OBITUARIES

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...

Jul 11, 2021

Leonard (Robby) Robertson, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, July 11, 2021, at South Georgia Medical Center. Robby was born on February 7, 1929 in Beckley, West Virginia. After he graduated from high school, he joined the U.S. Air Force. He took college courses at the Air Force and retired after 30 years attaining the rank of Chief Master Sargent, the...

Jul 10, 2021

After a lengthy illness, Robert Earl Long, “Poppie” (born on April 6, 1950), passed away at home on Saturday, July 10, 2021 surrounded by his family in Lake Park, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his parents, RC and Mable Long. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 52 years, Betty Mitchell Long; his brother, Roger Long; his two...

Jul 10, 2021

Linda Faye Chance, 60, passed away on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was a lifelong resident of Valdosta, she was born on July 10, 1961 to the late John Cranford McMullen, Sr. and Martha Madelyn Tripp McMullen. She loved shopping on QVC, reading and her cats. She enjoyed listening to Michael Jackson and Taylor Swift....

Jul 9, 2021

Wilby Compton Coleman was one of a kind, and thoroughly enjoyed almost all of his 92 years. Wilby was born in Tampa, FL to Elizabeth and Fred Coleman in June of 1929 and spent his childhood in College Park, GA. As a free spirited boy, he spent his childhood sneaking his father’s pistol out to play “cowboy” (carefully making notches...

Jul 8, 2021

Von Erie Williams 90, of Lake Park died Thursday, July 8, 2021 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Live Oak, Florida on October 9, 1930 to the late Vancie and Mary Hart Baker where she grew up on the family farm and raised two sons. Mrs. Williams was a charter member of Northway Community Church and a former...

Jul 5, 2021

Thelma Courson Morgan, 91, of Ashburn, GA died Monday July 5, 2021 in the SGMC Berrien campus in Nashville, GA. She was born on March 29, 1930 in Hahira, GA to the late Jesse D. Courson and Annie Lee Howell Courson. Thelma was a homemaker, a caregiver and of the Baptist faith. She is survived by sons and daughters in...

Jul 2, 2021

Pamela Ann Fletcher ended her earthly battle on July 2, 2021. She fought hard and was always an encourager to others who were fighting the same battle. Pam was born to Clair and Vernita Fletcher on January 4, 1958 at Pineview General Hospital in Valdosta. She was a 1976 honor graduate from Lowndes High school where she was in band...

Jul 1, 2021

Rannell Cotton passed away suddenly at home on July 1, 2021, after an extended illness. Mr. Cotton was born October 17, 1947, in Sheridan, AR to the late Regel and Inez Fletcher Cotton. After graduation Mr. Cotton joined the US Marines. After his term in the Marines, he moved to Lowndes County and was a journeyman electrician with the local...

Jul 1, 2021

Wesley Byron Thornton, 48, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, July 1, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Hahira, Georgia on December 11, 1972 and has been a lifelong resident of this area. He was a co-owner of Harry Thornton and Son Dry Wall business and a member of Park Avenue United Methodist Church. Byron was known as a...

Jun 30, 2021

William Daniel Parris, Jr. (Dan) Dan Parris, age 81, passed away on June 30, 2021, at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on June 22, 1940, in Bristol, Virginia to William Daniel Parris, Sr. and Lucille G. Parris. He graduated from Greeneville, Tennessee High School in 1958 where he played basketball and tennis. He entered VA Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia...

Jun 30, 2021

Gary Lee Schoen, 69, of Hahira died Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on August 12, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Rudolph John and Mary Ann Zontak Schoen and had lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for many years before moving to Hahira several years ago. Mr. Schoen attended Bethany Baptist Church and retired...

Jun 29, 2021

Bobby Mayer, 82, of Valdosta died Tuesday, June 29, 2021. He was born in the Teeterville Community of Nashville on August 14, 1938, the son of the late Leonard Henry Mayer and Ruth Sirmans Norris and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Mayer was an active member and worker of Crossroads Baptist Church and retired as Superintendent of...

Jun 27, 2021

John Gregory “Possum” Powell, Lt. Col., Ret., 64, of Hahira, died on Sunday, June 27, 2021, at his home. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Lt. Col. James M. Powell and Mary Jeanne Graney. He was a graduate of Valdosta State University and he had served 3 years in the United States Navy aboard...

Jun 25, 2021

Harry Milford McDonald, 76, of Valdosta passed away Friday, June 25, 2021 at Lakeland Villa. He was born in Valdosta on January 18, 1945 to the late Glen McDonald and Gladys Jane Nash McDonald. He was a plumber. Mr. McDonald enjoyed the Atlanta Braves, NASCAR, and golf. He was a 1963 graduate of Lowndes High School. Mr. McDonald is survived...