OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Julian L.   Lehman, Jr.

Julian L. Lehman, Jr.

Jan 9, 2011

Julian L. Lehman, Jr., 69, of Valdosta, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born June 29, 1941, in Valdosta to the late Julian L. Lehman, Sr. and Mildred Lord Lehman. Julian's loving spirit was displayed in every aspect of his life. He served in the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne...

Amanda  L.  Perez

Amanda L. Perez

Jan 9, 2011

Amanda L. Perez, 30, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, January 9, 2011, from injuries received in a fall. Amanda was born in Valdosta on January 29, 1980. An ordained minister, Amanda was a children's minister at New Covenant for 5 years. Recently Amanda taught Sunday School at Solomon's Porch to teenage girls. She was a missionary to Romania and Venezuela....

Raymond Walter Healy

Raymond Walter Healy

Jan 8, 2011

Dr. Raymond Walter Healy, 87, of Hahira, died Saturday, January 8, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Seattle, WA on December 17, 1923 to the late Dennis and Sophie Dilg Healy. Dr. Healy was an Emergency Room Doctor and a Family Physician. He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force and a member of the Catholic...

Pearl Black Walker

Pearl Black Walker

Jan 8, 2011

Pearl Black Walker, 94, of Valdosta, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2011 at Langadale Hospice House after a short illness. Born September 15, 1916 in Howell, a daughter of the late James Benjamin and Nell Dennis Black, she had lived most all of her life here in Valdosta. She was a homemaker and member of the Mt. Pleasant Church of...

Violet Annitta Cherry

Violet Annitta Cherry

Jan 7, 2011

Violet Annitta Cherry, 55, of Valdosta died on Friday, January 7, 2011 at Holly Hill Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 19, 1955 in Pasadena, Texas to the late Douglas N. and Margaret H. Hester Webb. She was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Church of Christ.Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Nikki and Joseph...

Regina Sheila Cannon

Regina Sheila Cannon

Jan 6, 2011

Regina Sheila Walston Cannon, 51, of Valdosta, died Thursday, January 6, 2011 at Smith Northview Hospital. She was born on January 24, 1959 in Decatur, Illinois to the late William and Pauline Young Walston. Mrs. Cannon was a homemaker.She is survived by her husband, Lamar Cannon of Valdosta, two daughters, Angela Wilson, Traci Morlan (Kris); two sons, Benton Cannon, Jr....

Robert  James  Williams, Sr.

Robert James Williams, Sr.

Jan 6, 2011

Robert James (R.J.) Williams, Sr., 84, of Valdosta died Friday, January 6, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on June 14, 1926 in Cecil to the late James Birner and Sula V. Warren Williams.A veteran of WW II, Mr. Williams served in the U. S. Army with the 100th Division during the taking of Berlin, Germany. He...

Edith  Barrett  Crump

Edith Barrett Crump

Jan 5, 2011

Edith Barrett Crump, 83, of Valdosta died Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at her home. She was born on August 7, 1927 in Irwin County to the late Perry O. and Lucy Lupo Barrett and had lived in Brooks County for many years. Mrs. Crump was a member of the Charity Baptist Church and a retired registered nurse at South Georgia...

Maggie  Adams

Maggie Adams

Jan 5, 2011

MAGGIE ADAMS, 89, of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2011, at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness.She was born October 10, 1921, in Portsmouth, VA, a daughter of the late Wallace and Alice Rees McCain. Mrs. Adams attended First Christian Church and First Baptist Church of Valdosta. She had attended Auburn University where she was a cheerleader...

Lottie  Culpepper

Lottie Culpepper

Jan 5, 2011

Lottie C. Culpepper, 80, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness.She was born August 5, 1930 in Bern, Switzerland and had lived in Germany, where she met her future husband, Donald O. "Buck" Culpepper. The couple married in Germany and she moved to Valdosta in 1954. Mrs. Culpepper enjoyed...

