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

Lottie Margolis Hartnig
Mar 27, 2013
Lottie Margolis Hartnig, 92, born June 11, 1920 to Max and Fannie Margolis in Jacksonville, NC passed away March 27, 2013 from esophageal cancer. She is preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Sydney, who she met while he was stationed at Camp Lejune in Jacksonville. Lottie was a fun-loving, spirited individual who had an infectious smile and...
Edna Rumfelt Armstrong
Mar 26, 2013
Edna Lawrence Rumfelt Armstrong, 90, of Valdosta died on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on October 29, 1922 in Murphy, North Carolina to the late James S. and America Montgomery Lawrence. After graduating from Belmont High School in Belmont, North Carolina she began a life of travel and adventure. She has lived in...

Emma Lou (Pug) Shaw
Mar 24, 2013
Emma Lou "Pug" Wisenbaker Shaw, 88, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully on Palm Sunday, March 24, 2013, at the Presbyterian Home, Quitman.She was born May 29, 1924 in Helena, Alabama, the daughter of the late Charlton Robert and Illa Lucile McClendon Wisenbaker. She graduated from Valdosta High School with the Class of 1941, where she was the first Majorette for...

Caroline House Morgan
Mar 23, 2013
Caroline House Morgan, 76, of Conyers passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013 after an extended illness. Caroline was born on May 8, 1936 in Valdosta to the late J. H. (Skipper) House, Jr. and Sallie Virginia Girardin House Bird. Mrs. Morgan was preceded in death by a sister, Ginger House Griffin. Survivors include her loving husband of 56 years, Tommy...

Carol Booth
Mar 22, 2013
Carol Booth, 68, of Valdosta, died at South Georgia Medical Center on Friday, March 22, 2013. Born in Brooks County, Georgia, on July 8, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Lucille Bowen Vinings. Mrs. Booth worked for Metal Products and enjoyed craft projects and making ceramics. Preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Booth and a...

Paul B. Masden
Mar 22, 2013
Paul B. Masden, 95, of Valdosta passed away on Friday, March 22, 2013 at the Langdale Hospice House. He as born in Howard, Pennsylvania on November 16, 1917 to the late William Harry and Mary Jane Coder Masden and had lived in Valdosta since 1962. Mr. Masden was a veteran of the United States Air Force having served in World...

Janeen Curl Josey
Mar 22, 2013
Janeen Curl Josey, 67, gracefully and peacefully passed away surrounded by family in her home at sunrise on Friday, March 22, 2013, after a courageous 13 year battle with breast cancer. She was born on July 27, 1945 in Swainsboro, Georgia to the late Ruby Nunn Curl and Johnie Curl. She is survived by her husband, C. Ray Josey of...

Parrish Hester
Mar 22, 2013
Parrish Hester, 43 of Statenville, died on Saturday, March 22, 2013 unexpectedly at his residence. Born in Homerville on April 27, 1969 to the late Walter W. & Anita Gayle Hester, he had been a lifelong resident of Echols County. A 1987 graduate of Echols County High School, he went on to receive an associate's degree in Agricultural Engineering from...
Mary Gale Chadwick Eunice
Mar 22, 2013
Mary Gale Chadwick Eunice, 68, of Valdosta died Friday, March 22, 2013 at Heritage Healthcare at Lakehaven Nursing Home after a short illness. She was born in Valdosta on March 4, 1945 to the late Guy and Mildred Edna Weeks Chadwick. Mrs. Eunice was a Baptist.Survivors include her husband, Joe Eunice, Jr. of Valdosta, three daughters and son in law...
Ladela "Millie" Johnikin
Mar 22, 2013
Ladela "Millie" Johnikin of Valdosta passed away at her home on Friday, March 22, 2013 after a short illness.She was born in Macrahon, Southern Leyte, Philippines to the late Zoilo and Hospicia Angub Muldez. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Marie and Ian Broadbridge, three grandchildren, Trevor, Summer and Catalina Broadbridge all of Middleburg, FL, a sister, Consorcia...
Minnie Ruth Hunter
Mar 21, 2013
Minnie Ruth Hunter, of Valdosta, died on March 21, 2013, at Langdale Hospice House. Mrs. Hunter was born in Umatilla, Florida, on September 14, 1925 to the late John Bunyan Lee and Anna Lee Tomlinson Lee. At age 5, Ruth's family moved to Cleveland, Tennessee where she lived with her family until she was grown. Ruth graduated from the University...
Marie Davis
Mar 21, 2013
Marie Davis, 96, formerly of Naylor, Georgia died on Thursday, March 21, 2013, at The Haven Hospice Care Center in Lake City, Florida. Born in Lone Star, South Carolina, on August 7, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Kissler E. Stanfield and Annie May Bell Stanfield and Daisy Felder Stanfield. Mrs. Davis was a seamstress and a homemaker....

