OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Mary Catherine Coffey
Mar 1, 2008
Mary Catherine Coffey, 75, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, March 1, 2008, at Langdale Hospice House after a short illness. Born in Atlanta, on September 11, 1932, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Clyde Thomas Pendleton. Mrs. Coffey was a Nurse Practitioner for Dr. Frank Q. Smith and Southern OB/GYN until her retirement. She was a...
Glenda Wildes Cason
Feb 29, 2008
Glenda Wildes Cason, 69, of Douglasville, Georgia died unexpectedly on Friday, February 29, 2008 after a very short illness. She was the daughter of R.H. and Emma Thrift Wildes of Folkston, Georgia. A 1956 graduate of Charlton County High School, Glenda later graduated from the Dell School of Medical Technology in Asheville, North Carolina. She was employed in many hospitals...
Robert "Bob" Futch
Feb 27, 2008
Robert "Bob" Futch, 83, of Lake Park, died Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on September 25, 1924 in St. Elmo, Tennessee to the late Lacy Elbert and Jewell Wright Futch. Mr. Futch was a retired life insurance agent with Coastal States Life Insurance Company and was a retired salesman with Wilkes Construction. He...
Rosemary Mildred Amiot
Feb 25, 2008
Rosemary Mildred Amiot, 91, of Valdosta entered eternal life on Monday, February 25, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Hamilton, Ohio on October 16, 1916 and was the daughter of the late Anna (Swain) and Erdan Peffley. She was preceded in death by her husband, William F. Amiot and her five siblings, Isabel Freeman, Marge Chalfant,...
Gladys Harrell O'Neal
Feb 25, 2008
Gladys Harrell O'Neal, 87, of Valdosta, died Monday, February 25, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on September 19, 1920 in Lowndes County, she was the daughter of the late Lum and Annie Harp Harrell. Mrs. O'Neal was a member of Forrest Park Church of Christ.She is survived by her husband, Charles O'Neal, Sr. of Valdosta; sons and daughters-in-law,...
Thomas (Tom) E. Neel
Feb 24, 2008
Thomas E. (Tom) Neel age 79, of Lake Park Georgia passed away Sunday morning February 24, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center from complication of Congestive Heart Failure. He was born on July 30, 1928 in Ft. Myers Florida to the late James B. and Ernestine T. Neel. In 1939 his family moved to St. Petersburg Florida, where they resided...
Thomas E. "Tom" Neel
Feb 24, 2008
Thomas E. (Tom) Neel age 79, of Lake Park passed away Sunday morning, February 24, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center from complications of Congestive Heart Failure. He was born on July 30, 1928 in Ft. Myers FL to James B. and Ernestine T. Neel (both deceased). In 1939, his family moved to St. Petersburg, FL, where they resided until...
Jerry Warren Meadows, Jr.
Feb 23, 2008
Jerry Warren Meadows, Jr., 60, of Valdosta, died Saturday, February 23, 2008 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born on June 30, 1947 in Thomasville to the late Jerry Warren Meadows, Sr. and Emily Goddard Meadows. Mr. Meadows opened and operated Dosta Sports Shop in 1973. He was an army veteran and served in Vietnam. Mr. Meadows...
Barbara J. Mullis
Feb 23, 2008
Barbara J. Mullis, 75, of Valdosta died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008. Born on September 25, 1932 in Logansport, IN, she was the daughter of the late Carl E. and Eunice Rogers Reichard. She worked with her husband at his dental practice as a dental hygienist. She was very active in the New Covenant Church where she taught messianic dance and...
Ray Ripko
Feb 22, 2008
Ray Ripko, 70, of Valdosta died on Friday, February 22, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was born in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania to the late Stanley Paul and Anna Kozi Ripko.He owned and operated Ripko Grocery and S&A Restaurant and started the Little Schuylkill Conservation Club all in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. Mr. Ripko was a U.S. Army...
