OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Betty J. Bass Starling
Jun 2, 2010
Betty J. Bass Starling, 77, of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born December 13, 1932 in Valdosta, a daughter of the late Artis and Eva Brantley Bass. She was a member of the Hahira Church of God where she led the choir for many years. She loved her grandchildren and spending...

Arva Lanier Wilkes
Jun 2, 2010
Arva Lanier Wilkes, 93, of Clyattville died Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at Smith Northview Hospital. He was born on April 26, 1917 in Toombs County to the late Arva and Janie Wilkes and had lived in this area for many years. Mr. Wilkes was a member of the Clyattville United Methodist Church and a founding member of the Clyattville Volunteer...

Ralph Marion Henderson
Jun 2, 2010
Ralph Marion Henderson, 60, of Valdosta died Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home. He was born on August 30, 1949 in Echols County to the late John Marion and Rosetta Padgett Henderson and was a lifelong resident of this area. Survivors include three sisters and two brothers in law, Madaleane and Robert Dodd of Valdosta, Wynell Padgett...
Alva J. Boyette
Jun 1, 2010
Alva J. Boyette, 96, lifelong resident of Valdosta passed away peacefully at Baptist Village in Lake Park on Tuesday, June 1, 2010. Born in Lowndes County, Georgia, on December 14, 1913, he was the son of the late Jesse Thomas Boyette and Leona Crum Boyette. On February 11, 1939 Alva was united in marriage with Iona Stalvey. He enlisted in...

James Linville
May 31, 2010
Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602

Nomie Mae Willis Strickland
May 31, 2010
Mrs. Nomie Mae (Willis) Strickland passed away at her residence on Monday, May 31, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 in the chapel of the mausoleum at McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens with entombment immediately following. The family will receive friends at the mausoleum chapel one hour prior to the service. Born and...

Beulah O. Smith
May 28, 2010
Beulah O. Smith, 95, of Valdosta, died Friday, May 28, 2010 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on January 28, 1915 in Jacksonville, FL to the late James and Mary Fleming Overstreet. She lived in Miami, FL for thirty five years where she worked at a pressing company. Mrs. Smith was a high school graduate, attended Bethune-Cookman College, was...

Jefferson Davis (J.D.) Tomlinson
May 27, 2010
Jefferson Davis (J.D.) Tomlinson J.D. Tomlinson, 90, of Mayday, Georgia passed away Thursday, May 27, 2010 at Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta. Mr. Tomlinson was retired from reforestation and farming. Born on December 5, 1919 in Echols County to the late Benjamin Stalvey and Rachel Luther (Howell) Tomlinson, he was a humble man of few words, remaining faithful to God...
George Kenneth Hill
May 26, 2010
GEORGE KENNETH "KEN" HILL, 74, of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness.Ken was born September 16, 1935 in Cross City, FL, a son of the late George Columbus and Minnie Mae Ware Hill. He served in the United States Air Force, and for over thirty years he was employed as...
Madge M. Seely
May 25, 2010
Madge M. Seely, 95, of Valdosta, Georgia died Tuesday, May 25, 2010 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Darke County, Ohio and had lived in Elwood, Indiana and Clearwater, Florida, before moving to Valdosta in 1992. Mrs. Seely was a retired bookkeeper and a lifetime member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was a member of...

William Ben Dozier, Jr.
May 25, 2010
William Ben Dozier Jr., 54, of Morven died on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at the South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born on in Hahira on April 16, 1956 to the late William Sr. and Veda Staten Dozier. He was of the Church of God faith.Survivors include his wife, Judy Dozier of Morven; two sons and...

Larry Edward Lehman
May 25, 2010
Larry Edward Lehman, 78, of Valdosta, died at this residence on Tuesday, May 25, 2010. Mr. Lehman was born in Hahira on January 28, 1932, the son of the late Hosie David and Agnes Mae Boone Lehman. Mr. Lehman was retired from the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Bemiss United Methodist Church. Survivors are his wife, Evelyn...
Henry Harrison Tillman, Sr.
May 23, 2010
Harrison Tillman, 82, of Valdosta died Sunday, May 23, 2010. He was born in Valdosta on September 10, 1927 to the late Isaiah Hamilton "Zeke" Tillman and Eloise Little Tillman. After graduating from Valdosta High School, Harrison attended Marion Institute in Alabama, the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland and graduated from the University of Georgia with a major...
Huey Griffith Manges
May 22, 2010
Huey Griffith Manges, 70, of Lake Park, Georgia and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, died at his home in Lake Park on Saturday, May 22, 2010. Born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on April 24, 1940, he was the son of the late Lloyd Jean and Virginia Carver Manges. Mr. Manges served in the U.S. Army and the Army National Guard. He attended...
Judy Carol Powell
May 21, 2010
Judy Carol Powell, 52, of Valdosta died Friday, May 21, 2010. She was born in Douglas on October 16, 1957 to the late James Edward Rollins and Dorothy Helen Farmer Rollins and had lived in this area for many years. Mrs. Powell was a member of the Church of God. Survivors include her life partner, Olen Stallings of Valdosta, daughter...
Pamela Brook Graybeal
May 21, 2010
PAMELA BROOK GRAYBEAL, 37, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, May 21, 2010, at South Georgia Medical Center, after a brief illness.Pam was born July 30, 1972 in Atlanta, a daughter of Morris and Joanne Kauffman Graybeal. For the past twelve years Pam has been a consumer of Normal Life of Georgia. She was always a joy, blessing and inspiration to...
Ruby Craven Cabral
May 19, 2010
Ruby Craven Cabral, 74, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at Shand's in Gainesville, Florida. Born on January 31, 1936 in Valdosta, she was the daughter of the late Sephas and Mary Cooper Craven. She was a homemaker and a lifelong member of Providence United Methodist Church. She was the best of the best pound cake baker. Survivors...
Inez Clanton Sellars
May 18, 2010
Inez Clanton Sellars, 79, of Valdosta died Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at the Fellowship Home after a lengthy illness. She was born in Hahira on February 7, 1931 to the late Matthew and Pauline Harris Clanton and was a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. Mrs. Sellars was a member of the Grace Baptist Church and retired from the Lowndes County...
Susan Y. Mixon Mcnew
May 17, 2010
Susan Y. McNew, 54, of Valdosta died on Monday, May 17, 2010, at her residence after a sudden illness. Born January 24, 1956 in Fontainebleau, France, she was the daughter of William H. Mixon and Edna Herring Mixon. Mrs. McNew worked for Convergenie as a Retail Marketing Representative. Surviving are her daughter Sheila Taylor of Valdosta; son Rusty Taylor of...

Betty Jean L'Herault
May 17, 2010
Betty Jean (Callahan) L’Herault, 85, of Valdosta, GA, died Monday, May 17, 2010 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on December 12, 1924 in Wyandotte, Michigan to the late Francis Thomas and Viola Hazel Ososkie Callahan. Mrs. L’Herault was a registered nurse, a member of St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church in Valdosta and a graduate and member of...