OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Hugh M. Childree

Hugh M. Childree

Sep 10, 2006

Hugh M. Childree, 88, died on Monday, September 11, 2006 after a short illness. Born on August 10, 1918, in Reynolds, Georgia, he was the son of the late William Jennings and Jeffie Windham Childree. A TSGT in the U.S. Army, Mr. Childree fought in the Pacific for 4 years during WWII with the 158th Regimental Combat Team (Bushmasters). He...

John Randall (J. R.) Thornton

John Randall (J. R.) Thornton

Sep 7, 2006

JOHN RANDALL (J. R.) THORNTON, 58, of Hahira died Thursday, September 7, 2006 at his home. He was born on December 17, 1947 in Pierce County, Georgia to the late Louie Edward, Jr. and Martha Jane Strickland Thornton and had lived in Hahira for six years. Mr. Thornton had been a Deputy with the Pierce County Sheriffs Department and a...

Ernest Jessie Drew

Ernest Jessie Drew

Sep 7, 2006

ERNEST JESSIE DREW, 85, of Hahira died Thursday, September 7, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on June 15, 1921 in Hazlehurst to the late Whiteford T. and Bessie Turbeville Drew and had lived in Hahira most of his life. Mr. Drew was a member of the Hahira First Baptist Church and a veteran of the U....

Juanita Drew Baker

Juanita Drew Baker

Sep 7, 2006

JUANITA DREW BAKER, 87, of Hahira died Thursday, September 7, 2006 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born on April 9, 1919 in Hazlehurst to the late Whiteford T. and Bessie Turbeville Drew and had lived in Hahira most of her life. Mrs. Baker was a member of the Hahira First Baptist Church where she coordinated activities and worked...

John Phillip Halstead

John Phillip Halstead

Sep 7, 2006

John Phillip Halstead, 51, of Valdosta, died suddenly on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at his residence. He was born on October 7, 1954 in Albany, GA and was a member of the Faith Assembly Church. Survivors are daughters and son-in-law, Stephanie and Doug Holt of Valdosta, Jamie Halstead of Mountville, SC; son, John David Halstead of Valdosta; grandchildren, Sean, Devin,...

Jack A. (Bucky) Clark, Sr.

Jack A. (Bucky) Clark, Sr.

Sep 7, 2006

Jack A. (Bucky) Clark, Sr., 57, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born on May 28, 1949 in Wheeling, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Raymond and Doris Clark. He was a carpet installer and a member of the Azalea City Church of God. Survivors are...

Lillian Christie Moore

Lillian Christie Moore

Sep 5, 2006

Lillian Christie Moore, 90, of Valdosta died on Tuesday, September 5, 2006, at Fellowship Home. Born in Lowndes County, Miss Moore was the daughter of the late William and Isabelle Redding Moore. She received her AB Degree at Georgia State Womans College in 1940. Miss Moore taught school in Hahira, Rebecca, Nashville and Pensacola, Florida. Surviving are several nieces and...

Clare Barrineau

Clare Barrineau

Sep 3, 2006

Clare Lois Barrineau, 75, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, September 5, 2006 at Holly Hill Nursing Home. Born on December 27, 1930, in Doerun, she was the daughter of the late Marcellous “Pat” and Lois Tittle Dismuke. Clare grew up in Nashville and married William Clinton Barrineau in 1952. They had made their home in Valdosta since 1960. She was...

Andrew Charles Zaun

Andrew Charles Zaun

Sep 3, 2006

Charles Zaun, 54, of Valdosta, died suddenly on Sunday, September 3, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Miami, Florida, on March 14, 1952, he was the son of the late Richard and Lois Jean Washburn Zaun. Mr. Zaun was owner of Zauns Landscape and Design. He was a member of Christ the King Episcopal Church. Survivors are his...

Louie Amos Radney, Sr.

Louie Amos Radney, Sr.

Sep 2, 2006

LOUIE AMOS RADNEY, SR., 74, of Hahira died Saturday, September 2, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on February 24, 1932 in Moultrie to the late Judge Thornton “Big Daddy” and Viola Hart Radney and was a lifelong resident of Brooks and Lowndes Counties. Mr. Radney was a self employed service station owner and operator and loved...