Carolyn B. Garrett

Carolyn B. Garrett

Jan 4, 2011

Carolyn B. Garrett, 72, of Valdosta died on Tuesday, January 04, 2011 at Holly Hill Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born on January 10, 1938 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky to the late Ballard and Mable O'Conner Branham. She was retired from the Department of Family and Children's Services (DFACS) and she was of the Christian Faith.Survivors include a...

Judy Gail Taylor

Judy Gail Taylor

Jan 4, 2011

Judy Gail Taylor, 59, of Adel went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at Smith Northview Hospital. Miss Taylor was born in Cook County on April 27, 1951 to the late Carl E. and Doris R. Taylor and was a lifelong resident of Cook County. She was of the Pentecostal faith and a member of the...

Amy  Bridges- Blackledge

Amy Bridges- Blackledge

Jan 3, 2011

Amy Bridges –Blackledge, 35, of Lake Park, died suddenly on Monday, January 3, 2011 from injuries received in a tractor accident. Amy was born and grew up in Lee County, graduating from Lee County High School. She attended Darton College and then moved to Valdosta to attend VSU where she graduated with a degree in Criminal Justice. Amy was an...

Joel R. Peters, Jr.

Joel R. Peters, Jr.

Jan 2, 2011

JOEL R. PETERS, JR., 89, of Valdosta, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2011, at his home under the care of hospice, after a short illness.He was born on August 4, 1921 in Valdosta, a son of the late Joel R. Peters, Sr. and the late Marie Knight Peters. During World War II he served as a Seaman 1st Class in...

G. Thomas Love

G. Thomas Love

Jan 1, 2011

G. Thomas Love, 80, of Valdosta and Perry, Florida died on Saturday, January 1, 2011. He was born on March 30, 1930 in Glendale, West Virginia to the late Thomas R. and Doris Mitchell Love and grew up in Wellsburg, West Virginia where he graduated from Wellsburg High School. He received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from West Virginia University in...

Diane Earle

Diane Earle

Jan 1, 2011

Diane Earle, 62, of Valdosta, brought in the New Year with Jesus in Heaven on Saturday, January 1, 2011. She passed from this life at Louis Smith Memorial Hospital. She was born August 2, 1948 in Roswell, NM, a daughter of the late Nicholas Schmidlkofer and the late Fran Belcher Schmidlkofer Zellner, and had lived in the Valdosta area for...

Richard  Black

Richard Black

Dec 31, 2010

Richard (Dick) Black, 95, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, December 31, 2010, at his home.He was born April 8, 1915 in Howell, a son of the late John Rice and Ida Lou Dennis Black. After graduating from Dasher Bible School in 1933, Richard began his working career with Copeland Brothers� Sausage Company. During that time, he married the former Grace...

Bertha Ann Davis Storey

Bertha Ann Davis Storey

Dec 31, 2010

Bertha Ann Davis Storey, 78, of Lake Park, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 31, 2010, at South Georgia Medical Center.She was born October 2, 1932 in Valdosta, a daughter of the late Perry M. Davis, Sr. and Bertha Lee Moore Davis. Mrs. Storey enjoyed her employment at Woolworth�s for twelve years, but most of all she loved caring for...

Gene Tustin

Gene Tustin

Dec 30, 2010

Gene Tustin, 57, of Valdosta, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2010, at his home after a long illness. He was known to his friends as �Mean Gene�.He was born March 13, 1953 in Steubenville, OH, a son of the late Donald Tustin and June Owens. For a brief time he lived in CA where he met his wife, Nancy, and...

Frank Suggs Tucker

Frank Suggs Tucker

Dec 29, 2010

Frank Suggs Tucker, 66, of Quitman died Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born on July 19, 1944 in Moultrie to the late Pearlie Mae Watson Bohler and had lived in Lowndes and Brooks Counties for many years. Mr. Tucker was a member of the Church of God and retired from the maintenance...