OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Lougenia (Lou) Gabard

Lougenia (Lou) Gabard

Apr 2, 2014

Lougenia (Lou) Gillis Gabard, 90, of Valdosta, Georgia died April 2, 2014 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born on May 10, 1923 in Soperton, Georgia to Jennie Belle Perry Gillis and Neil Lee Gillis, Jr. She married Dr. William (Bill) Montgomery Gabard on November 18, 1961. He preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death were her...

Clyde Bennett Guest, Jr.

Clyde Bennett Guest, Jr.

Apr 1, 2014

Clyde Bennett Guest, Jr., 78, of Lake Park, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at South Georgia Medical Center.He was born September 18, 1935 in Abbeville, a son of the late Clyde Bennett Guest, Sr. and Zadie Lillian McKie Guest. As a child, his family moved to the Bemiss area, he graduated from Pine Grove High School with...

Susan Norwood Williams

Susan Norwood Williams

Mar 31, 2014

Susan Norwood Williams, 42, of Quitman, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 31, 2014. She was born June 29, 1971 in Valdosta, and graduated from Lowndes High School. She later became a Radiology Technician and was currently employed by Mobilex.Susan is survived by her husband of fourteen years, David E. Williams II of Quitman; daughter, Jade Williams of Lake Park;...

Lillie Mae Dees

Lillie Mae Dees

Mar 30, 2014

Lillie Mae Dees, 98, of Clyattville died Sunday, March 30, 2014 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born on March 21, 1916 in Lowndes County to the late Levi and Arrie Lightsey Hutchinson. Mrs. Dees was a member of Airport Church of Christ and was a retired manager of the Lowndes High School lunchroom. She was inducted into the GA...

Belinda  Carter  Renfroe

Belinda Carter Renfroe

Mar 29, 2014

Belinda Carter Renfroe, 63, of Valdosta, died at home following a lengthy illness on Saturday, March 29, 2014. Born in Williamsport, Indiana, on February 1, 1951, Belinda was a homemaker and loving wife for over forty four years. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Mrs. Renfroe is survived by her husband, Calvin Preston Renfroe also of Valdosta; brother and...

Bobbie Jack Brooks

Bobbie Jack Brooks

Mar 29, 2014

Bobbie Jack Brooks (RET. MSGT), 86, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at the Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. He was born on September 2, 1927 in Clarkesville, Georgia to the late Jurd McAfee and Mamie Crow Brooks. Mr. Brooks was a retired Master Sergeant with the United States Air Force and served his country in...

Thomas Drew Vickers

Thomas Drew Vickers

Mar 28, 2014

Thomas Drew Vickers, 86, of Hahira died Friday, March 28, 2014 at Presbyterian Home in Quitman. He was born in Hahira on June 4, 1927 to the late Henry Drew Vickers and Pauline Webb Vickers. Mr. Vickers was a retired farmer, a United States Army veteran and a member of Salem United Methodist Church.He is survived by his son and...

Sandy Holton Folsom

Sandy Holton Folsom

Mar 28, 2014

Sandy Holton Folsom, 57, of Hahira passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014 at the Fellowship Home in Brooks County. Mrs. Folsom was born on August 17, 1956 in Valdosta to the late Ashley and Dorothy Simpson Holton and lived most of her life in Hahira. She graduated from Valdosta State College and taught school at Hahira Elementary School until...

Joyce P.  Dunmire

Joyce P. Dunmire

Mar 27, 2014

Joyce P. Dunmire, 83, of Valdosta, GA died Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Canterbury Place in Pittsburgh, PA. She was born on May 1, 1930 in Milroy, PA to the late Harry Paige and Verdola Long Paige. Mrs. Dunmire was a retired office manager for Dr. Charles Barker. She was an active member of Christ Episcopal Church. Mrs. Dunmire was...

Grace Young Groover Kemp

Grace Young Groover Kemp

Mar 25, 2014

Grace Young Groover Kemp, 99, of Valdosta died Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born on December 1, 1914 in Madison, FL to the late Higdon Young Groover and Cassie Lee "Ma" Groover. Mrs. Kemp was a homemaker and a member of Benevolence Baptist Church.She is survived by her daughter and son in law, Linda and...

