OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Loyad Eugene (Bebop) Ivey

Loyad Eugene (Bebop) Ivey

Oct 21, 2020

Loyad Eugene (BeBop) Ivey, 86, of Hahira died Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Fellowship Home. He was born in TyTy, GA on December 31, 1933 to the late Herman E. and Alva D. Gibbs Ivey and had lived in Hahira for many years. Mr. Ivey was a retired lineman from Georgia Power and a veteran of the United States Army...

James  Earl Deans

James Earl Deans

Oct 20, 2020

James Earl Deans, 70, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at his home in Valdosta. Born in Nash County, North Carolina, on November 6, 1949, he was the son of the late James and Doris Ricks Deans. Mr. Deans was retired from the U.S. Army. He enjoyed watching television and spending time with his family. Survivors are his...

Marilee Webb Lasseter

Marilee Webb Lasseter

Oct 20, 2020

Marilee Webb Lasseter, 77, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at her residence following a period of declining health. She was born in Washington, Georgia on September 15, 1943 to the late Lee and Mary Garrard Webb. Marilee had worked at various jobs while raising her children but eventually landed a position with State Farm Insurance Company. This...

Patricia "Patsy" Cooper Zipperer

Patricia "Patsy" Cooper Zipperer

Oct 19, 2020

Patricia ”Patsy” Cooper Zipperer, 70, of Valdosta, died on Monday, October 19, 2020. She was born on August 25, 1950, in Fernandina Beach, FL, to the late W.E. Cooper, Jr. and Frances Holton Cooper. Growing up in Fernandina, she graduated from Fernandina Beach High School in 1968 and then went to Nassau Baptist College to get a degree in teaching....

Peter James Dandrea

Peter James Dandrea

Oct 19, 2020

Peter James Dandrea, 86, of Valdosta, GA., passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020 at his residence. He was born on August 29, 1934 in Grant Town, West Virginia. He is a graduate of Uniontown High School in Uniontown, PA. Pete joined the Air Force in 1952 and spent his career serving in Georgia, Italy, Canada, Massachusetts, Okinawa (Japan), and...

William "Bill" Daniel

William "Bill" Daniel

Oct 17, 2020

William “Bill” Daniel, 82 of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, Oct 17th,2020 at SGMC. He was born Dec. 16, 1937 in Atlanta to the late Police Lt. Eustace and Irene Davidson Daniel. Bill graduated from College Park High School in 1955 before joining the US Army. Returning home, he decided to see what California offered. Once there he became paymaster...

Melvin Lavon Jones

Melvin Lavon Jones

Oct 15, 2020

Melvin Lavon Jones, age 85, of Dasher, Georgia, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2020, surrounded by his loving wife and daughters. The eldest of five children, Melvin was born in Lax, Georgia, to parents Jordan and Bessie Acorn Jones. He graduated from Ambrose High School in 1953 and proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1954 to...

Ken  Erickson

Ken Erickson

Oct 15, 2020

Ken Erickson, 75, of Lake Park, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Erickson was born in Grand Rapids MN on February 28, 1945 to the late Truman and Irene Nyhous Erickson. He retired with 20 years of service in the United States Army. Following his military career Ken worked with Lowndes County Utilities...

Martha Lee  "Pat" Dore

Martha Lee "Pat" Dore

Oct 14, 2020

Martha Lee Dore, affectionately known as “Pat”, 85, of Tifton, passed away at Tift Rehabilitation Center on October 14, 2020. Born in Mayday, on January 10, 1935, Pat was the daughter of the late Lloyd James Fraiser and Martha Lucile Belote Fraiser. She was a homemaker; she loved the Lord and was a very sweet person. A practical joker, she...

James Willard Wilkerson

James Willard Wilkerson

Oct 13, 2020

James Willard Wilkerson, 64, of Lakeland, GA passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was born on November 19, 1955 in Waco, TX to the late Jack Willard Wilkerson and Martha Ione Black Wilkerson. James was a retired mechanic and served in the United States Army. He was a member of Knights Memorial Church in Teeterville....

