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

Debbie Lynne West
Feb 18, 2005
Debbie Lynne West, 47 of Valdosta, died on Friday, February 18, 2005 at her residence after a lengthy illness. She was born on October 20, 1957 in Detroit, Michigan.Debbie worked in the food service business most of her life. She was an avid sports fan, especially of NFL football and NHRA Drag racing. She enjoyed camping and was fond of...

Doris A. Kiefer
Feb 17, 2005
Doris A. Kiefer, 72, of Valdosta, died Thursday, February 17, 2005 at her residence. She was born on January 26, 1933 in Jackson, Ohio to the late Arthur and Clara Lyons Andrews. Mrs. Kiefer was a homemaker, a member of Greenwood Baptist Church and the Alzheimers Support Group.She is survived by her husband, Emory L. Kiefer of Valdosta, three daughters...

Onnie L. Bennett
Feb 16, 2005
Onnie L. Bennett, 83, of Statenville, died on Wednesday, February 16, 2005, at Suwannee Valley Nursing Home, Jasper, Florida after a brief illness. Born in Berrien County, on February 6, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Phoebe Lancaster Register. She was a homemaker and was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. She was preceded in death by her...

Clara Bass
Feb 15, 2005
Mrs. Clara Bass, 91, of Valdosta passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at her home after a lengthy illness. Born in Clinch County on November 1, 1913, she was the daughter of the late A.B. and Annie Smith and the widow of Jesse J. Bass. She had lived in Valdosta for the past 64 years and was retired from...

Rosa Lee Watley
Feb 14, 2005
Rosa Lee Watley, 96 of Lake Park, died on Monday, February 14, 2005 in Valdosta. Born on December 27, 1908 in Cobb County, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Lizzie Towns Hembree. She had worked at the Hahira Five and Dime and Joe Lazarus’ Store in Valdosta. Survivors include three sons, Joyce M. and Faye Watley of...

Robert B. Dittemer
Feb 14, 2005
Robert B. Dittemer, 77 of Valdosta, died on Sunday, February 13, 2005 at his residence after a short illness. Born on February 15, 1927 in Elizabeth, NJ, he was the son of the late, Hubert Dittemer and Ruth Norton Dittemer. He was a retired pilot in the United States Air Force. He was a member of the Valdosta South Congregation...

Nelson T. King
Feb 14, 2005
NELSON T. KING, 76, of Valdosta died Monday, February 14, 2005 at home. He was born on April 14, 1928 in Berrien County to the late Curtis and Geneva Woods King and had lived in Valdosta for the past fifty eight years. Mr. King was a veteran of the United States Air Force and a member of the VFW. He...

Marilyn Barfield
Feb 14, 2005
Marilyn Barfield, 64, of Valdosta, died on Monday, February 14, 2005. Born in Shreveport, LA to the late Harold & Vera Sims, Mrs. Barfield had lived in this area for the past 14 years. Survivors include two daughters, Susan Frost, of Woodstock, and Julie Harrison, of Acworth; two sons, William Randall Harrison and Brian Harrison, both of Shreveport, LA; two...

Dr. Amos Barfield
Feb 14, 2005
Dr. Amos Barfield, 76 of Dasher, GA, died on Monday, February 14, 2004 in Valdosta. Born on February 11, 1929 in Montgomery, GA, he was the son of the late George Jasper and Essie Hamilton Barfield. He was a veteran having served in the United States Marine Corps. In 1956, he graduated from the University of Georgia School of Veterinary...

Martha Kennedy Stephenson
Feb 13, 2005
Martha Kennedy Stephenson, 84, of Valdosta, Georgia died Sunday February 13, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center.Born on January 21, 1921 in Colquitt County, Georgia, the daughter of Archibald and Adelyn Kennedy, Mrs. Stephenson, and her late husband Frank L Stephenson Jr., were Valdosta residents and loyal members of the First United Methodist Church, for over 50 years. Mrs. Stephenson...

James Simon Nash
Feb 12, 2005
James Simon (Slick) Nash, 77, of Lake Park, died on Saturday, February 12, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday, February 16, 2005, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of the Carson McLane Funeral Home with burial at Carter Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening from 6 until...

Jean Scorbintini Imprescia
Feb 11, 2005
Jean Scorbintini Imprescia, 90 , of the Presbyterian Home in Quitman and formerly of Valdosta, died on February 11, 2005. Mrs. Imprescia was cremated and her cremains were interred with her husband at Riverview Memorial Gardens. A memorial service will be held in New York sometime this spring. Condolences may be conveyed online at obituaries at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Carson McLane Funeral...

Lula A. Mitchell
Feb 11, 2005
Lula A. (Ann) Mitchell, 60, lifetime resident of Naylor, died on Friday, February 11, 2005, at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Valdosta on September 18, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Christine Taylor Haywood and widow of the late Ernest T. Mitchell. Mrs. Mitchell was retired from the Moody Air Force...

Ruth Bryan Reddy
Feb 11, 2005
Ruth Bryan Reddy, 90, of Hahira, died Friday, February 11, 2005 at her residence. She was born in Hahira on March 18, 1914 to the late Jesse Lee Bryan, Sr. and Cora Elizabeth Webb Bryan. Mrs. Reddy was a hairdresser and owned Hahira Beauty Shop for forty years. She was a member of the Hahira United Methodist Church, Mattie Webb...

Royce A. Noles
Feb 11, 2005
Royce Ancil Noles, 84, of Valdosta, died Friday, February 11, 2005 at Fellowship Home in Brooks County. He was born on April 24, 1920 in Berrien County to the late Richard Ancil and Rosie Virginia Johnson Noles. Mr. Noles served in the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1937 – 1939 and was a Veteran of the U.S. Army having served in...

Roy Grimes, Jr.
Feb 10, 2005
Roy Grimes, Jr., 36 of Valdosta, Georgia and formerly of Dothan, Alabama, died on Thursday, February 10, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born on December 31, 1968 in Geneva, Alabama. He was employed as a Lead Supervisor at Hood Packaging and attended Trinity Baptist Church.Survivors include his wife, Melisa Grimes of Valdosta; two...

John Edward (Pee Wee) Thompson, Sr.
Feb 10, 2005
John Edward (Pee Wee) Thompson, Sr., 63 of Valdosta, died on Thursday, February 10, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born on July 29, 1941 in Lowndes County, he was the son of the late Clarence Edward, Sr. and Jewell Lightsey Thompson. He retired from the maintenance department at Wild Adventures and was a member of...

Tammy Tearesa Joiner
Feb 10, 2005
Tammy Tearesa Joiner, 39, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, February 10, 2005, after a long illness. Born on May 25, 1965, in Valdosta, she was a homemaker and member of the Church of Christ and the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. Survivors are her husband, Ronnie L. Joiner, daughter, Cheyenne Elaine Joiner, sons, Ronnie Shane Joiner, Brandon Lewis Joiner all of Valdosta;...

Don F. Reames
Feb 9, 2005
Don F. Reames, 58, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Lakeland, Florida on May 3, 1946, to the late Louis R. & Mary Alice Reames, he had been a lifelong resident of this area. In 1964, he graduated from Valdosta High School and from Valdosta State University in 1968....

Fannie Belle Dampier
Feb 8, 2005
FANNIE BELLE DAMPIER, 89, of Valdosta and formerly of Lanier County died Tuesday, February 8, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born on August 8, 1915 in Berrien County, she was the daughter of the late Pearl and Ada Williams Knowles\, and was a lifelong resident of this area. After raising seven children Mrs. Dampier worked...