OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Gary Leon Shaw
Jan 31, 2021
Gary Leon Shaw, 84, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at his home. He was born on October 28, 1936 in Hornersville, MO to the late Clinton Spivey Shaw and Marie Dunning Shaw. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and worked at S & S Molded Products in Industrial Management. Mr. Shaw enjoyed football, fishing,...
Anny O. Thomas
Jan 31, 2021
Anny O. Thomas, 85, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 2pm on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at Sunset Hill Cemetery. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com.
Louis Herring
Jan 30, 2021
Louis Herring, 89, of Lake Park, died on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Echols County, Georgia on January 17, 1932 to the late Donald Louis and Erby Mae Hughes Herring. Mr. Herring was a retired printer with Owens/Illinois and later retired from the City of Lake Park where he worked in the maintenance department....
Audra Chapman Guess
Jan 29, 2021
Audra Chapman Guess passed away on Friday, January 29, 2021, at her residence. Before she passed, she wrote her own story. Mrs. Guess was born to the late Edward James Chapman and Elizabeth Walker Chapman on December 22, 1924 in Valdosta, GA. She graduated from Valdosta High School in 1942, and attended Massey Business College Jacksonville, FL. Mrs. Guess worked...
C. Bernard "Bernie" Cooper
Jan 28, 2021
C. Bernard “Bernie” Cooper, 86, of Hahira, GA passed away January 28th after a fall resulting in a brain injury. Bernie graduated from Morven High School, attended Valdosta State University and was a graduate of LSU’s School of Banking. He was a devout Christian, a member of Crossroads Baptist Church and The Branches Sunday School Class. He was an active...
Ann Strickland Greene
Jan 28, 2021
Ann Strickland Greene, 80, of Lake Park, died at South Georgia Medical Center on Thursday, January 28, 2021. Ann was born a child of the late Claudie Orlando and Lois Aline Wise Strickland, on May 1, 1940 in East Point, Florida. She was a retired educator, having worked as a Special Education teacher in the Brooks County School System. Widow...
Charles Edward Carter, Sr.
Jan 27, 2021
Charles Edward Carter, Sr., 82, of Lake Park, died at his home in Echols County on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Born in Echols County, on August 31, 1938, he was the son of the late Frank and Gladys Pennington Carter. Charles was the former Echols County Sheriff for twenty years. He loved to fish, always had a dog by his...
Effie Lee Barrett
Jan 27, 2021
Our beloved Effie Lee Barrett, 95, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Fellowship Home. She was born just prior to the great depression on April 25, 1925 to the late Council Edward and Joanna Griffis Brown. Miss Effie began a long and fulfilling career in the summer of 1942 with Joe Lazarus & Sons Apparel fitting customers in...
Michelle Bland Smith
Jan 27, 2021
Michelle Bland Smith, 53, of Valdosta passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Valdosta on February 16, 1967 and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Michelle was a member of Northside Baptist Church and had worked as a Dental Hygentist before her health declined. She enjoyed spending time with her family, her dogs...
Luther Edward Lash, Jr.
Jan 24, 2021
Luther Edward Lash, Jr., 82, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, January 24, 2021, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Dawson, Georgia, on January 22, 1939, Luther was a son of the late Luther Edward Lash Sr. and Emmy Slocum Lash. A Vietnam Veteran, he served in the United States Air Force from 1957 – 1979. Survivors are his children,...
Doris Montine Lavender
Jan 24, 2021
Doris “Montine” Lavender, of Valdosta, 83, went to be with the Lord, on Sunday, January 24, 2021, at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation in Leesburg. Born in Morven, Georgia, on September 8, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Stanley E. and Annie Laurie Mashburn Parker. Montine taught and worked with the infants at KinderCare Daycare. She loved her...
William "Bill" Roberts
Jan 24, 2021
William “Bill” Roberts, 81, formerly of Missouri passed away at Langdale Hospice Sunday January 24, 2021. Mr. Bill was born on March 29, 1939 to the late Durwood Anthony and Ruby Luella Roberts. He enjoyed metal and woodworking and worked on lawnmowers as well as gardening. Mr. Roberts also enjoyed hunting and fishing. Mr. Bill retired from Pacific Railroad as...
Louelle Warren Barfield Carter
Jan 23, 2021
Louelle Warren Barfield Carter, 96, of Hahira, GA died peacefully at her granddaughter’s home in Hahira Saturday, January 23, 2021 surrounded by her children. She was born on August 22, 1924 in Cecil, Cook County, GA to the late C. D. (Dave) and Mae Presley Warren. Louelle was retired from Oberman’s/Levi after more than thirty years, starting as a seamstress...
Joyce Laverne Allen
Jan 21, 2021
Joyce Laverne Allen, 80, of Valdosta passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021 at South GA Medical Center. She was born in Ashtabula, Ohio on October 15, 1941 to the late Elmer Joseph and Martha Fenton. Mrs. Allen was a homemaker. She loved dance roller skating and it was her passion. For over thirty years she and her husband of nearly...
John Leroy Redd
Jan 21, 2021
John LeRoy Redd, 82, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Loudonville, Ohio on November 1, 1938 to the late Roy Virgil Redd and Elizabeth Mae Schnor Redd. Mr. Redd retired from the USAF and was then employed as a UPS driver. He was a member of Corinth Baptist...
Marsha Harris Rudolph
Jan 21, 2021
Marsha Harris Rudolph, 81 of Valdosta, passed away on January 21, 2021. Born in Thomasville, GA in 1939 to the late Jackie Studstill Harris & Melville “Pappy” Harris, Marsha moved at an early age to Valdosta Georgia where she spent most of her life. She was a member of the First United Methodist church and a graduate of The Valdosta...
Sharon Delores Dean Mcminn
Jan 20, 2021
Sharon Delores Dean McMinn, 65, of Allenhurst, GA passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2021 at her residence. She was born on November 11, 1955 in Pavo, Thomas County, GA to Otis Lacy Dean and Lois Rebecca Touchton Dean. Mrs. McMinn was a cashier at Walmart. She served eleven years in the United States Army. Mrs. McMinn was a member of...
Muriel Hancock Quarterman
Jan 18, 2021
Muriel Hancock Quarterman, 92, of Valdosta, was born here on November 29, 1928 to the late Charles Wilbert Hancock, Sr. & Decarr Stallings Hancock. She departed this life on January 18, 2021 at Presbyterian Nursing Home in Quitman, Georgia. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Quarterman was preceded in death by her husband, Peter Clark Quarterman, brother and sister-in-law, Charles...
James Loran Riggins
Jan 17, 2021
James Loran Riggins passed away at peace on Sunday, January 17, 2021. Loran was born to the late James Thomas Riggins and Clara Smith Riggins in Homerville, Georgia on November 13, 1933. He received his education in Clinch County, graduating in 1951. He attended the University of Georgia (off campus in Waycross). Loran enlisted in the United States Army where...
Melissa Jane Gibson
Jan 15, 2021
Melissa Jane Gibson, 40, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, January 15, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born August 8, 1980 in Charlotte, North Carolina to Scott Keith Gibson and Martha Jane Fultz Parrish. Melissa worked at Rescare Home Health Care for 15 years, and was the Medicaid Revenue Cycle Manager. Melissa was known...