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

Willene May Kelley
Jun 15, 2006
Wilene May Kelley, 68, of Hahira, died Thursday, June 15, 2006 at her residence. She was born on December 18, 1937 in Valdosta to the late Jefferson Davis and Sarah Mildred Fender May. Mrs. Kelley was a home health care nurses assistant and of the Pentecostal faith.She is survived by two daughters, Wilene Elizabeth Paris of Ray City, Dianne Mullis...

Cecelia V. Hiers
Jun 14, 2006
CECELIA V. HIERS, 84, of Valdosta died Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born on April 22, 1922 in Valdosta to the late George and Birdie Green Voigt and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mrs. Hiers was retired from Bank of America and a member of the First United Methodist Church where she was...

Harriette Folsom Sharpe
Jun 13, 2006
Harriette Folsom Sharpe, 77, of Hahira, GA and Raleigh, NC, died Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at South GA Medical Center in Valdosta, GA. She was born on March 23, 1929 in Ware County, GA to the late Albert J. and Ivey Smith Folsom. Mrs. Sharpe grew up in Hahira, was a bookkeeper, a member of Hahira United Methodist Church and...

Hazel Prentice
Jun 13, 2006
HAZEL PRENTICE, 77, of Valdosta died Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at the Heritage House Nursing Home. She was born in Nashville on January 25, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Leon Luke and Grovie Solomon Luke Ellis. Mrs. Prentice was a Baptist and was retired from Pic-N-Save.Survivors include a daughter and son in law, Gloria and Larry Daniels...

Louise Noel Tillman
Jun 13, 2006
Louise Noel Tillman, 82, of Valdosta died on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at Patten Place Retirement Center in Adel. Born on November 15, 1923, in Warren, OH, she was the daughter of the late Otto Clarence and Mary L. Yost Noel. Mrs. Tillman was a breast cancer survivor and volunteered with Reach to Recovery. She had worked in sales and...

John Robert Clayton
Jun 13, 2006
John Robert Clayton, 39, of Valdosta died on Friday, June 9, 2006 at his residence. Born on January 2, 1967 in Redding, CA, he was the son of Robert Vernon Clayton and the late Anita Elaine Wheeler Clayton. John loved the Rodeo and had a personal relationship with Jesus. He was a leader in his church, and a good friend...

Johnnie Edward Faglie
Jun 12, 2006
Johnnie Edward Faglie, of Valdosta, born to Clara N. Faglie and Gerald C. Faglie on November 19, 1947 passed his soul on Sunday, June 11, 2006 to the keeping of his Lord and Master Jesus Christ for safe keeping.Born in Valdosta at the Little and Griffin Hospital, he strove to do the best he could while attending church and school...

Thomas Carroll (Hutch) Hutchinson
Jun 11, 2006
Thomas Carroll “Hutch” Hutchinson, Jr., 51 of Valdosta, died on Sunday, June 11, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born on July 23, 1954 in Columbus, GA and was a veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Hutchinson was a carpenter in the construction business. He loved to fish, loved his family and especially...

Lona Myrl Hicks Dixon
Jun 10, 2006
LONA MYRL HICKS DIXON, 85, of Valdosta died Saturday, June 10, 2006 at the home her daughter, Darlene Keeling whom had been caring for Mrs. Dixon during her illness of the past six months. She was born on August 24, 1920 in Hamilton County, Florida to the late Calvin and Rosa Lee Prather Hicks and had lived in this area...

Victor Allen Coffman
Jun 9, 2006
VICTOR ALLEN COFFMAN, 75, of Valdosta died Friday, June 9, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Coffman was born on November 22, 1930 in Tiffin, Ohio to the late Alton Oliver and Esther Ruth Harshman Coffman and had lived in Valdosta since 1953. He was a retired tool and die machinist with IT&T and the proprietor of White Star...

Frances Fay Camp Allen
Jun 9, 2006
FRANCES FAY CAMP ALLEN, 91, of Jacksonville, Florida and formerly of Valdosta died Friday, June 9, 2006 at the Regents Park Nursing Home in Jacksonville, Fla. She was born in Columbia, South Carolina on May 7, 1915 to the late Otis O. and Fay Astin Camp and had lived in Valdosta from 1945 until 1995 when she moved to Jacksonville....

Alberta Dodds
Jun 8, 2006
Alberta Dodds, 86, formerly of Marion, IN passed away Thursday, June 8, 2006 at Eldorado Hospital in Tucson, AZ after a short illness. She was born on October 26, 1919 in Marion to the late William and Clara Smith. She is survived by two younger sisters, Minnie Henson and Wilma Bradley of Paris IL and Marion, IN respectively. She and...

Ernest Edward Carter
Jun 7, 2006
Ernest E. Carter, 65, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center after along illness. Born in Hazelhurst on September 14, 1940, he was the son of the late Edward and Clara Owens Carter. Mr. Carter was a retired self employed painter. He was a member of the Church of the Nazarene. Survivors are his...

Lt. Col Richard Adelbert Bellinger, Usaf, Ret.
Jun 6, 2006
Lt. Col. Richard Adelbert Bellinger, USAF, Ret., 74 of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, June 06, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on April 11, 1932 in Iowa City, he was the son of the late Guy “Jack” and Betty Bellinger. He attended the University of Iowa from which he graduated in 1954. He also attended the law school at...

Robert (Bob) Leonard
Jun 5, 2006
Robert “Bob” Leonard, 70 of Lake Park, died on Monday, June 5, 2006 at his residence. Born on September 2, 1935 in Plant City, FL, he was the son of the late Dake and Mildred Peavy Leonard. Mr. Leonard was a retired home builder and a retired building inspector for Lake Park. He was a United States Navy veteran having...

Barney Oldfield Garrison
Jun 5, 2006
BARNEY OLDFIELD GARRISON, 88, of Hahira died Monday, June 5, 2006 at his home. He was born on April 15, 1918 in Jefferson, Georgia to the late Lone (Lum) and Frances Nunn Garrison and had lived in Hahira for many years. Mr. Garrison was a veteran of the United States Army Infantry serving during World War II where he went...

Gene Robinson
Jun 5, 2006
Gene Robinson, 63 of Nashville died on Monday, June 5, 2006 at Tift Regional Hospital after a short illness. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Condolences to the family may be conveyed on the obituary page at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US...

Debra Faye (Debbie) Parker
Jun 3, 2006
Debra Faye (Debbie) Parker, 52 of Knoxville, TN died on June 3, 2006 in Riverton, WY. She was born on September 20, 1953 in Valdosta. She was a graduate of Lowndes High School and was a member of the Forrest Park Church of Christ. She was employed as a caregiver.She is survived by her mother, Margie Hacker Wilson of Knoxville;...

Raymond Hollis (Midget) Jones
Jun 3, 2006
Raymond Hollis “Midget” Jones, 63, of Jacksonville, FL, died Saturday, June 3, 2006 at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL. He was born on August 11, 1942 in Lowndes County, GA to the late Raymond Jackson and Margaret Screws Jones. He was an auto transport hauler.Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, Patsy Jones of Jacksonville, FL, one daughter...

D. H. Roskilly
Jun 3, 2006
D.H. Roskilly, 75, of Valdosta died Saturday, June 3, 2006 at his home. Born in Racine, Wisconsin on November 2, 1930, he was the son of the late Everett and Helen Roskilly. He was a sales representative for United State Tobacco. Mr. Roskilly was a United States Air Force veteran and a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church....