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

30Th Annual Remembrance  Service

30Th Annual Remembrance Service

Oct 31, 2021

You Are Cordially Invited to Attend our Annual Memorial Remembrance Service This Service is for Families and Friends of Loved Ones who have passed from November 1, 2020 to October 31, 2021 To be held at- Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 N. Patterson St. Valdosta, GA 31602 The Service will Include: Holiday Remembrance Tree Personalized Keepsake Ornament Memorial Reading of...

Noah Larkin New

Noah Larkin New

Oct 30, 2021

Noah. To know Noah was to love Noah. He was so full of charm and charisma, but he was also full of hurt and struggle. For many years it has been a battle against insurance to try to get him the care he needed, the help he needed. Noah Larkin New was born on February 11, 1999, to his parents...

Mary Lou  Tomlinson  Connell

Mary Lou Tomlinson Connell

Oct 30, 2021

Mary Lou Tomlinson Connell, 82, of Valdosta, Georgia died on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. Born on December 12, 1938, in West Palm Beach, Florida she was the daughter of the late James Isaac and Janie Wisenbaker Tomlinson. A loving daughter, sister, wife, mother and a very special grandmother, Mrs. Connell enjoyed homemaking. The Connell’s...

Mamie Helen Duke Rentz

Mamie Helen Duke Rentz

Oct 29, 2021

Mamie Helen Duke Rentz, 82, of Lake Park, peacefully passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021 at her home, surrounded by loving family. She was born on September 11, 1939 to the late James Glenn Gregory and Irene Spells Gregory. Mrs. Rentz loved working in her yard and watching things grow. Her potted plants were the envy of the neighborhood....

Martha  "Bee" Fraser Reid

Martha "Bee" Fraser Reid

Oct 29, 2021

Martha B. “Bee” Fraser Reid was born on August 18, 1939, in Arabi, Georgia. The Lord called her home on October 29, 2021. As a teenager she attended Arabi High School and delivered the local newspaper on her bicycle. While playing basketball for Arabi High she caught the eye of Don Reid who became the love of her life. They...

Christopher  Eric  Locher

Christopher Eric Locher

Oct 29, 2021

Christopher Eric Locher, 38, of Hahira passed away Friday, October 29, 2021 after sustaining injuries in an accident. He was born in Hahira on December 20, 1982. Eric enjoyed fishing, hunting, loved motorcycles, racing and spending time with his son. He is survived by his son, Bennett Locher of Hahira, parents, Kenny and Lynn Locher of Hahira, girlfriend, Victoria Strickland...

Cecil  Edward  Via

Cecil Edward Via

Oct 27, 2021

Cecil Edward Via, 82, of Byron, died on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at Houston Medical Center in Warner Robins. Formerly of Valdosta and Jonesville, Virginia, Cecil was born on February 5, 1939, in Jonesville. He served in the U.S. Air Force for more than 20 years. His military assignments were varied, including Moody Air Force Base, Shaw Air Force Base...

Mary Elizabeth Rowland

Mary Elizabeth Rowland

Oct 26, 2021

Mary Elizabeth Rowland, 69, of Nashville, GA, passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. She was born on July 28, 1953 to the late James Alfred Reynolds and Eva Luetta Drennon Reynolds. She was married for 50 years to her beloved husband Jack. She loved her mini pincher, Buddy and in her free time she enjoyed fishing, spending time with...

Ian Rutherford Mcturk

Ian Rutherford Mcturk

Oct 25, 2021

Ian Rutherford McTurk, 64 years old, of Valdosta, Ga passed away suddenly at South Georgia Medical Center on Monday October, 25, 2021. Ian was born in Belize on March 14, 1957 to the late John Rutherford McTurk and Ann Marie (Bosch) McTurk. Ian lived a charmed life, traveling the world as a child as his father opened international Hilton Hotels...

Billy R. Bolen

Billy R. Bolen

Oct 25, 2021

Billy R. Bolen, 80, of Valdosta died Monday, October 25, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was the son of the late Roy D. and Marie Dickens Bolen. Billy is survived by his brother and sister in law, James and Nancy Bolen of Eaton, his life partner, Peter Van Horn of Valdosta, a niece, Shannon and nephew, Chris. He...

