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

Jesse Moses Huertas
Jun 16, 2008
Jesse Moses Huertas, infant child of Jesse Ray Omar and Lenyde Martinez Huertas, of Valdosta, died June 16, 2008 at Smith Northview Hospital. Other survivors include his paternal grandparents, Evelyn and Anthony Huertas, Sr.; maternal grandfather, German Martinez; maternal grandmother, Irma Miron all of Orlando, FL; aunts and uncles, Grace Huertas, Anthony Huertas, Jr., Guyan Huertas, Amanda Huertas, Genesis Martinez,...

James Edward Fleming
Jun 16, 2008
James Edward Fleming, 67, of Valdosta died Monday, June 16, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on June 20, 1940 in New York to the late Edward James and Giovanna Loppicollo Fleming. Mr. Fleming was a paralegal with a patten law firm in New York for thirty years.A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 21, 2008...

Katherine Mcdonald Prysi
Jun 15, 2008
Katherine McDonald Prysi, 86, of Valdosta, died at her home on Sunday, June 15, 2008. Born in Lowndes County on January 16, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Jim and Jewell Mae Vickers McDonald. Mrs. Prysi was associated with Valdosta Drug Company for a number of years. Survivors are her husband, Ken Prysi, USAF, Retired, of Valdosta, daughters...

Leslie Hart Stiefel
Jun 14, 2008
Leslie Hart Stiefel, 77, of Valdosta, died Saturday, June 14, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. She was born in Valdosta on December 21, 1930, was a graduate of Valdosta State University, an employee of BellSouth for thirty two years, taught school in Adel, Moultrie, Lakeland and Open Bible Christian School of Valdosta for several years....

Wyatt Washington Schultz
Jun 14, 2008
Wyatt Washington Schultz, infant child of Jaden Elliott and Rachel Emily Thornhill Schultz, died Saturday, June 14, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. Other survivors include his brother, Ryan Schultz of Valdosta; grandparents, Jim and Jeanne Thornhill of Valdosta, Joe and Teri Schultz of Lake Alfred, FL; aunts and uncles, Kathryn Thornhill of Lake Park, Amanda Thornhill and Benjamin Thornhill,...

Betty Foster Wildes
Jun 13, 2008
Betty Foster Wildes, 75, of Valdosta, died June 13, 2008 at Langdale Hospice House after a short illness. Mrs. Wildes was born August 20, 1932, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Thomas Foster of Cochran. She was a graduate of Middle Georgia College and Tift College. She was a school teacher and homemaker. Mrs. Wildes was an...

Marguerite D. Califf
Jun 12, 2008
Marguerite D. Califf, 76, of Valdosta, died at home on Thursday, June 12, 2008. Born on September 21, 1931 in Valdosta, she was the daughter of the late Wiley and Eva Cook DeLoach. Mrs. Califf was retired from PCA as a Tax Coordinator and Land Auditor. She was a member of First Baptist Church.She is survived by her son and...

Marie S. Burns
Jun 12, 2008
Marie S. Burns, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, June 12, 2008 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. A native of Brooks County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Jesse J. Sr. and Keziah (Kizzie) Touchton Shiver. Widow of the late Dr. D. L. Burns, Mrs. Burns was a Registered Nurse, an attorney and an author. Formerly a member of Christ...

Catherine Emma Sadler Cope
Jun 11, 2008
Catherine Emma Sadler Cope, 87, of Hahira died Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on September 27, 1920 to the late Samuel K. and Catherine Cecile Dornin Sadler. Mrs. Cope moved from Pennsylvania in 1960 to Dade County, Florida where she worked in the Dade County School Food Services for twenty...

Veda Staten Dozier
Jun 9, 2008
Veda Staten Dozier, 70, of Valdosta, died Monday, June 9, 2008 at Crestwood Nursing Home. Born on July 3, 1937, in Greenville, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late James W. and Leona Patterson Staten. Mrs. Dozier was a homemaker and a member of Unity Sabbath Day Church of God.She is survived by her children and their spouses,...

