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

David L. Hardman
May 17, 2010
David Lindsey Hardman, 55, of Adel died Monday, May 17, 2010 at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta after a lengthy illness. He was born on April 12, 1955 in Hahira to Evelyn Moree Hardman and the late R. Lindsey Hardman and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Hardman was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church...
Justin Daniel Neeley
May 14, 2010
Justin Daniel Neeley, 17, of Valdosta died on Friday, May 14, 2010 at Shand’s at the University of Florida in Gainesville following a motor vehicle accident. He was born in Orange Park, Florida on November 30, 1992. He was a junior at Lowndes High School and worked as a lifeguard at Wild Adventures. Unashamed to show love for those he...
Sam F. Webb, Jr.
May 14, 2010
Sam F. Webb, Jr., age 66, a life long resident of Valdosta, died Thursday, May 13, 2010, at his home after a long illness. He was born June 17, 1943 to the late Lois and Sam Webb. Mr. Webb was preceded in death by his brother, Ken Webb. A 1961 graduate of Valdosta High School, Mr. Webb went on to...
Perry Ward Chandler, Jr.
May 13, 2010
Perry Ward Chandler, Jr., 17, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, May 13, 2010. Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 17, 2010 at 10 a.m. at Perimeter Road Baptist Church. The family will receive friends at the Carson McLane Funeral Home on Sunday from 3 until 6 p.m. Condolences may be conveyed online at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Perry Ward Chandler, Jr.,...
William Stanley Tedders
May 11, 2010
William Stanley Tedders, 78, of Valdosta died Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born on January 5, 1932 in Rhine, Georgia to the late Robert Hoyt Tedders and Lizzie Mae Stanley Tedders. While in elementary school his family moved to Jacksonville, Florida and had lived in Valdosta since 1963. Mr. Tedders...

Ralph L. Brantley
May 11, 2010
RALPH L. BRANTLEY, USN (Ret.), 76, of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at South Georgia Medical Center after a long illness.He was born January 27, 1934, in Remerton, a son of the late Corley John and Sallie Jane Deloach Brantley. Ralph retired from the U.S. Navy in 1976 after 24 years of service. After returning to Valdosta, he...

Madison Phillips
May 11, 2010
Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602
Alice A. Baggett
May 11, 2010
Alice A. Baggett, 73, of Valdosta died on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at the Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. She was born on June 4, 1936 in Valdosta to the late Herman C. (Sam) and Lynda Sutton Amos and has been a lifelong resident here. She received her Masters degree from Valdosta State College and was a retired...
Jerry Turner Tison
May 8, 2010
Jerry Turner Tison, 63, of Valdosta died Saturday, May 8, 2010 at the Langdale Hospice House after a lengthy illness. He was born in Quitman of April 12, 1947 to Myrtice Zeigler Tison Pritchard and the late Samuel Turner Tison. Mr. Tison was a retired Senior Chief Petty Officer with the United States Navy and a Methodist. He enjoyed being...
Edmee Bates Pearson
May 7, 2010
Beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Friend, Edmee Bates Pearson went to the Arms of her Lord on Friday, the 7th of May, 2010. Well known by her family, friends and community for her giving spirit and servant’s heart, Edmee was born in Waycross, Georgia on September 5, 1944. She was the daughter of the late Richard Eugene and Mary Richard...
Samuel Ashley Jones, Sr.
May 7, 2010
Samuel "Sammy" Ashley Jones, Sr., 72, of Valdosta, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, May 7, 2010, with his family at his side. Born in Valdosta, on September 19, 1937 he was the son of the late Raymond and Margaret Screws Jones. Sammy retired from the Valdosta Fire Dept. after having served 42 years as a fire...

James Fredrick (Freddie) Jackson
May 7, 2010
James Fredrick "Freddie" Jackson, 66, of Valdosta, died on Friday, May 7, 2010 at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Valdosta, on May 21, 1943, he was the son of the late James and Odell Rainey Jackson. Freddie was a self employed painter, enjoyed fishing and being outdoors. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of the...

Edward Joseph Welsch
May 6, 2010
Edward J. Welsch, 75, of Valdosta, died Thursday, May 6, 2010, at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on February 8, 1935, in Philadelphia, PA to the late Joseph and Anna Welsch. Mr. Welsch was retired from the United States Air Force and civil service. He was a Veteran of the Korean War, a member of St. John the Evangelist...
Jim Wesley Hesters
May 5, 2010
JIM WESLEY HESTERS, 61, of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday, May, 5, 2010, at his home after a short illness.Wesley was born February 20, 1949 in Hahira, a son of the late Jim Alvin and Jewell Marie Jones Hesters. He was a lifelong Lowndes County resident, graduating with the last Class of Lowndes County High School in 1966, and from Valdosta...
Deborah Rogers Sikes
May 5, 2010
DEBORAH ROGERS SIKES, 59, of Lake Park, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at South Georgia Medical Center after a long courageous battle with cancer.She was born September 29, 1950 in Valdosta, a daughter of the late Tommy DeWitt and Beulah Marie Ward Rogers. Mrs. Sikes was a member of Corinth Baptist Church, where she was pianist. Her family was...
Edna M. Green
May 5, 2010
Edna M. Green, 79, of Lake Park died Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born in Lowndes County on April 9, 1931 to the late Carl and Lillie Mae Cumbess Wiggins and was a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. Mrs. Green was a devoted member of Antioch Church and retired from...
Renzo Stephen Milani
May 3, 2010
RENZO STEPHEN MILANI, 78, of Valdosta, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 3, 2010, at South Georgia Medical Center.He was born June 20, 1931 in Torrington, CT, a son of the late Stephen and Erma Fiono Milani. Renzo served four years in the United States Air Force, stationed at Moody Air Force Base. Following his enlistment he entered the Civil...
David G. Demersseman
May 3, 2010
David DeMersseman of Valdosta, GA died Monday, May 2, 2010 at age 54. David was the son of Eugene and Marie DeMersseman, also deceased. He is survived by three children, Stewart, Suzanna and Daniel, all of Valdosta, as well as five siblings, Lloyd DeMersseman of Valdosta, Lois D. Griffin of Tallahassee FL, Paul DeMersseman of Athens GA, Billy DeMersseman of...
Shirley Ann Miller Eckwahl
May 3, 2010
Shirley Ann Miller Eckwahl, 43, of Valdosta died Monday, May 3, 2010 at her home. She was born on February 10, 1967 in Misawa, Japan and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Eckwahl was a Baptist and a Registered Nurse on 5 West at South Georgia Medical Center for nineteen years. She was a graduate of Lowndes High...

Gary Franklin Hall
May 2, 2010
Gary Franklin Hall, 58, of Hahira died Sunday, May 2, 2010 at his residence. He was born on December 7, 1951 to the late James Caulie Hall and Oudia Nell Wilson Hall. Mr. Hall was a carpenter and a member of King's Chapel Baptist Church.He is survived by two sons and one daughter in law, Matthew and Jodie Hall and...