OBITUARIES

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

Kenneth B.  Cowart

Kenneth B. Cowart

Mar 14, 2010

Kenneth B. Cowart, 78, of Valdosta died Sunday, March 14, 2010 at South Georgia Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2pm, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 in the chapel of Carson McLane Funeral Home with burial to follow in Sunset Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 1-2pm at the funeral home. Condolences to the family...

Lorraine K.  Brown

Lorraine K. Brown

Mar 14, 2010

Lorriane K. Brown, 74, of Ray City died on Sunday, March 14, 2010 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on October 6, 1935 in Trenton, New Jersey to the late William and Mariann Wilson Kelly. She was a homemaker and was of the Catholic Faith. She enjoyed her friends at the Ray City Senior Center.Survivors include...

Edward  Santos  Benavides

Edward Santos Benavides

Mar 13, 2010

Edward Santos Benavides, 81, of Valdosta died on Saturday, March 13, 2010, at Langdale Hospice House after a lengthy illness. Born in Bridgeport, Texas, on July 30, 1928, he was the son of the late Nicanor and Paula Santos Benavides. Formerly of Laredo, Texas he joined the Military during WWII and was stationed at Moody Air Force Base. He made...

Jeffery Brian Herndon

Jeffery Brian Herndon

Mar 13, 2010

Jeffery Brian Herndon, 32, of Valdosta died Saturday, March 13, 2010 at his home. He was born in Hahira on January 12, 1978 and was a lifelong resident of this area. Brian attended Crosspointe Church and was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He had worked in the Lawn and Garden Center at Home Depot, loved to fish and loved...

Martha Epps

Martha Epps

Mar 12, 2010

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

Lola Leonard Goober

Lola Leonard Goober

Mar 11, 2010

Lola Leonard Goober, 80, of Valdosta died Thursday, March 11, 2010 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born in Jesup, Georgia on April 11, 1929 to the late A.V. and Carra Brown Leonard and had lived in the Valdosta area since 1967. Mrs. Goober was a member of the Azalea City Church of God where...

Mattie  Lou  Schroer

Mattie Lou Schroer

Mar 11, 2010

Mattie Lou O'Neal Schroer, 94, of Marietta, Georgia, formerly of Valdosta, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2010. She was born in Valdosta January 10, 1916 and was the daughter of the late John Robert and Maude O'Neal. She was a graduate of Valdosta High School. She was a member of the Central Avenue Church of Christ when in Valdosta and...

Betty W. Marks

Betty W. Marks

Mar 10, 2010

Betty W. Marks, 79, of Valdosta died Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Canton, Georgia on December 9, 1930 to the late Virgil and Pearl Scott Wilson and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Survivors include her brother, A. W. Wilson of Tifton, her sister, Susie Wells of Vienna and numerous nieces...

Charles Walter Kelly

Charles Walter Kelly

Mar 9, 2010

CHARLES WALTER KELLY, 76, of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at this home.He was born in Valdosta on August 9, 1933, a son of Walter Bryant Kelly and Mary Jane Speer Kelly. He honorably served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, and had been employed at ITT Thompson Metal Products Division for 32 years, prior to...

Brett Lee Swaggerty

Brett Lee Swaggerty

Mar 9, 2010

Brett Lee Swaggerty, 16, of Adel died Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at his home after lengthy illness. He was born on March 25, 1993 in Orlando, Florida and had lived in this area for several years. He attended Cook County High School and the Adel Church of God. Brett enjoyed his friends from school and loved baseball. He was a...

Georgia Price Pewitt

Georgia Price Pewitt

Mar 7, 2010

Georgia Price Pewitt, 94, of Valdosta died on Sunday, March 07, 2010 at Langdale Hospice House following a brief illness. She was born on August 27, 1915 in Brooks County to the late Thomas Osgood and Carrie Cooper Price. She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church. She loved her family, friends and neighbors.Survivors include a sister,...

Timothy James Miley

Timothy James Miley

Mar 7, 2010

Timothy James Miley, 39, of Hahira died Sunday, March 7, 2010 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on September 25, 1970 in Hahira to James Elmer Miley, Jr. and Patricia Ann McGill Miley. Timothy graduated from Lowndes High School and attended Valdosta State University�s Pal Program. He had been employed with the Orvis Door Company and was currently...

Marie Smith Crawford

Marie Smith Crawford

Mar 6, 2010

Marie Smith Crawford, 86, of Valdosta died on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on February 2, 1924 in North Collins, New York to the late Lloyd L. and Alva Fish Smith. She was a homemaker and of the Christian Faith. She had been involved with the New Comer's Club and the...

Barry Antonoff

Barry Antonoff

Mar 5, 2010

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

Barbara Ellen Simmons

Barbara Ellen Simmons

Mar 5, 2010

Barbara Ellen Sibbett Simmons, 69, of Hahira, died Friday, March 5, 2010 at her residence where she has lived for the past forty two years. She was born on April 12, 1940 in Columbia, South Carolina to the late James Thomas and Eva Jeroline Hayes Sibbett. Mrs. Simmons was a housewife and a member of Pineview Baptist Church.She is survived...

James Lightsey

James Lightsey

Mar 2, 2010

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

Irene F. Scarborough

Irene F. Scarborough

Mar 1, 2010

Irene F. Scarborough, 91, of Valdosta, died on Monday, March 1, 2010. She was born here in Valdosta to the late Zack & Genia Fletcher. Mrs. Scarborough grew up here before moving away to Lee, FL and then to Decatur. While in Decatur, she worked for Riches Department Store and retired from there as Head of Sales after 30 years....

Don Carroll Stephens

Don Carroll Stephens

Mar 1, 2010

Don C. Stephens, 55, of Hahira, died Monday, March 1, 2010 at his residence after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was born on May 6, 1954 in Hahira to the late Kennon Carroll and Fern Kent Stephens. Don was a self employeed carpenter and a member of the Baptist faith. He was strong willed and independent. Don loved...

Daniel Bynum

Daniel Bynum

Feb 28, 2010

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

Ronnie Dewitt Fletcher

Ronnie Dewitt Fletcher

Feb 28, 2010

Ronnie Dewitt Fletcher, 61, of Valdosta died Sunday, February 28, 2010 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on September 18, 1948 in Valdosta to the late Dewitt and Betty Mitchell Fletcher and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mr. Fletcher was a member of the Azalea City Church of God that he loved very much and loved life...