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

Jimmy R. Lineberger
May 20, 2008
Jimmy R. Lineberger, 70, of Crossett, AR, passed away on May 20, 2008 at the Ashley Memorial Hospital. He was born on January 13, 1938 in Valdosta, GA, his parents were the late Harry M. and Helen Louise St. John Lineberger. Mr. Lineberger was a customer service manager for Owens-Illinois, and Bemis Co. He was a Baptist and a member...

Nan Allen
May 20, 2008
NAN ALLEN, 99, of Valdosta died Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on May 3, 1909 in Sandersville to the late Ruben and Cornelia Williams Pope and lived in Valdosta most of her life. Mrs. Allen was the oldest member of the Northside Baptist Church and was a retired administrator with the Valdosta City...

Cynthia Malone
May 19, 2008
Cynthia S. Malone, 44, of Valdosta, died May 19, 2008 at her residence. Born on May 27, 1963 in Lansing, MI, she was the daughter of the late Steven Malone and Janice K. Lovoll. She was a member of St. Johns Catholic Church.She is survived by her sons, Evan Malone of Valdosta and Stephen A. Williams of Amarillo, TX; former...

James (Jimbo) Lorrine Puckett, Jr.
May 19, 2008
James (Jimbo) Puckett, 48 of Hahira, died at his home on Monday, May 19, 2008. Born in Valdosta on March 18, 1960, he was the son of James Lorrine Puckett Sr. and the late Marie Wellmaker Puckett. Mr. Puckett was an auto mechanic, an avid NASCAR and a Dale Earnhardt fan. He was a member of the Park Avenue United...

John Nealon Feazell
May 19, 2008
John Nealon Feazell died on May 19, 2008 at Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta, Georgia. Mr. Feazell was born January 7, 1930, in Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, the son of the late John Otis and Verdye Akins Feazell. He was a direct descedent of the early pioneers of Ouachita and Union Parish, Louisiana and Lowndes County, Georgia. His maternal grandparents...

Susie Turner Dowling
May 17, 2008
Susie Turner Dowling, 96, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, May 17, 2008 following a short illness. Born in Lowndes County to the late Jimmy Walter & Amanda Dukes Turner, she was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Dowling worked at the Strickland Cotton Mill in Remerton as a spinner and helped her husband at their business, Dowling's Garage on...

Anita Mock
May 15, 2008
ANITA MOCK, 64, of Lake Park died Thursday, May 15, 2008 at the Smith Northview Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born in Valdosta on November 23, 1943 to the late Ralph Waldo and Erma Stanley Mock and was a lifelong resident of the area. Miss Mock was a member of the Sardis Baptist Church and retired as a...

Louelle Reaves Mickler
May 13, 2008
Louelle Reaves Mickler, loving wife to Silas Reaves for 43 years and Bill Mickler for 15 years before their deaths, went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 13, 2008. Born Sarah Louelle Coppage to Jodie and Virginia Dare Coppage, in Cook County, Georgia, 1918, Louelle was one of eight children, who all preceded her in death. Her...

Latrelle Nathey
May 12, 2008
Latrelle Nathey, 66, of Lakeland, died after a lengthy illness on Monday, May 12, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on January 9, 1942 in Remerton, she was the daughter of the late Fred M. Blanton and Ruth B. Hutchinson. Ms. Nathey was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith.She is survived by a daughter, Nancy Ruth Jordan...
Charlene (Char) S. Gray
May 12, 2008
Charlene (Char) S. Gray, 70, of Valdosta, died at her residence Monday, May 12, 2008 after a lengthy battle with ovarian cancer. Born on July 3, 1937 in Valdosta, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Duron and Lorraine Smith. She was employed by Orson Woodall as his secretary for 7 ½ years. She was a member of the...

Mary B. Hanks Tomlinson
May 12, 2008
Mary B. Hanks Tomlinson, 87, of Valdosta, died at home Monday, May 12, 2008. Born on September 1, 1920 in Bartow County, she was the daughter of the late William G. and Bertha Craig Hanks. She was employed as an Assistant Merchandise Manager for JC Penney's and a manager for Patterson & Griffin. Mrs. Tomlinson was a member of Northside...

Ellis E. Bowman
May 12, 2008
ELLIS E. BOWMAN, 85, of Valdosta died Monday, May 12, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on February 17, 1923 in Abbeville to the late Esley and Hermie Guest Bowman. Mr. Bowman was a member of the Bemiss Road United Methodist Church, was an avid CB radio operator, bass fisherman, woodworker and golfer. Mr. Bowman is survived...

Irene Cothren
May 10, 2008
Irene Cothren, 91, of Valdosta died Saturday, May 10, 2008 at the Heritage House Nursing Home. She was born on May 5, 1917in Laurens County to the late John J. and Myrtle Braswell Bryan and had lived in Valdosta since 1958. Mrs. Cothren was a member of the First Freewill Baptist Church and a retired grocery store and postal clerk....
Kenneth Drew
May 10, 2008
KENNETH DREW, 76, of Hahira died Saturday, May 10, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on March 2, 1932 in Hahira to the late Whiteford T. and Bessie Turbeville Drew. Mr. Drew was a member of the Hahira First Baptist Church and a farmer. His favorite saying to his daughter was, "I don't know if I'm a...

Vonne Prine
May 8, 2008
VONNE PRINE, 72, of Valdosta, died Thursday, May 8, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born in Statenville on December 26, 1935 to the late Gerald and Cleo Pennington Prine. Mr. Prine was self-employed in the retail sales industry, retiring after 30 years. He was a member of the Elks Lodge, St. John the...
Jewel M. Jones
May 7, 2008
Jewel M. Jones, 84, of Lake Park, died Wednesday, May 7th, 2008. She passed away while being tenderly cared for at the Lake Haven Nursing Home. She was born on January 2, 1924 in Lawty, FL. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Litha Viola Morgan. She was retired as a Registered Nurse and was a member of...

Mary Kate Cooper Bennett
May 6, 2008
MARY KATE COOPER BENNETT, 83, of Valdosta passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on April 19, 1925 in Brooks County to the late Ray and Ollie Brantley Cooper and had lived in Valdosta most of her life. Mrs. Bennett attended school in Barwick and graduated from Morven High School and worked...

Raymond L. (Bud) Carter
May 6, 2008
RAYMOND L. (BUD) CARTER, 78, of Naylor died Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on May 6, 1930 in Echols County to the late Lawton W. and Letha Hughes Carter and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Carter was a retired glass foreman with Valdosta Glass Company and American Glass Company and...

Bonnie Sherman Norwood
May 5, 2008
BONNIE SHERMAN NORWOOD, 60, of Valdosta, died Monday, May 5, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. She was born in Middletown, NY on February 29, 1948 to Mary Truex Sherman and the late George Sherman. She moved to Valdosta in 1980 from Denver, CO. Survivors include her husband, Joel Norwood of Valdosta, her mother, Mary Sherman...

Jewell D. Courson
May 4, 2008
Jewell D. Courson, 86, of Valdosta, died at home after a very short illness on Sunday, May 4, 2008. Born on May 27, 1921 in Lowndes County, she was the daughter of the late J. Calvin and Betty Timmerman Dasher. Mrs. Courson worked at the Strickland Mills for many years. She loved to work in her yard and go fishing...