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

Cmsgt Jesse H. Pettijohn
Aug 17, 2009
CMSgt Jesse H. Pettijohn-USAF Retired, 87, of Valdosta died on Monday, August 17, 2009 in Thomasville. Born on March 24, 1922 in Gosport, IN, he was the son of the late Jesse D. and Anna Hunsicker Pettijohn. He joined the Army Air Corps in August of 1940 and retired from the 3550 Field maintenance squadron at Moody Air Force Base...

Richard G. Juster
Aug 17, 2009
Richard G. Juster, 69, Valdosta resident since 1979, died on Monday, August 17, 2009 at the Lake City Veterans Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born in New York on July 23, 1940, he was the son of the late Myron and Edith Christiansen Juster. Mr. Juster spent his early years growing up in River Edge, New Jersey. He was...

Beverly Parslow
Aug 16, 2009
Beverly Parslow, 80, of Valdosta died Sunday, August 16, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in New York City, New York on January 3, 1929 to the late Herbert and Marie Louise Rhoner Reynolds and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Parslow was employed as a Psychologist with Mental Health at the Lowndes County Health...
Lorraine A. Williams
Aug 16, 2009
LORRAINE A. "Linda" WILLIAMS, 65, of Clyattville, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2009, at her home after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was born August 7, 1944 in Boston, MA, a daughter of the late Joseph W. and Mary M. Peters Williams. In 1986 Lorraine moved to this area, and had been employed at the Institute for...

Clarice Zipperer Smith
Aug 15, 2009
CLARICE ZIPPERER SMITH, 80, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born March 18, 1929 in Irwinville, a daughter of the late Bunie and Lucy McNesse Jefferson. She was a loving wife, homemaker, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Clarice was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church of Valdosta.In addition...
George W. Colson, Jr.
Aug 14, 2009
G. W. Colson Jr., 88, of Valdosta, was called home by the Lord on August 14, 2009. Born in Lowndes County on September 17, 1920, he was the son of the late George W. Colson and Willie Mae Becton Colson. Mr. Colson served in the United States Air Force as a Sergeant for four years. Stationed in Italy during World...

William Clayton Brown
Aug 13, 2009
William C. Brown, 59, of Valdosta died, Thursday, August 13, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on August 16, 1949 in El Paso, Texas to the late Cecil and Marie Brown and moved to Brookville, Florida. Mr. Brown graduated high school and joined the Army and was a part of the military police force. He was honorably...

Pauline Gertrude Corbett
Aug 12, 2009
Pauline Gertrude Corbett, 92, of Echols County died Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at Northside Hospital in Atlanta. Mrs. Corbett was born in Echols County on August 25, 1916 to the late James and Gertrude Kinsey Carter and was a lifelong resident of Echols County. She was a member of the Sardis Baptist Church and her family was her life and...
Louie Peeples White
Aug 12, 2009
Louie Peeples White, 89, of Valdosta, passed away on August 12, 2009 at the Heritage Health Care of Valdosta. Louie was born on January 27, 1920 in Huntington, West Virginia to Russell A. and Ethel Orr Peeples. Her family originated in Valdosta and her ancestors were early pioneers of the area. Louie was a 1937 honor graduate of Valdosta High...
Nellie Cothron Dasher
Aug 11, 2009
Nellie Cothron Dasher, 93, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2009, at her home following a brief illness. Born in Lowndes County on May 19, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Matthew Madison and Maggie Lenora Strickland Cothron. Mrs. Dasher was retired from Lowndes County Farm Bureau where she worked as a secretary for many years....

Jeannie Lameria Pennington
Aug 10, 2009
Jeannie Lameria Pennington, 73, of Valdosta, died on Monday, August 10, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born in Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia, on August 12, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Alice Fender Bridges. Mrs. Pennington was a Baptist and a homemaker. Survivors are her daughters and a son in law,...
Kay Elizabeth Barbin Hiers
Aug 10, 2009
Kay Elizabeth Barbin Hiers, 60, of Valdosta, GA went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 10, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. Kay was born in New Orleans, LA on December 14, 1948, the second child of Doug and faye Barbin. As a child, she lived near Air Force bases in LA, TX, VA, Puerto Rico, Savannah, GA...

Vernita Coody Fletcher
Aug 9, 2009
Vernita Fletcher, 71, of Lake Park, died August 9, 2009 at home, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born April 19, 1938 in Lowndes County to the late Richard and Mattie Zipperer Coody. Mrs. Fletcher was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was married to Clair H. Fletcher, originally from Irwin County, for 54 years and...
Faye Joiner Baker
Aug 8, 2009
Faye Joiner Baker, 75 of Lake Park, died on Saturday, August 8, 2009 following a lengthy illness. Born on February 13, 1934 in Cook County to the late Homer & Vera Faircloth Joiner, she had lived in this area all of her life. Mrs. Baker was a homemaker and had worked in the past in banking and education. She was...

Gerald Logan Jewell
Aug 8, 2009
Gerald Logan Jewell, 57, of Valdosta, died on August 8, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on October 24, 1951, he was the son of the late William and Carolyn Wagner Greer Jewell. Mr. Jewell was a maintenance worker for the Big 7 Motel.He is survived by his wife, Patricia G. Jewell of Valdosta; daughters and son-in-law, Gail and...

Faye Joiner Baker
Aug 8, 2009
Faye Joiner Baker, 75, of Lake Park died on August 8, 2009 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carson McLane Funeral Home. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanefuneralservices.com Carson McLane Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602
Angi Knowles
Aug 7, 2009
Angi (Lil’ Mama) Knowles, 58, of Lake Park, died at her residence on August 7, 2009 after a short illness. Born on February 2, 1951 in Oklahoma, she has been a resident of this area for the past 19 years. Angi was a server at Rascal’s Bar & Grill and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her...

Edward A. Condon
Aug 7, 2009
Edward A. Condon, 78, of Valdosta, formerly of Columbus, died on Friday, August 7, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on February 22, 1931 in Atlanta, he was the son of the late Edward M. and Winneford L. Travis Condon. Mr. Condon was retired from the United States Air Force and also retired as an innkeeper. He was of...

Dr. Robert W. Mckey, Sr., M.D.
Aug 6, 2009
Robert W. McKey, Sr., M.D., of Metairie, Louisiana, passed away Thursday morning, August 6, 2009 at the age of 90. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Irma Lucille Adams McKey; two sons, Robert W. McKey, Jr. (Judith F. Villars); John C. McKey (Frances C. Doussan); and two daughters, Rahna L. McKey Hamilton and Sally K. McKey Dry...

Mary Ellen Folsom Stalvey
Aug 6, 2009
Mary Ellen Folsom Stalvey, 82, of Hahira, died Thursday, August 6, 2009 at Memorial Hospital of Adel. She was born in Brooks County, GA on March 19, 1927 to the late James Rayford and Thelma Elizabeth Hall Folsom. Mrs. Stalvey was a retired clerk from the Cook County Tax Office, was a member of Salem United Methodist Church and was...