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

Anne W. Bennett
Dec 1, 2013
Anne W. Bennett, 76, of Lake Park, passed away, Sunday, December 1, 2013, at South Georgia Medical Center. A Graveside Service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at Staten Cemetery, Echols County. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the McLane Lakewood Funeral Home, Lake Park. Condolences may be conveyed to...

Letha Edward (Junior) Hutchinson, Jr.
Nov 30, 2013
Letha Edward (Junior) Hutchinson, Jr., 72, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2013, at South Georgia Medical Center.He was born April 11, 1941 in Brooks County, a son of the late Letha Edward and Mozelle Monk Hutchinson, and attended Eastside School, Brooks County. Junior was a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church, Brooks County. He enjoyed farming, he loved...

Craig Alan Pennington
Nov 29, 2013
Craig Alan Pennington, 54, of Valdosta passed away on Friday, November 29, 2013 after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Craig was born on June 10, 1959 in Valdosta and was employed as a salesman at Pipkin Motors in Valdosta. His most enjoyable hobby and pastime was riding his motorcycle with his many friends and members of the Outback...

Rev. Franklin D. Butler
Nov 29, 2013
Rev. Franklin D. Butler, 79, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, November 29, 2013, at the Presbyterian Home, Quitman. He was born February 6, 1934, in Albertville, Alabama, a son of the late Solomon and Ruby Butler. He grew up in Douglasville, Georgia, and has been a minister of the Gospel since age 15. A graduate of Lee College, Cleveland, Tenn.,...

Broady Lee Williams
Nov 28, 2013
Broady Lee Williams, infant son of Mikala Nicole Williams was stillborn Thursday, November 28, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at eleven a. m. at McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens. Condolences to the family may be expressed online at www.mclanecares.comCarson McLane Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North...
Eugene William (Gene) Wilson
Nov 27, 2013
Gene WilsonEugene William (Gene) Wilson, 82, of Hahira, GA, went to Heaven on Wednesday, November 27, 2013, after a courageous battle with congestive heart failure and C.O.P.D. Gene was born on November 20, 1931 in Gastonia, NC, the last of Rufus Boyce Wilson and Bessie Louise Wilcox Wilson's nine children. While in high school he began his first job at...
Ormond Edward Rolfe
Nov 27, 2013
Ormond Edward Rolfe, 89, of Dasher died at home on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was born on August 6, 1924 in Ruskin, Florida to the late Oron Edward and Susie Ethel Rolfe. Upon graduation from high school he entered World War II as a gunner turret with the Eight Army Air Corp. He flew 31...
Msgt. Tommy R. West, Usmc (Ret)
Nov 27, 2013
MSgt. Tommy Richard West, USMC (RET), 63 of Adel passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. Almighty God issued one last set of orders to his faithful Marine, sending Tommy to guard Heaven's shores after a life well lived on earth. Tommy was born on June 29, 1950 in Norman Park,...
Susie Elizabeth Bradford
Nov 27, 2013
Susie Elizabeth Bradford, 50, of Valdosta died Wednesday, November 27, 2013 in Augusta at the Georgia Regional University Hospital. She was born in Valdosta on November 7, 1963 to the late Charles and Barbara Templeton Bradford. Susie was the co-owner of the Valdosta Roto-Rooter Plumbing and Septic and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her two sisters and one...

John Winston Donahue
Nov 27, 2013
John Winston Donahue, 93, of Valdosta died Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Fellowship Home. He was born on January 22, 1920 in Valdosta to the late Edward Ewell and Annie Lee Fletcher Donahue. Mr. Donahue was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Church of Christ and a veteran of the United States Army having served in the Pacific, Guada Canal...

James Charles (Chuck) Sheppard
Nov 26, 2013
James Charles (Chuck) Sheppard, 41, of Hahira passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2013. He was born in Bloomington, Indiana and had lived in this area for many years. Mr. Sheppard was a technician with A&E Electronics and a veteran of the United States Army. Survivors include his parents, Carolyn and Cortlandt Smith of Lakeland, a son, Michael Robert Sheppard...
Verna Tyler Glass
Nov 24, 2013
Verna Tyler Glass, of Hahira died Sunday, November 24, 2013 at the Cook Senior Living Center in Adel after a lengthy illness. She was born in Hahira to the late Gordon C. and Minnie Weldon Tyler. Mrs. Glass was retired from the Veterans Administration Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee as the registrar. She loved playing bridge, traveling, entertaining and decorating her...

Lucy T. Mcgriff
Nov 23, 2013
Lucy T. McGriff, 91, of Valdosta died Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Fellowship Home. She was born on November 8, 1922 in Sparta, TN to the late Virgil and Lucy Wright Titsworth. Mrs. McGriff was a Librarian at the South GA Regional Library from 1973 until 1988. She was a member of Central Avenue Church of Christ.Mrs. McGriff is survived...

Jeanette B. Partin
Nov 22, 2013
Jeanette B. Partin, 76, of Valdosta died Friday, November 22, 2013 at Langdale Hospice House. Mrs. Partin was born in Tennille, Georgia and moved to Valdosta as a young child. She graduated from Clyattville High School and a member of the New Harvest United Methodist Church where she was active in the United Methodist Women. Mrs. Partin began working at...
Sarah Lee Oglesby Burkhard
Nov 21, 2013
Sarah Lee Oglesby Burkhard, 83, of Lake Park, Georgia passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 21, 2013, at South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, Georgia following a brief illness. Sarah was born October 25, 1930, in Waycross, Georgia, the daughter of the late Noah Jefferson Lee and the late Henrietta Morgan Lee. She attended Waycross High School where she was active...

Eloise Daniel Davis Noles
Nov 21, 2013
Eloise Daniel Davis Noles, 94, of Valdosta died Thursday, November 21, 2013 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Adel on December 23, 1918 to the late Sol and Sally Bennett Daniel. Mrs. Noles was a loving kind wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother. She was dearly loved by all and will be missed beyond words,...

Ruby Lee Campbell
Nov 19, 2013
Ruby Lee Campbell, 82, of Valdosta died Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on June 12, 1931 in Tifton, GA to the late Amos and Ava Jordan Walker. Mrs. Campbell was retired after thirty nine years of service from Southern Bell, was a member of Open Bible Baptist Church, a member of NASAH, Hasan...
Lynn Marie Sapp
Nov 17, 2013
Lynn Marie Sapp, 62, of Hahira passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia on September 13, 1951 and had lived in Lowndes and Brooks Counties most of her life. Mrs. Sapp was a member of the Barney United Methodist Church and was employed by Southern Builders Supply. She enjoyed...
Rev. Virgil Brooks
Nov 16, 2013
Rev. Virgil Brooks, 89, of Valdosta, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2013, at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness.He was born February 18, 1924 in Double Springs, AL, a son of the late John Lee and Della Pearl Brock Brooks. Rev. Brooks honorably served in the U.S. Army during World War II and received a Purple Heart. During...
Natalie Alberta Williams
Nov 16, 2013
Natalie Alberta Williams, 82, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2013, in Tallahassee, Florida.She was born April 9, 1931 in Natick, Massachusetts. She married William E. Williams and moved to Adel, Georgia where she worked at the American Legion until she retired. She enjoyed golfing, visiting with her son Joseph in California, spending time with friends and loved...