OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Henry Dennis Wetherington

Henry Dennis Wetherington

Oct 15, 2006

Henry Dennis Wetherington of Valdosta, decorated Vietnam War veteran, died October 15, 2006 peacefully at home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was a community leader and owner of the local auto parts stores. The son of the late Roger Vincent and Ruby Jones Wetherington, Dennis was born on February 4, 1946. He was the owner/operator of the NAPA...

Christine O. Dollar

Christine O. Dollar

Oct 11, 2006

CHRISTINE O. DOLLAR, 88, of Valdosta died Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. She was born on March 18, 1918 in Cairo to the late Joseph Farmer and Annie Mae Coleman Farmer and had lived in this area most of her life. Mrs. Dollar was a member of the Charity Baptist Church and...

Cynthia Mary Kuter

Cynthia Mary Kuter

Oct 10, 2006

Mrs. Cynthia Mary (Joyner) Kuter of Valdosta, Georgia and formerly of Passaic, New Jersey, passed away at The United Hospice Center of Lakehaven Nursing Home, October 10, 2006.Cynthia was born September 4, 1926 in Madras, India, to the late Richard Sidney and Violet Maud (Gilmour) Joyner. She was baptized in Christ Church, Madras. The family later moved to Bangalore, India...

Richard A. Deloach

Richard A. Deloach

Oct 10, 2006

Richard A. DeLoach, 66, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, October 10, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on October 27, 1939, the son of Melba M. DeLoach and the late Ralph S. DeLoach. He was a lifetime resident of Valdosta and a graduate of Valdosta State College. Mr. DeLoach retired as corporate officer of Reames Concrete Company...

Jack Franklin Howell

Jack Franklin Howell

Oct 10, 2006

JACK FRANKLIN HOWELL, 77, of Hahira passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born on Feburary 3, 1929 in Lowndes County to the late Joseph Franklin and Erie Folsom Howell and was a lifelong resident of Hahira. Mr. Howell graduated from Hahira High School in 1947 and was a retired...

Archie Albert Frier

Archie Albert Frier

Oct 9, 2006

Archie Albert Frier was born June 2, 1939 in Jasper, Florida, to Olive Albert Frier and Mary Lou Arnold Frier. Archie accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior at an early age. As a teenager, Archie served as Youth Evangelist for the Churches of God in North Florida and pastored several churches. He served in the United States Army during the...

Helen A. Baltrus

Helen A. Baltrus

Oct 9, 2006

Helen A. Baltrus, 79, of Valdosta, died at South Georgia Medical Center on Sunday, October 8, 2006. Born in Newark, New Jersey on March 4, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Anna Giebus Andrews. Mrs. Baltrus was a homemaker and a member of St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church. Survivors are her daughters, Marilyn Baltrus of...

Ruby Eloie Branam

Ruby Eloie Branam

Oct 9, 2006

Ruby Eloie Branam, 78, of Valdosta, died on Monday, October 9, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Kimbrough, Georgia in Webster County, on November 24, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Sarah Elizabeth Singleton Troutman. Mrs. Branam graduated from Jones County High School in 1945 and the Macon Hospital...

Minnie Keller Roberts Williams

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...