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

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...

Nathan Abraham Towery
Feb 8, 2005
Nathan Abraham Towery, 90, of Lake Park for the past 8 years and formerly of Atlanta, died Tuesday, February 8, 2005 in Valdosta after a brief illness. Born on January 25, 1915 in Atlanta, he was the son of the late Samuel and Viola Johnson Towery. He retired as a fireman for the City of Atlanta. He was a veteran...

Terrance (Terry) Charles Plissey
Feb 8, 2005
Terrance (Terry) Charles Plissey, 54 of Valdosta, GA died on February 8, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta after a brief illness. He was born on April 27, 1950 in Washburn, Maine, the youngest child of the late Thomas and Mary Learnard Plissey. He graduated from Washburn High School, Lee Academy and the University of Texas. A diverse...

Edrie Voigt Moore
Feb 5, 2005
Edrie Voigt Moore, 95, of Valdosta died on Saturday, February 5, 2005 at Woodlands at Cobblestone Nursing Home in Moultrie after a lengthy illness. Born in Lake City Florida to the late George and Birdie Voigt, she was a homemaker and a member of the Park Avenue United Methodist Church.Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Alan and Susan Moore of...

Barbara Templeton Bradford
Feb 4, 2005
Barbara T. Bradford, 66, of Valdosta died on Friday, February 04, 2005. Born in Savannah, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Helen Roberts Templeton. Mrs. Bradford was a substitute teacher for the Lowndes County School system and was a member of Open Bible Baptist Church.Survivors include three daughters and on son-in-law, Dale Culverhouse and Susie Bradford, both...

Anna Mae Burney Weathers
Feb 2, 2005
ANNA MAE BURNEY WEATHERS, 90, of Valdosta died Wednesday, February 2, 2005 at the Heritage House Nursing Home in Valdosta after a lengthy illness. She was born on December 18, 1914 in the Dinsmore Community of Jacksonville to the late Marcus T. and Lena Higginbotham Burney. Mrs. Weathers was a member of the Dinsmore Baptist Church.Survivors include a son and...