OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Shirley Allday Dean Butler
May 16, 2014
Shirley A. Dean Butler, 77, of Quitman, Georgia died Friday, May 16, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Dothan, Alabama on August 5, 1936 to the late Sam and Dovie Lee Kent Allday and had lived in this area most of her life. Mrs. Butler was a Baptist and attended Hickory Head Baptist Church. She enjoyed...
Patricia (Pat) Williams Futch
May 16, 2014
Patricia Williams FutchPatricia (Pat) Williams Futch, of Lake Park, Georgia, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 1pm, Saturday, May 24, at Carson-McLane Funeral Home, 2215 North Patterson, in Valdosta. Dr. Clyde Stokes will officiate. Burial will be at Sunset Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 12 until 1pm at...
James David Wathen
May 15, 2014
James David Wathen, 83, formerly of Bellevue, MI and Port Charlotte, FL passed away May 15, 2014 after a brief illness. He was born July 11, 1930 in Evansville, IN to the late Henry Allen and Lillian Lorraine Wathen. Mr. Wathen received his master's degree from Michigan State University and was a retired teacher with Battle Creek Public Schools. Survivors...
Dr. Glen Willis Herrin
May 15, 2014
Dr. Glen Willis Herrin, 80, of Valdosta, died suddenly on Thursday, May 15, 2014, at his residence. Dr. Herrin retired from Albany State University. He had previously served on the faculty of Valdosta State University where he was head of the school of Business Administration for a time and was instrumental in founding what is now the Valdosta Educator's Credit...
Liam Gabriel Varnum Andagan
May 14, 2014
Liam Gabriel Varnum Andagan of Hahira, four month old son of Tara Varnum and Melvin Andagan, went to be with the angels on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Liam was born January 8, 2014 in Valdosta. His parents shared his life with everyone, he enjoyed going to church and had a joyous four months. "For God so loved the world that...

Geneva Casey Hawkins
May 14, 2014
Geneva Casey Hawkins, 76, of Valdosta died on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born on October 25, 1937 in Doerun, Georgia to the late Dave and Blanche Phillips Casey. She was a homemaker and a member of Faith Assembly of God. She had a giving heart, a gentle and sweet...
Joan Lowery Bolen
May 12, 2014
Joan Lowery Bolen, 75, of Valdosta died Monday, May 12, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on January 12, 1939 in Valdosta to the late William T. and Louise Wisenbaker Lowery and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mrs. Bolen was a member of the Church of Christ. She is a salesperson for Country Cobbler Shoes for...

Marty Allan Hale
May 11, 2014
Marty Allan Hale, 55, of Lake Park died on Sunday, May 11, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born on August 2, 1958 in Fresno, California and has been a resident of the Lake Park area for almost 2 years. He was employed with Brentag Chemical Company for 28 years and worked in the...
Sylvia Deloach Wright
May 10, 2014
Sylvia DeLoach Wright, 53, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, May 10, 2014, at her residence. Born in Dooly County on November 6, 1960, she was the daughter of Connie Woodruff DeLoach and the late Lamar Edmond DeLoach. Sylvia graduated from Valdosta State University in 1981 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Art where she was a member of...
Joan Seever Bailey
May 9, 2014
Ahleida Joan Seever Bailey, 74, of Valdosta, died on May 9, 2014 at her home, following a valiant fight with Parkinson's Disease and cancer. Born March 2, 1940 in Richmond, Virginia to Harold and Ahleida Seever and raised in Florence, South Carolina and Mobile, Alabama, Joanie was a true child of the South. Harold Seever was the prominent pastor of...

Robert Edward (Bobby) Connell, Jr.
May 7, 2014
Robert Edward "Bobby" Connell, Jr., 65, of Lakeland, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Lakeland Villa with his daughter by his side, after a lengthy illness.He was born July 10, 1948 in Apalachicola, FL, a son of the late Agnes Louise M. Connell and Robert Edward Connell, Sr.. Bobby cherished his family and friends. He was an Episcopalian, a...

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...