OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Lois B. Crosby

Lois B. Crosby

Sep 28, 2005

LOIS B. CROSBY, 86, of Valdosta died Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at the Heritage House Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. She was born on June 2, 1919 in Thomas County to the late Tom and Beatrice Warren and was lifelong resident of this area. She was a member of the Forrest Park Church of Christ. Survivors include three daughters...

Mark Merrell Gilliland

Mark Merrell Gilliland

Sep 26, 2005

MARK MERRELL GILLILAND, 49, of Valdosta died Monday, September 26, 2005 from injuries sustained in an accident in Brooks County. He was born on December 28, 1955 in Atlanta to Patricia Merrell Gilliland and the late William Ray Gilliland and had lived in Valdosta for forty three years. He was a chiropractor and an active member of the Central Avenue...

Carl Brooks

Carl Brooks

Sep 26, 2005

CARL “BUDDY” BROOKS, 65, of Valdosta died Monday, September 26, 2005 at his home after a lengthy illness due to lung cancer. He was born on January 30, 1940 in Colquitt County to the late Carl and Grace Hughes Brooks and had lived in this area all of his life. He was retired as a regional manager for Famous Amos...

Roberta L. Neighbors

Roberta L. Neighbors

Sep 26, 2005

Roberta L. Neighbors, 77 of Valdosta died on Monday, September 26, 2005 in Valdosta. Born on February 15, 1928 in Vincennes, Knox Co., IN, she was the daughter of the late Robert Carl and Ruth C. Snyder Madden. Mrs. Neighbors was a self-employed seamstress, a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and of the Christian faith.Survivors are four...

Elva Grey Johnson Brown

Elva Grey Johnson Brown

Sep 24, 2005

Elva Grey Johnson Brown, 61 of Macon, died on Saturday, September 24, 2005 at Portsbridge Hospice following a long illness. Services will be held on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 at 2 p.m. in the sanctuary of Mulberry Street United Methodist Church with the Reverends Creede Hinshaw and Jimmy Towson officiating. The family will receive visitors following the funeral service in...

James Wheeler

James Wheeler

Sep 24, 2005

James Wheeler, 91, of Valdosta, died Saturday, September 24, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on May 17, 1914 in Grady County, Georgia to the late Jessie Raines and Sallie Lou Hines Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler was the owner and operator of Valdosta Mattress Company, served in the United States Army from 1943 until 1945, was a member...

Al Holliman

Al Holliman

Sep 20, 2005

Al Holliman, 79, of Pascagoula, Ms., died Sunday, September 18, 2005, in Pascagoula. He was a member of Central Church of Christ, serving as an elder and deacon for more than 35 years. He retired in 1992 from Ingalls Shipbuilding after 30 years of service.Mr. Holliman was an only child and was preceded in death by his parents Robert Lewis...

Burma Lee Welch

Burma Lee Welch

Sep 19, 2005

Burma Lee Welch, 82 of Valdosta, died on Monday, September 19, 2005. Born on September 29, 1922 in Dade City, FL, she was the daughter of the late Arnie J. and Nonnie Allen Wetherington and the widow of Jack Melton Welch. Mrs. Welch was an Avon Representative and a homemaker. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church.Survivors are sisters...

Ingeborg Burton

Ingeborg Burton

Sep 18, 2005

INGEBORG BURTON, 74, of Valdosta died Sunday, September 18, 2005 at her home. She was born in Stuttgart, Germany on April 19, 1931 to the late Karl and Karolina Staruss Zimmerman. Mrs. Burton had lived in Cusseta, Georgia before moving to Valdosta ten years ago. She was a homemaker and a Protestant. Survivors include a daughter in law, Sheila Beach...

Donna Addison

Donna Addison

Sep 18, 2005

Donna Addison, 45, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, September 18, 2005, in Lakeland, Georgia. Born in Valdosta, on August 6, 1960, she was the daughter of the late Beatrice Dozier Barkley and William Barkley, Sr. Survivors are her husband, LeRoy Addison of Ft. White, Florida, sons, Robert Tingen of Valdosta, William Addison of Valdosta, brother and sisters, Betty Brantley and...

