OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Peggy Gloria Redish Stubbs
Jun 24, 2021
Peggy Gloria Redish Stubbs, 81, of Quitman passed away Thursday, June 24, 2021 at her residence. She was born on June 17, 1940 in Valdosta to the late Rossie Redish and Agnes Coody Redish and was married to the late Henry Earl Stubbs for 48 years. Mrs. Stubbs was an accounts receivable clerk with the Griffin Corporation for 38 years....
Anna Maria Dembkowski
Jun 24, 2021
On 24 June 2021, Anna Maria Dembkowski of Valdosta passed away at 75 years of age. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 38 years, Richard; her children; Ronald (Rhonda) and Terry; her grandchildren; Kara (Alton), Julie (Steven), and Zachary. Anna also leaves behind three great-grandchildren: Charlotte, Graham, and Lane; her uncle, Josef Ewerhart, brother, Philip Reiske (Jutta),...
Nellie Stoddard
Jun 23, 2021
Nellie Stoddard, 95, of Valdosta died Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Chicago, IL on May 23, 1926, to the late Samuel Sargis and Esther Isaac Sargis. She was a graduate of Waller High School and attended Northwestern University. Mrs. Stoddard was the first female hired by National Cash Register Company where she...
Jamie Wisenbaker
Jun 22, 2021
Jamie Wisenbaker, 93, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 following a brief illness. He was born in Valdosta at Little Griffin Hospital on June 17, 1928 to the late Ben Hill Wisenbaker and Thelma Elizabeth Dowling Wisenbaker. He graduated from Dasher Bible School which is now Georgia Christian School and attended Harding University. He came home from...
Dorothy Elizabeth Hauge
Jun 22, 2021
Dorothy Elizabeth Hauge, 89, of Hahira died Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at her residence. She was born in Cook County, GA on February 7, 1932 to the late L. V. (Virgil) McDaniel and Ada May Gilbreath McDaniel. Mrs. Hauge was a homemaker and a member of Messiah Lutheran Church where she was a former Sunday school teacher, a member of...
Susan Elizabeth Khalil
Jun 20, 2021
Susan Elizabeth Khalil, 51, of Valdosta died on Sunday, June 20, 2021 at her home. She was born on February 18, 1970 in Lakewood, Ohio and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Susan was a member of the Episcopal Church and devoted to her children. She had a Master’s Degree in History and received her law degree from Widener...
Helen J. Clark
Jun 19, 2021
Helen James Clark, 93, of Valdosta died on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at her home. She was born in Thomasville on February 6, 1928 to the late Edwin Kenneth and Louise Powell James and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Clark was an active member and worker of Northside Baptist Church where she served on the visitation GROW...
Harry B. Corbett
Jun 19, 2021
Harry B. Corbett, 78, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, June 19, 2021, following a sudden illness at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on July 5, 1942, in Valdosta, Georgia to the late Oswald and Jessie Mae Sandlin Corbett and has been a lifelong resident of this area. He was a farmer and a member of Enoch Creek Church...
Jerry Radney
Jun 19, 2021
Jerry Radney, 72, of Hahira died Saturday, June 19, 2021. He was born in Quitman on November 26, 1948 to the late Louie Radney, Sr. and Mary Lyles Radney and was a lifelong resident of this area. He was member of Azalea City Church of God and a veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Radney enjoyed watching football, NASCAR,...
Monika Amalie Christie
Jun 17, 2021
Monika Amalie Christie, 79, of Valdosta, GA, passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2021 peacefully at home surrounded by her beloved family. Born on May 28, 1942, in East Berlin, Germany to the late Hermann Weiser and Gertrud Weiser. In Heidelburg, Germany, in 1961 she met and fell in love with a young and handsome American soldier, Boyd Christie, her...
Shirley K. West
Jun 15, 2021
Shirley K. West, 78, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. She was born on May 13, 1943 in Brooks County, Georgia to the late Mose and Rebecca Johnson Kearse. She has been in the Valdosta area all her life. She was a retired educator with the Lowndes County School system...
Katie Deloach Ruis
Jun 14, 2021
On June 14, 2021, Katie DeLoach Ruis, passed away to heaven to be with her Lord Jesus Christ, her husband, William Chester Ruis, and all her generation who had gone on before, including two grandsons, Mark Ruis and Thomas Rawlins. She was born August 31, 1919, in Tattnall County, Georgia and was a resident of the Presbyterian Home, Quitman, GA...
Keith Lee Crane
Jun 14, 2021
Keith Lee Crane, 41, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, June 14, 2021. He was born in Utah at Hill A.F.B. on January 17, 1980 to Lee Elijah Crane and the late Wan Lamuangchai Crane. He graduated from Lowndes High School in 1998. He enjoyed drawing and had a Bachelor’s degree in art and a Master’s degree in textiles. Keith...
Mae Price Baker
Jun 14, 2021
Mae Price Baker, 97, of Valdosta died Monday, June 14, 2021 at Pruitt Healthcare. Mrs. Baker was born in Brooks County on January 8, 1924 to the late Thomas O. and Carrie Cooper Price and had lived in this area all of her life. Mrs. Baker was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church and retired from Owens Illinois and Crackin...
Mary Rose Tolbert
Jun 13, 2021
Mary Rose Tolbert passed away June 13, 2021, after a lengthy period of declining health. She was born in Bedford, England, on March 11, 1943. She dedicated herself to raising three boys, who she loved completely. She was a talented cook and baker, and enjoyed sports, the outdoors, fishing, and gardening. She was a skilled seamstress and owned an alteration...
Zachary Shane "Zach" Touchton
Jun 13, 2021
Zachary Shane “Zach” Touchton, 27, of Hahira, GA passed away on Sunday, June 13, 2021 at his home. He was born on May 14, 1994 in Warner Robins, GA. He moved with his family to Hahira, GA in the summer of 2005 and has since lived in the area. Zach is an alumni of Valdosta State University where he met...
Joseph Bernard Smith, Iii
Jun 12, 2021
Joseph Bernard Smith, III, infant son of Joseph Bernard Smith, Jr. and Tyra Williams Smith, passed away on Saturday, June 12, 2021. He is survived by his parents, his paternal grandparents Joseph, Sr. and Erica Smith, of Valdosta, his maternal grandparents, John, Jr. and Pamela Williams of Alabama, aunts and uncles, Monaé, Erin, Melasadies, Jalen, Kiara, Tylur, Chae, Taya, Antwan...
Helen Laverne Hutchinson
Jun 8, 2021
Helen L. Hutchinson, 86, of Valdosta, Georgia, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on June 8, 2021. Born in Valdosta on November 30, 1934, Helen was the daughter of the late Burie and Estyne Hutchinson. A graduate of Pine Grove High School, Helen was a homemaker, who enjoyed gardening, helping with the pecan crop each year, baking...
Joseph B. "Jake" Parker
Jun 7, 2021
Joseph B. “Jake” Parker, 93, of Valdosta, died on Monday, June 7, 2021 after a lengthy illness. Born on August 15, 1927 in Brooks County to the late Joe & Cora Alma Parker, he lived most of his life in Valdosta and Lowndes County. Jake graduated from Pine Grove High School in 1945, playing on the basketball team. As a...
Harold Morris Easler
Jun 7, 2021
Harold Morris Easler, 90, of Hahira died Monday, June 7, 2021 at his home. He was born in Saluta, South Carolina on April 17, 1931 to the late Walter P. and Fannie Grimsley Easler and had lived in Lowndes County area for many years. He loved fishing and woodworking. Mr. Easler owned and operated Jim’s Auto Glass for many years....