OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Leila Rachel Sharpe Gaston

Leila Rachel Sharpe Gaston

Feb 14, 2011

Leila Rachel Sharpe Gaston, 105, of Jasper, Florida and formerly of Lowndes County died Monday, February 14, 2011 at Suwannee Valley Nursing Home in Jasper, Florida. She was born in Hahira on January 12, 1906 to the late John W. and Edith Elizabeth Roundtree Sharpe. Mrs. Gaston was a member of the Francis Lake Baptist Church and was retired as...

Emma Sapp Weldon

Emma Sapp Weldon

Feb 13, 2011

Emma Sapp Weldon, 85 of Live Oak, Florida died Sunday, February 13, 2011 at the Suwannee Healthcare Center in Live Oak. She was born in Valdosta on September 27, 1925 to the late Jim and Emma Ruis Sapp and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Weldon was a Pentecostal.Survivors include two daughters and sons in law, Margie and...

Gloria  Lilyea Shay

Gloria Lilyea Shay

Feb 13, 2011

Gloria Lilyea Shay, 69 years of age, of Valdosta, died peacefully Sunday, February 13, 2011 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Gloria was the fourth of five children, born at home on the banks of Seneca Lake, New York, on October 17, 1941 to parents Louise and Roy Lilyea. She is predeceased by her parents and her brothers Carl...

Floyd Felton Corbett

Floyd Felton Corbett

Feb 13, 2011

Floyd Felton (Bash) Corbett, 69, of Lake Park passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born in Echols County on August 6, 1941 to the late Warren Randall (Tobe) and Carrie Pearl Swilley Corbett. He worked as a farmer and until his illness as a bus driver for the...

Kathleen Peeples Mcghin

Kathleen Peeples Mcghin

Feb 12, 2011

Kathleen Peeples McGhinKathleen P. McGhin, 84, of Valdosta passed away on February 12, 2011 at home surrounded by her family. Mrs. McGhin was born on November 25, 1926 in Hamilton County, Florida to the late Leslie and Lillian Peeples. She was a member of the Northside Baptist Church and the co-owner of Learning Tree Educational Resources, Inc. She graduated from...

G. Robert  Carter, Jr.

G. Robert Carter, Jr.

Feb 12, 2011

G. Robert Carter, Jr., 86, of Clyattville, died on Saturday, February 12, 2011, at his home after a brief illness.He was born July 8, 1924 in Taylor County, FL, a son of the late G. Robert Carter, Sr. and Nancy Walker Carter. Mr. Carter, an Army veteran of World War II, enjoyed farming, and his positions as Policeman, Sheriff and...

Dewey Madison Carlisle, Sr.

Dewey Madison Carlisle, Sr.

Feb 12, 2011

Dewey Madison Carlisle, Sr., 90, of Valdosta and formerly of Alexandria, Louisiana passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Lakehaven Nursing Home in Valdosta. Mr. Carlisle was a United States Navy veteran of both World War II and the Korean Conflict. During his working life, he was a Funeral Director with Hixson Brothers Funeral Home in Alexandria, Louisiana retiring...

Louis  Richard  Vincent, Jr.

Louis Richard Vincent, Jr.

Feb 11, 2011

Louis Richard Vincent, Jr., 68, of Valdosta died on Friday, February 11, 2011, at Smith Northview Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born in Cumberland, Maryland he was the son of the late Louis and Emma Staggs Vincent. Mr. Vincent was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He had lived in Valdosta for the past 13 years and was retired from...

Wilburn Harold Wright, Sr.

Wilburn Harold Wright, Sr.

Feb 10, 2011

Wilburn Harold Wright, Sr., 76, of Valdosta died Thursday, February 10, 2011 at Heritage Healthcare at Crestwood Nursing Home. He was born on July 24, 1934 in Brooks County to the late John Henry and Fannie Lou Smith Wright and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mr. Wright had been a resident of the Ashley House for the past thirteen...