Charles Alvin (Chuck) Rhoades

Charles Alvin (Chuck) Rhoades

Mar 25, 2014

Charles Alvin (Chuck) Rhoades MSGT (RET) USAF, 68 of Lake Park passed away on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at his home from cancer. He was born on February 24, 1946 in Shelbyville, Illinois to the late Charles A. and Betty Long Rhoades. He graduated from Assumption High School in 1964 and then enlisted in the United States Air Force. Chuck...

Cecil E. "Dub" Dubberly, Sr.

Cecil E. "Dub" Dubberly, Sr.

Mar 25, 2014

Cecil E. (Dub) Dubberly, Sr., 92, of Valdosta, passed away suddenly on Monday, March 24, 2014, at the home of his son and daughter-in-law.A native of Appling County, Georgia, Mr. Dubberly was born September 8, 1921, a son of the late Clyde Eston and Ola Estelle McNeal Dubberly. Dub graduated from Surrency High School with the Class of 1941. He...

Marshall Gene Kloberdanz

Marshall Gene Kloberdanz

Mar 24, 2014

Marshall Gene Kloberdanz, 57, of Valdosta died Monday, March 24, 2014 at Smith Northview Hospital. He was born on December 21, 1956 in San Antonio, Texas to the late Harold Gene Kloberdanz and Verna Lee Melton Kloberdanz. Marshall had worked with the Orvis Company.He is survived by his wife, Bonnie Kloberdanz of Valdosta, granddaughter, Kaylee Lawrey of Atlanta, step daughter,...

Genie Minter

Genie Minter

Mar 23, 2014

Genie Minter, 48, of Valdosta died on Sunday, March 23, 2014 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born in Milledgeville, Georgia on October 14, 1965 to Eugene Linden Minter, Sr. and the late Helen Janette Mercer Minter. She was employed with Pleats and Creases and had attended Victory Baptist Church. Genie had a big heart and loved...

Mabel Scruggs

Mabel Scruggs

Mar 23, 2014

Mabel Scruggs, 92, of Hahira passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on July 27, 1921 in Hahira to the late Herbert and Blanche Martin Scruggs. Miss Scruggs was a member of the Shiloh Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, brother and sister in law, Harry and Betty...

Rick Bruneau

Rick Bruneau

Mar 21, 2014

Rick Bruneau, 21, of Ray City, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 21, 2014. He was born February 20, 1993 at Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, and graduated from Berrien High School with the Class of 2010. Rick was currently attending Georgia Military College where he was majoring in computers.Ricky is survived by his mother, Lisa Bruneau of Ray City;...

Graham Thaxton Sale, Jr.

Graham Thaxton Sale, Jr.

Mar 21, 2014

Graham (Thaxton) Sale, Jr., 63, of Lake Park, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 21, 2014, at his home.He was born September 12, 1950 in Valdosta, and retired as a Supervisor from ADM in 2012, after thirty-eight years of employment. Mr. Sale was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He loved hunting, his dogs (his two closest companions, Penny and...

John Thomas Edgar Anderson

John Thomas Edgar Anderson

Mar 20, 2014

John Thomas Edgar AndersonJune 21, 1943 – March 20, 2014John Anderson, 70, of Navarre, FL passed away on Thursday, March 20, 2014. He was raised in Statenville, GA and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1966. He understood life's priorities (God, family and work) and lived accordingly. He was a member at First United Methodist Church of Prattville, AL...

Reverend Don Green

Reverend Don Green

Mar 20, 2014

The Reverend Don Green, 70, of Valdosta passed away at his residence surrounded by his family on March 20th 2014 after a brief illness. Rev. Green was born in Augusta, GA on July 20th 1943 to the late Mary Eleanor and Max Harry Green. Rev. Green was a retired minister with the Church of God and had served for fifty...

Nancy Finley Bigelow

Nancy Finley Bigelow

Mar 17, 2014

Nancy Finley Bigelow, 81, of Valdosta died Monday, March 17, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Albion, Michigan on June 1, 1932 to the late Clarence and Alta Dailey Finley and had lived in Valdosta since 1969. Mrs. Bigelow was a Presbyterian and a veteran of the United States Air Force (WAC) serving during the Korean...