OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Shirley Taylor
Nov 24, 2022
Shirley Stalvey Taylor, 80, of Hahira, passed away at home on Thursday, November 24, 2022, after a long illness with dementia. She had been a lifelong, faithful and devout member of Hahira First Baptist Church. Shirley worked for Star Insurance for 45 years. Mrs. Taylor graduated from Hahira High School in1960 and was a distinguished student. She loved and was...
Joann Fletcher Sirman
Nov 22, 2022
JoAnn Coppedge Fletcher Sirman, 83, of Valdosta, passed away at her home on Tuesday, November 22, 2022. Born on November 7, 1939, in Valdosta, she was the daughter of the late Robert Coppedge and Clara McLane Coppedge. JoAnn grew up in Valdosta and graduated from Valdosta High School in 1957. She was a charter member of Northside Baptist Church. In...
Patricia Ann Williamson
Nov 22, 2022
Patricia Ann Williamson, 83, of Statenville, GA, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on February 12, 1939 in Thomaston, GA, to the late Pruit Ellerbee and Anna Bell Ferguson Ellerbee. Mrs. Williamson had retired from Shaw Industries where she had worked as a machine operator. She enjoyed plants, gardening, and loved...
Jerry Mullis
Nov 22, 2022
Jerry Mullis, 61, of Hahira passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at his residence. He was born in Brooks County, GA on July 30, 1961 to the late Jack Anderson Mullis and Kathlum Warner Mullis. He was owner and operator of Hahira Electric Company and a member of Bethany Baptist Church. Jerry loved to fish, watch Lowndes Viking Football and...
Wallace W. “Wally” Colson
Nov 22, 2022
Wallace W. “Wally” Colson, 85, of Dasher, died on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at his residence. Wally was born in Greencastle, Indiana to the late Wilbur Willis Colson and McCleta Irene Grubbs Colson on July 1, 1937. At an early age the Colson family moved to St. Petersburg, FL and then when Wally was in his early teens, they moved...
Zoila Santos Lopez
Nov 21, 2022
Zoila Santos Lopez, 78, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2022 at Clinch Memorial Hospital. She was born on June 9, 1944 in Peru. She was a homemaker who was very dedicated to her family. She supported her husband and family. Mrs. Lopez was a great cook and loved by many. She was a very devout Catholic who...
Marilyn Jeanette Davis
Nov 21, 2022
Marilyn Jeanette Davis, 82, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2022. Mrs. Davis was born on July 2, 1940, in Donalsonville, GA, to the late Dr. Rufus McMickle and Hannah Jane Gooding McMickle. Mrs. Davis was employed by AAFES as a vending manager. Mrs. Davis loved the Atlanta Braves, the Florida Gators, and she enjoyed doing word search...
Nongnoch Jussely
Nov 20, 2022
Nongnoch S. Jussely, affectionately known as Yai, 58, of Lake Park, died on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Bangkok, Thailand on June 29, 1964. She is the daughter of the late Morris Eugene and Noi Squires. Yai loved her dogs, working in her garden, cooking Thai dishes and...
Senta Thompson
Nov 16, 2022
Senta Meyer Thompson, 96, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at Langdale Hospice House. Senta was born on July 19, 1926, in Hilpoltstein, Germany. She met her husband, Dr. Emory Thompson while he was stationed with the U.S. Army in the European Theatre of Operations following WW II. She became a naturalized U.S. Citizen which she was...
Dr. John R. Rice
Nov 13, 2022
Dr. John R. Rice, 93, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, November 13, 2022, at Fellowship Home following a period of declining health. He was born on December 28, 1928, in Olean, New York to the late Forest Leland and Belle Frances Nagel Rice. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served during the time of the Korean...
Donnie Flowers
Nov 11, 2022
Donnie Flowers, 69, of Lake Park, Echols County, GA, went to be with the lord at his home surrounded by his loved ones on Friday, November 11, 2022. Born in Brundidge, Alabama on February 2, 1953, He was the son of the late Rubin and Lavelia Ashberry Flowers. He was a Pentacostal. Donnie had worked as a block machine operator...
Marty Dean Singletary
Nov 11, 2022
Marty Dean Singletary, 60, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2022, at home. Mr. Singletary was born on April 21, 1962, in Nashville, GA, to the late Mack Singletary and Geneva Hall Singletary. Mr. Singletary was a self-employed handyman and of the Church of God faith. Mr. Singletary enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping. He loved wrestling, and spending...
Gloria Astrid Meer
Nov 11, 2022
Gloria Astrid Meer, 88, of Adel, died on Friday, November 11, 2022, after a lengthy illness. Born in Atlanta to the late Ashby & Ada Belle Lovett Rucker, she had lived in this area for the past 34 years. Gloria graduated with a bachelor degree from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. Following graduation, she went to work with the...
Shelby Jean Bass
Nov 8, 2022
Shelby Jean Bass, 85, of Valdosta passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at her residence. She was born in Sylvester, GA on August 31, 1937, to the late Daniel Basil Hancock and Vera Bell Watson Hancock. In the mid-1950's, Mrs. Bass met her husband, William Franklin Bass, Jr., and they married on June 25, 1955. After her husband's retirement from...
Mary Ruth Brown
Nov 8, 2022
Mary Ruth Brown, 82, of Hahira, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at the home of her daughter. She was born on March 5, 1940, in Chadbourn, North Carolina to the late Rosier Lennon Powell and Alma Gertrude Merritt Powell. Mrs. Brown was a bookkeeper with J. M. Mathis Company in Fayetteville, NC before she became a full-time homemaker....
Carolyn Faye Hutchinson
Nov 8, 2022
Carolyn Faye Hutchinson, 83, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, November 8, 2022 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on December 3, 1938, in Brooks County, GA, to the late Robert Cleon Hutchinson and Alma Estelle Mulder Hutchinson. She had worked as a factory worker at CISCO Systems, Inc. She was a member of Loch Laurel Baptist Church...
Jamie George
Nov 7, 2022
Jamie George, 51, of Lake Park, died on Monday, November 7, 2022, at his residence following a period of declining health. He was born in Valdosta on October 9, 1971, to the late Charles James George, Jr., and Barbara Ellis George. He had worked as a heavy equipment operator with Nutrien PCS and was of the Church of God faith....
Dr. Susan Belson
Nov 4, 2022
Dr. Susan Belson, 71, of Valdosta, died on Friday, November 4, 2022, at Fellowship Home after a period of declining health. Born in Hagerstown, MD to Frances Gimbel Syfrett and the late Edward Jaquelin Ware, the family soon moved to south Florida where Susan grew up. She graduated from Riviera Beach High School where she excelled in many subjects. While...
Wanda Edwards
Nov 3, 2022
Wanda Fitchjarrell Edwards, 63, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2022 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on September 16, 1959 in Sumter, South Carolina to Patricia Ray Fitchjarrell and the late John Wesley Fitchjarrell. Mrs. Edwards lived in several places as she grew up, until the family moved to Twin Lakes in the early 1970’s...
John Paul Bush
Nov 2, 2022
MSgt. John Paul Bush, (USAF, Retired), 78, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at Fellowship Home following a period of declining health.
John Paul Bush will be cremated according to his wishes and no formal services are scheduled. Carson McLane Funeral Services is serving the Bush family.