OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Soren  Pierre Walker

Soren Pierre Walker

Jan 28, 2012

Soren Pierre Walker, eleven day old infant son of Zachary Walker and LaVonna Copeland Walker, of Valdosta, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, at Phoebe Putney Hospital in Albany. Soren Pierre is also survived by his brother, Xa'Vion James Walker; maternal grandparents, Patricia and Wayne Copeland; paternal grandparents, Melanie Campbell and Bill Buckley. A memorial service will be held at 11:00...

Stephen Michael Oliver

Stephen Michael Oliver

Jan 26, 2012

Stephen Michael Oliver, 58, of Palmetto, Florida died Thursday, January 26, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. He was born on March 19, 1953 in Augusta a son of Sarah (Sadie) DeLoach Oliver and the late Fitzhugh H. Oliver. Mr. Oliver was a very gifted carpenter, talented gardener, sports enthusiast. He loved spending time with his...

Aliene  Lehman  Graul

Aliene Lehman Graul

Jan 22, 2012

Aliene Lehman Graul, 86, of Tifton died on Sunday, January 22, 2012 at Tift Regional Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born in Hahira, Georgia on September 26, 1925 to the late John Cleveland (Major), and Florence Lewis Lehman. She was retired from Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College (ABAC) as the Assistant Food Director and was a member of Northside...

Aubrey George Hurtt

Aubrey George Hurtt

Jan 22, 2012

Aubrey George Hurtt, 84, of Valdosta died Sunday, January 22, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Dekalb County, Alabama on April 25, 1927 to the late Amos Alexander Hurtt and Minnie Mae Brock Hurtt. Mr. Hurtt was an upholsterer with Larry's Upholstery and was an active member of Greenwood Baptist Church. He enjoyed camping, loved his...

Charlotte Marie Brown Cowart

Charlotte Marie Brown Cowart

Jan 20, 2012

Charlotte Marie Brown Cowart, 45, of Hahira died Friday, January 20, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on February 20, 1966 in Valdosta to Raymond Logan Brown and Dicie Catherine Croft Brown. Charlotte was a cashier at the Hahira Quik Stop, was of the Church of God faith and worked with her husband Steve installing carpet.She is...

Clarence (Ch) Heidemann

Clarence (Ch) Heidemann

Jan 19, 2012

Clarence "CH" Heidemann, 88, of Valdosta, and Woodbridge, VA died Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Fairfax Hospital in Virginia.Born in New Wells, MO to Louis and Alma Heidemann on February 4, 1923, Clarence was raised, along with his brother, Norbert, and sister, Mildred, in Port Huron, MI and Chicago Heights, IL. Upon graduation from Bloom High School he served in...

John Pittman (Jack) Batts, Sr.

John Pittman (Jack) Batts, Sr.

Jan 19, 2012

John Pittman Batts, Sr. (Jack), 86, of Valdosta, died Thursday, January 19, 2012, at his home after a brief illness. He was born May 21, 1925 in Winter Park, NC as the 3rd child of A.L. Batts, Sr. and Ethel Pittman Batts. Jack graduated from Orlando High School in 1943 (Orlando, FL). He was captain of the State Championship baseball...

Donna Gross Teague

Donna Gross Teague

Jan 19, 2012

Donna Gross Teague, 57, of Valdosta, died Thursday, January 19, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on November 14, 1954 in Newburgh, NY to the late Otto Rudolph Gross and Frances Elizabeth Weaver Gross. Donna was a homemaker, she enjoyed sewing, valued her friends and she loved her family and animals.Donna is survived by her husband, John...

Betty  Mathis  Beck

Betty Mathis Beck

Jan 18, 2012

Betty Mathis Beck, of Valdosta, died January 18, 2012. Born in Stockton, Georgia, on June 16, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Ethel Johnson Mathis and James Edward Mathis. Mrs. Beck was a homemaker and loving wife and mother. She supported her late husband James during his years of public service as Mayor of Valdosta and member of...

Betty Vincie Harper

Betty Vincie Harper

Jan 18, 2012

Betty Vincie Harper, 72, of Valdosta, went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, January 18, 2012. She passed away peacefully at Smith Northview Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born November 11, 1939 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lena Green. Betty was a precious wife, wonderful mother and grandmother. She dedicated her life to making others...

