OBITUARIES
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Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Emmett Lamar Kinard
Nov 14, 2007
E. Lamar Kinard, 63, of Hahira, died Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born on October 18, 1944 in Lanier County to the late Emmett and Nezzie Phillips Kinard. Mr. Kinard was a retired farmer, was a retired maintenance supervisor from Union Tank Car, served in the United States Navy from 1964 until...
Faye J. Brantley
Nov 13, 2007
FAYE J. BRANTLEY, of Valdosta died Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on January 10, in Lowndes County to the late William Beaveart and Mattie Clyde Peace Jackson and was a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. Mrs. Brantley was an active member of the Redland Baptist Church where she sang in the choir and...
Margaret C. (Peggy) Blair
Nov 13, 2007
MARGARET C. (PEGGY) BLAIR, 89, of Valdosta died Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born on September 11, 1918 in Quitman to the late Edwin Thomas and Mattilou Spell Culpepper and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Blair was a Baptist. Survivors include her brother, Jack Culpepper of Tenio,...
Mary Jane Simmerman Carter
Nov 12, 2007
Mary Jane Simmerson Carter, 73, of Valdosta, died on Monday, November 12, 2007, after a short illness. She was married to Reginald G. Carter of Valdosta. Funeral services for Mrs. Carter will be held on Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 1 p.m. at the Andersonville National Cemetery. Carson McLane Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be conveyed...
Emory Griffis
Nov 8, 2007
Emory “Rusty” Griffis, 57, of Valdosta, died Thursday, November 8, 2007 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Valdosta on January 21, 1950 to the late Emory L. Griffis and Sara Frances Pipkin Griffis Mullins. He co-owned and managed Economy Decorator in Jacksonville, FL. Mr. Griffis loved boating, fishing and cooking out.Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Betsy and...
Barbara Jean Jernigan Armentrout
Nov 7, 2007
Barbara Jean Jernigan Armentrout, 68, of Valdosta passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at the Langdale Hospice House after a seventeen year battle with cancer. She was born on April 14, 1939 in Hahira to the late Thomas Franklin and Frances Iduma Jones Jernigan and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Armentrout was a member of the...
Alice Jewell Touchton Brown
Nov 6, 2007
Alice Jewell Touchton Brown, 89, of Valdosta died Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born on August 30, 1918 in Hamilton County, Florida to the late James Henry and Alice Odessa Atkins Touchton and lived in Valdosta for the past several years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Brown.Mrs. Brown is survived...
Ashlynn "Allyssa" Kolberg
Nov 6, 2007
Ashlynn “Allyssa” Kolberg, infant daughter of Terry Kolberg and Jade Mead of Lake Park died Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center.In addition to her parents, Allyssa is also survived by her brother Jakob Hunter Mead of Lake Park; grandparents, Rhonda Mead of Lake Park, Bob and Lisa Mead of Valdosta, Denise Watson of Atlanta, Otto and Debra...
Connie Renee Roy
Nov 5, 2007
Connie Renee Roy, 36, of Sparks died Monday, November 5, 2007 at her residence. She was born on October 6, 1971 in Live Oak to Ronald Hewiett and Judie Hildreth Terrell. Connie attended North Valdosta Church of God.Survivors include her daughters, Brittany Williams of Sparks and Brianna Williams of Adel; father and stepmother, Ronald and Mary Hewiett of Live Oak,...
John I. Moses
Nov 4, 2007
John I. Moses, 77, of Panama City, Florida, died at Heritage House in Valdosta on Sunday, November 4, 2007 after a brief illness. Born in Valdosta on April 12, 1931, he was the son of the late Ralph George and Temina George Moses. Mr. Moses was a Catholic. He loved his country and he served in the Georgia and Florida...
Willie Mae Folsom
Nov 3, 2007
Willie Mae “Bill” Folsom, 82, of Hahira, died Saturday, November 3, 2007 at her residence. She was born in Cook County, GA on June 30, 1925 to the late O. T. and Bertha Moore Sirmans. Mrs. Folsom was a homemaker and a member of Hahira First Baptist Church. She is survived by three daughters, Dorothy Faye Martin and Diane Giddens...
Michelle Crawford
Nov 3, 2007
Michelle Crawford, 41, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, November 3, 2007 following a lengthy illness. Born in Pensacola, FL and formerly of Waycross, she had lived here for the past 9 years. Michelle had worked at the Wal-Mart on Perimeter Road for the past 9 years, most recently as a Department Manager. She was very strong willed and has fought...
Marguerite Griffin
Nov 2, 2007
Marguerite Griffin, 85, of Barney, died Friday, November 2, 2007 at Langdale Hospice House after a short illness. She was born on November 10, 1921 in Colquitt County to the late James and Elizabeth Guest Gay. Mrs. Griffin was a retired data operator for Independent Life Insurance Company and a member of Morningside Baptist Church.She is survived by her husband,...
Laura Helen Parkos
Nov 1, 2007
Laura H. Parkos, 74, of Valdosta, died Thursday, November 1, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Faribault, Minnesota on April 23, 1933 to the late Christian and Lydia Growth Jensen. Mrs. Parkos was a homemaker and of the catholic faith. She is survived by three daughters and one son in law, Patricia Ann Hall of Sonora,...
Tracy Lynn Barrett
Oct 30, 2007
Tracy Lynn Barrett, 38, of Quitman, died on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born to the late Vicky Rhames Carter and James William Barrett, Jr. in Hahira on November 2, 1968, she was a homemaker and had attended Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Survivors are her daughter, Cegee Bennett, her son, Bryan Brown, her grandchildren,...
Ressie Willene Clanton
Oct 30, 2007
RESSIE WILLENE CLANTON, 87, of Valdosta died Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on December 12, 1919 in Porterdale, Georgia to the late Uyel and Lena Guthrie Whittle and had lived in Valdosta for the past sixty six years. Mrs. Clanton was a member of the Empire Primitive Baptist Church and retired from Strickland...
Terry Dean Blanton
Oct 29, 2007
Terry D. Blanton, 51, of Valdosta, died Monday, October 29, 2007 at his residence after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born in Valdosta on November 16, 1955 to Jack and Sarah Catherine Sutton Blanton. Terry was a truck driver and also attended West End Presbyterian Church. He loved fishing and driving his yellow Camaro.Survivors include his mother Sarah...
Jerry Woodard Brown
Oct 29, 2007
Jerry Woodard Brown, Sr., 88, of Valdosta, died Monday, October 29, 2007 at Crestwood Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. He was born on April 4, 1919 in Lowndes county, the son of R. I. and Uldene Brown. He graduated from Clyattville High School, was a World War II veteran serving with the Georgia National Guard and the Army Air...
Edwina Hood Burgsteiner
Oct 29, 2007
Edwina Hood Burgsteiner, 84, of Valdosta, died at Langdale Hospice House on Monday, October 29, 2007 following a lengthy illness. Born in Valdosta to the late Andrew & Tessie Hotchkiss Hood, she had been a lifelong resident of this area. She opened and operated Azalea City Florist in downtown Valdosta for several years before becoming the office manager and secretary...
John Lamar (J, L,) Sellars
Oct 28, 2007
John Lamar (J.L.) Sellars, 82, of Nashville, died on Wednesday, November 14, 2007, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Valdosta on October 28, 1925, he was the son of the late J. L. Sr., and Sallie Mae Byrd Sellars. Mr. Sellars was a logger. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII and a member of Hope Baptist Church...
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