Ellen Martin Stalvey

Ellen Martin Stalvey

Oct 13, 2020

Ellen Martin Stalvey, 79, of Hahira died Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at Southern Senior Living in Adel. She was born in Hahira on April 25, 1941 to the late Homer T. Martin and Alma Barfield Martin. Mrs. Stalvey was retired from Citizens Bank and was a member of Salem United Methodist Church. She enjoyed walking, working in her yard, vacationing...

David Julian Sutton

David Julian Sutton

Oct 13, 2020

David Julian Sutton, 68, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at his residence. He was born on August 2, 1952 in Douglas, Georgia to the late Thomas and Evelyn Kiser Sutton. He received a Bachelor’s degree from Valdosta State in political science. While a senior at VSC, David received a Governor’s Internship at Coastal Plains Area Planning and...

Keagan H. Kung-Korte

Keagan H. Kung-Korte

Oct 12, 2020

Keagan H. Kung-Korte, 17, of Nashville, Georgia, passed away suddenly following a car accident on October 12, 2020. Keagan came into this world as a fighter. He was born in Tampa, Florida, on April 18, 2003, at St. Joseph’s Hospital weighing four pounds flat. This miracle child grew into a smart, kind, and humorous young man, who treated everyone he...

Elvetris Lorene Sotiriou

Elvetris Lorene Sotiriou

Oct 12, 2020

Elvetris Lorene Sotiriou, 76, of Bradenton, Florida, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2020. She was born on October 13, 1943 in Hayti, Missouri to the late Alford Morrison and Minnie Cowen Morrison. Mrs. Sotiriou loved her family and animals, especially cats. She was an avid reader and loved thrift shopping for a good deal. She was a member of...

Paul Meredith Rauen

Paul Meredith Rauen

Oct 12, 2020

Paul Meredith Rauen, 95, of Hahira, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2020. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on March 24, 1925 to the late Willis E. Rauen and Dorothy Evans Rauen. Mr. Rauen was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served in WWII. He loved to sing, paint, and work with flowers and plants. He was...

Elizabeth "Liz" Congleton Toth

Elizabeth "Liz" Congleton Toth

Oct 11, 2020

Elizabeth “Liz” Congleton Toth, 79, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Richmond, KY, on January 10, 1941, to the late Edward Park Congleton and Ruth Greear Congleton. She grew up in Richmond, KY and attended Model High School which was on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University. She...

Linda Lewis

Linda Lewis

Oct 10, 2020

Linda Lewis, 82, formerly of Valdosta died Saturday, October 10, 2020. She had lived in Valdosta for many years before moving to Tallahassee, Florida and then to the Atlanta area. She is a member of Northside Baptist Church where she served as the kitchen coordinator and as Youth Director for many years. Survivors include her daughter, Deborah Spotts of Snellville,...

Hilda Hughes Lynn

Hilda Hughes Lynn

Oct 10, 2020

Hilda Hughes Lynn, 97, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020. She was born in Echols County, GA on July 10, 1923 to the late Van Buren Hughes and Mary Hughes. She was a homemaker who loved working in her yards and gardening. She loved animals especially cats. Mrs. Lynn was a member of Lake Park Church of...

James  Neil (Jimmy)  Cleary

James Neil (Jimmy) Cleary

Oct 10, 2020

James Neil (Jimmy) Cleary, 58, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born on February 12, 1962 in Bronx, New York to the late Robert Cleary and June Dawson Dallman. Jimmy was a retired chef and had last been employed with Church Street Café in Hahira before declining health forced...

Ladonna Adel Geiser English

Ladonna Adel Geiser English

Oct 10, 2020

LaDonna Adel Geiser English slipped peacefully into the arms of Our Lord Saturday, October 10, 2020, at Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida. Daughter, Jennifer Anne English Arent was at her side. She lived a vibrant 89 years, 4 months, and 2 days. She was born on June 9, 1931, in Genoa, Nance County, NE., the third child of Carl Arnold Geiser...