OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Jerry Emeary Dennis
Aug 13, 2013
Jerry Emeary Dennis, 68, of Valdosta passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at his home. Born August 6, 1945 in Valdosta, GA, he was raised and lived in San Diego, CA until he returned to Valdosta in the 1980's. He went to work at Home Depot, where he was known for his friendly disposition, jewelry, and red socks! He later...
Christopher John Pelkowski
Aug 10, 2013
"The best portion of a good man's life is in his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love." William WordsworthIt is in this, that we know we celebrate a good man's life as we mourn the loss of Christopher J. Pelkowski. Chris, age 44, of Valdosta, passed away surrounded by family and friends on Saturday, August 10th, after a...
Jon Karl Tanner
Aug 9, 2013
Jon Karl Tanner, MSgt USAF (Ret.), 62, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, August 9, 2013, at the Langdale Hospice House.He was born March 26, 1951 in Seattle, WA, a son of the Archie Tanner and Donna Loosen Tanner. Jon, a Gulf War Veteran, had honorably served in the U.S. Air Force for twenty-four years, retiring at Hill Air Force Base,...
Arveta Carter Pitts
Aug 9, 2013
Arveta Carter Pitts, 94, of Jasper, Florida and formerly of Valdosta died Friday, August 9, 2013 at Suwannee Valley Nursing Center in Jasper, Florida. She was born in Lake Park, Georgia on February 20, 1919 to the late Ivey Oliver and Lillie Mae Thomas Carter. Mrs. Pitts was a member of the former Lee Street Baptist Church now Crossroads Baptist...
Luie Arthur "Sonny" Wisenbaker, Iii
Aug 6, 2013
Luie Arthur "Sonny" Wisenbaker III, 73, of Dahlonega, Ga., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, at his residence. He was an avid hunter who loved to entertain people and loved to travel. He was truly loved his family and friends. He retired from the Georgia Power Company. He was a graduate of Valdosta High School and Valdosta State University.He was...
Mary (Shady) Harris Linahan
Aug 6, 2013
Mary (Shady) Harris Linahan, 83, of Valdosta passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at her home. She was born in Lowndes County on February 23, 1930 to the late Tom Tinker and Estelle Hunter Harris. Mrs. Linahan worked at Strickland Cotton Mills in Remerton and Crackin' Good Bakery. She loved the Lord and reading his word on a daily...
Charles W. Hatcher
Aug 5, 2013
Charles W. Hatcher, 94 of Valdosta, died on Monday, August 5, 2013 at Langdale Hospice House following a period of declining health. Born in January 24, 1919 in Midland City, Alabama to the late Thomas Efel Hatcher, Sr. & Hettye Lee Kirkland Hatcher, he had lived in this area for the past 20 years. A veteran of the U.S. Army,...
Barbara Young
Aug 5, 2013
Barbara Young, 90, of Valdosta, GA passed away on August 5, 2013 after a long illness.Barbara was born in Stephenville, Newfoundland, Canada on June 21, 1923 to Philomena (nee March) and Alexander White. She was the second of 18 children. Her early years were filled with hard work, music, and fun as she sheared and carded wool, made hay, and...
Harry James Corbett
Aug 5, 2013
Harry J. Corbett, 80, of Valdosta died Monday, August 5, 2013 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. He was born in Valdosta on May 29, 1933 to the late Aubrey Austin Corbett and Ella Mae Rouse Corbett. Mr. Corbett worked at the Owens Illinois Bag Plant and served in the United States Army in Korea.He is survived by his brother and sister...
Paisley Nicole Lehman
Aug 4, 2013
Paisley Nicole Lehman, infant daughter of Kurt Lehman and Ariel Smith, passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2013 at Children's Healthcare Egleston in Atlanta. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two brothers, Wesley and Bentley Lehman of Valdosta; maternal grandparents, Ron and Lisa Lloyd of Newnan, Georgia; paternal grandfather, John Lehman of Valdosta; great-grandparents, Lois Lloyd of...
Richard E. Mccallman
Aug 4, 2013
Richard E. McCallman, 86, of Valdosta passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2103 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born on May 4, 1927 in Lake City, Florida to the late Archibald and Pearl Smith McCallman. Mr. McCallman gave his life to Christ at the age of 12 and spoke of his Christian life to...
Joyce Griner Knight
Aug 3, 2013
Joyce Griner Knight, 81, of Lake Park passed away peacefully to Heaven on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center surrounded by her family as her husband was praying for her and her family. She was born on July 14, 1932 in Quitman as the youngest and tenth child of Joseph Henry and Clevie Solomon Griner. Mrs. Knight...
James Frederick Waller, Sr.
Aug 1, 2013
James Frederick Waller, Sr., 84, of Hahira died Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. He was born in Hahira on October 17, 1928 and was a son of the late Hugh Waller and Irene Rumph Waller Durley. Mr. Waller was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church. He retired from the United States Navy having served in World...
James Quinton Lee
Jul 30, 2013
James Quinton Lee, 76, of Valdosta died Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Lake City, FL. He was born on January 8, 1937. Mr. Lee was of the Methodist faith and served in the United States Air Force from February 2, 1955 until January 13, 1958.He is survived by one brother and sister in law, Kermit...
Myra M. Miller
Jul 26, 2013
Myra M. Miller, 69, of Lake Park, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 26, 2013, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born August 15, 1943 in Wildwood, FL, a daughter of the late Warren Yancey and Emmie Crews Corbett. Mrs. Miller was a member of Victory Baptist Church; she loved the Lord and her family.She is survived by her...
Lou Nelle Carroll Heaney
Jul 26, 2013
Lou Nelle Carroll Heaney, 94, of Valdosta, died on Friday, July 26, 2013 at her home. Born in Valdosta on February 23, 1919, she was the daughter of the late W.W. and Irby Nelle Peterson Carroll. Her early education was received at the Training School at Georgia State Womans College. She was a graduate of Valdosta High School and attended...
Colleen Davis Elliott
Jul 25, 2013
Colleen Davis Elliott, 92, of Barney died Thursday, July 25, 2013 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman after a lengthy illness. She was born on April 26, 1921 in Blackshear, Georgia to the late James B. and Susie Aspinwall Davis and had lived in Brooks County for many years. Mrs. Elliott was a member of the Campground United Methodist Church....
Laverne A. Sommerville
Jul 25, 2013
LaVerne A. Sommerville, 88, of Valdosta, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2013, at Healthcare of Pensacola Nursing Home, Pensacola, FL, after a lengthy illness.She was born December 13, 1924, in Pavo, a daughter of the late Leslie Hugh and Cora Lea Shelley Alderman. She graduated from Pavo High School and attended college in Milledgeville. For a number of years Mrs....
Willodean Harrell Reddy
Jul 23, 2013
Willodean Harrell Reddy, 65, of Hahira died Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Moultrie on June 19, 1948 to Benjamin Franklin Harrell and the late Marthel Tapp Harrell and had lived her childhood in Omega moving to Hahira in 1972 when she married Billy Reddy. Mrs. Reddy worked for the Lowndes County Department...
Dr. Patricia Small Beverstein
Jul 20, 2013
Dr. Patricia (Pat) Small Beverstein, 84, of Valdosta died on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born on August 8, 1928 in New Castle, Kentucky to the late Kenneth Bassett Small and Mary Jackson Small. She retired as the Dean of the School of Nursing at Valdosta State University.Previous to her...
Subscribe
Get alerts when new obituaries are posted
