OBITUARIES

Dec 16, 2020

Nezzip Joseph Myers, 64, of Valdosta died on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. He was born in Valdosta and has been a lifelong resident of this area. He was a graduate of Lowndes High School and was the owner/operator of A-1 Pumping Service. Mr. Myers had attended Azalea City Church of God. He...

Dec 15, 2020

Helen Ann DiStefano, 82, of Barney, died on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on September 9, 1938 in Wayne, New Jersey to the late William and Esther France Yahn Springer. She retired after 28 years of service with the Brooks County school system and had worked as a paraprofessional. Mrs. DiStefano was of...

Dec 15, 2020

Dr. Frank Thomas Corker died peacefully on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 with his loving family near. Dr. Corker was born in Atlanta Georgia on December 12, 1935. During World War II his father was called to active duty and his mother returned to Dalton Georgia with Frank and his sister Thayer to be with his grandparents. The family returned to...

Dec 14, 2020

William H. Bennett, Jr., age 93, of Valdosta, Georgia passed away in his home on December 14, 2020. “Bill” was born February 15, 1927 in Tampa, Florida to the late William H. Bennett, Sr., and Cora Kinsey Bennett. Bill joined the U.S. Navy during World War II. After graduating from Florida State University, he was called back into service where...

Dec 13, 2020

John Charles Bedene, Sr., 56, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, December 13, 2020, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on January 22, 1964, in Warner Robins, he was the son of Lucille Shirley Harrison Bedene and the late Paul Edward Bedene. John was a diesel mechanic and a dedicated employee for Reames and Son Construction for over 24 years. He...

Dec 12, 2020

Sherry Ann Castleberry Yarbrough, age 78, of Valdosta, GA, passed away peacefully at her home in Valdosta, GA surrounded by her family on December 12, 2020. She was born to R. Stephen and Clarice (Fountain) Castleberry on March 23, 1942 in Adel, GA. She is survived by her husband of sixty one years, James William Yarbrough, Jr., their four biological...

Dec 11, 2020

Herschel “Hershey Bar” Barfield, Jr., 73, of Valdosta, died on Friday, December 11, 2020, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Madison County, Florida on August 20, 1947, Herschel was the son of the late Elbridge Herschel Barfield, Sr., and Thelma Louise Hisler Barfield. He proudly served in the United States Army from May 1966 to May of 1969. A...

Dec 11, 2020

Fred Earle Blanton, Jr., 79, of Lake Park died Friday, December 11, 2020 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Valdosta on January 22, 1941 to the late Elder Fred E. (Sam), Sr. and Juanita Simpson Blanton and was a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. Mr. Blanton was a member of Unity Primitive Baptist Church and was retired from...

Dec 9, 2020

Mr. David Dennis, 96, of Valdosta, beloved by many, went home to be with our Lord, Wednesday, December 9th, 2020. He passed away at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. A life-long resident of Valdosta, David was born in 1924 to the late Sam & Sophia Dennis. A talented, intelligent and energetic young man of many interests, David...

Dec 9, 2020

Barbara Ann Pike, 77, of Lake Park, passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at her home. She was born in Sebring, FL on April 22, 1943 to the late G.W. Chauncey and Lila McMillian Chauncey. Barbara worked for 20 years at Stephen C. Fosters as Superintendent, then worked at the Georgia Welcome Center for 20 years. She loved to...

Dec 9, 2020

Virginia Christine Newman, 94, of Valdosta passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on September 8, 1926 to the late Wade Eugene Scott and Essie Mae Davis Scott. Mrs. Newman was a homemaker and a member of Bemiss United Methodist Church. She loved singing and sang in the church choir. Her love for...

Dec 8, 2020

Allen Burt Atkinson, 61, of Thomasville and formerly of Hahira died Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Archbold Medical Center. He was born in Hahira on October 12, 1959 to Annette Womack Atkinson and the late Foster Atkinson and was a lifelong resident of Hahira before moved to Thomasville. Burt worked in management for Langboard and TLC. He enjoyed fishing and...

Dec 8, 2020

Donnie Eugene Atkins, 62, of Lake Park, died on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Valdosta on February 10, 1958 and has been a lifelong resident of the Lake Park/Echols County area. He retired after 30 years of service from Valdosta State University having worked as a painter in the maintenance...

Dec 8, 2020

Susan Williams Paine Rosenbaum, 75 of Live Oak, Florida, passed away from Covid-19 and Pneumonia on Tuesday December 8, 2020. Susan was born in Atlanta, Georgia on October 13, 1945 to Charles H. Paine, III and Mary Halbrook Paine. She was a member of the Live Oak Church of Christ where she continued to serve assisting and encouraging her husband...

Dec 6, 2020

Jayne Carter, 73, of Valdosta passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, December 6, 2020, after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was born on September 16, 1947 in Valdosta to the late G. Robert and Ruth Sego Carter. Jayne was a graduate of Lowndes High School and Valdosta State College where she earned a Bachelors degree in accounting....

Dec 5, 2020

Dr. Linda Bennett Elder passed away peacefully at her home in Valdosta on December 5, 2020. A private family service will be held Tuesday, December 8, 2020 with a Celebration of Life event planned for the Spring 2021 possibly in May near her birthday. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia on May 14, 1939 to Homer and Elizabeth Craig Bennett....

Dec 3, 2020

Ethyl Ruth Downing, 88, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 3pm on Friday, December 11, 2020 at Sunset Hill Cemetery. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home.

Dec 3, 2020

Kenneth Jasper Tomlinson went home to be with the Lord on December 3rd following a recent worsening of his Alzheimer’s disease due to a traumatic brain injury. His peaceful passing was shared with his wife and two daughters at his home in Valdosta. Barbara June Snow Tomlinson, was the love of his life and wife of 60 years, she and...

Dec 2, 2020

Mrs. Alice C. Zeigler, age 95, of Cecil, GA., died December 2, 2020 at Southwell Health & Rehab in Adel. Alice was born Jan 31, 1925 in Wilcox, County, GA. to the late Edd Preston and Annie Belle Miller King. Alice moved to South Georgia in 1935 and had remained there ever since. Her husband, Ezra Lee Zeigler, predeceased her...

Dec 1, 2020