OBITUARIES
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Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Celia Ilene Cothron
Jan 23, 2008
Celia Ilene Cothron, 86, of Valdosta died Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. She was born in Lowndes County on June 20, 1921 to the late George Mitchell and Alice Knight Cothron. Miss Cothron was a nurse at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio for forty years and returned to live in Lowndes County in 1983....
Angalee S. Benavides
Jan 23, 2008
Angalee S. Benavides, 42, of Valdosta, died Saturday, January 19, 2008 at her residence. She was born in Hahira on October 10, 1966. Angalee was the bookkeeper for A&B Home Repair. She was of the Baptist faith.She is survived by her husband, Ben Benavides; son, Benjamin Lee Benavides; daughters, Subrina Nicole Benavides and Kaytie Michelle Benavides all of Valdosta.Other survivors...
Caroline Stump Butler
Jan 21, 2008
Caroline Howell Stump Butler, 86, of Valdosta died Monday, January 21, 2008 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. Born on January 20, 1922, in Valdosta she was the daughter of the late Joseph Harry and Marion Wilkinson Stump. She served in the Red Cross during WWII and was retired as a social worker for DFACS. She was a member of First United...
Debbie Scharton
Jan 21, 2008
Debbie Scharton, 51, of Valdosta, died at Smith Northview Hospital on Monday, January 21, 2008. Born in Key West, Florida on October 10, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Sarah Symonette Scharton. Miss Scharton had attended the LARC Training Center in the past. Survivors are her sister and brother in law, Carolyn and Roger Mays of...
Wyolene King
Jan 21, 2008
Wyolene King, 66, of Valdosta died at her home on Monday, January 21, 2008. Born in Valdosta on November 12, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Hollis and Iwilda Horton Wheelis. She was a homemaker and a member of Azalea City Church of God. The Choir Eternal has gained a new alto. The Director welcomed her with open...
Bobby Jean Futch
Jan 20, 2008
Bobby Jean Futch, 73, of Lake Park departed this earth and joined his Father in Heaven on Sunday, January 20, 2008. Bob was a resident of Lake Park for the past year having been a resident of Florida and Warwick, Georgia prior to that time. Mr. Futch was a member or the Warwick United Methodist Church. He was born in...
Dr. James P. Kacsmarik, Sr.
Jan 20, 2008
Dr. James P. Kacsmarik, Sr., 71, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, January 20, 2008 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1936 to the late Charles and Mae Dolan Kacsmarik. He was a retired school principal in Arlington County, Virginia and was a U.S. Army Veteran. He was a member of St. John Catholic Church.Survivors...
Annie Earl (Ann) Kinsey
Jan 19, 2008
Ann Kinsey, 80, of Statenville, died on Saturday, January 19, 2008 at Lakehaven Nursing Home after a short illness. Born in Colquitt County, Georgia she was the daughter of Bertie Lee Davis and the late Edward E. Davis. Mrs. Kinsey had been associated with Levi Strauss for over 30 years. She was a member of Statenville Church of God. Survivors...
James Kevin Carter
Jan 16, 2008
James Kevin Carter, 41, of Valdosta died Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at his residence. He was born on February 9, 1966 in Valdosta. He loved his pets: his bird, Sheba and his two dogs, Betsy and Susie. He was an avid reader of the Bible and a tender-hearted person. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Kevin...
Lou Miley Tyler
Jan 15, 2008
LOU MILEY TYLER, 89, of Valdosta died Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at the Heritage House Nursing Home. She was born in Cook County on September 19, 1918 to the late Jake and Martha Posey Miley and had lived in this area all of her life. Mrs. Tyler was retired from Bynum’s Diner and a Baptist.Survivors include a son, Jake Baker...
Ruth Philindia Ratcliffe
Jan 14, 2008
RUTH PHILINDIA RATCLIFFE, 75, of Valdosta died Monday, January 14, 2008 at the Berrien County Hospital. She was born on October 16, 1932 in Moberly, Missouri to the late John J. and Mabel Stewart Benjamin and had lived in this area most or her life. Mrs. Ratcliffe was a Pentecostal.Survivors include her children and their spouses, Richard Daniel Hopson of...
Donald Lee Tustin, Jr.
Jan 14, 2008
Donald Lee Tustin, Jr., 60, of Valdosta died Monday, January 14, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on July 10, 1947 in Steubenville, OH to Donald Lee, Sr. and June Owens Tustin. Mr. Tustin served in the United States Marines and was a veteran of Vietnam. He was of the Methodist faith.He is survived by his wife,...
Eugene Ira (Gene) Forte
Jan 12, 2008
Eugene Ira (Gene) Forte, 63, of Valdosta, died Saturday, January 12, 2008 at Shand’s Hospital in Gainesville, FL due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident earlier in the week in Valdosta. He was born on May 2, 1944 in Hahira to the late Benjamin Odis and Mildred Martin Forte. Mr. Forte was a retired machinist from Lockheed and served...
Joe Hester
Jan 12, 2008
Joe Hester, 64, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, January 12, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center following a short illness. Born in DeFuniak Springs, FL to the late Charles & Doy Hester and formerly of Jacksonville, Mr. Hester had lived here since 1969. He was a graduate of Florida State University with an Accounting Degree. Mr. Hester was the former...
Joe Hester
Jan 12, 2008
Joe Hester, 64, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, January 12, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center following a short illness. Born in DeFuniak Springs, FL to the late Charles & Doy Hester and formerly of Jacksonville, Mr. Hester had lived here since 1969. He was a graduate of Florida State University with an Accounting Degree. Mr. Hester was the former...
Dollie Jeanette Abrigo
Jan 11, 2008
Mrs. Dollie Abrigo, 74, of Valdosta died on Friday, January 11, 2008 at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. She was born in Whigham, GA. to the late Willie Green and Ruby Barfield Lodge and has been a Valdosta resident for the past 45 years. She was a retired administrative assistant for the College of Arts and Sciences for...
Earl Gaskins, Sr.
Jan 11, 2008
Earl Gaskins, Sr., 76, of Valdosta, died Friday, January 11, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center after battling a long illness. He was born on June 11, 1931 in Berrien County to the late Lester and Lessie Rogers Gaskins. Mr. Gaskins worked for Regent Mobile Homes for twenty one years, the Lowndes County School System for ten years and most...
Lucille Mills Small
Jan 10, 2008
Lucille Mills Small, 93, of Valdosta died Thursday, January 10, 2008 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. Born on May 20, 1914 in Valdosta she was the daughter of Mills and Carrie Wisenbaker. She was a descendent of the Salzburger Settlers and was the great great granddaughter of Richard Herman Wisenbaker who settled Lowndes County in the early 1800’s. She loved and...
Celita "Pat" Nichols
Jan 9, 2008
Celita “Pat” Nichols, 68, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Sarasota, FL on May 22, 1939 to the late Jessie Lewis and Ruby Lee Page. Mrs. Nichols was a homemaker and attended Greenwood Baptist Church.She is survived by her husband, Irie “Nick” Nichols of Valdosta, four daughters, Debbie Messimore of...
Elsie Folsom Coffey
Jan 9, 2008
ELSIE FOLSOM COFFEY, 84, of Valdosta died Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in January 13, 1923 in Mitchell County to the late Robert Felton and Maudie Williams Folsom and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Coffey was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church and Woodmen of the World. She retired...
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