OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Ethel Black
Sep 4, 2012
Ethel Black, 84, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at her residence after a 10 year battle with Alzheimer's disease. Born in Lowndes County to the late D.H & Stella Martin White, her family moved back to their residence in Blytheville, AR where Mrs. Black grew up. Later she attended and graduated from Harding University in Searcy, AR,...
Deborah (Debbie) Robinson
Sep 4, 2012
Deborah "Debbie" Robinson, 54, of Quitman died Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born on July 24, 1958 in Helmstedt, Germany to Marianne Fritz and the late Wilfred Fritz and had lived in this area for the past thirty six years. Mrs. Robinson was a member of the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church and...

Sherman William Brumbaugh
Sep 3, 2012
Sherman William Brumbaugh, 85, of Valdosta died Monday, September 3, 2012 at his home. He was born in Camden, New Jersey on June 25, 1927 to the late Sherman M. and Veronica Grooms Brumbaugh and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mr. Brumbaugh served in the United States Air Force for twenty years and worked for twenty years in...
Emmeline Carpenter
Sep 3, 2012
Emmeline "Emmy" Kaye Carpenter, 59, of Valdosta, GA, formerly of Newport, NY, passed away Monday, September 3, 2012, at Langdale Hospice House, Valdosta, after a long battle with cancer.She was born July 21, 1953 in Ilion, NY, the oldest child of six to Arthur L. and Katherine Papa Loomis. Emmy graduated from Mt. Markham High School with the Class of...

Kirby Hemby
Sep 3, 2012
Kirby Hemby, 70, of Valdosta died on Monday, September 3, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Columbus, Georgia on August 17, 1942 to the late Cecil Thomas Hemby and Beatrice Owens Hemby Strickland. For the last 30 years he has been the owner and operator of Valdosta Motorcycle Accessories. He was a licensed private pilot and...
Jack Mester, Sr.
Sep 1, 2012
Jack Mester, Sr. SSGT-Ret, 61, of Lake Park, died on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Somerville, New Jersey to the late Frank Mester and Mary Theresa Dombrowski Mester. Mr. Mester retired after more than 20 years of service in the United States Air Force where he worked as a Crew...
Barbara (Bobbie) Dasher Brownlee
Sep 1, 2012
Barbara (Bobbie) Dasher Brownlee, 82, of Valdosta, died Sunday, September 1, 2012 at Langdale Hospice House following a short illness. She was born on June 23, 1930 in Valdosta, GA to the late Roy H. and Myrtie Copeland Dasher. Mrs. Brownlee served as a secretary for State Farm Insurance and member of Central Avenue Church of Christ.She is survived by...

Jamie Marie Cannon
Aug 31, 2012
Jamie Marie Cannon, 67, of Panama City, Florida and formerly of Valdosta, died on Friday, August 31, 2012 at Bay Medical Hospital in Panama City following a sudden illness. She was born in Lowndes County on May 31, 1945 to the late James and Mary Hill Rowland. She was employed with Regional Bank in Panama City and was a member...

Maxwell C. Blanton
Aug 31, 2012
Maxwell C. Blanton, 82, of Valdosta died on Friday, August 31, 2012 at the Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. He was born in Valdosta on November 27, 1929 to the late Claude and Elle Robinson Blanton and has been a resident of the Valdosta area all his life. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force...
Monica M. Arnejo
Aug 30, 2012
Monica M. Arnejo, 84, of Valdosta, passed away suddenly on Thursday, August 30, 2012, at Langdale Hospice House after a short illness.She was born May 5, 1928 in Sogod, Cebu, Philippines, a daughter of the late Cruz and Juana Maquilan Arnejo. Ms. Arnejo moved to Valdosta in 2002 to be closer to her daughter and son-in-law, Aurora and Mike Linn....
Dorris Fiveash Hulett
Aug 29, 2012
Dorris Fiveash Hulett, 79, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at her residence. She was born on October 3, 1932 in Hahira to the late Charlton and Alice Fiveash. Mrs. Hulett was a licensed practical nurse at Heritage Healthcare for over 20 years.She is survived by two daughters and sons in law, Nancy and Ray Parr of Hahira, Melissa...

