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

Harry Edward Alexander
Nov 14, 2004
HARRY EDWARD ALEXANDER, 79, of Hahira died Sunday, November 14, 2004 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on November 18, 1924 in Easley, SC to the late Joseph Crayton and Ellen Holcombe Alexander and had lived in this area for several years. Mr. Alexander was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and the U. S. Coast Guard...

Thelma C. Parks
Nov 14, 2004
Thelma C. Parks, 88, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully on November 14, 2004 at South Georgia Medical Center, following a short illness. Having lived in Valdosta for the past 6 months, she had previously lived on Henson Drive in Albany, GA for 45 years and had many dear friends there. Mrs. Parks was the Valedictorian of her graduating class at...

Mary Hanna Lahood
Nov 13, 2004
Mary Hanna LaHood, 99, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, November 13, 2004, at Smith Northview Hospital. Born in Jdita, Lebanon on February 2, 1905, she was the daughter of the late John and Sophie Hanna and widow of the late George J. LaHood, Sr. Mrs. Lahood had made her home here for over 80 years. She was a founder and...

Judy Faye Garrett League Morrell
Nov 12, 2004
Judy Faye Garrett League Morrell, 54 of Valdosta, died on Friday, November 12, 2004 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on September 9, 1950 in Bell Glade, FL. She was formerly employed with the Doctors Lab. Mrs. Morrell was of the Baptist faith.Survivors are her father and stepmother, Robert Clyde and Bonnie Garrett of Valdosta; mother, Faye Brooks...

L. A. Crumley
Nov 12, 2004
L.A. CRUMLEYL. A. CRUMLEY, 81, of Valdosta went home to be with Jesus on Friday, November 12, 2004 after a lengthy illness. He was born on February 17, 1923 in Tift County to the late Benjie and Rosie Harris Crumley and had lived in this area for fifty one years. He was a retired construction foreman and a veteran of...

Ernie Blanton, Sr.
Nov 11, 2004
Ernie Blanton, Sr., 83 of Valdosta, GA died on Thursday, November 11, 2004 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born on March 14, 1921 at Blanton Station in Lowndes Co., he was the son of the late Clance Homer and Anabel Rewis Blanton. Mr. Blanton served during World War II and the Korean Conflict with the United...

James Jerome Grimes
Nov 9, 2004
James Jerome “J.J.” Grimes, 77, of Clyattville, died on Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Emanuel County, Georgia, June 20, 1927, he was the son of the late J.R. and Ruby Kea Grimes. Mr. Grimes was a member of the Clyattville United Methodist Church. He was a Mason, St. Johns Lodge # 184, a Shriner...

James William "Bill" Howell
Nov 9, 2004
JAMES W. “BILL” HOWELL, 72, of Valdosta died Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. Born on December 8, 1931 in Valdosta, he was the son of the late L. R. and Emily Daugherty Howell. He was a retired engineer with ITT and served as a First Lieutenant with the United States Army during...

Betty D. Jones
Nov 5, 2004
Betty Dowling Jones, 75 of Lake Park, died in Birmingham, AL on Friday, November 5, 2004 following a short and severe illness. Born in Hoboken, on July 14, 1929, to the late Wiley & Cordia Dowling, Mrs. Jones made her home in Lake Park for the past 12 years. Through the years, the Jones family had lived in several cities...

Betty Sue Copeland
Nov 4, 2004
Betty Sue Copeland, 78 of Dasher, died on Thursday, November 4, 2004 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born on February 22, 1926 in Williford, AR, she was the daughter of the late John Thirston and Edna Baird Traylor. She retired from South Georgia Regional Library and was a member of the Dasher Church of Christ.Survivors are...

Elmer V. Barrentine
Nov 3, 2004
ELMER V. BARRENTINE, 76, of Valdosta died Wednesday, November 3, 2004 at his home. He was born on November 25, 1927 in Wray, Georgia to the late James and Luta Stephens Barrentine and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mr. Barrentine was a veteran of the U. S. Army and a retired truck driver with the Langdale Company.Survivors include...

Craig A. Barnes
Nov 1, 2004
Craig Albert Barnes, 71, of Valdosta, died on Monday, November 1, 2004 at his home. Born in Haddonfield, New Jersey on December 29, 1932, he graduated with honors and 1st in his class from the Univeristy of Connecticut. Mr. Barnes was retired CEO of South Georgia Medical Center. He was past president of the Georgia Hospital Association and held memberships...

Bernard Feibush
Oct 31, 2004
BERNARD FEIBUSHBERNARD FEIBUSH, 86, of Hahira died Sunday, October 31, 2004 at Smith Northview Hospital. He was born on December 18, 1917 in New York City to the late Philip and Rebecca Frankel Feibush and had lived in Lowndes County for several years. Mr. Feibush was a retired Milinary Buyer and a Healthcare Patient Representative.Survivors include his wife, Carol Feibush...

Ivey S. Culpepper
Oct 31, 2004
Ivey S. Culpepper, 86 of Valdosta, died on Sunday, October 31, 2004 at his residence after a lengthy illness. Born on December 21, 1917 in Echols County, he was the son of the late Jesse E. and Beulah Mae Peterson Culpepper. He farmed with his family in Echols County before going to work at Owens-Illinois Paper Mill where he worked...

Susie Lindstrom Kebler
Oct 30, 2004
SUSIE LINDSTROM KEBLERSUSIE LINDSTROM KEBLER, 67, of Valdosta died Saturday, October 30, 2004 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama on May 13, 1937 to the late Harry Oscar Lindstrom, Sr. and Lillian Cook Lindstrom and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Kebler was a graduate of Valdosta High School and Valdosta State College...

Byrd Elton Tomlinson
Oct 30, 2004
BYRD ELTON TOMLINSON, 73, of Valdosta died Saturday, October 30, 2004 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Echols County on March 27, 1931 to the late Talley and Cara Frances Prine Tomlinson. Mr. Tomlinson was a graduate of Valdosta High School, Valdosta State University and the Russian Language School at the Presido of Monterey, Calif. He was...

Sandra Northcutt Thomas
Oct 29, 2004
SANDRA NORTHCUTT THOMASSANDRA NORTHCUTT THOMAS, 40 of Ocilla died Friday, October 29, 2004 at her home after a short illness. She was born on November 28, 1963 in Valdosta to the late Charles Meier and Vonceil Elizabeth Pharr Northcutt. Ms. Thomas was a former member of the Park Avenue United Methodist Church.Survivors include two daughters, Amanda Thomas and Holly Thomas,...

Emma Elizabeth Peace Green
Oct 29, 2004
EMMA ELIZABETH PEACE GREEN, 74, of Valdosta died Friday, October 29, 2004 at her home. She was born on February 13, 1930 in Lowndes County to the late Clarence Elmer and Reta Cooper Peace and was a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. Mrs. Green attended the Azalea City Church of God of Prophecy and was a member of the DAV...

Willie Joe Herring
Oct 28, 2004
WILLIE JOE HERRING, 48, of Lake Park died Thursday, October 28, 2004 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born in Valdosta on April 30, 1956 to Clara Bell Dasher Herring and the late Harry Herring and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Herring was a shop foreman with Sunset Farms and was a...

Marshall R. Higginbotham
Oct 25, 2004
Marshall Rhodes Higginbotham, 85 of Valdosta, went to be with the Lord on October 25, 2004. He was born on December 8, 1918 in Elberton, GA to the late E. G. and Lizzie Mae Higginbotham along with three other brothers, E. G. Higginbotham, Jr., who passed away in the battle of Midway during World War II and Joe and Stanley...