OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Letha Irene Mclane Durrance

Letha Irene Mclane Durrance

Jul 8, 2006

LETHA IRENE McLANE DURRANCE, 83, of Valdosta died Saturday, July 8, 2006 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born on November 27, 1922 in Lowndes County to the late Norman Sheard and Annie Jane Kinsey McLane and was a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. Mrs. Durrance was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church.Survivors include three grandchildren,...

James Brown Hayes

James Brown Hayes

Jul 8, 2006

JAMES BROWN HAYES, 83, of Barney died Saturday, July 8, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on August 14, 1922 in Brooks County to the late Irvin and Hattie Rowell Hayes. Mr. Hayes was a retired farmer and a veteran of the United States Navy having served in World War II. He was a member of the...

Warren Lee "Bud" Adams

Warren Lee "Bud" Adams

Jul 7, 2006

Warren L. “Bud” Adams, 74, of Statenville, died on Friday, July 7, 2006, in Douglas from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born in Coffee County on November 23, 1931, he was the son of the late Ivey and Mollie Harrell Adams. Mr. Adams was a U.S. Veteran and had worked as a dragline operator. He was a Methodist. Survivors...

Laura A. Glass

Laura A. Glass

Jul 7, 2006

LAURA A. GLASS, 87, of Valdosta died Friday, July 7, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on April 14, 1919 in Miller County, Georgia to the late Will and Maggie Runnels Norris and had lived in Valdosta for fifty four years. Mrs. Glass was a member of the Forrest Street Church of God Survivors include three daughters...

Egon Herrman Paul Boettcher

Egon Herrman Paul Boettcher

Jul 6, 2006

Egon Herrman Paul Boettcher, 72, of Lakeland, died at his home on Thursday, July 6, 2006, after a lengthy illness. Born on November 18, 1933, in Nuestatin, Germany, he was the son of the late Freidrich and Emma Conrad Boettcher. Mr. Boettcher was formerly of California before making his home in Lakeland 24 years ago. He had worked as a...

Rebecca (Becky) Delk

Rebecca (Becky) Delk

Jul 5, 2006

Rebecca (Becky) Delk, 44 of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 at her residence after a short illness. Born on January 3, 1962 in Valdosta, she was the daughter of the late Elton Melvin and Emma Elizabeth Peace Green. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God of Prophesy.Survivors are her husband, James Delk of...

Willie Terrell Sims

Willie Terrell Sims

Jul 5, 2006

WILLIE TERRELL SIMS, 62, of Valdosta (Ousley Community) died Wednesday, July 5, 2006 in Jasper, Florida. He was born in Lowndes County on December 29, 1943 to the late Joe Terrell and Myrtle Ruth Stephens Sims and was a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. Mr. Sims was a veteran of the United States Army and was employed as a First...

Florence Rentz Hughes

Florence Rentz Hughes

Jul 3, 2006

Florence Rentz Hughes, 96 of Echols County, died on Monday, July 03, 2006 at Langdale Place. Born on July 24, 1909 in Echols Co., she was the daughter of the late Lev and Effie Marshall Rentz. She married the late Willie (Little Bill) Hughes on September 18, 1926 and they lived most of their married life in Fargo. She was...

Mary Elizabeth Houston Dickey

Mary Elizabeth Houston Dickey

Jul 1, 2006

Mary Elizabeth Houston Dickey, of Valdosta, died on Saturday July 1, 2006 following a brief illness. Born on May 17, 1915 in Thomasville, to the late Lewis Cass Houston and Gertrude Remington Lloyd Houston, Mrs. Dickey attended public and private schools there in Thomasville. She also attended Washington Seminary in Atlanta, Texas Christian University and other colleges in Texas, pledging...

Francis Wayne Smith

Francis Wayne Smith

Jul 1, 2006

Francis Wayne Smith, 45, of Atlanta, formerly of Valdosta, died on Saturday, July 1, 2006 at Atlanta Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Born on March 24, 1961, in Valdosta to Lota and Mitchell Smith, Wayne attended local schools and then Valdosta State University, where he pledged Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He received a degree in accounting from Georgia State...

Lane Douglas Mccullough

Lane Douglas Mccullough

Jun 30, 2006

Lane Douglas McCullough of Valdosta died Friday, June 30, 2006 at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA. He was born on March 21, 2006 in Valdosta and is survived by his mother, Amanda McCullough and his grandmother, Margaret Barber both of Valdosta, Aunts, Uncles and Cousins.Graveside funeral services will be held Monday, July 3, 2006 at Riverview Memorial...

Reverend John A. Hillis

Reverend John A. Hillis

Jun 29, 2006

Reverend John A. Hillis, 74 of Lake Park, died on June 29, 2006 at his residence after a lengthy illness. Born on September 27, 1931 in Statenville, he was the son of the late Lloyd Elliott, Sr. and Josephine Landing Hillis. He was a member of the Lake Park Church of God. He was in the ministry for over 40...

Julian Richmond Royals

Julian Richmond Royals

Jun 28, 2006

Julian Richmond Royals, 69 of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on April 22, 1937 in Lake Park, he was the son of the late Richard Richmond and Irby Cora Lee Lasseter Royals. Mr. Royals was an automobile mechanic and a veteran of the United States Navy.Survivors are his wife, Mary O. Royals...

Mary Ann Lee

Mary Ann Lee

Jun 27, 2006

Mary Ann Lee, 74, of Valdosta, died Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on May 27, 1932 in Midland City, Alabama to the late William Calvin and Virta Dean Smoot. She was a retired seamstress from Nashville Textile where she worked for thirty years. Ms. Lee was currently a member of Christ The King...

Lillie Mae Bussey Black

Lillie Mae Bussey Black

Jun 24, 2006

LILLIE MAE BUSSEY BLACK, 90, of Clyattville departed this life on Saturday, June 24, 2006 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. Mrs. Black was born on May 18, 1916 in the Clayttville area of Lowndes County to the late Joseph Rush Bussey and Hattie Gertrude Anderson Bussey. On March 3, 1940 she married James Edward Black who preceded her in...

Shirley Hughes

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

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

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

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

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...