Beulah Daughtry Williams
Feb 21, 2008
Beulah Daughtry Williams, 95, of Valdosta, died at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman after a brief illness on Thursday, February 21, 2008. Born on December 4, 1912 in Pelham, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Lucy Hailey Daughtry. She was retired as a weaver at Strickland Mills. Mrs. Williams was a member of Trinity Baptist Church....
Royce D. Thursby
Feb 20, 2008
ROYCE D. THURSBY, 76, of Hahira died Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at his home. He was born on August 22, 1931 in Donalsville, Georgia and had lived in Hahira for many years. Mr. Thursby was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church and was retired from the United States Air Force. He was retired civilian at Moody Air Force Base...
Harlan James Cheney
Feb 20, 2008
Harlan James Cheney, 73, of Valdosta died at his home on February 20, 2008. He was born on April 7th, 1934, in Fairmont, MN and has lived in Valdosta since 1974. Mr. Cheney was a Master Sergeant in the Air Force, retiring to Valdosta after 22 years of service. He then worked Quality Assurance at SAFT America until retiring in...
Mary Elizebeth Miller Guess
Feb 20, 2008
Mary Elizebeth Miller Guess, 88, of Valdosta, died at her residence on Wednesday, February 20, 2008. Born on September 6, 1919 in Barwick, she was the daughter of Mary Lousia Miller and W.H. Miller, Sr. She was a devoted wife and mother and was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church.She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Billy and Anne...
Rosetta Jackson
Feb 19, 2008
Rosetta Jackson, 87, of Clyattville, GA died Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at her residence. She was born on September 7, 1920 in Pinetta, FL to the late Franklin and Eva Zipperer Gaston. Mrs. Jackson was a homemaker and a member of Benevolence Baptist Church.She is survived by her son and daughter in law, Douglas and Amy Jackson of Clyattville, one...
Rosetta Jackson
Feb 19, 2008
Rosetta Jackson, 87, of Clyattville, GA died Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at her residence. She was born on September 7, 1920 in Pinetta, FL to the late Franklin and Eva Zipperer Gaston. Mrs. Jackson was a homemaker and a member of Benevolence Baptist Church.She is survived by her son and daughter in law, Douglas and Amy Jackson of Clyattville, one...
Florence May Swindoll
Feb 19, 2008
Florence M. Swindoll, 91, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 after a short illness at the Langdale Hospice House. Born in Apalachicola, FL on June 30, 1916, she was the daughter of Mary Reese and John Scarabin. She was a member of St. John Catholic ChurchShe is survived by her daughter, Mary Ann Moye of Donalsonville; son,...
Kartar Kaur Toor
Feb 19, 2008
Kartar Kaur Toor, 88, of Valdosta, died at her residence on Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Born on January 17, 1920 in Lahore, Pakistan, she was the daughter of the late Pala Singh and Bhagan Kaur Bhatti. She was of the Sikh faith.She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Parkash and Manjit Toor of Jasper, FL; daughter and son-in-law, Sukhvinder...
Irene Lott Southwell
Feb 18, 2008
Irene Lott Southwell, 86, died on Monday February 18, 2008, in Richmond, Virginia. She was born in Hahira, the daughter of the late Marion Lott and Belle Hasty Lott and was preceded in death by her husband Wallace Gordon Southwell, Jr. Mrs. Southwell lived her adult life in Valdosta until she moved to Richmond in 2004. She attended Georgia State...
Wanda Jean Barrs
Feb 18, 2008
WANDA JEAN BARRS, 57 of Gainesville, Georgia and formerly of Lowndes County died Monday, February 18, 2008 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. She was born on November 19, 1950 in Hahira to the late Willie M. and Mildred Simmons Thomas. Mrs. Barrs was a Baptist.Survivors include her children, Starr Mauk of Pennsylvania, David Wilkes, Robert Wilkes both of Deland,...