Mildred Allen Powell

Mildred Allen Powell

Feb 10, 2011

Mildred Allen Powell, 91, of Valdosta went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, February 10, 2011 at Heritage Healthcare at Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born in Echols County on July 5, 1919 to the late Youley Fred and Lillian Dedge Allen. Mrs. Powell had lived in Homerville from 1959-1994 then she moved to Valdosta. She was a...

Sandra Kay Roberts

Sandra Kay Roberts

Feb 10, 2011

Sandra Kay Roberts, 70, of Valdosta died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born on June 20, 1940 in Durango, Colorado and was a Presbyterian. Mrs. Roberts was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter and sister. She obtained in Bachelors Degree from the University of Mexico, a Master's Degree in elementary education from...

Eddie  Farmer

Eddie Farmer

Feb 9, 2011

Eddie FarmerEddie Farmer, 66, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born on January 11, 1945 in Valdosta to the late Jim Frank and Mytrice Wyolene Farmer. Eddie was employed with LARC.Eddie is survived by his brother and sister in law, Joseph Eugene and Marion Farmer and...

Mary  Love  Field

Mary Love Field

Feb 9, 2011

Mary Love Field, 91, of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2011 in Heritage House Nursing Home. She was born on November 16, 1919 in Bemiss, Georgia to the late Joel R. Peters, Sr. and Marie Knight Peters. Mrs. Field enjoyed golf, travel, and visiting with relatives. She was a member of Bemiss United Methodist Church. Mrs. Field was preceded...

Mildred  M.  Ford

Mildred M. Ford

Feb 9, 2011

Mildred M. Ford, 96, of Fayetteville, died on February 9, 2011 at Southland Nursing and Rehabilitation Home in Peachtree City. Born in Crisp County, Georgia she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Bessie McGlamry. Mrs. Ford was a homemaker and had lived in Valdosta from 1946 until 1975. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Fayetteville....

Doris Crawford Blanton

Doris Crawford Blanton

Feb 7, 2011

Doris C. Blanton, 86, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, February 7, 2011, at Heritage House Nursing Home after a lengthy illness.She was born December 16, 1924 in Waycross, a daughter of the late Elvie W. and Mary Broughton Crawford. Ms. Blanton was a member of Northside Baptist Church., enjoyed sewing and yard work, and loved taking care of her...

Lois  Barton  Houston

Lois Barton Houston

Feb 6, 2011

Lois Barton Houston, 83, of Valdosta died on Sunday, February 6, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center following a short illness. She was born on May 20, 1927 in Lakeland, Georgia to the late Talmage and Maude Touchton Barton. She was a 1949 graduate of Georgia Southern University, a retired Elementary School Teacher, did volunteer work for Fargo Senior Citizen...

Rubye Stringfellow

Rubye Stringfellow

Feb 6, 2011

Rubye Stringfellow, 93, of Ormond Beach, Fla and formerly of Hahira died Sunday, February 6, 2011. She was born in Atlanta on May 3, 1917 to the late Richard and Lillie Mae Pylant Ford and had lived in Valdosta and Hahira most of her life before moving to Ormond Beach, Flordia ten years ago. Mrs. Stringfellow was a member of...

Jessie Faye Moor

Jessie Faye Moor

Feb 5, 2011

Jessie Faye Moor, 78, of Valdosta died on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born on March, 11 1932 in Stanton, Alabama to the late Jessie and Sally Miller Rush. She has been a resident of Valdosta since 1970 and worked as a paraprofessional with the Pine Grove Elementary School for 20 years and was...

Haley Marie Hajek

Haley Marie Hajek

Feb 5, 2011

Haley Marie Hajek, 18, of Boulder, Colorado died Saturday, February 5, 2011 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born in Montgomery, Alabama on June 11, 1992 and had lived in Alabama before moving to Boulder one year ago. Haley was a 2010 graduate of Valley Alabama High School where she played on the tennis team. Currently enrolled...

Jessie Faye Moor

Jessie Faye Moor

Feb 5, 2011

Jessie Faye Moor, 78, of Valdosta died on Saturday, February 05, 2011 at the Langdale Hospice House. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Carson McLane Funeral Home. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Carson McLane. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602