Matthew Thomas (Matt) Perry
Mar 19, 2013
Matthew Thomas (Matt) Perry, 46, of Lake Park, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on September 14, 1966 in Valdosta to the late Robert Gordies Perry and Doreen Lawler Perry. Matt was a member of Lake Park United Methodist Church, a 1984 graduate of Lowndes High School and an avid FSU fan.He is...

Mackenzie Alizabeth Corbett
Mar 19, 2013
Mackenzie Alizabeth Corbett "My Girl", two months old, of Lake Park, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at Shands at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. She was born January 20, 2013 in Valdosta, the daughter of Scott and Sarah Corbett.In addition to her parents of Lake Park, she is survived by three brothers, Brayden, Austin and Danny...
James Michael Mixon
Mar 18, 2013
James Michael Mixon, 51, of Hahira died Monday, March 18, 2013. He was born in Hahira on October 26, 1961 and had lived in Hahira most of his life. Mr. Mixon was employed with Sun Crest Bank in Jacksonville, Florida and Cincinnati, Ohio and later with Days Inn in Valdosta. He was a member of the Barney First Baptist Church....
Tammie Paulk Starling
Mar 17, 2013
Tammie Paulk Starling, 37, of Lake Park, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Sunday, March 17, 2013.She was born July 11, 1975 in Hahira, and graduated from Lowndes High School with the Class of 1993. Tammie was a wonderful person, she was a born again Christian and loved the Lord. She loved the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing. She...

Murray W. Duke, Jr.
Mar 17, 2013
Murray W. Duke, Jr., 56, of Valdosta, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2013, at the Miami Transplant Institute at Jackson Memorial Hospital, after a lengthy illness.He was born May 22, 1956 in Tallassee, Alabama, and graduated from Lowndes High School, where he enjoyed performing in their award winning drama program. A graduate of Valdosta State University, Mr. Duke earned a...

Tina "Robbie" Crosby
Mar 17, 2013
Tina "Robbie" Crosby, 45, of Hahira died on Sunday, March 17, 2013 in Liberty County, Florida from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. She was born in Hahira on December 13, 1967 and has been a resident here for most of her life. She was a billing specialist for Advance Disposal and was a member of Concord Baptist Church.Survivors...
Emily Jean Leonard
Mar 16, 2013
Emily Jean Leonard, 65, of Lake Park died on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at her residence following a brief illness. She was born in Orlando, Florida on November 26, 1947 to the late Elijah and Elsie Loretta Norton Metts and has been a resident of this area since 1984. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith.Survivors include...

Ronald (Ronnie) M. Allen
Mar 15, 2013
Ronald (Ronnie) M. Allen, 75, of Naylor, died Friday, March 15, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Clinch County, GA on February 3, 1938 to the late Brooks and Flonnie Stone Allen. Mr. Allen owned and operated Lake Glass Company in Leesburg, FL, served in the National Guard and attended Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church. After retiring...