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

Justin Taylor Hobdy
Jun 12, 2005
JUSTIN TAYLOR HOBDY, 21, of Valdosta died Sunday, June 12, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carson McLane Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602

C. Howard Hall
Jun 12, 2005
C. Howard Hall, 71, of Jennings, Florida, died on Sunday, June 12, 2005, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Jennings on November 3, 1933, he was the son of the late Leonard Lee and Jimmie Lee Collins Hall. Mr. Hall was a Navy Veteran , serving during the Korean Conflict. He had owned and operated C. Howard Hall Appliances...

Grace Rutherford Walker
Jun 11, 2005
GRACE RUTHERFORD WALKER, 90, of Valdosta died Saturday, June 11, 2005 at the Berrien County Hospital. She was born on December 19, 1914 in Berrien County to the late Everett and Mary Taylor Rutherford and had lived in Valdosta most of her life. Mrs. Walker was a retired textile worker for more than thirty years and was a member of...

Benny Mitcham
Jun 9, 2005
BENNY MITCHAM, 71, of Valdosta died Thursday, June 9, 2005. He was born on January 22, 1934 in Ty Ty, Georgia to Nell Fargason Mitcham and the late Mercer Hatton Mitcham and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mr. Mitcham was a member of the First Christian Church where he served as Elder and a member of the choir....

Deborah J. Strom
Jun 8, 2005
Deborah J. Strom, 33 of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at her residence after a lengthy battle with cancer. Born on September 28, 1971 in Telfair County, she was the daughter of Mary Sue Jeffries and the late Dr. Joe Tom Jeffries of McRae. She received her Masters in Speech/Language Pathology from Valdosta State University and was employed...

Sharon Kaye Steele Thigpen Haaland
Jun 5, 2005
Sharon Kaye Steele Thigpen Haaland, 63 of Valdosta, died on Sunday, June 5, 2005 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. Born on September 22, 1941 in Connersville, IN, she was the daughter of the late Dewey and Ruth Shubert Steele. She was employed at C & S Bank (Nations Bank) for 26 years. She attended the Church of the...

Thomas Isaac (Ike) Carter Jr.
Jun 5, 2005
Thomas Isaac (Ike) Carter, Jr., 81, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, June 5, 2005, at his home. Born in Lowndes County on March 30, 1924 he was the son of the late Thomas Isaac (Ike), Sr. and Rosa Moore Carter. Mr. Carter was an Army Veteran of World War II. He was a member of Pleasant Way Baptist Church, was...

Dr. Donald E. Gerlock
Jun 5, 2005
Dr. Donald E. Gerlock, age 87, died on Sunday, June 5, 2005 in Athens, GA. Services are tentatively scheduled for Thursday, June 9, 2005. The family will tentatively receive friends at Carson McLane Funeral Home on Wednesday evening. Arrangements will be announced by Carson McLane Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US...

Emma Lee Nichols Byrd
Jun 5, 2005
Emma Lee Nichols Byrd, 83, of Valdosta, died at her residence on Sunday, June 5, 2005, after a lengthy illness. Born in Seminole County to the late Pete & Mallie Nichols, she had lived in this area for the past 50 years. Mrs. Byrd and her husband, Elmer, were married on October 5, 1940, almost 65 years ago. She was...

Dr. Donald Emory Gerlock
Jun 5, 2005
Dr. Donald Emory Gerlock, 86, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, June 5, 2005 in Athens, GA. Born in Altoona, PA to the late Frank & Gladys Gerlock, he had lived in Valdosta for many years. Dr. Gerlock was a retired Professor of Education at Valdosta State University and former Principal of Pine Grove Elementary School. Dr. Gerlock was an active...

Ulmer B. Mccranie
Jun 4, 2005
Ulmer B. McCranie, 96, of Valdosta, died Saturday, June 4, 2005 at Fellowship Home. He was born on September 28, 1908 in Cook County, GA to the late William Henry and Roxie Mullis McCranie. Mr. McCranie was a civil engineer, a World War II United States Navy Veteran, a member of Northside Baptist Church and a Mason. He had lived...

P. C. Carter
Jun 4, 2005
P. C. CARTER, 93, of Ray City died Saturday, June 4, 2005 at Crestwood Nursing Home. He was born in Lowndes County on April 26, 1912 to the late Zeke and Belle Allen Carter and was a Baptist. Mr. Carter retired from Swift Packing Company in Moultrie where he lived from 1939-1980 before moving to Ray City. He enjoyed helping...

Dr. William (Bill) Frierson
Jun 1, 2005
Dr. William “Bill” Frierson, 72, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born on May 12, 1933, in Farmville, VA to the late W. Joe and Ione Livingston Frierson. Mr. Frierson was a member of the Christ Episcopal Church where he actively participated in the Adult teaching and...

Charles H Harper
May 30, 2005
CHARLES H HARPER, 72, of Quitman died Monday, May 30, 2005 at the Brooks County Hospital. He was born on January 12, 1933 in Odum, Georgia to the late Barry and Cathern Davis Harper and had lived in Brooks County for thirty two years. Mr. Harper was an industrial manager with American Cynamid and a veteran of the U. S....

Dr. F.G. (Tex) Eldridge
May 30, 2005
Dr. F. G. (Tex) Eldridge, 99, of Valdosta, died on Monday, May 30, 2005. Born in Gainesville, Texas, on September 27, 1905, he was the son of the late Reverend John E. and Irene B. Eldridge. Dr. Eldridge graduated from Matador High School, Matador, Texas in 1924 and received his A.B. and B.S. in 1929 from McMurray University in Abilene,...

Nancy Daniels Holmes
May 29, 2005
Nancy Holmes, 83, of Lake Park, died at Baptist Village after a short illness on Sunday, May 29, 2005. Born in Dooly County, Georgia on December 4, 1921 she was the daughter of the late Henry and Ada Daniels. Mrs. Holmes was a school teacher for 34 years, teaching in Brooks and Macon counties. She was a member of the...

Evelyn "Baba" Coody Nadack
May 25, 2005
EVELYN “Baba” COODY NADACK, 80, of Valdosta died Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on May 30, 1924 in Valdosta to the late H. C. and Alice Johnson Coody and was a lifetime resident of Lowndes County. Mrs. Nadack was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Valdosta. Survivors include her husband,...

Philip Jay Phelps
May 25, 2005
Philip Jay Phelps, 30, of Valdosta and formerly of Maine, died in an automobile accident on Wednesday, May 25, 2005. Born on September 28, 1974 in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, he had received his Bachelor of Science at the University of Maine. He was employed with PCA as a chemical engineer and was an Episcopalian. Mr. Phelps is survived...

Gladys Clifton Williams
May 25, 2005
GLADYS CLIFTON WILLIAMS, 78, of Lake Park died Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at Smith Northview Hospital. She was born on October 11, 1926 in Tampa, Florida to the late Barney Hampton and Kate Cribb Clifton and had lived in Lowndes County most of her life. Mrs. Williams was a courier for the Doctors Laboratory.Survivors include a daughter, Jo Lynn Evans...

Wilton Adams
May 24, 2005
Wilton Adams, 68, of Pavo, Georgia, died Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, Georgia. He was born on November 17, 1936 in Coffee County, Georgia to the late Bruce and Mammie Solomon Adams. Mr. Adams was retired and was a United States Army Veteran.He is survived by his wife, Margie Adams of Pavo, two daughters and...