OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Minnie Keller Roberts Williams
Oct 7, 2006
Mrs. Minnie Keller Roberts Williams, age 85, of Valdosta and Savannah, passed away at her home in Valdosta on October 7, 2006.Minnie Williams’ life epitomized the teachings of the Apostle Paul on the meaning of love. She had a marvelous capacity for unconditional affection, kindness, generosity, loyalty and optimism. She was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother and an excellent...

Charles M. Nolen, Jr.
Oct 5, 2006
Charles M. Nolen, Jr., 69, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, October 5, 2006, at his home. Born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on November 1, 1936, he was the son of the late Charles Millard, Sr. and Margaret Miller Nolen. Mr. Nolen’s career in military government service spanned 50 years. He served 4 years in the U.S. Navy, 26 years in...

Mary Louise Andrew
Oct 2, 2006
Mary Louise “Lou” Andrew, 83, passed away Monday, October 2, 2006 after a lengthy illness. A celebration of her life will be held at Twin Lakes Presbyterian Church Saturday, October 7, 2006 at four p. m. Reverend John Akers will officiate. Friends are invited to visit the family for informal gatherings at the family residence Friday and Saturday evenings. Memorials...

Dr. John F. Tomlinson, Jr.
Oct 2, 2006
Dr. John F. Tomlinson, Jr., 81, of Valdosta, died on Monday, October 02, 2006 at his residence. Born on July 8, 1925 in Clinch County, he was the son of the late John F., Sr. and Willie Lee Tomlinson and the widower of the late Vera Solomonckoff Tomlinson who died April 29, 2006. He founded Tomlinson Chiropractic Clinic in 1956...

Jeffrey Lawaine Corbett
Oct 2, 2006
Jeff Corbett, 42, of Lake Park, died at his home on Monday, October 2, 2006. Born in Valdosta, on July 24, 1964 he was the son of Chester Lawaine Corbett and Margaret Joan Wilson Corbett. He had lived in the Echols County area his entire life. Mr. Corbett had been associated with PCA at Clyattville for a number of years....

Jeffrey Lawaine Corbett
Oct 2, 2006
Jeff Corbett, 42, of Lake Park, died at his home on Monday, October 2, 2006. Born in Valdosta, on July 24, 1964, he had lived in the Echols County area his entire life. Mr. Corbett had been associated with PCA at Clyattville for a number of years. He was a member of the Statenville Church of Christ.Survivors are his father...

Alex Ansel Hendry
Sep 30, 2006
ALEX ANSEL HENDRY, 76, of Valdosta died Friday, September 29, 2006 at his home. He was born on April 26, 1930 in Cook County to the late Guy C. and Florrie Hendry and had lived in Valdosta since 1973. He graduated from Sparks High School in 1947 and Abraham Baldwin in 1949 where he was a member of the basketball...

Edna Mae Stalvey Williams
Sep 28, 2006
EDNA MAE STALVEY WILLIAMS, 75, of Hahira died Thursday, September 28, 2006 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida. She was born on July 4, 1931 in Lowndes County to the late Wiley D. and Fannie Mae Rountree Stalvey and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Williams was a bookkeeper in the family business, Williams Grocery and Meat...

Juanita Moore Ragan
Sep 27, 2006
Juanita Moore Ragan, 71 of Tallahassee, FL and formerly of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, September 27, 2006, at the Big Bend Hospice House in Tallahassee. Born on April 29, 1935 in Pavo, GA, she was the daughter of the late Leon Curtis and Daisy Bell Jefferson McGee.Survivors are daughters and son-in-law, Donna Moore Coppage and Charles Coppage of Ridgeland, SC,...

James O. Smith
Sep 26, 2006
JAMES O. SMITH, 85, of Valdosta died Tuesday, September 26, 2006 at the Brooks County Hospital. He was born in Lancaster, Illinois on July 27, 1921 to the late James Voris and Florence Rose McCoslin Smith and had lived in Valdosta for forty four years. Mr. Smith was a retired from the United States Air Force as a pilot and...