Royce Jackson Wiggins

Royce Jackson Wiggins

Jan 18, 2012

Royce Jackson Wiggins, 75, of Echols County passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at home. He was born on March 22, 1936 in Tifton to the late Homer D. and Hattie King Wiggins. Mr. Wiggins was a Baptist and retired from Packaging Corporation of America in 1998 after more than 30 years of service. He will be greatly missed by...

Virginia Walker

Virginia Walker

Jan 13, 2012

Virginia Walker, 88, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, January 13, 2012, at Lakehaven Nursing Home.She was born September 28, 1923 in Hahira, a daughter of the late William D. and Vira Moody Vickers. For twelve years she was Secretary for David Wainer, Sr., and for fifty years operated Walkers Garden Center. Mrs. Walker was a Charter Member of Park Avenue...

Hurschel John Burleigh, Jr.

Hurschel John Burleigh, Jr.

Jan 11, 2012

Hurschel John Burleigh, Jr. 65, of Valdosta died Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Eldorado, Arkansas on June 22, 1946 to Hurschel John Burleigh, Sr. and the late Ruby Marie McMurrian Burleigh. Mr. Burleigh was retired from the United States Air Force and a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. He...

Camille Colquitt Peeples

Camille Colquitt Peeples

Jan 10, 2012

Camille Colquitt Peeples, 78, a longtime resident of Valdosta died on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at her home. She was born in Thomaston, Georgia on September 20, 1933 to the late Adrian Banks Colquitt and Edna Bowen Colquitt and moved with her family to Tifton, Georgia when she was fifteen years old. Mrs. Peeples was a graduate of Tifton High...

Helen Clyde  Thomas  Joyner

Helen Clyde Thomas Joyner

Jan 9, 2012

Helen Clyde Thomas Joyner Helen Clyde Thomas Joyner, of Valdosta, died in Atlanta on Monday, January 9, 2012 after several years of declining health. Clyde was born in Pensacola, Florida on September 26, 1915 to Wylie Lawton Thomas and Helen Larue Brown Thomas. She moved to Valdosta in 1918 after the death of her father. A graduate of Valdosta High...

Rulus Hamilton

Rulus Hamilton

Jan 8, 2012

Rulus Hamilton, 82, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, January 8, 2011, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Prentiss, Mississippi on January 23, 1929, he was the son of the late Henry Anderson Hamilton and Lena Ophelia McCray Hamilton. A veteran of the United States Air Force, Mr. Hamilton moved to Moody from Mississippi in the early 1950's. He then...

Charles (Charlie) Nelson Davis, Sr.

Charles (Charlie) Nelson Davis, Sr.

Jan 8, 2012

Charles (Charlie) Nelson Davis, Sr., 83 of St. Augustine, Florida died on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at the Broward County Medical Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He was born in Miami, Florida on June 26, 1928 to the late John and Emily Crane Davis and grew up in Dixie, Georgia. Charlie spent most of his working life in the banking...

Sharon Sue Buckles Raines

Sharon Sue Buckles Raines

Jan 6, 2012

Sharon Sue Buckles Raines, 61, of Hahira died Friday, January 6, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Columbus, GA on September 20, 1950 to the late Boyd "Buck" Buckles and Effie Lee Coombs Buckles. Mrs. Raines was retired from Bell South and later worked as Human Resource Manager with Rescare Home Care for several years. She was a...

Clarence Allen Parker

Clarence Allen Parker

Jan 5, 2012

Clarence Allen Parker, 58, of Ray City, died at his residence Thursday, January 5, 2012. He was born on December 9, 1953 in Milledgeville, GA to the late James William Parker and Betty Elaine Pounds Parker.Clarence is survived by his wife, Lisa Parker of Ray City, GA, his brothers, sisters, brothers in law and sisters in law, Charles and Diane...

Sheila Pattillo Thomas

Sheila Pattillo Thomas

Jan 5, 2012

Sheila Pattillo Thomas, 52, of Lake Park died on Thursday, January 5, 2012 at the Langdale Hospice House following a battle with cancer. She was born in Valdosta on December 13, 1959 and has been a resident here all of her life. She was an administrative clerk for the Lakeland City Police Department and had previously been employed in the...