OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Ken Gaskins
Jul 5, 2013
Ken Gaskins, 73, of Naylor passed away on July 5, 2013 as a result of a brief battle with cancer. Ken was born November 16, 1939 along the Alapaha River in Berrien County, to Walter Tatem and Beatrice Hodge Gaskins. He grew up in both Georgia and Florida. He was a Baptist by faith. Ken was retired from the International...

Debra Moore
Jul 5, 2013
Debra Moore, 55, of Hahira died on Friday, July 5, 2013 at her residence following a short illness. She was born in Fitzgerald, Georgia on August 13, 1957 and has been a resident of this area since 1972. She was a homemaker and a member of Pineview Baptist Church.Survivors include her husband of 36 years, David Moore; a daughter, Casie...

Wendell Spearman
Jul 4, 2013
James Wendell Spearman, 73, of Heath, Ohio, formerly of Hahira, Georgia passed away on Thursday morning, July 4, 2013 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family who sang him into heaven. Jesus said, "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28. After over a year of declining health,...
William (Bill) Wicker
Jul 4, 2013
Mr. William (Bill) R. Wicker, 62 of Lake Park, went to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on July 4, 2013. Mr. Wicker was born on November 17, 1950 in Floyd County, Kentucky. He was the son of the late Mart and Carrie Wicker.Survivors include wife Karen Thompson Wicker, one daughter, Michelle (Hani) Wicker, two sons; William (Angie)...
Patricia Ann Cowart Pittman
Jul 4, 2013
Patricia Ann Cowart Pittman, 70, of Valdosta died Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Sandersville, Georgia on September 20, 1942 to the late Orvis James and Cora Belle Wilcher Cowart and had lived in Lowndes County for many years. Mrs. Pittman was a member of the Northside Baptist Church where she enjoyed teaching the...
Mae Nell Barrentine Clayton
Jul 3, 2013
Mae Nell Barrentine Clayton, 74, of Valdosta died Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at her home. She was born on October 7, 1938 in Naylor to the late Ivey and Estelle Harris Barrentine and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Clayton was a member of the Ministry Baptist Church in Ray City. She enjoyed her homelife, raising and caring...

Sylvia Levin
Jul 2, 2013
Sylvia Levin, 92, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at her residence after a period of declining health. Mrs. Levin was born in Chicago on September 9, 1920 to the late Louis and Bertha Druck. She grew up in Chicago and graduated from Roosevelt High School then in the late 1930's, she came on a family trip to...
Ivy G. Kinsey
Jul 2, 2013
Ivy G. Kinsey, 98, of Valdosta died on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born on March 2, 1915 in Jennings, Florida to the late Johnnie Edward and Susie Kate McIntyre Kinsey. He was an electrical engineer and retired from Moody Air Force Base as a Construction Manage and was a...

Susan R. Segerstrom
Jul 2, 2013
Susan R. Segerstrom, 59, of Hahira passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at her home. She was born on January 3, 1954 in Centerville, Tennessee to the late Charles Denby Riley and Johnnie Lou Rushton Riley and had lived in Lowndes County for many years. Mrs Segerstrom was a member of the Church of Christ. She had served in...

Hubert T. Warmack
Jun 29, 2013
Hubert T. Warmack, 87, of Lake Park, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2013, at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness.He was born October 11, 1925 in Quitman and had honorably served in the U.S. Navy during World War II aboard the U.S.S. Wasp. Mr. Warmack retired from Owens-Illinois as Superintendant of Maintenance; he loved golf and enjoyed...

Michael Lewis Garbutt
Jun 28, 2013
Michael Lewis Garbutt, 64, of Atlanta, GA and formerly of Valdosta died Friday, June 28, 2013. He was the son of the late Harry G., Sr. and LaVerne Lewis Garbutt. He is survived by his sister, Frances Garbutt Maughon, sister in law, Wanda Abshier Long and her husband, Ellis.Graveside memorial services will be held at 10am, Saturday, July 27, 2013...

Julie Ann Zylla Milon
Jun 26, 2013
Julie Ann Zylla Milon, 61, of Valdosta, Georgia died on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born in Hazelton, Pennsylvania on February 5, 1952 to the late Leon John Zylla and Clara Eleanor Novak Zylla and had lived in Valdosta for the past twenty seven years. Mrs. Milon was a member...

Mary Lou Erickson
Jun 26, 2013
Mary Lou Erickson, 81, of Twin Lakes died Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born on March 14, 1932 in Bastrop, Louisiana to the late Ferroll W. and Lovette Gentry McLeod and had lived in Lowndes County for many years. Mrs. Erickson loved her family and was a very kind, generous and warm hearted loving...

Christopher Milan Cullen
Jun 26, 2013
Christopher Milan Cullen, 49, died unexpectedly on June 26, 2013 at his home in Phoenix, Arizona. Chris was born in Valdosta, Georgia on January 23, 1964. He attended school at St. John the Evangelist, various public schools in Valdosta and Valwood, and he graduated from Valdosta State University. He worked throughout his life in retail in Valdosta, Dallas, New York,...
Neil H. Decima
Jun 25, 2013
Neil H. Decima, 79, of Valdosta, passed away at his home on Tuesday, June 25, 2013.He was born November 28, 1933 in Clairton, PA, a son of the late Bruno V. and Mary Hughes Decima. He graduated from Slippery Rock University in 1961 and taught school in the Christina School District, Newark, DE. Mr. Decima had been a volunteer at...

Frank Mannarino
Jun 25, 2013
Frank Mannarino, 73, of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at South Georgia Medical Center after a good fight. He is survived by his wife of twenty-seven years, Liz Mannarino of Valdosta; his children, Robert Mannarino of South Windsor, CT, Donna Reed of Jensen Beach, FL, Todd Mannarino and wife Eileen of South Windsor, CT, Brenda Heisler and husband...
Jane Hunter Bennett
Jun 23, 2013
Jane Hunter Bennett, 57, of Valdosta died on Sunday, June 23, 2013 following a short illness. Jane had been a lifelong resident of this area. She began her career when she worked for several years as a secretary at C&S Bank (now Bank of America). She soon went back to school and then achieved her degree in nursing and after...

Wesley C. Ray, Jr.
Jun 23, 2013
W.C. Ray, Jr., 79, of Valdosta died on Sunday, June 23, 2013 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Valdosta on December 31, 1933 to the late W.C. Sr., and Dessie Jones Ray and has been a lifelong resident of Valdosta. He was a veteran of the United States Army and the United States Navy and...

Anthony Lamar Dye, Jr.
Jun 23, 2013
Anthony Lamar Dye, Jr., infant son of Taja Crudup and Anthony Dye, Sr., died on Sunday, June 23, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. A graveside service will be held on Monday, July 1, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at the McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com. Carson McLane. Funeral Home: Carson McLane...
Beatrice Mccranie Rodgers
Jun 21, 2013
Beatrice McCranie Rodgers, 88, of Valdosta died peacefully Friday, June 21, 2013 surrounded by her family. She was born in Alton, Florida on April 11, 1925 to the late Andrew Jackson McCranie and Sarah Etta Hendrix McCranie. Mrs. Rodgers was a founding and faithful member of the Northside Baptist Church where she was a member of the Naomi Sunday School...