OBITUARIES

Jan 25, 2014

Chuck Jeron Smith, 44, of Valdosta, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014.Chuck was born November 3, 1969 in Hahira, a son of Herbert Dale and Faye McDonald Smith. He graduated from Lowndes High School and as a teenager was a Champion Go Kart racer. He was a member of Lake Park Church of God, was very outgoing, loved family events...

Jan 25, 2014

ARTHUR R. SMITH JR.Arthur Riddick Smith Jr., a longtime Valdosta resident who practiced architecture here for more than fifty years, died January 25, at age 91.Smith was born on May 6, 1922, in Ashburn, Georgia, to Arthur R. Smith Sr. and Sammye Robinson Smith. He attended Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky, and continued his studies at the Georgia Institute of...

Jan 25, 2014

Wilma J. Mikell, 91, of Laurel Hill, Florida and formerly of Ray City, GA died Saturday, January 25, 2014 Shoal Creek Nursing Home in Crestview, Florida. She was born in Ray City on April 3, 1922 to the late Alvin L. Ray and Vertie Smith Ray. Mrs. Mikell was a member of the New Ramah Primitive Baptist Church. She enjoyed...

Jan 24, 2014

Monique Miller Delk, 82, of Valdosta, died at her home on Friday, January 24, 2014. Born in Louisville, Kentucky on September 13, 1931, "Mona" was the daughter of the late Bowling Dickenson Miller and Cerece Monique Walker Miller. She had made her home in Lowndes County most of her life, was a private duty Licensed Practical Nurse and was a...

Jan 22, 2014

Amelia Thornton Johnson, 93, departed this life Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at The Presbyterian Home in Quitman, GA. She was born on December 27, 1920 in Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Her Parents were the late Mima Williams Thornton and the late Joseph Thornton. Her Biological father was the late Reverend James J. Antoine. Amelia attended New Orleans Public School and later...

Jan 22, 2014

Reuben Donald "Don" Richardson, 65, of Valdosta died Wednesday, January 22, 2014. He was born in Pavo, Georgia on August 28, 1948 to Flossie Ernestine Owens Richardson and the late Reuben Leonard Richardson. Mr. Richardson was a veteran of the United States Air Force and retired as a firefighter with the City of Valdosta after thirty years of service. He...

Jan 21, 2014

FRANCES JANELLE HIGGINBOTHAMMrs. Janelle (Nell) Higginbotham, 91, of Valdosta, GA went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at Langdale Hospice House after a long illness.Nell was born May 28, 1922 in Elberton, GA to Zelia and P.W. Busby. She and her late husband Marshall R. Higginbotham made their home in Valdosta in 1950 where they lovingly...

Jan 20, 2014

Beverly Smith Teague, 91, of Valdosta died Monday, January 20, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on June 12, 1922 in Columbus, Georgia to the late John Frank and Ruth Comer Smith and had lived in Valdosta since 1956. Mrs. Teague was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Valdosta. Mrs. Teague was actively involved in...

Jan 19, 2014

Stanley Earl Keen, 56, of Valdosta died on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was born in San Angelo, Texas on June 10, 1957 to the late James W. and Bessie Mae Lewis Keen. Mr. Keen was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was employed with SAFT as a utility operator....

Jan 16, 2014

Hartford Wetherington, 82, of Valdosta died Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on February 14, 1931 in Mayday, GA and was the son of Ollie Hartford Wetherington and Amy Turner Wetherington. Mr. Wetherington was a veteran of the Korean conflict. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in October of 1950 and was honorably...

Jan 15, 2014

Stephen Nelson, 71, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2014, at Shands at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.He was born October 31, 1942 in Chico, CA, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nelson. Stephen honorably served in the U.S. Navy and for many years in the medical field. An artist, he was a member...

Jan 14, 2014

Robert "Skip" Foltz, 74, of Valdosta, died at his home on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 after a lengthy illness. Born in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Brodie and Virginia Green Foltz. Mr. Foltz had made his home in Valdosta for the past 17 years. He and his wife were co-founders and co-directors of the Judeo-Christian Public...

Jan 13, 2014

Jan 12, 2014

Joann Beck Lineberger Clayton, 66, of Valdosta, died at her home on Sunday, January 12, 2014 after a brief illness. She was born on May 12, 1947 in Valdosta to the late Paul and Vannah Lineberger Beck. Joann was a 1965 graduate of Valdosta High School. She attended David Lipscomb College in Nashville, TN and Valdosta State College. Joann moved...

Jan 11, 2014

Drew "Blue Boy" Petty, 72, of Naylor, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2014, at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness.He was born November 22, 1941 in Ocilla, a son of the late William Gil and Maude Broome Petty. He grew up in the Valdosta and Naylor area and for many years was a paint contractor, Drew Petty...

Jan 8, 2014

Joyce Worcester Moore, 88, of Valdosta died Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at Smith Northview Hospital. She was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on January 16, 1925 to the late Ray and Ruth McClellan Worcester and had lived in Valdosta for the past ten years. Mrs. Moore was a member of the Weslyan Church. Survivors include her daughter, Margi Brownback of Murphy,...

Jan 7, 2014

Margaret Ann (Pandy) Stephens Hasty, 63, of Naylor died Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in Valdosta on November 7, 1950 to Margaret Rigdon Stephens and the late James Stephens, Sr. and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Hasty was a member of Camp Creek Baptist Church and...

Jan 6, 2014

Felton Daugherty, 72, of Valdosta, passed away at his home on Monday, January 6, 2014, after succumbing to a short battle with A.L.S.He was born October 28, 1941, in Valdosta, a son of the late Jack Howell and Ollie Stubbs Daugherty, and graduated from Pine Grove High School. After thirty-five years of dedicated service, Mr. Daugherty retired as Battalion Chief...

Jan 5, 2014

James S. (Jimmy) Rogers, 72, of Lake Park died Sunday, January 5, 2014 at his residence. He was born on February 20, 1941 in Echols County to the late Harley Franklin Rogers and Ethel Bernice Coggins Rogers. Mr. Rogers was a retired air conditioner mechanic from Valdosta State University, a United States Army veteran, a Vietnam War veteran and a...

Jan 5, 2014

Gwynnette Hughes Sandlin, 87, of Lake Park, died on Sunday, January 05, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on September 11, 1926 to the late Eddie and Clyde Greene Hughes and has been a Echols County resident her whole life. She was a homemaker and a member of Sardis Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, mother...