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

Edward Eugene Stubbs
May 5, 2014
Edward Eugene Stubbs, 74, of Pinetta, Florida died on Monday, May 5, 2014 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on February 2, 1940 to the late James Prentice and Paulina Prine Stubbs. He was retired from the State of Florida as a track judge with the gaming division. Mr. Stubbs has been a...

C. Ray Bryant, Jr.
May 5, 2014
C. Ray Bryant, Jr., 78, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, May 5, 2014 after a prolonged bout of declining health. Born in Atlanta, GA on July 7, 1935 to Claude Ray and James Meredith Bryant he grew up in Tampa, FL. They moved back to Atlanta in 1951 where he finished high school and went on to study mathematics...

Ginger Simpson Daugherty
May 1, 2014
Ginger Simpson Daugherty, 71, of Valdosta died Thursday, May 1, 2014. She was born in Valdosta on February 11, 1943 to the late James Wylie and Myrtis Parrish Simpson. Mrs. Daugherty was a member of the Forrest Park Church of Christ and loved to travel.Survivors include her two sons: Greg Daugherty and his companion, Elizabeth Ridnour, Doug and Stacie Daugherty,...

Stephen E. Fontaine
May 1, 2014
Stephen E. Fontaine, 57, of Lake Park, GA, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014 surrounded by his family, after a long illness. One of eight children, he was born in Savannah, GA, to Lawrence James and Alice Bess Fontaine. Stephen enjoyed riding his motorcycle and spending time with family.Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, David Paul Fontaine (Jenny) of Charleston,...
E.B. Jones, Jr.
Apr 30, 2014
Elisha Burnett (E.B.) Jones, Jr., 90, of Hahira died on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Jones was born in Hahira on June 15, 1923 to the late Elisha Burnett Jones, Sr. and Eva McLeod Jones. E. B. was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, Doris Lewis Jones and siblings, Carol Johnson, Eva...

John C. Woodward, Jr.
Apr 27, 2014
John C. Woodward, Jr., 98, a lifelong resident of Valdosta, died on Sunday, April 27, 2014. Born in Valdosta, he was the son of the late John Capers Woodward, Sr. and Mary Prince Woodward. Early in Mr. Woodward's life, their family moved to northern Florida and lived in several towns before moving back to Valdosta in time for him to...

Veronica "Ronnie" Durham
Apr 26, 2014
Veronica "Ronnie" Durham, 57 of Valdosta died on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. She was born on July 3, 1956 in Margate Kent England. She was a retired school counselor for the Pinellas County School System in Pinellas County Florida and she was of the Christian faith.Survivors include her mother, Felicity Constable...

Jessie Cleveland "Bill" Allen, Jr.
Apr 25, 2014
Jessie Cleveland "Bill" Allen, Jr., 86, of Valdosta died Friday, April 25, 2014 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, FL. He was born on July 15, 1927 in Clinch County, GA to the late Jessie Cleveland Allen, Sr. and Ollie Mae Allen. Mr. Allen was a retired truck driver with RTC (Rocor Trucking Company), served three years in the United...

Lonnie Raymond Cason
Apr 23, 2014
Lonnie Raymond Cason, 94, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Lakehaven Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. Born in Adel to the late Martin Franklin & Emma Jane Smith Cason, he had been a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Cason was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army and fought in the...
Angela Rae Ross
Apr 23, 2014
Angela Rae Ross, 46, of Hahira died Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Dayton, Ohio on March 7, 1968 and lived in Athens, Ohio for many years. She moved to Hahira in 1997 and was a registered nurse at South Georgia Medical Center in the nursery. Mrs. Ross volunteered with Jacobs Ladder Therapeutic...

James E. (Jamie) Delk, Sr.
Apr 23, 2014
James E. (Jamie) Delk, Sr., 51, of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at the Langdale Hospice House.He was born January 17, 1963 in Glen St. Mary, FL. For many years Jamie was a Lead Press Operator at Colonial Bag. He loved his wife, children and grandchildren. Jamie was an Atlanta Falcons and Florida Gators fan, and enjoyed fishing...
Jack Anderson Mullis, Sr.
Apr 22, 2014
Jack Anderson Mullis, Sr., 84, of Hahira passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Moultrie, GA on December 10, 1929 to the late Asa D. Mullis, Sr. and Ethel Croft Mullis. He lived in Moultrie and Thomasville before moving to Hahira. Mr. Mullis was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church and...
J. C. (Sprig) Carter, Jr.
Apr 21, 2014
J. C. (Sprig) Carter was born in Echols County, GA on March 24, 1924 to the late James Stephen and Essie Corbett Carter. His parents bought a farm and moved into the Lake Park area of Lowndes County in 1935. After graduating valedictorian from the old Lake Park High School he farmed two years with his father before attending ABAC...

L.V. Vann
Apr 20, 2014
L.V. Vann, 89, of Lake Park, died on Sunday, April 20, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born on December 30, 1924 in Branford, Florida to the late George and Etta Jackson Grinstead. She retired from the Montgomery County School System in Silver Springs, Maryland as a Media Center Consultant after 25 years of...

Sandra Nell Denmark Pert
Apr 20, 2014
Sandra Nell Denmark Pert, 66, of Jasper passed away April 20, 2014 at Haven Hospice in Gainesville, FL after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Jasper, FL on January 24, 1948, to the late Daniel Edward and Latain Henderson Denmark. Sandra was of the Pentecostal faith. She loved taking care of her family and serving the Lord....
Roberta L. Clegg
Apr 20, 2014
Roberta L. Clegg, passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2014. She was born July 20, 1932 to C.E. Ferris Clegg and Maurine Leigh Clegg in Heber City, Utah. A scholar at the University of Utah, University of Colorado, and University of Oregon, she received a Ph.D. at the University of Maryland. She was an active member in Phi-Kappa-Phi, receiving their...

Henry Grudzien
Apr 19, 2014
Henry Grudzien, 91, of Valdosta died Saturday, April 19, 2014 at his home. Born in Krakow, Poland on May 13, 1922 he served with the Polish resistance during WWII. Mr. Grudzien taught high school in Atlanta and later in Valdosta where he was an avid Wildcat fan. He was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Preceded in...

Edna Marie Criscuolo
Apr 19, 2014
Edna Marie Criscuolo, 97, of Valdosta died on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Fellowship Home following a period of declining health. She was preceded in death by her husband Antonio Thomas Crisuolo. A committal service for Antonio and Edna Criscuolo will be held at a later date and time at Arlington National Cemetery. Condolences to family and friends may be...

Martha Dene Amerson Plair
Apr 19, 2014
Martha Dene Amerson Plair, 73, of Hahira passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at the Langdale Hospice House after a brief illness. She was born on May 17, 1940 in Hahira to Isabell Miley Amerson and the late Roscoe J. Amerson and was a lifelong resident of Hahira. Mrs. Plair was a member of the Hahira First Freewill Baptist...
Dr. Donald E. Gerlock
Apr 18, 2014
Dr. Donald E. Gerlock Jr., 62, passed away 4/18/14 at home. Born and raised in Valdosta, GA to the late Dr. Donald and Josephine Gerlock. He served 3 years in the Naval Air Reserve Training Unit. In 1976, he graduated from Palmer Chiropractic College in Davenport, Iowa. After completing his education he started in private practice in Valdosta, GA, then...