Dr. Janice Elaine Sanner Merriman
Sep 26, 2006
Dr. Janice Elaine Sanner Merriman, 63, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, September 26, 2006, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. Born in Hollywood, California on January 21, 1943 she was the daughter of the late Sidney and Edna Claire Barnett Sanner. Dr. Merriman had made her home in Valdosta for the past 22 years where she was the Sensory...

Joseph Jernigan
Sep 25, 2006
Joseph Jernigan, 73, of Lake Park, died at his home on Monday, September 25, 2006. Born in Ocilla, on March 29, 1933, he was the son of the late Thomas F. and Frances Jones Jernigan. Mr. Jernigan was employed with Williams Investment and was a member of Loch Laurel Baptist Church. Survivors are his wife, Ruby Cooley Jernigan of Lake...

Robert Wesley Warner
Sep 23, 2006
Robert Warner, 47, of Valdosta, died Saturday, September 23, 2006. He was a lifetime resident of Valdosta. Mr. Warner was a cabinet maker with Hendley Cabinets and was a Baptist.He is survived by his mother, Eleanor Warner, one sister and brother in law, Nancy and Alan Sutton, two brothers and sisters in law, Steve and Renee Warner, Fredric and Juanita...

Carl Wallace Clark
Sep 21, 2006
Carl Wallace Clark, Sr., 84, of Hahira, died Thursday, September 21, 2006 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman after a short illness. He was born on July 23, 1922 in Hahira to the late Carl J. and Clyde Puckett Clark. Mr. Clark was a lifelong resident of Hahira, was a retired federal civil service employee from Moody Air Force Base,...

Charles T. Dobbie
Sep 20, 2006
Charles T. Dobbie, 66, of Valdosta since 2003 and formerly of Michigan died on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at his residence. Born on April 15, 1940 in Royal Oak, MI, he was the son of the late Charles and Elizabeth Hutny Dobbie. Mr. Dobbie previously worked as a die maker at Chrysler Stamping Plant in Sterling Heights, MI and was...

Charles William Arnold
Sep 20, 2006
CHARLES WILLIAM ARNOLD, 60, of Valdosta died Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born on February 4, 1946 in Valdosta to the late Grover C. and Clairece Brown Arnold and had lived in Valdosta for most of his life. Mr. Arnold was a retired salesman with Merita Bread Company after eighteen...

Mattie Sue Peterson Flowers
Sep 20, 2006
Mattie Sue Peterson Flowers Florence, South Carolina - After a long illness, Mrs. Flowers, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at 11:55 p.m. She was born in 1920 in Echols County to the late Green and Mary Ida Peterson. She graduated from Echols County High School.Mrs. Flowers is survived by a sister Hettie Lou Peterson...

Maxine Connell Steinberg
Sep 19, 2006
Maxine Connell Steinberg, 85 of Valdosta died on Monday, September 18, 2006 in Valdosta from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born on October 8, 1920 in Broxton, GA, she was the daughter of the late J. C. E. and Clyde W. Connell and the widow of the late Reverend Robert F. Steinberg. Mrs. Steinberg served as the pianist at...

Lois Barker Cooper
Sep 18, 2006
Lois Barker Cooper, 77 of Valdosta died Monday, September 18, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on August 28 1929, in Lowndes County, she was the daughter of the late Johnnie Lynwood Barker and Mary Sue Coker Barker Youmans. Mrs. Cooper was a lifelong resident of this area and was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.She...

Rena M. Gay
Sep 18, 2006
Rena M. Gay, 94, of St. Augustine, Florida, died on Monday, September 18, 2006. Born in Clyattville on August 29, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Horace Samuel and Lou Tishey Chason Zipperer. A member of Anastasia Baptist Church, Mrs. Gay was a homemaker and seamstress. She enjoyed crafts, sewing, and working with her hands. Survivors are her...