Francis J. Darlea, Sr.

Francis J. Darlea, Sr.

Sep 16, 2005

FRANCIS J. DARLEA, SR., 89, of Valdosta died Friday, September 16, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Darlea will be cremated and no services will be held. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602 Visitation: Carson McLane Funeral...

Elizabeth Kay Dennis Carter

Elizabeth Kay Dennis Carter

Sep 15, 2005

ELIZABETH KAY DENNIS CARTER, 59, of North Fort Myers, Fla died Thursday, September 15, 2005 from injuries sustained in an accident. She was born on August 18, 1946 in Logansport, Illinois and had lived in Hahira for many years before moving to North Fort Myers, Fla. Mrs. Carter was a registered nurse.Survivors include her husband, Jimmy H. Carter of North...

Alberta Van Vlake

Alberta Van Vlake

Sep 15, 2005

Alberta Van Vlake 89, of Valdosta died Thursday, September 15, 2005 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman after a lengthy illness. She was born on January 28, 1916 in West Helena, Arkansas to the late Elmer and Hazel Phillips Brewer and had lived in Valdosta for more than forty years. Mrs. Van Vlake owned and operated Van’s Nursery for thirty...

Armond M. Thomas, Sr.

Armond M. Thomas, Sr.

Sep 13, 2005

ARMOND M. THOMAS, SR., 83, of Twin Lakes died Tuesday, September 13, 2005 at the Fellowship Home after a lengthy illness. He was born on January 27, 1922 in New River, Florida to the late William and Avoy Thomas and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Thomas was retired from Owens Illinois and a veteran of World War...

Richard James Quinif

Richard James Quinif

Sep 13, 2005

Richard James Quinif, 72, of Valdosta died on Tuesday, September 13, 2005. He was born on December 20, 1932, in Perrysburg, OH. He was the son of the late Jules Quinif and Eva Servais Quinif. He was retired from Owens Illinois and had lived in Valdosta since 1960. He was a member of the Central Avenue Church of Christ. He...

Martha Smith Cooper

Martha Smith Cooper

Sep 12, 2005

Martha Smith Cooper, 87 of Valdosta, died on Sunday, September 11, 2005 after a lengthy illness. Born on December 11, 1917 in Elizabethtown, NC, she was the daughter of the late William Berry and Alice Rebecca Hanes Smith. Mrs. Cooper was a school teacher in Fargo and in Pearson, teaching a total of 43 years and was a member of...

P. Douglas Harrell

P. Douglas Harrell

Sep 12, 2005

P. Douglas Harrell, 73 of Valdosta died on Monday, September 12, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Carson McLane Funeral Home. Condolences may be conveyed to the family on the Obituary page at mclanefuneralservice.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US...

P. Douglas Harrell

P. Douglas Harrell

Sep 12, 2005

P. Douglas Harrell, 73 of Valdosta, passed away September 12, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born on September 8, 1932 in Valdosta, he was the son of the late Edward and Tanzie Culpepper Harrell. He is survived by four aunts and two uncles, Efford and Leota Culpepper, Thelma Culpepper, Charles and Gladys O’Neal and Lillian...

Stephen D. Mcgilvray

Stephen D. Mcgilvray

Sep 11, 2005

Stephen D. McGilvray, Sr., 48, of Hahira, died Sunday, September 11, 2005 at Memorial Hospital in Adel. He was born in Lowndes County on June 12, 1957 to the late Perry Paul and Betty Snow McGilvray. He was an auto parts salesman and of the Baptist faith.Mr. McGilvray is survived by his mother, Betty McGilvray of Hahira, five children and...

George G. Keen

George G. Keen

Sep 10, 2005

George G. Keen, 74, of Valdosta, died Saturday, September 10, 2005 at Lake Haven Nursing Home. Mr. Keen was a sheet metal worker and a veteran of the National Guard.He is survived by three daughters, Shirley Warren of Jasper, GA, Linda Johnson of Jacksonville, FL and Michelle Messimer of Virginia, one son, Ricky Keen of Valdosta, thirteen grandchildren, James Warren...