OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Regina Culpepper
Jun 19, 2023
Regina Holton Culpepper, 91, of Valdosta, died on Monday, June 19, 2023 after a period of declining health. Born on March 13, 1932, to the late Cary & Jessie Barrett Holton, she was a lifelong resident of this area. Growing up in Clyattville, she graduated from Clyattville High School and was an all-star basketball player in high school. She married...
Dale Morris Tucker
Jun 18, 2023
Dale Morris Tucker, 91, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, June 18, 2023, at Holly Hill Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born on December 20, 1931, in Jesup to the late Frank C. and Nellie Ruth Dukes Morris. Mrs. Tucker grew up in Jesup and was a military wife for 20 years living in Georgia, Florida, California, and...
William K. Postel
Jun 18, 2023
William K Postel, 69, passed away in the early morning of Sunday, June 18, 2023, at Langdale Hospice after a brief illness. He was born March 23, 1954, in Springfield, MA. His parents were the late Walter P. Postel and Margaret K Sullivan. He attended Cathedral High School in Springfield, MA and Valdosta State College. He was a member of...
Lucille Carlton
Jun 17, 2023
Mrs. Lucille Copeland Carlton, 89, of Lakeland, GA, passed away on June 17, 2023. She was born in Brooks County, GA, on August 26, 1933 to the late John Fletcher Copeland and Lucy Davis Copeland. She enjoyed spending time with her family, along with shopping, gardening, and cooking. She will be missed dearly.
Mrs. Carlton is survived by her son, Timothy...
George Daniel Patterson, Sr.
Jun 16, 2023
George Daniel “Danny” Patterson, Sr., 73, passed away June 16, 2023 after a lengthy illness. Born on December 17, 1949, he was married to Donna Smith Patterson for 52 years. His parents were the late J.W. and Fannie Patterson. He was a member of the First Church of Clyattville. Danny was a Vietnam Veteran serving as a Navy SeaBee and...
Maryann K. Martin
Jun 16, 2023
Maryann K. Martin, peacefully passed away on June 16, 2023, at the age of 86 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on May 27, 1937 in Pittsburgh, PA. Maryann spent her early days in Camden County, GA, before attending Southern Georgia College. She married the love of her life, M. Bryant Martin, Jr. and they had a long happy...
Tasheena (Sheena) Ward
Jun 15, 2023
Tasheena (Sheena) Nichole Davis Ward, 41, of Palm Bay, Florida, died on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at Palm Bay Hospital. She was born in Valdosta on February 4, 1982, to the late Randall H. Davis and Mary Kay Weaver Davis. Sheena worked with the American Red Cross as a phlebotomist and loved nature and being outdoors.
She is survived by her...
Chad Douglas Hall
Jun 15, 2023
On June 15, 2023, the Angels in Heaven got lucky when they were joined by Chad Douglas Hall. A bear of a man with a heart to match. The kindest of his clan. Adored by everyone who ever met or knew him. Revered by his son, nieces, and nephews. Loved by his parents, brothers, and sisters. A person who worked...
Anne Wooley
Jun 14, 2023
Anne Rice Wooley, 84, of Lake Park, GA, passed away peacefully on June 14, 2023 surrounded by loved ones. Anne, born February 6, 1939 in Meridian, MS, was preceded in death by her parents Evelyn & Harry Rice, husband M.C. Wooley, Jr., brother Harry, and grandson Garrison McDaniel. Anne leaves behind her children, Debbie (Kevin) McDaniel, Jeff (Lesa) Wooley, and...
Ralph S. Daugharty
Jun 14, 2023
Ralph S. Daugharty, 94, of Howell, GA passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at South Georgia Medical Center. A lifelong resident of this area he was born on February 25, 1929, to the late Frank and Lizzie Daugharty. Mr. Daugharty graduated from Echols County High School and attended Massey Business College of Jacksonville, FL. He enjoyed being with his...
