptist Church. He retired as an electrical engineer from Georgia...

Charles Edward (Trey) Kageler Iii
Oct 21, 2014
Charles Edward (Trey) Kageler III, 56, of Valdosta died on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Valdosta on July 7, 1958 to the late Charles Edward Kageler Jr. and Joan Lowery Bolen. He was a self-employed hair dresser and pastry chef. Trey loved life and lived it to the fullest. He...

Dorothy H. Nelson
Oct 20, 2014
Dorothy H. Nelson, 89, of Hahira died Monday, October 20, 2014 at Smith Northview Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born in Quitman on March 1, 1925 to the late Charles L. and Eula Williams Uhl and had lived in Hahira for many years. Mrs. Nelson owned and operated the B&N Restaurant in Hahira for many years and was...
Rhonda Dandrea Smith
Oct 19, 2014
Rhonda Dandrea Smith, 59, of Valdosta passed away peacefully in her sleep Sunday, October 19, 2014 at her residence. She was born on January 8, 1955 to Peter and Laverne Dandrea. The oldest of three sisters, Rhonda spent her childhood living in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Okinawa, Japan. She graduated a year early from Rancho High School in Las Vegas,...
Carlton H. "Bill" Sherrod
Oct 19, 2014
Carlton H. "Bill" Sherrod, 71, of Hahira died Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Langdale Hospice House after a lengthy illness. He was born on March 15, 1943 in Thomasville to the late John D. and Bonnie Pierce Sherrod and had lived in Jacksonville, Florida for many years before moving to Hahira two years ago. Mr. Sherrod was retired from Sam's...
Randall R. Carter
Oct 19, 2014
Randall R. Carter, 88, of Lake Park, GA, passed away October 19, 2014 at Fellowship Home after a brief illness. He was born in Statenville, GA on December 11, 1926 to the late Eugene Cobb and Lily Mae Carter. Mr. Carter served in the United States Army during World War Two and came home to become a truck driver and...

Linda Faye Clancy
Oct 17, 2014
Linda Faye Clancy, 63, of Hahira, passed away Friday, October 17, 2014, at South Georgia Medical Center after an unexpected illness.She was born February 4, 1951 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, a daughter of the late Merton Thorpe and the late Bea Davidson Bergman. From 1971 to 1976, Linda honorably served in the U.S. Air Force as an Administrative Specialist and...
Katherine Mixson Campagna
Oct 16, 2014
Katherine Mixson Campagna, 80 died Thursday, October 16, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Valdosta on December 2, 1933 to the late Edward Harrison (Dr. Harry) Mixson, M.D. and Katherine Zeane Oglesby Mixson. Mrs. Campagna was a Catholic and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and United Daughters of the Confederacy. She...

Emmette Bryant, Sr.
Oct 15, 2014
Emmette Bryant, Sr., 90, of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2014.Born August 13, 1924, in Bolivia, NC, a son of the late George Tupper Bryant and Maggie Moody Bryant, he had lived most of his life in North Carolina. Mr. Bryant honorably served his country in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army, and was a decorated Korean War...

Thomas Henry Baldree
Oct 14, 2014
Thomas Henry Baldree, 85, of Valdosta died Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born on October 6, 1929 in Nashville to the late W. B. and Idalene Eunice Baldree and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Baldree was a member of the Swilley Hill Church of God and a retired construction...
John Downing Savelle, Sr.
Oct 10, 2014
John Downing Savelle, Sr., 66, of Valdosta died Friday, October 10, 2014 at his residence. He was born on September 29, 1948 in Albany, GA to the late Morton Judson Savelle and Virginia Nell Downing Savelle. Mr. Savelle was a retired jeweler having owned and operated J. Savelle's Jewelers in Albany, GA. He was a member of St. Teresa Catholic...

Frances Wiatt Cordova
Oct 10, 2014
Frances Wiatt Cordova, 80, of Tampa, FL, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2014 surrounded by her family and her loving friends at Hudson Manor. She was born in Rome, Ga on June 8, 1934 to the late John Edward Wiatt and Frances Oswalt Wiatt. Mrs. Cordova lived for many years in Valdosta, being active in her younger years with the...
Stephanie Ann Maine
Oct 9, 2014
Stephanie Ann Maine, 35, of Valdosta died on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Hahira, Georgia on November 11, 1978 to Tony Maine and the late Ruth Carol Wilkes Steed. She has been a resident of this area all her life. Stephanie loved life and all the joys that life can bring from attending...
Turner Tillman Hooker
Oct 9, 2014
Turner Tillman HookerTurner Tillman Hooker, 89, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, October 9, 2014, at Fellowship Home in Brooks County. Mr. Hooker was born May 14, 1925, in Hahira, Georgia, to the late Simeon G. and Minnie Bailey Hooker. He attended Pine Grove Elementary school and was a lifelong resident of this area. He was married to Mabel Shope Hooker...
Claude Alvin Porter Sr.
Oct 8, 2014
Claude Alvin Porter Sr., 94, of Lake Park, GA passed away at the Crestwood Nursing Home on Wednesday, October, 8, 2014 after a brief illness. He was born in Lake Park, GA on May 12, 1920 to the late John Lawrence and Julia Swilley Porter. Mr. Porter served in the United States Army during World War Two and returned to...

Porfirio Casas
Oct 8, 2014
Porfirio Casas, 60, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on September 15, 1954 in Palmar, Mexico and has been a resident of Valdosta for 25 years. He was employed with ADM as lead operator in charge of the plant during his shift. He was a quiet man who worked hard...

Jerry H. Geren
Oct 8, 2014
Jerry H. Geren, 80, of Valdosta died Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Jefferson Hospital in Louisville, GA. He was born on June 2, 1934 in Paris, Kentucky to the late William Robert Geren and Jessie Lee Roe Geren. Mr. Geren was the owner of Geren Rides, a United States Army Veteran having served in the third infantry division, a member...
Hershel L. Dorminey
Oct 7, 2014
USN Petty Officer First Class (Ret) Hershel L. Dorminey, 59, of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at his home after a short illness.He was born August 8, 1955, in Valdosta, son of the late Clifford and Martha Mitchell Dorminey. Hershel faithfully served our country in the United States Navy as a Marine Diesel Mechanic, retiring in March 1993...

Nellie Jack (Jackie) Thompson Smith
Oct 5, 2014
Nellie Jack (Jackie) Thompson Smith, 77, of Lake Park, passed away at her home on Sunday, October 5, 2014.She was born February 5, 1937, a daughter of the late James Edward and Minnie Irma Mulder Thompson, and grew up in Barney. Jackie lived in Jacksonville, Florida, for many years and was employed as a waitress at various restaurants, before returning...
Althea Jean Rogers
Oct 5, 2014
Althea Jean Rogers, 59, of Hazlehurst, GA, formerly of Valdosta, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2014 at Jeff Davis Hospital after a brief illness. She was born May 16, 1955 in St. Louis, MO to the late Thomas Antone and Hattie Neva Wallace Quick. Ms. Rogers love to play the piano and dance, read, and her whiskey sours. She was...