OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Thomas C. (Tom) Neely, Jr.

Thomas C. (Tom) Neely, Jr.

Nov 25, 2009

Thomas C. (Tom) Neely, Jr., 72, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. He was born in Texarkana, Texas to the late Tom and Alice Sue Neely. Mr. Neely served twenty years in the United States Air Force which included several overseas tours to Korea and also served our country in...

Annie Virginia Kellerman

Annie Virginia Kellerman

Nov 24, 2009

Virginia Kellerman, 86, of Valdosta, died Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at Holly Hill Nursing Home. She was born on June 29, 1923 in Berrien County, GA to the late Lonnie Boswell and Myrtle Ratliff Lane. Mrs. Kellerman was a homemaker and a member of Morningside Baptist Church. She enjoyed working with her flowers, raising her children, studying her bible and...

Betty Wiggins Dyal

Betty Wiggins Dyal

Nov 24, 2009

Betty Wiggins Dyal, 64, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman following a lengthy illness. She was born in Lowndes County on August 9, 1945 to the late Eugene and Lucille Weeks Wiggins. She had for a time worked at Shoney's restaurant as a waitress. She was of the Baptist faith.Survivors include her...

Rameshchandra M.  Patel

Rameshchandra M. Patel

Nov 21, 2009

RAMESHCHANDRA M. PATEL, 80, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2009, at the home of his son and daughter-in-law. He was born January 5, 1929 in Karamsad, India.He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Jayaben Patel; one son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Bipin R. and Kristi Patel; five grandchildren, Ajay, Aakash, Avi, Anjali and Ash Patel; one brother, Amalak Patel...

Destine Irene  Burns

Destine Irene Burns

Nov 20, 2009

In Loving Memory Of Our Destine, "God's New Angel"DESTINE IRENE BURNS, infant daughter of Charlie Leann Johnson and John Michael Burns, passed away Friday, November 20, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center. In addition to her parents, she is survived by a sister, Sha'Niyah Stumer; grandparents, Sibyl and Blaine Dillon, John Johnson, and Gwenevere and John L. Burns, Jr.; great-grandparents,...

Jeannette Lowe

Jeannette Lowe

Nov 19, 2009

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

Vivian Lewis Rogers

Vivian Lewis Rogers

Nov 17, 2009

Vivian Lewis Rogers, 94, of Barney died Thursday, November 17, 2009 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. She was born on July 14, 1915 to the late John Richard and Pearl Ella Adams Lewis and had lived most of her life in Brooks County. Mrs. Rogers was an active member and worker of the Barney First Baptist Church until her...

Essie  Mae Wilson

Essie Mae Wilson

Nov 17, 2009

ESSIE MAE WILSON, 73, of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at the home of her daughter, after a short illness.Essie was born April 24, 1936 in Georgetown, SC, a daughter of Alf and Anna Cooper. She was of the Baptist faith and was a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary.She is survived by three children, Debbie Tomlinson...

Mary Ann  K.  Lasseter

Mary Ann K. Lasseter

Nov 16, 2009

Mary Ann Lasseter, 82, of Valdosta, died Monday, November 16, 2009 after a brief illness. She was born July 11, 1927 in Madison, FL, the youngest daughter of James Thomas and Lillian Mae Tanner Killingsworth. Mrs. Lasseter was a homemaker and a faithful member of Northside Baptist Church for fifty three years, in the Joymakers Senior Adult Group and was...

Sandra Laureen Howell  Dasher

Sandra Laureen Howell Dasher

Nov 16, 2009

Sandra Laureen Howell Dasher, beloved mother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away on November 15, 2009, at the age of 61 after a short, sudden illness. She was born August 15, 1948, to Ardell Howell and Ada Maude McLeod Howell. Sandra attended Lake Park High School in Lowndes County and Georgia Christian School. She was a member of Mt. Pleasant...

James L. Austin

James L. Austin

Nov 15, 2009

JAMES L. AUSTIN, 90, of Lake Park, went to be with the Lord after a short illness on Sunday, November 15, 2009 at his home. He was born October 27, 1919 in Winder, a son of John Rich and Lillie Helton Austin. He had worked at Bell Aircraft Corp, near Atlanta, before entering the U.S. Marine Corps., serving at Parris...

Albert  H.  Rogers

Albert H. Rogers

Nov 15, 2009

Albert H. Rogers, 60, died on Sunday, November 15, 2009, at his home in Lake Park. Born in Valdosta, on November 13, 1949, he was the son of the late Claudius Haygood Rogers and Esther Eloy Peterson Rogers. Mr. Rogers was a graduate of Lowndes High School and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked as a mechanic for...

Elmo  D.  Cook

Elmo D. Cook

Nov 15, 2009

Elmo D. Cook, 73, of Valdosta, died at his home on Sunday, November 15, 2009. Born November 13, 1936, he was the son of the late F.L. and Gladys Simmons Cook. Mr. Cook worked at and retired from Levi Struass after 26 years of service. He was an avid motorcyclist and won many trophies. He is preceded in death by...

Honora Duvall

Honora Duvall

Nov 15, 2009

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

Weyman Perrian Chandler

Weyman Perrian Chandler

Nov 12, 2009

Weyman Perrian Chandler, 68, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, November 12, 2009 in Pike County Illinois. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on May 2, 1941 to the late Dewey H. and Ila Belle Peppers Chandler. He was the co-owner of Automotive Transfers and was a Vietnam veteran having served in the United States Air Force. He was of the...

Donald O.  Culpepper

Donald O. Culpepper

Nov 11, 2009

Donald O. “Buck” Culpepper, 79, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at Heritage House Nursing Home. He was born in Brooks County, Georgia on October 14, 1930 to the late Obbie and Willie Mae Crosby Culpepper. Mr. Culpepper served in the United States Army from 1951 until his retirement in 1973. He was a member of the VFW, the...

Martha Alday

Martha Alday

Nov 10, 2009

Martha Alday, 72, of Raleigh, North Carolina and formerly of Valdosta, Georgia died at her residence in Raleigh on Tuesday, November 10, 2009.  She was born in Greensboro, North Carolina on August 21, 1937 to the late Raymond Collins and Juanita Sauls Collins.  She retired from the law firm of Dover, Miller, Stone, and Karras as a legal secretary, and...

Emory Merle Parrish

Emory Merle Parrish

Nov 10, 2009

Emory M. Parrish, 77, of Valdosta, died Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on October 23, 1932 in Cook County, GA to the late Arlie G. and Carrie H. Parrish. Mr. Parrish was a member of Greenwood Baptist Church and was a long time active deacon and Sunday school teacher. He was a lay...

Rebecca Beck

Rebecca Beck

Nov 10, 2009

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

Lowell  M.  Upchurch

Lowell M. Upchurch

Nov 9, 2009

Lowell M. Upchurch, 72, of Clyattville, died on Monday, November 9, 2009, at his home after a short illness. Born in Clyattville on August 4, 1937, he was the son of the late Lebus and Willa Taylor Upchurch. Mr. Upchurch was a graduate of Clyattville High School and had attended Valdosta State University. He was a member of Clyattville United...