OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Paul C. Hamilton, Ii
Jan 19, 2022
Paul C. Hamilton II, 67 of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at his residence. He was born on April 17, 1954, at Clark Air Force Base, Manila, Philippines to Dolores Bustos Hamilton and the late William P. Hamilton. He was employed by New York SPCC Child Abuse Unit Chief Investigator. He was of the Catholic faith. Mr....
John T. Milhous, Jr.
Jan 19, 2022
John T. Milhous, Jr. passed away at Fellowship Home at Brookside on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 after a lengthy illness. John was born in Valdosta on March 5, 1932 and was a lifelong resident of this area. He was the son of the late, John Tally Milhous, Sr. and Coreatha Limeberger Milhous. John married Barbara Parker on March 1, 1959...
Richard James Collenette
Jan 19, 2022
Richard James Collenette, 73, of Hahira, GA, died Wednesday, January 19th, 2022 at Langdale Hospice House following a period of declining health and the loss of his beloved wife of 35 years, Frances Louise Collenette. Mr. Collenette was born July 13, 1948 on the island of Guernsey, in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy, to parents Clifford Collenette...
Clint Purdy
Jan 18, 2022
Clint Purdy, 47, of Valdosta, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at his home. Clint was born on April 28, 1974, in Valdosta. He grew up in Valdosta and graduated from Valdosta High School in 1993. He worked with his father in the family business for several years before beginning a career as an electrician in the early...
Ferroll Weldon Mcleod
Jan 18, 2022
Ferroll Weldon McLeod, 84, of Lake Park, died on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Heritage House Nursing Home. Born on August 3, 1937, in Bastrop, Louisiana, he was the son of the late Ferroll Weldon McLeod, Sr., and Lovett Golden Gentry. Married 63 years to his loving wife, Mary Ann, he enjoyed working in his yard and loved the outdoors....
James (Don) Donovan King
Jan 18, 2022
James (Don) Donovan King, 55, of Valdosta, GA, passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. James was born on April 14, 1966 in Buford, GA to James Walter and Martha Croll King. He loved camping, the outdoors, and his family. He also enjoyed antiquing with his loving wife of 34 years, Kimberly. He is survived by his wife Kimberly King,...
George Hankins Fielding
Jan 17, 2022
George Hankins Fielding, 72, of Lake Park, passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022 at his home. Mr. Fielding was born on August 19, 1949 in Haylow, GA, the son of Mr. William Starling Fielding and Mrs. Dorothy Tomlinson Fielding. Mr. Fielding was married to the late Sheryl Kay Fielding for 47 years until her passing in 2019. He is...
William Williamson
Jan 17, 2022
William Garnett Williamson, III, known as Mickey by those that knew and loved him, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022, at home after a short but quick battle with vascular dementia. We rejoice knowing he is smiling down on us from Heaven. Mickey was survived by his wife Beverly Spry Williamson of 38 years; son and daughter-in-law William G Williamson...
Laura Burns
Jan 17, 2022
Laura Gallegos Burns passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022, at her home in Valdosta, GA surrounded by her family. She was born in Inglewood, CA to Oscar and Mary Gallegos on August 12, 1969. She joined the Air Force in July 1987 after graduating from Pius X. She married her husband Allan Burns in April 1989 in Philadelphia, NY...
Herb (Herby) Hopper
Jan 16, 2022
Herb (Herby) Hopper, 68, of Adel, died at Langdale Hospice House on Sunday, January 16, 2022. Born in Adel on December 27, 1953, Herby was the son of the late James Alvin and Nell Reddick Hopper. A member of Abundant Life Church of God, he worked with House of Grace in Adel, leading devotionals, and bible studies, encouraging, and mentoring...
Ida Bell Williams
Jan 16, 2022
Ida Bell Williams, 95, of Hahira, GA passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022. She was born on November 7, 1926 to the late John Phillip and Texas Virginia Noles Whittle in Adel, GA. She loved cooking, listening to gospel music, sewing, canning and catfish. She deeply loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them. She is survived by...
Debra Rae Rusch
Jan 15, 2022
Debra Rae Rusch, 65, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, January 15, 2022, at South Georgia Medical Center following a period of declining health. She was born in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin on July 17, 1956, and had worked many years in the banking and insurance industries. She was of the Lutheran faith. Debra loved crafts of all kinds and could make...
Bobby G. Richardson
Jan 15, 2022
Bobby G. Richardson, Sr., 81, of Valdosta died Saturday, January 15, 2022 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Chipley, Florida to the late William Pounce and Carrie Iduma Bowen Richardson and had lived in Valdosta for many years. He owned and operated Richardson Brothers Sheet Metal for many years and attended Pauline Baptist Church. He enjoyed reading...
Gloria Ortiz-Soto
Jan 14, 2022
Gloria Ortiz-Soto, 49, of Valdosta, died on Friday, January 14, 2022, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on April 4, 1972, in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico to Pablo and Gloria Esther Melendez Ortiz. Gloria had worked as an immigration paralegal in Tampa, Florida and currently worked with her husband and served as the manager for Heavenly Produce. Gloria was...
Jim William Sherley
Jan 14, 2022
Jim William Sherley, 64, of Ray City died Friday, January 14, 2022 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Quitman on December 15, 1957 to the late JW and Ida Pauline Oliver Sherley. Mr. Sherley was a Christian and retired technician with AgPro in Dixie, GA. He loved God, family time especially at the holidays. Jim was an...
James Bowie Mcleod
Jan 12, 2022
James Bowie McLeod, 62, of Ringgold, Georgia, died on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was born on July 18, 1959, in Valdosta and was a retired self-employed plastics salesman. He was a member of Peavine Baptist Church in Rock Spring, Ga. Mr. McLeod is survived by his wife, Nancy McLeod of...
Jackie Davis Carter
Jan 11, 2022
Jackie Davis Carter, 85, of Valdosta died Tuesday, January 11, 2022 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born on January 24, 1936 in Cook County, Georgia, daughter of the late Jack L. Davis and Eloise Daniel Davis Noles and Ralph Noles. Mrs. Carter was an active member of Northside Baptist Church and was retired from Owens Illinois....
Joan Culpepper
Jan 10, 2022
Joan Laverne Sellers Culpepper, 84, of Lake Park, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022 at her residence. She was born in Dora, AL on February 28, 1937 to the late Glen Travis Sellers and Margaret Head Sellers. She was an “original Coal Miners” daughter from Walker County, Alabama. She moved to Valdosta, GA with her mother and siblings in...
James Herbert Owens
Jan 8, 2022
James Herbert Owens, 81, of Valdosta, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022 at South Georgia Medical Center. A lifetime resident of Lowndes County, he was born on January 1, 1941 to the late Dr. Bennett Graham Owens and Elizabeth Hitch Owens. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he loved the Armed Forces. Mr. Owens was a fan of the Georgia...
Leila (Liz) Richards
Jan 7, 2022
Leila Elizabeth (Liz) Lingerfelt Richards, 75, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, January 7, 2022. She was born in Johnson City, TN on October 2, 1946, to Rev. Oral Lingerfelt and his wife, the former Jessie McInturff. Liz was a member of First Christian Church of Valdosta where she served as youth leader; she spent many years visiting and serving...