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

Conner Logan Bailey
Jun 5, 2009
Conner Logan Bailey, 2 day old son of Logan Mitchell Bailey and Joy Elizabeth Bailey of Lake Park died Friday, June 5, 2009 at Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Graveside services will be held at 11am, Monday, June 8, 2009 at Riverview Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Ronald McDonald House. Condolences...
Seward Edwin Herring
Jun 4, 2009
Seward Edwin (Ed) Herring, 75, of Hahira died Thursday, June 4, 2009 at his home. He was born in Alma, Georgia on September 15, 1933 to the late Joseph S. and Addie Lee Stewart Herring and had lived in this area for many years and lived in Panama City Beach, Florida from 1998 until returning to this area last year....
Linda Darnell Cone
Jun 3, 2009
LINDA DARNELL CONE, 59, of Valdosta, went to be with her Lord and Savior after a short illness on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. Linda was born February 14, 1950 in Annapolis, MD, a daughter of Robert J. Moore, Sr. and Helen Agnes Hefner Moore. In 1986, she and her husband, Billy I. Cone, Sr., moved...
Elizabeth Thomas
Jun 1, 2009
Elizabeth (Libby) Thomas, 87, lifelong resident of Valdosta, died on Monday, June 1, 2009, at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Valdosta on February 14, 1922, the daughter of the late James B. and Benita Tomlinson Fender. Libby was a charter member of Northside Baptist Church. She worked as a civil service employee at Moody Air Force Base before...
Betty Brewen Lamontagne
May 31, 2009
Mrs. Betty Brewen LaMontagne, 85, longtime resident of Valdosta, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2009. Betty was born on June 18, 1923 in Krebs, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Cheney and Alice Dale Brewen. Betty married her �WW II pilot� Arthur H. LaMontagne in 1944 and began her lifetime journey as a wife, homemaker and mother. Betty was involved...

Woe Pi Ku
May 30, 2009
Woe Pi Ku, 77, of Valdosta, died Saturday, May 30, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in South Korea on November 3, 1931 to the late Chae Pong Kim and Kwi Chom Kim. Mrs. Ku was a homemaker and a member of the Korean Presbyterian Church.She is survived by three daughters and sons in law, Ok Cha...

Barbara Ann Perdue
May 29, 2009
Barbara Ann Toler Perdue, 66, of Valdosta, died Friday, May 29, 2009 at Langdale Hospice. She was born on August 11, 1942 in Kopperston, West Virginia to the late Hugh Ellis and Juanita Lilly Stewart Toler. Mrs. Perdue was Commissary Manager at Moody Air Force Base, was of the Baptist faith and was a member of the Valdosta Womens Bowling...

Miley Delano Weldon, Jr.
May 28, 2009
Miley Weldon, Jr. 65, of Quitman died on Thursday, May 28, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center following a short illness. A burial service will take place on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Quitman. Carson McLane Funeral Home is serving the Weldon family. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Carson McLane....

William Joseph
May 28, 2009
William Joseph, 88, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, May 28, 2009, at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Valdosta on March 7, 1921, he was the son of the late Carlo H. and Nora Eyoup Joseph. He graduated from Valdosta High School where he played football for the Valdosta Wildcats. Mr. Joseph was a United States Air Force veteran of WWII....

James Herschel Hammond
May 27, 2009
James H. HammondJames Herschel "Jim" Hammond of Minneapolis, MN, formerly of Valdosta, GA, died unexpectedly Wednesday, May 27 while vacationing at Destin, FL. Mr. Hammond was 95 years old, born in Logan County, Kentucky, April 5, 1914 to Dr. Herschel Lyon Hammond and Jimmie Bradshaw Hammond. On December 31, 1939 he married Mary Carey Willis, his wife for over 66...

Michael Thomas Tourtellott
May 27, 2009
MICHAEL THOMAS TOURTELLOTT, infant son of Matt and Melissa Clark Tourtellott, went to be with the angels on Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center.In addition to his parents of Lake Park, Michael is survived by two brothers, Matthew Dalton Tourtellott and Mason Zackery-Allen Tourtellott of Lake Park; maternal grandmother, Linda Clark of Lake Park; paternal grandparents, Theodore...

Thearis Rowan
May 26, 2009
Thearis Rowan, 88, of Valdosta, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Smith Northview Hospital. She was born on September 24, 1920 in Berrien County. Mrs. Rowan was a homemaker.She is survived by her children and their spouses, Albert and Margaret Rowan of Valdosta, Christine and Bill Roberts of Clyattville, Dewayne and Rhoda Rowan and Gene Rowan of Valdosta, James (Doodle)...
Dorsey D. Gordon
May 25, 2009
Dorsey D. Gordon, 82, of Valdosta, died on Monday, May 25, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born November 12, 1926, in Colquitt County, Georgia, he was the son of the late James Roscoe, Sr., and Leila Margaret Taylor Gordon. Mr. Gordon was a Real Estate Appraiser. He was a Marine Veteran of WWII, a member and Deacon of Northside...

George Russell Hatcher
May 25, 2009
George Russell (Rusty) Hatcher, Sr., 64, of Lake Park, died on Monday, May 25, 2009, at Heritage House Nursing Home in Valdosta. A lifelong resident of Lowndes County, he was born on October 21, 1944, son of the late Paul Bennett Hatcher, Sr. and Martha Sherman Hatcher. Mr. Hatcher was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church. Formerly an Assistant Manager...
Christine Moree Parker
May 24, 2009
Christine Moree Parker, 81, of Valdosta died Sunday, May 24, 2009 at the home of her daughter. She was born in Bowling Green, Florida on August 15, 1927 to the late Guss, Sr. and Avie Roberts Moree. Mrs. Parker was a faithful member of Trinity Baptist Church and a devout Christian. She enjoyed being with her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren...
John Cray Clifton, Jr.
May 24, 2009
John Cray Clifton, Jr., 83 of Valdosta, died on Sunday, May 24, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born in Berlin, Georgia on October 31, 1925 to the late John, Sr., and Mollie Wheeler Clifton. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during WWII and served in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Mr. Clifton...
Mark Brian Lehman
May 23, 2009
MARK BRIAN LEHMAN, 42, of Valdosta, went home to forever be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus, The Christ, on Saturday, May 23, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief but strong battle against cancer.Born on March 12, 1967 in Valdosta, Mark was the oldest son of Tim and Brenda Smith Lehman. He was a very valuable part...

Rose Jeanette Tillman Huss
May 22, 2009
Rose Jeanette Tillman Huss, 70, of Valdosta died Friday, May 22, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Colquitt County on October 19, 1938 to the late Daniel and Rosa Pilcher Tillman who were residents of Cook County. Mrs. Huss was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and was active in the Valdosta High...

Katie B. Lewis
May 20, 2009
Katie B. Lewis, 72, of Adel, died suddenly on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at Adel Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Lewis was born in Hazard, KY to the late Nathaniel & Polly Ann Campbell Wooton on April 26, 1937. Formerly of Hazard, KY, she has lived in Valdosta and Adel for the past 23 years. Mrs. Lewis attended Northside Baptist Church in...

Marilyn Futch Dew
May 19, 2009
Marilyn Futch Dew, 68, of Dasher, died on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at her home after a lengthy illness. Born in Adel on May 9, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Leila Futch. Mrs. Dew was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and she loved her church family. Working as secretary and part owner she was...