OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Bradley Clayton Grooms

Bradley Clayton Grooms

Nov 28, 2022

Bradley Clayton (Clay) Grooms, 54, of Valdosta, passed away suddenly on Monday, November 28, 2022. He was born to Susan Kay Commander Grooms and the late Larry Joe Grooms on November 3, 1968 in Valdosta and had lived in this area most of his life. He loved his family and animals. He was an award-winning truck driver and had driven...

Pamela Joyce Mcguire

Pamela Joyce Mcguire

Nov 27, 2022

Pamela Joyce McGuire, 59, of Lake Park, passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2022 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on April 3, 1963, in Valdosta, to the late Billy A. Corbett and Joyce Ann Harrell Corbett. Mrs. McGuire was of the Pentecostal faith. She enjoyed spending time with family and was a homemaker. She loved cooking, fishing,...

Msgt. Harrison Hughes

Msgt. Harrison Hughes

Nov 25, 2022

MSgt. Harrison J. “Harri” Hughes, 32, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and formerly of Thomasville, Georgia, died on Friday, November 25, 2022. He was born on November 13, 1990, in Thomasville and was stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base where he served as a pararescueman with the United States Air Force. Harri loved to go fishing, especially with his children, he...

Shirley Taylor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....