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

Walter James White, Sr.
Sep 3, 2008
Walter James White, Sr., 91, of Lake Park, died Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on March 29, 1917, in Massillon, Ohio, he was the son of the late Joseph Benjamin and Elsie Blanche Smith White. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in World War II. Mr. White was a member...
Sara (Jackie) Hendricks
Sep 2, 2008
SARA "JACKIE" HENDRICKS, 73, of Valdosta, passed this life on Tuesday, September 2, 2008, after a brief illness, at South Georgia Medical Center.Jackie was born in Greenville, SC, a daughter of the late Hamilton "Ham" and Lucille Wilson Mewborne, and migrated to Birmingham, AL, before finally settling in Valdosta in 1980. She and her husband, Howard, owned and operated Hendricks...

Blanche Sepulveda
Aug 31, 2008
Blanche Sepulveda, 81, of Valdosta died Sunday, August 31, 2008 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Tifton on September 3, 1926 to the late Robert and Blanche Hamen Myers and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Sepulveda taught school at West Gordon Elementary for thirty years and attended Northside Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter...

Sara Bingham Vallotton
Aug 31, 2008
Sara Bingham Vallotton, 94, of Valdosta died Sunday, August 31, 2008. She was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on August 15, 1914, was the daughter of the late Charlie and Richard Bingham. She attended Georgia State Women's College-now Valdosta State University. Before marriage she taught school and worked in drafting at the Telephone Company in Jacksonville, Florida. In 1942 she married...

Cheryl A. Rivnyak
Aug 30, 2008
CHERYL A. RIVNYAK, 62, of Valdosta, died Saturday, August 31, 2008 at Heritage House Nursing Home. She was born in Lake Worth, FL on March 31, 1946, a daughter of the late Joseph and Marion Barnes Renick. Cheryl loved her grandchildren, and enjoyed arts and crafts, and sports, especially college football. She is survived by her three children, Craig M....

Steven Michael Sali
Aug 28, 2008
STEVEN M. SALI, 75, of Lake Park, died Thursday, August 28, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born in Darien, CT, a son of the late John and Julia Rema Sali. Mr. Sali was a retired independent truck driver and a resident of Echols County for twenty-seven years. He greatly enjoyed woodworking in his...

Doyle E. Miller
Aug 26, 2008
Doyle E. Miller, 73, of Valdosta, died Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on April 11, 1935 in Iron City, he was the son of the late Lonnie M. (Buck) and Allie Mae Ingram Miller. Mr. Miller was retired from Georgia Power where he worked as a Safety Engineer for 35 years. He was also a...

Hazel Pitzing Patrick
Aug 25, 2008
Hazel Pitzing Patrick, 90, of Valdosta died on Monday, August 25, 2008 at Crestwood Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Cullman, Alabama on February 17, 1918 to the late Albert George and Viola Chandler Pitzing. She was a homemaker and had worked many years for Walker's Garden Center in Valdosta. Mrs. Patrick was of the Baptist...

Jerrilyn Rebecca Rollins
Aug 25, 2008
Jerrilyn "Jerri" Rebecca Rollins, 66, of Hahira left this world peacefully on Monday, August 25, 2008 at her home. She was born in Hahira on January 31, 1942 and returned to Hahira in her adult life to be near her Mother. She was a beautiful, intelligent, independent and successful businesswoman. Jerri established and ran her own business, loved to travel,...

Coye Dell Coody Hooker
Aug 25, 2008
COYE DELL COODY HOOKER, 92, of Valdosta, and recently of Ray City, passed away Monday, August 25, 2008. She was born on February 24, 1916 in Clyattville to the late James Barney Coody, Sr. and Annie Lou Zipperer Coody. She was predeceased by her husband Roy Ernest (R.E.) Hooker, Sr.Mrs. Hooker was a lifelong member of Mt. Zion Methodist Church....

Felton Davis, Jr.
Aug 24, 2008
After a long life richly blessed by family, friends, community and church, Felton Davis, Jr., of Valdosta died on Sunday evening at Langdale Hospice House. He was the son of the late Felton and Dorothy Dasher Davis, nephew of the late Margaret Dasher and Valdosta composer James A. Dasher, Jr.He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Jean Lovell...

James E. Miley, Jr.
Aug 24, 2008
James E. Miley, Jr., 65, of Hahira, died Sunday, August 24, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta. He was born on September 5, 1942 in Tifton, GA to the late James Elmer Miley, Sr. and Ethel Kinard Miley. He was a wonderful father, hero, friend and teacher to his son Timothy. Mr. Miley was a LARC, Inc. stakeholder...

Mayme Sheppard Bennett
Aug 19, 2008
Mayme Sheppard Bennett, 87, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, August 19, 2008. Mrs. Bennett was born in Edison on May 16, 1921, and attended Huntington College and the University of Georgia. She was a homemaker, loving mother and grandmother. She enjoyed her family, gardening, and she was a wonderful cook. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in...

Mayme Sheppard Bennett
Aug 19, 2008
Mayme Sheppard Bennett, 87, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. Services are tentatively set for Saturday, August 23, 2008 in Ft. Gaines. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. on Thursday, August 21, 2008 at the Bennett family's Smithbriar Drive residence. Flowers will be accepted or donations...

Stephanie Salazar
Aug 18, 2008
Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602

Ruth Lillian Wright Adams
Aug 18, 2008
Ruth Lillian Wright Adams, 88, of Lake Park, died at home on Monday, August 18, 2008. Born on February 4, 1920 in Irwinville, she was the daughter of Henry and Mamie Rodgers Wright. Mrs. Adams was a homemaker and member of Azalea City Church of God.Survivors include her children and their spouses, Leonard Adams, Horace Adams, and Hilton Adams all...

David Lamar Hutchinson
Aug 17, 2008
David Lamar Hutchinson, 45, of Valdosta died August 17, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Orlando, FL on June 11, 1963. David was a carpenter and painter.Survivors include his father, James Hutchinson of Hazelhurst; mother, Mary Windham of Valdosta; brother, Robert Hutchinson of Moss Point, MS; sister, Sue Hutchinson of Naylor; son, Jimmy Ray of Hazelhurst;...

Kenneth J. Taw
Aug 15, 2008
Kenneth J. Taw, 54, of Valdosta died Friday, August 15, 2008 at his home. He was born in Freeport, New York on June 13, 1954 to Stella Presti Taw and the late James F. Taw, Jr. and had lived in Valdosta since 1976. Mr. Taw was a graduate of Clemson University and a retired teacher with the Valdosta City School...

Connie Fredenberger
Aug 12, 2008
Connie Fredenberger, 86, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at her residence following a lengthy illness. Born in Berrien County to the late Moses Hill Bass and Martha Mattie Knox Bass, she had lived in this area for the past 38 years. Mrs. Fredenberger was a beautician for many years operating Park Avenue Beauty Salon and Connie's Corner...

Alma Ruth Luke
Aug 12, 2008
Alma Ruth Luke, 72, of Lake Park died Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on August 15, 1935 in Dupont to the late Benjamin James and Seepha Register Hughes and had lived in this area all of her life. Mrs. Luke was a member of the Lake Park First Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband,...