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

Shirley Hughes
Jun 24, 2006
Shirley Hughes, 64, of Lake Park died on Saturday, June 24, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Clinch County, she attended Clinch County Schools and was a lifelong resident of South Georgia. She owned and operated the Farmhouse Restaurant in Lake Park with her husband Harold Hughes.In addition to her husband, other survivors include...

Richard Lynn Chewning
Jun 24, 2006
RICHARD LYNN CHEWNING, 55, of Lake Park died Saturday, June 24, 2006 at his home. He was born on March 8, 1951 in Stone Mountain and had lived in this area for many years. Mr. Chewning was an automobile salesman.He was dearly loved and will be deeply missed, but his memory will be kept in our hearts forever.Survivors include his...

Charles Levin
Jun 21, 2006
CHARLES LEVIN, 88, of Valdosta died Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at his home. He was born on November 27, 1917 in Wilmington, North Carolina to the late Abe and Nettie Simon Levin and was raised in Ray City and Nashville. Mr. Levin was a former resident and merchant for fifty years in Jasper, Florida before moving to Valdosta seventeen years...

Rebecca Higgins Morris
Jun 19, 2006
Rebecca Morris, 58, died at her home in Valdosta on Monday, June 19, 2006 of a sudden illness. Born in Sylacauga, Alabama, on June 30, 1947, Rebecca was the daughter of Ruth Smith and the late Albert Higgins. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors are her husband, William David Morris of Valdosta; sons and daughter in law, Michael...
Paul E. Sumner
Jun 18, 2006
Paul E. Sumner, 75, former tax commissioner of Lowndes County, died on Sunday, June 18, 2006 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born on December 3, 1930, during the Great Depression to Herman and Elizabeth Sumner. After graduating from Hahira High School, he joined the United States Air Force on July 7, 1948, and served his country...

Carlyle A. Irby, Jr.
Jun 17, 2006
Carlyle A. Irby, Jr., 75, of Valdosta, died on Friday, June 16, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on June 28, 1930, in Macon he was the son of the late Carlyle A. Jr., and Susan Jackson Irby. A graduate of Mercer University where he received his Masters Degree and Education Specialist, Mr. Irby was retired from the Georgia...

Louella C. Dixon
Jun 17, 2006
Louella C. Dixon, 63, of Valdosta, died Saturday, June 17, 2006 at Specialty Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. She was born on April 7, 1943 in Nashville, GA to the late George W. and Lena Faulkner Williams. Ms. Dixon was a homemaker and a member of Azalea City Church of God.She is survived by two daughters, Debbie Harrington of Jacksonville, FL,...

David Parmer, Sr.
Jun 17, 2006
David Parmer, Sr., 67 of Jennings, FL died on Saturday, June 17, 2006 at North FloridaRegional Hospitalin Gainesvilleafter a lengthy illness. Born on March7, 1939 in Bellefontaine, OH, he was the son of the late Marion Martin and Donna Jane Alexander Parmer. He had worked in the mining field and was a locomotive engineer for PCS formerly Occidental for 28...

Jesse Efford Culpepper
Jun 17, 2006
Jesse Efford Culpepper, 82, of Valdosta, died Saturday, June 17, 2006 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born in Echols County on February 6, 1924 to the late Jesse and Beulah Peterson Culpepper. Mr. Culpepper was retired from Dowling Bag Company and attended Forest Street Church of God.He is survived by his wife, Leota Culpepper of Valdosta,...

Joshua Castenado-Mendoza
Jun 16, 2006
Joshua Castenada-Mendoza, infant son of Josue Castenada and Maribel Mendoza of Valdosta died on Friday, June 16, 2006 at Phoebe Putney Hospital in Albany. Graveside services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, June 19, 2006 at McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens in Babyland. The family will receive friends on Monday from 10:00 a.m. until 11:15 a.m. at the Carson...
Betty J. Smith
Jun 16, 2006
Betty J. Smith, 74, of Valdosta, died suddenly of a stroke on Friday, June 16, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Atlanta on April 11, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Vertyce Mae Mobley and John D. Brooks. Mrs. Smith received her Masters in Special Education, in 1986, at Valdosta State University. She was very involved...

David G. Harrison
Jun 16, 2006
David G. Harrison, 60, of Valdosta, died on Friday, June 16, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a long illness. Born on October 4, 1945 in Waycross, he was the son of the late Ferman E. and Bertha Mae Geiger Harrison. He was a newspaper reporter and of the Methodist faith. Survivors are a daughter and son-in-law, Leigh and...

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...