OBITUARIES

May 13, 2011

Kathryn Thrift Shepard, 89, of Valdosta, died on Friday, May 13, 2011, following a brief illness, surrounded by friends. Born in Valdosta to the late Owen William and Bertha Thrift, she had been a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Shepard attended and graduated from Georgia State Women's College, which is now Valdosta State University, in the late 1930's. On...

May 10, 2011

Rachel Braswell, 78, of Valdosta went to be with her lord on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Carson McLane Funeral Home. Carson McLane Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602

May 10, 2011

Peggy Jean Scott, 77, of Lowndes County, went to be with her Lord Jesus on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at her home. She was born October 22, 1933 in Augusta, Georgia, a daughter of the late Joseph A. and Annie F. Martin Grimaud. Mrs. Scott taught school for thirty-eight years, mostly at Lake Park Elementary School, retiring in 1999. She...

May 10, 2011

Rachael D. Braswell, 77, of Valdosta, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. Born in Eagle Lake, Texas, on May 29, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Hilario S. and Elizabeth Gallegos Diaz. Formerly of Cherry Lake, Florida, she had lived in Valdosta for the past six years. She was retired from the...

May 9, 2011

William Milan Cullen, 91, died May 9, 2011, at his home. Bill, born in Maysville, Kentucky, on August 14, 1919, was the son of Paul and Theresa Cullen. He is predeceased by his parents and his three siblings, Paul, Mary Courtney, and Mary Catherine.Joining the military in 1943, he served honorably in the U. S. Army Air Force for over...

May 7, 2011

May 7, 2011

John O’Neal Grant, Jr., 54, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2011 in Maxton, North Carolina. He was born in Hahira on August 6, 1956 and was baptized at an early age in the Central Avenue Church of Christ. John attended schools both in the Valdosta City School System and in Dunedin, New Zealand. He was a veteran of the...

May 6, 2011

Pauline Peters Johnson, 95, of Lake Park, died at Baptist Village on Friday, May 6, 2011. A daughter of the late Virgil and Olive Chandler Peters, she was born on June 20, 1915 in Lowndes County. Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker and a charter member of Park Avenue United Methodist Church. Survivors are her daughter Frances Johnson Lane and spouse...

May 5, 2011

Dorothy Hughes Rountree, 74, of Valdosta died Thursday, May 5, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Brooks County on December 16, 1936 to the late Henry Bracey, Sr. and Gladys (Missy) Watson Hughes. Mrs. Rountree was a member of the First Baptist Church in Lake Park and had worked at ITT Metal Products and Texture Tex....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...