Marcia Jordan
Jun 14, 2023
Marcia Futch Jordan, 85, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. She was born in Atlanta, GA on August 20, 1937, to the late Lacy Elbert (L.E.) Futch, Jr. and Mildred Wetherington Futch. She was a homemaker and a member of the Emmaus Community. Mrs. Jordan faithfully attended Hahira United Methodist Church and was a member of...
Martha Tootle
Jun 13, 2023
Martha Jenkins Tootle, 93, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at Langdale Hospice House. Martha was born on December 26, 1929, in Alamo, Georgia to the late Ralston G. and Pearl Morris Jenkins. She was a retired fourth grade teacher with the Valdosta City Schools and a member of Northside Baptist Church and the Valdosta/Lowndes County Retired Teacher...
Delores Lynn Connell Harmeyer
Jun 13, 2023
Delores Lynn Connell Harmeyer, passed away on June 13, 2023. She was born in Valdosta on January 16, 1960. Delores enjoyed motorcycling, cooking, shopping for her family and grandchildren, and communicating with her social media friends.
Mrs. Harmeyer is survived by her husband, William D Harmeyer, of Auburndale, Florida; sons, James Taylor, of Lakeland, Florida, and Carl DeLoach, of Sidney, Nebraska;...
Frances Sparks
Jun 13, 2023
Frances Anna Steinbach Sparks, 100, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at Fellowship Home Brookside. She was born on December 3, 1922, in Tomahawk, WI, to the late Louis Steinbach and Anna Kottman Steinbach. Mrs. Sparks grew up in Tomahawk, WI and was married and started her family there. They moved to Valdosta in the late 1950’s...
Garrett Lee Bailey
Jun 12, 2023
Garrett Lee Bailey, 39, of Valdosta died on Monday, June 12, 2023. Born in Thomasville on July 24, 1983, he was a lifelong resident of this area. Garrett was an avid fan of watching football and other sports. He also enjoyed watching NASCAR races.
Garrett is survived by his parents, Tina & Mike Smith of Valdosta; his brother, Luke Bailey of...
Wallace James Greene
Jun 12, 2023
Wallace James Greene, 84, of Valdosta, died on Monday, June 12, 2023 at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Quitman, to the late Christopher C. Greene and Cora Lee Connell Greene, he was a lifelong resident of South Georgia. Wallace was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard and a member of Northside Baptist Church for 53 years. He worked in...
Mary Ann Griffis
Jun 11, 2023
Mary Ann Cowart Griffis, 86, of Valdosta, passed from this life into eternity on Sunday June 11, 2023. A loving homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Mary Ann was a member of Northside Baptist Church. Born in Valdosta on June 1, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Wilton and Myrtle Chaney Cowart. Mary Ann was the widow...
Martha Ann Barfield
Jun 10, 2023
Martha Ann Barfield, 94, of Hahira, died Saturday, June 10, 2023. Martha Ann was born in Detroit, Michigan on November 13, 1928, to the late Leland Ellis Gordon and Nannie Mae
Davis Gordon Hicks. Her childhood was spent living in Fort Gaines and Perry, Georgia where she enjoyed athletics and graduated from high school. She attended Andrew College in Cuthbert, Georgia...
Nataline Roberts Tharin
Jun 9, 2023
Nataline Roberts Tharin, 98, of St Augustine, Florida formerly of Jacksonville, FL, passed away on Friday, June 9, 2023. She was born in Echols County, GA, on July 21, 1924, to the late Irvin Reason Roberts and Lura Dorothy Carter Roberts.
Nataline grew up on a multi generation owned family farm, with seven sisters, two brothers and two loving parents. She...
Joy Beth Weeks
Jun 8, 2023
Joy Beth Weeks, 94, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Hahira to the late Colonel Joe Hall and Madlyn Fiveash Hall, she has lived most of her life in this area. Growing up in Hahira, Joy Beth graduated from Hahira High School in the mid 1940’s. After Beauty School, she went to...