OBITUARIES

Aug 3, 2021

Rubinell W. McDonald, 77, of Lake Park, died Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at the Lakeland Villa. She was born in Lowndes County on August 6, 1943 to the late Ira and Eula Mae Frier Westberry and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. McDonald was a member of the Lake Park Church of God and retired school bus driver...

Aug 2, 2021

Roberto Lerma, 44, of Lake Park died this week at his residence. He was born on February 18, 1977, in Mexico to Raquel Sierra Lerma and the late Roberto Lerma. He enjoyed many outdoor activities including riding, walking, baseball, grilling, swimming, and fishing. Mr. Lerma also loved listening to music, watching cooking shows, and spending time with his family. He...

Jul 31, 2021

Donald David Hunter, 66, of Lake Park died Saturday, July 31, 2021, at Select Specialty Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida. He was born on September 4, 1954, in Valdosta to the late James E., Sr. and Bertha Plair Hunter and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Hunter was a Baptist and had worked for Crackin Good Bakery and Hood...

Jul 29, 2021

Shirley Mae (Chapman) Fountain, 83, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, July 29, 2021, at her residence. She was born on August 27, 1937, in Bakersfield, California to the late A.D. and Henrietta L. (Queen) Chapman. Mrs. Fountain was a charter member of Westside Baptist Church. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She loved watching westerns, cooking, sewing,...

Jul 28, 2021

Brunelle S. Thornton, 85, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 15, 1936, in Homerville, Georgia to the late Beacher Sr., and Edna Smith. Mrs. Thornton was a member of Swilley Hill Church of God where she had been involved with the Ladies Ministry and had...

Jul 27, 2021

Mary Frances Lineberger, 78, of Blackshear, died on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Satilla Hospice in Waycross. Born in Valdosta on November 6, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Willis and Audrey Mae Walker Owens. Widow of the late Jimmy Lineberger, Mary was a Baptist. She liked bowling and fishing and loved to cook for family and friends....

Jul 27, 2021

Ruth Anita Jackson Brown, 91, of Lake Park, died on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Holly Hill Nursing Home following a period of declining health. She was born on June 19, 1930, in Fairfax, Alabama to the late Durward and Gladys Jennings Jackson and had lived most of her life in this area. She loved to fish, crochet, and was...

Jul 26, 2021

Chancellor “Chan” Augustus McElvey, 71, of Hahira, passed away on Monday, July 26, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Cairo, GA on June 23, 1950 to the late Hugh Harmon (Dutch) McElvey and Doris Wheeler McElvey. He was a master mechanic and could fix just about anything you put in front of him. He enjoyed fishing...

Jul 26, 2021

Nancy Williams Fornes, 89, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, July 26, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Christiansburg, VA on February 29, 1932 to the late Isaac Eugene Williams and Viola Hoover Williams. She graduated from Christiansburg High School and then met William Fornes while he attended VA Poly Technic Institute and they were married...

Jul 25, 2021

Steven Thomas Allen Linkswiler, 49, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2021. Born in Valdosta on April 8, 1972, to the late Charles Allen Linkswiler and Janice Henderson Linkswiler. He enjoyed fishing, loved to tinker on things, and was known to grill out on most days of the week. He was a salesman at Tom Davis Used Cars....

Jul 25, 2021

Margaret Webb Drew Boyette, age 95, passed away early Sunday morning, July 25, 2021, at The Orchard. She was born April 26, 1926 and the daughter of the late William Henry and Clyde Folsom Webb. Margaret was an active member of Hahira United Methodist Church until her health declined and lived most of her entire life in Hahira, Georgia. She...

Jul 24, 2021

Dallas Barry Brown, 88, of Hahira died Saturday, July 24, 2021 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Freeport, Florida on November 1, 1932 to the late Barry Ash and Pearl Infinger Brown and had lived in Hahira for many years. Mr. Brown attended Wings of Faith Worship Center in Alma, Georgia and had worked with Parker Farms in...

Jul 21, 2021

Georgia Ann Howell Dykes, 83, of Valdosta died Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at South GA Medical Center. She was born on September 18, 1937 in Valdosta to the late Wilton Ardell Howell and Ada Maude McLeod Howell. Mrs. Dykes retired after twenty five years as lunchroom manager from Lowndes Middle School food service. She was a member of the Church...

Jul 19, 2021

Michael David Morris, 52, of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, passed away on Monday, July 19, 2021. Born in Sylacauga, Alabama, on November 21, 1968, Michael was a son of the late William David and Rebecca Ann Higgins Morris. An Army veteran, he worked as a Police Officer and then enjoyed working in Private Security. He loved to hunt and fish...

Jul 13, 2021

Lowell Abel, 70, of Valdosta, a loving husband and father, died on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at Fellowship Home. Lowell was born on February 26, 1951 in Winter Haven FL to the late Herbert A. “Lonnie” & Nola Hall Abel. He grew up in Nashville and graduated from Berrien Co High School. He then went to Valdosta State College where...

Jul 13, 2021

Jul 12, 2021

Donna Cooper Dalton, 61, of Ray City, GA passed away on July 12, 2021. Donna was born on January 6, 1960 to Edna and the late Bernard Cooper of Hahira, GA. Donna died fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Donna was retired, working as an insurance agent and customer service representative. She enjoyed gardening, spending time with family and friends,...

Jul 12, 2021

Mrs. Fann Asbell Kelley, age 81, passed away Monday afternoon, July 12, 2021, at her residence in Snow Hill, North Carolina. Born August 26, 1939, she was the daughter of Roscoe Athal Asbell and Frances Ernestine Pollock Asbell. Fann and her late husband, Curtis, lived the majority of their adult lives in Valdosta, Georgia, where they reared their children and...

Jul 12, 2021

Andy Register, 68, of Valdosta, died Monday, July 12, 2021, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Homerville on August 29, 1952, son of the late Iris Fiveash Register and the late William T. Register and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Andy was a member of the Forrest Park Church of Christ and retired as transportation manager...

Jul 12, 2021

Irene Leugenia Crawford Horne, 87, of Valdosta, died on Monday, July 12, 2021, at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born on February 22, 1934, in Union County Florida to the late Thomas and Virgie Connor Crawford. Mrs. Horne was a mother, homemaker and a member of St. Augustine Road Church of Christ. She is survived...