Ralph Ellis Hendrix

Ralph Ellis Hendrix

Oct 25, 2021

Ralph Ellis Hendrix, 92, departed this life in his home in Valdosta surrounded by family on October 25, 2021. A lifelong resident of Valdosta, Mr. Hendrix was born January 2, 1929, to the late Willie and Ruby Hendrix. Mr. Hendrix was a master electrician and owned and operated his own electric company for many years before working as the Electrical...

Jeffrey Leon Hale

Jeffrey Leon Hale

Oct 24, 2021

Jeffrey Leon Hale, 59, of Hahira, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 24, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Warren County, TN on November 14, 1961 to the late James Nathan Hale and Modene Elrod Hale. Jeff enjoyed spending time with his four loving grandchildren, who called him “Sonny”. He loved to play tennis, drums, and the ukulele....

Diane Stalvey

Diane Stalvey

Oct 24, 2021

Diane Parker Stalvey, 71, of Hahira died Sunday, October 24, 2021 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born on June 28, 1950 in Hahira to the late Eugene and Nellie Mae Vickers Parker and was a lifelong resident of Hahira. Mrs. Stalvey was a member of Hahira United Methodist Church and had served as pianist for three...

Robert Leon Barlow

Robert Leon Barlow

Oct 23, 2021

Robert Leon Barlow, 83, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, October 23, 2021, at his residence following a period of declining health. He was born on July 20, 1938, in Fulton, Pennsylvania to the late Harvey Franklin and Anna Mae Troxell Barlow. Mr. Barlow was retired from the United States Air Force with the rank of Senior Master Sergeant. He served...

Rosalyn Marie Read

Rosalyn Marie Read

Oct 23, 2021

Rosalyn Marie Read, 81, oldest of twelve children to the late Lamar (L. M.) and Alberta Lee Stalvey Tomlinson passed away Saturday, October 23, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Statenville, Echols County, GA on May 9, 1940. Mrs. Read was owner of Read’s Daycare and a member of Cat Creek Primitive Baptist Church. She was...

Melba Davis

Melba Davis

Oct 20, 2021

Melba Davis, 84, of Hahira, died on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at Berrien Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born on May 2, 1937, in Nichols, Georgia to the late Melvin and Addie Bagley Wolfe. Mrs. Davis was a homemaker and of the Church of God faith. She was known for her kind, gentle and loving spirit and...

Bobby Jay Greene

Bobby Jay Greene

Oct 20, 2021

Bobby Jay Greene, 49, of Crestview, FL, passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center. He was born in Valdosta, GA on July 20, 1972, a son of Bobby Linford Greene and Violet Williams Emery. He graduated from Valdosta High School in 1992 and was employed as a manager at Merry Maids. Bobby was always...

James Williams

James Williams

Oct 19, 2021

James Williams, Sr., 71, of Valdosta, died at his residence on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, following a lengthy illness. He was born on December 30, 1949, in Miami, Florida to the late Dennis Sr., and Izetta Major Williams. Mr. Williams was a retired supervisor with Miami-Dade County in the solid waste division. Mr. Williams and his wife, Cynthia, relocated to...

Werner Wesley Waldron

Werner Wesley Waldron

Oct 19, 2021

Werner (Wally) Waldron, 72, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. He was born in Avon Park, Florida on August 4, 1949, to the late Sidney Waldron and Ruth Viel Waldron Melnick. Mr. Waldron was a veteran of the United States Army and served honorably during the Vietnam war. He earned...

David Charter Wilkinson

David Charter Wilkinson

Oct 18, 2021

David Charter Wilkinson, 73, of Hahira, died on Monday, October 18, 2021, at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. He was born In Hahira on August 20, 1948, to the late Charter Hill and Mae Dell Hall Wilkinson and had been a lifelong resident of the Lowndes County area. A graduate of Lowndes County High school, he attended ABAC...