OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Rose Anita Hamel

Rose Anita Hamel

Aug 6, 2010

Rose Anita Cote Hamel, 76, of Valdosta, was born on November 28, 1933 in Dover, NH, and she was called to God after a brief illness on August 5, 2010. She raised four children in an ever changing military environment while adding volunteer work to her busy schedule. After her husband retired from the military in Valdosta, she was a...

Richard Roy

Richard Roy

Aug 5, 2010

Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602

Verne Wingert May

Verne Wingert May

Aug 5, 2010

Verne Wingert May, 94, of Lake Park died at Tidewell Hospice in Venice, Florida on Thursday evening, August 5, 2010. He was born on January 11, 1916, in Tipton, Iowa, son of the late John and Cornelia Elizabeth MacKnight May. Formerly of Farmington, Michigan, Mr. May was previously in sales for Motorola and Zenith. He served with the U.S. Army...

Sharon Mcdonald

Sharon Mcdonald

Aug 3, 2010

Sharon McDonald, 70, of Hahira died Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on January 2, 1940 in Elkhart, Indiana to the late Darwin D. and Myrtle Seniff Godshalk and had lived in Hahira for the past twenty six years. Mrs. McDonald was a Baptist and enjoyed being with her family. She loved to travel,...

Dorothy Dean Wilkinson

Dorothy Dean Wilkinson

Aug 3, 2010

Dorothy Dean Wilkinson, 88, of Valdosta and Highlands, NC, passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at Highlands Cashiers Hospital. Born in Durham Co., NC, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Ola Knight Dean. She was married to the late Hiram Childrey Wilkinson, Sr. She was a homemaker and loved to sew and garden. She was a...

Inez B.  Lott

Inez B. Lott

Aug 2, 2010

Inez Brown Lott, 71, of Valdosta died on Monday, August 2, 2010 at Heritage Healthcare following a lengthy illness. She was born in Lowndes County on August 29, 1938 to the late R.V. and Lillie Baucom Brown and has been a lifetime resident of Lowndes County. She was a homemaker and a member of Forrest Park Church of Christ.Survivors include...

Mary L. Naylor

Mary L. Naylor

Jul 30, 2010

Mary L. Naylor, 91, of Dasher, passed Friday, July 30, 2010, at Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born April 5, 1919 in Monroe County, OH, a daughter of the late Ira A. and Lizzie Johnson McMullen. Mrs. Naylor was a member of Dasher Church of Christ, and for many years, had been employed at Georgia Christian School, first in the...

Jackie C. Griffin

Jackie C. Griffin

Jul 30, 2010

Jackie C. Griffin, 78, died Friday, July 30, at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. She was born in Valdosta and was a member of Christ Episcopal Church.Mrs. Griffin is survived by: her daughter, Lynn W. Ethridge of Valdosta; two sons Ben H. Wisenbaker III (fiancé Karen Taylor), and Jack (Jeannie) Wisenbaker all of Valdosta; six grandchildren, Gary...

Franklin Ronald Parr

Franklin Ronald Parr

Jul 30, 2010

Ronald Parr, 75, of Valdosta, died Friday, July 30, 2010 at Smith Northview Hospital. He was born in Berrien County, GA on August 26, 1934 to the late William A. and Ona Mae Johnson Parr. Mr. Parr was a night auditor at Days Inn in Lake Park, was a United States Army veteran and a member of New Harvest United...

Boyd  Christie

Boyd Christie

Jul 29, 2010

Boyd Christie, 72, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at his home. Born on June 7, 1938, in Statenville, Boyd was a son of the late Judson Claude Christie and Lula Mae Fletcher Christie. He joined the Army at the age of 17 and served for 20 years attaining the rank of E7 Master Sergeant. He was a...

William C. (Bill) Smith

William C. (Bill) Smith

Jul 29, 2010

Reverend William C. "Bill" SmithWilliam Charleton "Bill" Smith, age 73, retired minister, went to be with his Lord Thursday, July 29, 2010 after a lengthy illness and the tremendous care of the nurses and staff at The Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta, Georgia. He was born to William Smith and Annie Lillian Long Smith of Valdosta, Georgia on June 21,...

Betty  Frances  Moseley

Betty Frances Moseley

Jul 29, 2010

Betty Frances Moseley, 60, of Lake Park, died on Thursday, July 29, 2010, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on October 22, 1949, she was the daughter of Ava Nell Brown Fletcher Becton and the late Frank Fletcher. Mrs. Moseley worked as a waitress for Waffle House. She was a member of Sardis Baptist Church and the Red Hat Society....

Charles Bland

Charles Bland

Jul 28, 2010

Charles Bland, 68, of Lake Park died on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on November 8, 1941 in Lowndes County to the late Charles Reuben and Zona Mae Gaston Bland. Mr. Bland was a graduate from Clyattville High School. He was employed as a Newspaper Routeman and also was a...

Horace Warren Bates

Horace Warren Bates

Jul 28, 2010

Horace Warren Bates, 62, of Jennings, FL, passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at Shands at the University of Florida, Gainesville, after a short illness.Horace was born May 31, 1948 in Jennings, FL, a son of the late Ben Bates, Sr. and Mary Edna Scaff Bates. He was a lifelong Jennings resident and operated the Bates family farm with his...

W.A. (Bill) Mayne

W.A. (Bill) Mayne

Jul 27, 2010

W.A. (Bill) Mayne, USAF SSgt. (Ret.), 77, of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness.Bill was born August 29, 1932 in Valdosta, a son of the late Arthur Mayne and the late Willie Mae Patten. He graduated from Valdosta High School with the Class of 1949 and attended Valdosta State College...

Bobby D. Simmons, Sr.

Bobby D. Simmons, Sr.

Jul 27, 2010

Bobby D. Simmons, Sr., 74, of Hahira, died Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born in Whiteville, North Carolina on December 24, 1935 to the late Oscar Devon Simmons and Rosa Lee Hooks Simmons. Mr. Simmons was a retired Supervisor for Scruggs Asphalt and then retired from Summers Concrete. He was...

James  Allen  Wisenbaker, Sr.

James Allen Wisenbaker, Sr.

Jul 25, 2010

Buddy Wisenbaker, 62, of Ray City died on Sunday, July 25, 2010, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Valdosta on June 4, 1948, he was the son of the late Roy, Jr. and Evelyn Mae Mizell Wisenbaker. Mr. Wisenbaker attended Valdosta High School before joining the Navy in 1968. After his military service he joined the Valdosta Fire Department...

Katherine  Weldon

Katherine Weldon

Jul 25, 2010

Katherine Weldon, 85, of Hahira, died Sunday, July 25, 2010 at home. She was born in Anderson, South Carolina on August 23, 1924 to the late George Washington Landers and Lilie Busby Landers. Mrs. Weldon was a homemaker.She is survived by two daughters and one son in law, Carolyn Taylor of Hahira, Ann and Gary Graves of Leesburg, GA, five...

Brad Guthrie

Brad Guthrie

Jul 25, 2010

Brad Guthrie, 47, of Valdosta died Sunday, July 25, 2010 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on March 28, 1963 in Valdosta to the late Herman K. and Mary Jane Brooks Guthrie and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Brad was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include his brother and sister in law, Gary and...

Egar Romero

Egar Romero

Jul 23, 2010

Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602