OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Clinton E. Harris
May 13, 2013
Clinton E. Harris, 81, of Lake Park died on Monday, May 13, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center following a short illness. He was born on August 15, 1931 in Lakeland, Florida to the late Lucien and Lillian Harrelson Harris. He was a veteran of the Navy reserves and the United States Army where he served during the Korean Conflict....
Gay Warwick Daniel
May 13, 2013
Gay Warwick Daniel, 75, of Lake Park, died on Monday, May 13, 2013 at her residence. Born in Valdosta to the late Bill & Frances Holmes Warwick, she was a lifelong resident of this area. A graduate of Valdosta High School in 1957, where she was the captain of the golf team, Mrs. Daniel held on to a love for...

Larry Hunt
May 13, 2013
Larry Hunt, 62, of Valdosta, passed away Monday, May 13, 2013, at his home. Larry was born June 23, 1950 in Atlanta. He enjoyed working and had been a Carpenter for many years.He is survived by one son, Jimmy Hunt and wife Carol of Yulee, FL; one daughter, Tara Hunt and Lee Hendrix of Valdosta; three grandchildren, Summers Hughes, Hannah...

Addie Legette Forte
May 13, 2013
Addie LeGette Forte, 85, of Adel died Monday, May 13, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Mullins, South Carolina on June 2, 1927 to the late Herbert L. and Esther Rowell LeGette. Mrs. Forte was a member of the Hahira United Methodist Church. She enjoyed traveling, reading and being with family and friends. Survivors include her...
Hazel Spell Whitehead
May 11, 2013
Hazel Spell Whitehead, age 81, of Valdosta, passed Friday May 10, 2013 at Fellowship Home following a period of declining health. She was born in Nashville, Georgia to the late William and Lillie Purvis Spell and was a member of Greenwood Baptist Church and Loving Hearts Sunday School Class. She was a retired operator for AT&T.Mrs. Whitehead is survived by...
Jesse Eugene (J. E.) Fender
May 11, 2013
Jesse (J. E.) Fender, 81, of Lake Park died Saturday, May 11, 2013 at his residence. He was born on October 26, 1931 in Pearson, GA to the late Carl Fender and Wilma Inman Fender. Mr. Fender was a retired Supervisor from Owens-Illinois, a United States Air Force Veteran, a member of Antioch Church, former Mayor of Lake Park, an...

Etheline Turner Levins
May 10, 2013
Etheline Turner Levins, 84, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, after a long illness.She was born July 22, 1928 in Wendell, NC, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Cornelia Collier Wade. In the early 1970's she had a day care in her home in Waycross. She was a past...
Sue Ann Rehberg Hardin
May 8, 2013
Sue Ann Rehberg Hardin, 74, of Valdosta died Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on March 28, 1939 in Valdosta to the late Edwin Alfonso and Ethel Arnold Rehberg. A lifelong resident of Valdosta she retired from the Personnel Department at South Georgia Medical Center after twenty eight and a half years of service,...
Kathlun Warner Mullis
May 8, 2013
Kathlun Warner Mullis, 77, of Hahira passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on January 21, 1936 in Thomas County to the late William Phillip and Minnie Marie McMillan Warner and had lived in Lowndes County for many years. Mrs. Mullis was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church. She loved to...
Willie James Royal
May 7, 2013
Willie James Royal, 60, of Valdosta died Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Cordele, GA on March 15, 1953 to the late George Royal and Clara Bell Shorter Royal. Mr. Royal owned and operated Royal's Boutique and was retired from the United States Air Force.He is survived by his wife, Chi Sun Royal of Valdosta,...

Frederick Ashley Stephenson, Sr.
May 7, 2013
Frederick Ashley Stephenson, Sr., 69, of Hahira died Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at his residence. He was born on July 9, 1943 in Valdosta to the late Willie Woodrow Stephenson and Ethel Lee Daniels Stephenson. Mr. Stephenson owned and operated Fred Stephenson Construction Company and was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church.He is survived by his wife, Wanda Gunsaulus Stephenson...

Bernice Lee Copeland Pollock
May 5, 2013
Bernice Lee Copeland Pollock, 86, of Valdosta died on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born in Dasher on August 7, 1926 to the late George and Eunice Jones Copeland. She was a homemaker and kept children in her home for 30 years. She was a member of the Dasher Church of Christ...
Rev. William Francis Diamond
May 4, 2013
Rev. William Francis Diamond, 71, of Valdosta died Saturday, May 4, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on July 3, 1941 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and was the son of the late Helen Elizabeth Vogel Diamond and Frank Peron. Rev. Diamond graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1962 and received Masters of Divinity in 1967 from the...

Paul Gary Everett
May 4, 2013
Paul Gary Everett, 73, of Valdosta, son of the late Sam and Stella Linahan Everett died Saturday, May 4, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 1pm, Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral...
Toy Bryant
May 4, 2013
Toy Bryant, 59, of Valdosta, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 4, 2013, at South Georgia Medical Center.He was born May 14, 1953 in Pavo, a son of the late Austin L. and Emma Lou Welch Bryant. Toy was a member of Faith Assembly of God. He loved to play the guitar in his younger days, and he enjoyed country...
Laura Gaye Parramore Blanton
May 3, 2013
Laura Gaye Blanton, 62, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, May 3, 2013, at her home.She was born September 19, 1950 in Valdosta, a daughter of the late Benjamin and Jacqueline Chauncey Parramore. Gaye was a member of Westside Baptist Church and enjoyed decorating her home, cooking and working outdoors.She is survived by her husband, Mike Blanton of Valdosta; three daughters...
Mary Judson Lilly Eye
May 3, 2013
Her family called her "Mom", her friends called her "Jud" and on May 3, 2013, she received a new name, "Good and Faithful servant" when the Lord called her home after a lengthy illness. Mary Judson was born on March 19, 1929 to Paul Rex Lilly Sr. and Mary Etta Clark Lilly in Valdosta Georgia. She was a 1946 graduate...
Robert E. Krull
May 2, 2013
Robert (Bob) Eugene Krull, 88, of Valdosta passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2013 in Ocala, Florida. He was born November 3, 1924, in Three Rivers, Michigan to the late Frank Leslie Krull and Jessie Kolinda Krull. After graduation from Three Rivers High School in 1943, he served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Bob received his BA Degree from...
Panzie Mccall Hardy
Apr 30, 2013
Panzie McCall Hardy, 75, of Valdosta died Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at her home after a brief illness. Born in Lenox, GA, on November 11, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Lena Folgham McCall. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Hardy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She is...
Hilda Carroll Griffin
Apr 30, 2013
Hilda Carroll Griffin, 95, of Valdosta, died peacefully on Monday evening, April 29, 2013 at Fellowship Home. Mrs. Griffin, a lifelong resident of this area was born January 25, 1918 in south Lowndes County to the late Thomas Beville Carroll Sr. and Effie Evelyn Wood Carroll. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of...