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

Janie Dixon Newton
Nov 1, 2010
Janie Dixon Newton, 90, of Morven died Monday, November 1, 2010 at the home of her daughter after a brief illness. She was born in Brooks County on July 21, 1920 to the late Luallen and Nan Coppage Dixon. Mrs. Newton was a kind and compassionate lady who loved everyone. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother....

Susan Bridges Cannington
Oct 31, 2010
Susan Bridges Cannington, 75, of Valdosta died Sunday, October 31, 2010 at Langdale Hospice House after a brief illness. She was born in Valdosta on August 17, 1935 to the late William Howard and Frances Harrell Bridges and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. She attended Mercer University and graduated from Valdosta State College. Mrs. Cannington was a member of...

Ray Flanders
Oct 30, 2010
Ray Flanders, 89, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, October 30, 2010 at South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. Born in Eastman to the late Hansel & Ila Flanders, he had lived in this area for the past 45 years. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Following his service...

Mary Frances Hughes
Oct 30, 2010
Mary F. Hughes, 84 of Lake Park died Saturday, October 30, 2010 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 17, 1926, in Echols County, to the late Nealy Herbert and Clyde Carter Hiers. Mrs. Hughes was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She attended Lake Park Christian Church and was retired as an instructor...
Ollie Franklin Howell, Sr.
Oct 29, 2010
Ollie F. Howell, Sr. 75, beloved husband, father, son, brother, grandfather, great grandfather and friend of Mayday passed away Friday, October 29, 2010 at South Georgia Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born on August 2, 1935 in Mayday, GA to Earl Lamar and Frankie Terrell Howell. Mr. Howell was the owner and operator of Howell Irrigation, a...

Margie Corbett Shepard
Oct 29, 2010
Margie Corbett Shepard, 77, of Lake Park passed away on Friday, October 29, 2010 at the Fellowship Home following a lengthy illness. She was born on November 15, 1932 in Redell Florida to the late Warren Yancey and Emmy Rantha Crews Corbett. She was a homemaker and a member of the Loch Laurel Baptist Church. She loved the Lord and...

James L. Puckett, Sr.
Oct 26, 2010
James L. Puckett, Sr., 82, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 26, 2010, at his home after a short battle with lung cancer.He was born November 19, 1927, in Hahira, a son of the late Edward Douglas Puckett, Sr. and the late Mary Hall Puckett. He grew up in Valdosta and served in the U.S. Navy for two years,...

Billy Jerome Farmer
Oct 26, 2010
Billy Jerome Farmer, 58, of Valdosta passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at the Crestwood Nursing home of a lengthy illness. He was born on May 30, 1952 in Valdosta, to the late Jim Frank and Myrtice Wyolene Farmer. He was retired from LARC.Billy is survived by his brothers and sister-in-law, Joseph Eugene and Marion Farmer and Eddie Frank...

Stanley A. Read
Oct 25, 2010
Stanley A. Read, 39, of Ray City, died Monday, October 25, 2010 at his residence. He was born on June 12, 1971 in Ocala, FL. Stanley was a truck driver and a member of Cat Creek Primitive Baptist Church.He is survived by one daughter, Savannah Read, one son, Tristan Read, both of Valdosta, his parents, Rosalyn and George A. Read,...
Valerie Celine Walsh-Miller
Oct 24, 2010
Valerie Celine Walsh-Miller, 15, of Hahira passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2010 from injuries sustained from a 4 wheeler accident. She was born on August 18, 1995 in Valdosta. She attended Lowndes High School where she was a freshman. Valerie loved music and enjoyed making people laugh and smile. To know her was to love her. Valerie was an...

Charlene Bennett Powell
Oct 21, 2010
Charlene Bennett Powell, wife of Regular Army (Ret) Lt. Colonel E. W. “Bert” Powell for over 64 years died on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on May 30, 1925 in Keytesville, Missouri, the daughter of the late Charles and Addie B. Bennett. Her three sisters preceded her death in Missouri. Charlene was a...

Linnie Vickers Parker
Oct 20, 2010
Linnie Vickers Parker, 89, of Hahira, died Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at her residence. She was born on December 4, 1920 in Hahira to the late Henry D. and Lilly Pauline Webb Vickers. Mrs. Parker was a homemaker and a member of Pineview Baptist Church.She is survived by two sons and daughters in law, Raymond and Sharon Parker and Ronny...

Emma Hutton
Oct 19, 2010
Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602

James L. (Sonny) Stephenson, Sr.
Oct 19, 2010
James L. (Sonny) Stephenson, Sr., 81, of Hahira died Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at South Georgia Medical Center due to heart complications. He was born in Remerton on April 5, 1929 to the late Charlie and Annie Frances Brooks Stephenson and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. He is preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Roberta Jean...

Heidi Cline
Oct 17, 2010
Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602

Jacob Alexander Livingston
Oct 17, 2010
Jacob Alexander Livingston, infant son of Brandon and Jessica Davis Livingston died on Sunday, October 17, 2010 at South Georgia Medical Center. A graveside service for Jacob Alexander Livingston will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at the McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens with Rev. Donald Fender officiating. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at...

Elizabeth Stalvey Parrish
Oct 16, 2010
Elizabeth Stalvey Parrish, 99, of Valdosta died on Saturday, October 16, 2010, at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born in Lake Park on April 8, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Hansel Stalvey and Bertie Saunders Stalvey. She was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church and a homemaker.Surviving are three daughters, Gwyn Parrish and Sheila...

Ann Amelia Brown
Oct 16, 2010
Ann Amelia Brown, 65, of Valdosta died on Saturday, October 16, 2010 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on May 5, 1945 in Algona, Iowa to the late Glen and Ada Rike and has been a resident of Valdosta since 1982. She was a homemaker and loving mother.She is survived by five children, five grandchildren, one...

Josh Williams
Oct 15, 2010
Josh Williams, 25, of Lake Park died on Thursday, October 14, 2010 at Shands at the University of Florida in Gainesville from a lifelong illness. He was born in Jasper, Florida on November 2, 1984 and has been a lifelong resident of this area. He worked for PCS as a heavy equipment operator and attended the Lake Park Church of...
Thomas Simpson
Oct 15, 2010
Thomas Simpson 78 of Valdosta died Friday, October 15, 2010 at his residence following a short illness. He was born on June 14, 1932, in Brooks County, to the late Artice Burton Simpson, and Ruby Cannon Simpson. Mr. Simpson was a member of St. Augustine Road Church of Christ, a retired US Air Force veteran having served during the Korean...