Mary Karyl Smith Dawson
Jun 7, 2008
Mary Karyl Smith Dawson, a Christian loving wife and mother, 46, of Valdosta died Saturday, June 7, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center after a long and courageous battle with cystic fibrosis. She was born in Sandersville, Georgia on April 17, 1962 and had lived in Valdosta for the past seven years. Mrs. Dawson had been a dental hygienist and...

Thomas H. (Tommy) Hall
Jun 7, 2008
THOMAS H. (TOMMY) HALL, 64, of Valdosta, lost his nine-year battle with cancer on Saturday, June 7, 2008 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Brooks County on June 28, 1943, a son of the late Everett and Doris Thomas Hall. Tommy retired from Levi Strauss & Co. after thirty-five years of service in shipping and receiving, and then...

Ilah Horne Carter
Jun 6, 2008
Ilah Horne Carter, 89, of Valdosta, died Friday, June 6, 2008 at Langdale Hospice in Valdosta. She was born in Lowndes County on April 16, 1919, a daughter of the late Bert E. and Pearl Knight Horne. She was a member of the Cat Creek Primative Baptist Church. She served as a member of the South Georgia Medical Center Auxiliary...

Infant Jordan Robert Johnson
Jun 6, 2008
Infant Jordan Robert Johnson, son of William and Carrie Penfield Johnson died Friday, June 6, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. .Additional survivors include maternal grandparents, Tom and Barbie Penfield, Valdosta; paternal grandparents, William and Luane Johnson, Marietta; maternal great grandparents, J.W. and Jean Walker, Valdosta; maternal great grandmother, Betty Penfield, Quitman; paternal great grandparents, Robert and Joan Johnson, New...

Carmie Lee Alligood Becton Colley
Jun 5, 2008
CARMIE LEE ALLIGOOD BECTON COLLEY, 80, of Lake Park and formerly of Valdosta, died unexpectedly Thursday, June 5, 2008 at her home. She was born in Jackson, KY on March 9, 1928, a daughter of the late Willard Roark and Alvida Roark Coody and Lonnie Coody. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church, enjoyed fishing and camping, and most...

Martha Ann Bartholomew
Jun 5, 2008
Martha Ann Bartholomew, 83, of Valdosta, died Thursday, June 5, 2008 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. She was born on September 17, 1924 in Keokuk, Iowa, and had lived in Valdosta for the last 40 years. She was the daughter of the late William Aaron and Valentine Lorig Bernhardt. Mrs. Bartholomew was a homemaker and a faithful member of...

Diane Fender Bellflower
Jun 5, 2008
Diane Fender Bellflower, 50, of Hahira died Thursday, June 5, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Valdosta on September 23, 1957 to the late Billy and Lynda Amos Fender and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Bellflower was a member of the Assembly of God and was currently employed as the clerk for the...

Onnie Parker Ivey Dorminey
Jun 4, 2008
ONNIE PARKER IVEY DORMINEY, 76, of Valdosta died Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Cook County on July 28, 1931 and was the daughter of the late Charlie Parker and Lillian Williams Parker Glisson. Mrs. Dorminey attended the Abundant Life Church of God and was a member of the Bemiss United Methodist Church....

Evelyn Williamson Fant Lendeck
May 31, 2008
Evelyn Williamson Fant Lendeck, 89, of Hahira, died after a lengthy illness on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on June 4, 1918 in Donalds, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Annie Gertrude Williamson. Formerly of Ocala, FL Mrs. Lendeck had lived in this area for the past two years....

Olivia Jirsova Lockey
May 30, 2008
Olivia Jirsova Lockey, infant daughter of Donald V. and Jana Jirsova Lockey, died on May 30, 2009 at Howard University in Washington, D.C. A graveside service will be held on Friday, June 20, 2008 at 2 pm. at Sunset Hill Cemetery. Mr. Brian Jarvis will officiate. The Carson McLane Funeral Home is serving the Lockey family. Condolences may be conveyed...