Robin Lynn Wallace

Robin Lynn Wallace

Sep 1, 2006

Robin Lynn Wallace, 37 of Ray City, died on Friday, September 1, 2006 at her residence. Born on February 14, 1969 in Jacksonville, FL she was the daughter of Mary Cone Wallace and the late Nelson Wallace. She was a homemaker and of the Methodist faith.Survivors are a daughter, Sierra Danielle Webb of Valdosta; a son, Joey Webb of Nashville;...

Mary Sue "Tillie" Vaughan

Mary Sue "Tillie" Vaughan

Aug 31, 2006

MARY SUE “TILLIE” VAUGHAN, 70, of Valdosta died Thursday, August 31, 2006 at her home. She was born on June 18, 1936 in Valdosta to the late Joel Ozell “Ike” and Dorothy Wilson Hall and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mrs. Vaughan was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who...

Mary Sue (Tillie) Vaughan

Mary Sue (Tillie) Vaughan

Aug 31, 2006

MARY SUE “TILLIE” VAUGHAN, 70, of Valdosta died Thursday, August 31, 2006 at her home. She was born on June 18, 1936 in Valdosta to the late Joel Ozell “Ike” and Dorothy Wilson Hall and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mrs. Vaughan was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who...

Reginia Plaire Dickerson

Reginia Plaire Dickerson

Aug 28, 2006

REGINIA PLAIRE DICKERSON, 82, of Hahira died Monday, August 28, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Lowndes County on November 1, 1923 to the late Clifford L. and Reba Miley Plaire and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Dickerson was a member of the Hahira First Baptist Church where she was active in the...

Gary (Mac) Mckenzie

Gary (Mac) Mckenzie

Aug 28, 2006

Gary (Mac) McKenzie, 69 of Valdosta, died on Sunday, August 27, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born September 25, 1936, in Bement, IL he was the son of the late Norman and Ales Musser McKenzie. He was a veteran of the United State Air Force and served during Vietnam. He retired from the Civil Service...

Lt. Col. Jeffery Stewart Thorburn

Lt. Col. Jeffery Stewart Thorburn

Aug 27, 2006

Lt. Col. Jeffrey S. Thorburn, USAF, of Valdosta, died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006 in Tampa, FL. Born in London England on Sept. 25, 1959, he was the son of James and the late Ann (Worts) Thorburn. He was a member of the Church of England. Survivors include his wife, Joanne(Turner) Thorburn; three daughters, Jessica Thorburn, Ashley Thorburn, Amanda Thorburn; two...

Mamie Ann Jones

Mamie Ann Jones

Aug 27, 2006

Mamie Ann Jones, 59, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, August 27, 2006, after a lengthy illness. Born on January 23, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Nell Jones. Miss Jones worked for several years at Texture Tex which became Queen Carpet. She was a member of Sardis Baptist Church. She is survived by her aunt, Lucille...

Vivian S. Coody

Vivian S. Coody

Aug 25, 2006

Vivian S. Coody, 76, of Valdosta, died Friday, August 25, 2006 at her residence. She was born on Sept. 11, 1929 in Ray City, GA to the late Oscar Huey and Doris Ann DeLoach Scarborough. Mrs. Coody was retired from work as an operator with Southern Bell Telephone for 31 years. She was a member of Pioneers of America with...

Doris Virginia Setliffe

Doris Virginia Setliffe

Aug 25, 2006

Doris V. Setliffe, 81 of Valdosta and the Advent Christian Village in Dowling Park, FL, died on August 25, 2006 at Shands Lakeshore Hospital in Lake City, FL. Born on March 9, 1925 in Chattanooga, TN to the late Thomas Marvin & Rosalie Lyle Setliffe, Doris was a graduate of Tennessee Temple University. She went to Africa to serve with...

Tracy Albert Lewis, Jr.

Tracy Albert Lewis, Jr.

Aug 23, 2006

Tracy Albert Lewis, Jr., USAF MSgt. Ret., 73, of Valdosta since 1976, died on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at his residence. Born on July 18, 1933 in Aberdeen, NC, he was the son of the late Trace Albert, Sr. and Grace Alene Wilson Lewis. He retired after 39 years of combined service; 23 years of active service with the USAF...