OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Frederick Harold Stowell Jr.

Frederick Harold Stowell Jr.

Oct 28, 2007

Frederick Harold Stowell, Jr., 76, died at his home in Valdosta on Sunday, October 28, 2007, after a brief illness. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 18, 1931, he was the son of the late Frederick H., Sr. and Victoria Ruth Boyle Stowell. Mr. Stowell had been retired for ten years. He was a Catholic and a veteran of the...

Frank F. Crane, Sr.

Frank F. Crane, Sr.

Oct 27, 2007

FRANK F. CRANE, SR., 90, of Valdosta died Saturday, October 27, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. Mr. Crane had made his peace with his Lord Jesus and was prepared for his death when his Lord God Jehovah called him home to heaven. Born in Athens, GA on October 5, 1917, in his parent’s home. He...

Mary Florence Bullock Fredenberger

Mary Florence Bullock Fredenberger

Oct 24, 2007

Mary Florence Bullock Fredenberger, 93, of Valdosta died Wednesday, October 24, 2007. She was born to Susie Millicent Yager Bullock and Henry Pindell Bullock on March 18, 1914 in Louisville, KY. She was married to the late Henry William Fredenberger on October 24, 1934 until his passing on October 28, 1991. They resided in Louisville KY until 1946 when they...

Julian Thomas Weeks, Sr.

Julian Thomas Weeks, Sr.

Oct 22, 2007

Julian Thomas Weeks, Sr., 83, of Lake Park, Georgia, died at South Georgia Medical Center on Monday, October 22, 2007. Born in Doerun, Georgia on September 13, 1924, he was the son of the late David Barton and Eula Essie Turner Weeks. He had served in the Pacific Theatre during World War II with the U.S. Navy. Mr. Weeks was...

Joseph Marvin Byrd

Joseph Marvin Byrd

Oct 20, 2007

Mr. Joseph Marvin Byrd, age 74, of Villa Rica, died Saturday, October 20, 2007, in Haralson County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Byrd was born October 19, 1922, in Lowndes County, the son of the late Joseph Michael and Kathleen Julia Waters Byrd. He worked for a number of years as a Custodian for the Lowndes County School System. Mr....

Helen Kirk Grizzell

Helen Kirk Grizzell

Oct 20, 2007

Helen Kirk Grizzell, 85, of Valdosta died Saturday, October 20, 2007 at her home. She was born on June 10, 1922 in Valdosta to the late James Edward, Sr. and Mary Speight Prince Kirk and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mrs. Grizzell was a member of the First Baptist Church and a retired sales clerk with W. T. Grant...

Mary E. Stalvey Hambrick

Mary E. Stalvey Hambrick

Oct 20, 2007

Mary E. “Betty” Stalvey Hambrick, 78, of Hahira, passed away peacefully at her home in the presence of her family following a brief illness, on Saturday, October 20, 2007. Mrs. Hambrick was born in Cook County to the late Thomas Eason Stalvey and Annie Bell Futch Stalvey and had been a resident of this area all her life. She and...

Madrie W. Selph

Madrie W. Selph

Oct 18, 2007

Madrie W. Selph, 80, of Birmingham, Alabama and formerly of Valdosta died Thursday, October 18, 2007 at her home. She was born on February 25, 1927 in Pearson, Georgia to the late Coleman and Birta Keaton Wall. Mrs. Selph was a member of the Valleydale Baptist Church in Birmingham and a former member of the Northside Baptist Church in Valdosta....

William Alex Riggs

William Alex Riggs

Oct 16, 2007

William Alex Riggs, 92, of Valdosta, died at his home on Tuesday, October 16, 2007. Born near New Bern, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Avis Susan Hardison and William Mack Riggs. He was married to Laura Alligood for 57 years until her death in 1993. He retired after 41 years from Life and Casualty Insurance Company...

Luella Brady Smith

Luella Brady Smith

Oct 16, 2007

Luella Brady Smith, 85, of Valdosta, died at South Georgia Medical Center on Tuesday, October 16, 2007. She was born in Berrien County, GA on August 2, 1922 to the late Charlie G. and Flora Kirkland Brady. Mrs. Smith was retired from ITT Thompson Industries as a machine operator and she was a member of Westside Baptist Church.Her survivors include...