Sgt. Albert Duell Crews (U S Army Retired)
Aug 28, 2012
Sgt. Albert Duell Crews (US Army retired)On August 28, 2012 Sgt. Albert Duell Crews received his final discharge papers. Another soldier has gone home. Sgt. Crews was born on February 8, 1930 in Brantley County, GA to Albert and Rosa Lee Crews. Sgt. Crews retired after serving 23 years in the United States Army where he served as a Green...
Virginia (Ginny) Smith Sumner Kehoe
Aug 27, 2012
Virginia (Ginny) Smith Sumner Kehoe, 51, of Valdosta died Monday, August 27, 2012 at her home. She was born in Valdosta on March 7, 1961 and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Ginny had been a member of Crossroads Baptist Church and had recently joined the Catholic Church. She spent her childhood and young adult years as a member of...
Myrtle Virginia Fletcher
Aug 26, 2012
Myrtle Virginia Fletcher, 73, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, August 26, 2012 at Louis-Smith Hospital in Lakeland following a short illness. She was born in Valdosta on May 3, 1939 to the late James Sr., and Golla Belle Coody Barrett and has been a lifelong resident of Valdosta. She was a retired seamstress with Levi's and was a homemaker. She...

John Richard Jones
Aug 25, 2012
John Richard Jones, 54, of Hahira died Saturday, August 25, 2012. He was born in Lowell, Massachusetts to the late James Edward and Barbara Ann Connors Jones and had lived in Hahira for several years. Mr. Jones was employed at Wild Adventures. Survivors include his brothers and sisters, Betty Ann LaPointe of Massachusetts, Leo Connors of Virginia, Sharon Spink of...

Mildred Whitehead
Aug 25, 2012
Mildred Whitehead, of Valdosta, passed away a few days after her 98th birthday at the Presbyterian Home, Quitman.She was born August 20, 1914 in Putman County, a daughter of the late Walter M. and Janie Peters McConnell. Following her father's death, she moved to Valdosta while she was in the second grade and attended school at the Valdosta State College...

Johnson Warren Sapp, Jr.
Aug 22, 2012
Johnson Warren Sapp, Jr., 80, of Lake Park died Wednesday, August 22, 2012. He was born in Broxton, Georgia on August 23, 1931 to the late Johnson Warren and Florice Thornton Sapp and had lived in Lowndes County since 1966. Mr. Sapp was retired as an engineer with Bell South and was a veteran of the United States Navy serving...

Kenneth Blanton Lamontagne
Aug 22, 2012
Kenneth Blanton LaMontagne, 58, died on Wednesday, August 22, 2012, at his home after a brief illness. Ken was born in Valdosta on February 15, 1954, to the late Melba Blanton LaMontagne and Ken LaMontagne. He attended school in Valdosta, Framingham, MA, Trumbull, CT and the University of Georgia. Many people knew Ken as co-owner and agent of Morris Insurance...

Kenneth Blanton Lamontagne
Aug 22, 2012
Kenneth Blanton LaMontagne, 58, died on Wednesday, August 22, 2012, at his home after a brief illness. Ken was born in Valdosta on February 15, 1954, to the late Melba Blanton LaMontagne and Ken LaMontagne. He attended school in Valdosta, Framingham, MA, Trumbull, CT and the University of Georgia. Many people knew Ken as co-owner and agent of Morris Insurance...

Kenneth Blanton Lamontagne
Aug 22, 2012
Kenneth Blanton LaMontagne, 58, died on Wednesday, August 22, 2012, at his home after a brief illness. Ken was born in Valdosta on February 15, 1954, to the late Melba Blanton LaMontagne and Ken LaMontagne. He attended school in Valdosta, Framingham, MA, Trumbull, CT and the University of Georgia. Many people knew Ken as co-owner and agent of Morris Insurance...