OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Christin (Chrissie) Amanda Williams
May 4, 2011
Christin (Chrissie) Amanda Williams, 38, of Valdosta died Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, FL. She was born in Milford, Delaware on June 14, 1972. Chrissie was a mental health advisor and a member of First United Methodist Church. She was a 1990 graduate of Valdosta High School and a 2004 graduate of Valdosta State University.Chrissie...
Lisa Jarrard
May 4, 2011
Lisa Jarrard, 48, of Statenville, died on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital following a sudden illness. She was born in Valdosta on March 17, 1963 and has been a lifelong resident of this area. She had worked for over 20 years with Bayliner and Regal Marine and she was of the Baptist faith.Survivors include her brother, John...
Susan Rewis
May 2, 2011
Susan Rewis, 54, of Statenville, passed away Monday, May 2, 2011, at Shands at the University of Florida, Gainesville, after a brief illness.Susan was born in Valdosta on April 8, 1957. She loved her job of being a Manager at Hidden Oaks Assisted Living Facility, and cared greatly for all the people there. Susan was the type of person that...

Alton O. Mock
May 1, 2011
Alton O. Mock, 73, of Lake Park, passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at his residence after a long illness. He was born in Valdosta on February 20, 1938 to the late Ralph and Erma Stanley Mock and lived most of his life in Lowndes County.Survivors include his son, Jeff Mock of New Haven, Connecticut, two daughters, Julie Mock...

Jan Pope
May 1, 2011
Jan Pope, 33, of Hahira died Sunday, May 1, 2011 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. She was born on November 3, 1977 in Columbus, Georgia. Jan was a star softball player with Russell County High School in Russell County, Alabama and was a cheerleader at Lowndes High School. She was independently driven, was an avid photographer and an Auburn...
Bobby Hodge
May 1, 2011
Bobby Hodge, 72, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, April 30, 2011, at Langdale Hospice House after a long battle with cancer. Born in Quitman, Georgia, on September 9, 1938, he was the son of the late Gary Paul and Lois Berry Hodge. Bobby was raised in Valdosta where he attended Valdosta High School in the mid 1950's and played football...
Neal Allen Hagood
May 1, 2011
Neal Allen Hagood, 54, of Valdosta died on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Valdosta on April 7, 1957 to the late Ardell and Pauline Elliott Hagood and has been a resident of this area his whole life. He was retired from the Lowndes County Board of Commissioners as a heavy...
Everett C.H. Owens
May 1, 2011
Born on Christmas Day, 1913, Everett Christmas Humphrey Owens was the youngest child of Anna (Thomas) and Robert R. Owens. His nine siblings, Gladys, William, Irvin, Vaughn, Chester, Elizabeth, Sydna, Hubert, and Elinor, all have predeceased him. He was raised on farms in Rolette County, ND, and Cheyenne County, NE, where he traveled to school on horseback or in a...
Maria Cadenas
Apr 30, 2011
Maria Cadenas, 11, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, April 30, 2011, at Wolfson's Children's Hospital in Jacksonville, FL, following a very brief illness. Born in Mexico, Maria and her family have lived in this area for several years. Maria was a student at Westside Elementary School. She loved her school and was very excited about graduating from the 5th Grade....
Vito Pellitteri
Apr 30, 2011
Vito Pellitteri, 75, of Valdosta, died Saturday, April 30, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Patterson, NJ on July 6, 1935 to the late Vincenzo and Giovanna Trippi Pellitteri. Mr. Pellitteri was retired from the United States Army after serving thrity two years. He was of the Catholic faith.Mr. Pellitteri is survived by four sons and...

William H. (Bill) Williams
Apr 29, 2011
William H. (Bill) Williams, 73, of Valdosta died Friday, April 29, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Valdosta on April 19, 1938 to the late Dr. T. Conrad and Nettie McMath Williams and was a lifelong member of First United Methodist Church. Mr. Williams was a 1956 graduate of Valdosta High School where he played football...
Becky Lynn Stewart
Apr 28, 2011
Becky Lynn Stewart, 52, of Dasher died Thursday, April 28, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Valdosta on March 27, 1959. Becky was a retired associate from Lowe's Garden Center and was a member of Lake Park Christian Church. She had also worked at Walmart, was a para-pro at Lake Park Elementary School and enjoyed smiley faces at...
Willis Henry Daugharty
Apr 28, 2011
Willis Henry Daugharty, 87, of Valdosta departed from this life on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on November 25, 1923 in Howell, Georgia to the late Frank and Lizzie Hughes Daugharty. He was a caring individual and always had a kind word for all he met. His passing will leave a huge void...
William Randal Jones, Jr.
Apr 28, 2011
William Randal(Bill) Jones, Jr., 85, of Valdosta died on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at the South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born in Warsaw, North Carolina on April 16, 1926 to the late William Randal Sr., and Mattie Lee Gary Jones. He was a veteran of the United States Navy having served during WWII and was...
Ann Crosby-Trice
Apr 27, 2011
Ann Crosby-Trice, 67, of Lake Park died Wednesday, April 27, 2011. She was born in Hamilton County, FL on May 27, 1943 to the late Dan Sheffield Crosby and Bertha Mae Richardson Crosby. Mrs. Crosby-Trice was a retired manager at Claire's Boutique and attended Antioch Church.She is survived by three daughters and two sons in law, Tyen and George Zayas...

Evelyn Mary Lehman
Apr 25, 2011
Evelyn Mary Lehman, 81, of Lake Park, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center following a short illness. She was born on September 9, 1929 in New York, New York to the late Joseph and Herminine Ackerman Puchart. She retired after 20 years of service with NatWest Bank (now Bank of America) as a reconciliation...
Penny Scroggins Hagin
Apr 23, 2011
Penny Scroggins Hagin, 83, of Lake Park died Saturday, April 23, 2011 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born on January 10, 1928 in St. Petersburg, Florida to the late Jefferson Davis and Johnnie Mae Adams Scroggins and had lived in this area most of her life. Mrs. Hagin was a former member of the Azalea City Church of...

Bobby Ray Bourquine
Apr 20, 2011
Bobby Ray Bourquine, 69, of Douglasville and formerly of Barney died Tuesday, April 19, 2011. He was born on March 31, 1942 in Hahira to the late Hardy Franklin and Avalon Pearl Lewis Bourquine. Mr. Bourquine served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War and was a member of the Barney First Baptist Church. He was an...

Jerry James Touchton
Apr 18, 2011
Jerry James Touchton, 79, of Valdosta, passed away Monday, April 18, 2011, at Tift Health Care after a lengthy illness.He was born on December 17, 1931 in Valdosta, a son of the late Carson and Lillie Snow Touchton. Mr. Touchton was a Route Man for PET Milk for Thirty-four years and enjoyed gardening.He is survived by two sons, James Allen...

Miriam Toal Anderson
Apr 16, 2011
Miriam Toal Anderson, 49, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, April 16, 2011 after a lengthy illness. Born in Homerville, to Juanita Toal and the late Moses Toal, she has been a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Anderson attended Echols County High School and was a member of First United Pentecostal Church of Valdosta. She was a loving Mother, Grandmother...