Harriett Foster

Harriett Foster

Oct 15, 2007

Harriett Foster, 85, of Valdosta, died at Fellowship Nursing Home on Monday, October 15, 2007. Born in Valdosta in 1921, she was associated with C. C. Varnedoe and Co. for many years, was a Charter Member of Azalea City Women’s Club and was formerly a Pink Lady at South Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Foster was a member of First Baptist...

Jose Ferrera

Jose Ferrera

Oct 15, 2007

Jose Ferrera, Jr., 73, of Valdosta, died Monday, October 15, 2007 at Smith Northview Hospital. He was born in Tampa, FL on April 8, 1934 to the late Joe and Angela Valdez Ferrera. Mr. Ferrera served in the United States Navy from 1951 and 1954 during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church...

Wanda C. Register

Wanda C. Register

Oct 14, 2007

Wanda C. Register died on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007, in the Solace Center at John F. Keever Hospice, following a two- year battle with recurrent breast cancer.Ms. Register was born in Valdosta and was the daughter of the late Lemuel E. and Mildred T., “Millie” Cothern of Twin Lakes. She had been a resident of Asheville for over 20 years,...

Janie Mae Hall Carter

Janie Mae Hall Carter

Oct 13, 2007

Our Momma, Janie Mae Hall Carter, 82, went to her reward on Saturday morning. She was born on January 3, 1925 in Colquitt County to the late Bill and Pearl Weeks Hall. Together, she and her husband of 44 years raised eight children. She loved her family and we will miss her greatly. When her health allowed, she attended worship...

Gerald Walter Burgert

Gerald Walter Burgert

Oct 13, 2007

Gerald Walter Burgert, 75, of Valdosta, died at the Langdale Hospice House on Saturday, October 13, 2007. He was born on March 21, 1932 in Campbellsport, WI to the late John and Marie Burgert. He was a retired Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force and served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Mr. Burgert was of the Catholic...

Mary Alice O'Quinn Herndon

Mary Alice O'Quinn Herndon

Oct 12, 2007

Mary Alice O’Quinn Herndon, 89, of Statenville, died at her home on Friday, October 12, 2007. She was born on January 26, 1918 in Wayne County, Georgia to the late Ludwell and Irene O’Quinn. Mrs. Herndon was a member of Statenville United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women, and was an active participant at the Echols County Senior Center. Survivors...

Clois Alderman Martin

Clois Alderman Martin

Oct 11, 2007

Clois Alderman Martin, 83, of Lake Park, died Thursday, October 11, 2007 at her residence. She was born in Brooks County on November 19, 1923 to the late James and Miltie Rutherford Alderman. Mrs. Martin was a registered nurse and a member of Barney United Methodist Church.She is survived by her son and daughter in law, Jack S. Jr. and...

Herbert Hoover Mcdonald

Herbert Hoover Mcdonald

Oct 10, 2007

Herbert Hoover McDonald, 78, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on November 27, 1928 in Lowndes County to the late T. B. and Belle Giddens McDonald. Mr. McDonald was retired from Orkin Pest Control, was a member of Charity Baptist Church, an avid hunter, gardener and loved taking care of his...

Anna Lou Richardson Studdard

Anna Lou Richardson Studdard

Oct 9, 2007

ANNA LOU RICHARDSON STUDDARD, 98, of Valdosta died Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at the Heritage House Nursing Home. She was born on July 30, 1909 in Walton County to the late Paul and Anna Richardson and had been living in Valdosta for the past several years with her daughter, Frances Hanson. Mrs. Studdard was a member of the Ebenezer Baptist...

Pearl Rea

Pearl Rea

Oct 6, 2007

Mrs. Pearl Rea, 89 of Lake Park died on Saturday, October 6, 2007 at Lakehaven Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born on May 24, 1918 in Diamond, Missouri to the late William Jesse and Cora Mullins Smith. Mrs. Rea was formerly of Bettendorf, Iowa and was a retired ward clerk in an osteopathic hospital in Davenport, Iowa....