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

Gwendolyn (Gwen) Beaty

Gwendolyn (Gwen) Beaty

Jan 12, 2025

Gwendolyn (Gwen) Tindle Beaty, 87, of Ray City, died on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center. 

Services for Gwen Beaty will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at Northside Baptist Church with Dr. Gary Woods officiating. The burial will follow in the McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m....

Bonnie Dale Rykard

Bonnie Dale Rykard

Jan 11, 2025

Bonnie Dale Rykard, 83, of Lakeland, died at his home on Saturday January 11, 2025. No formal services will be held. Mr. Rykard will be laid to rest in the Tallahassee National Cemtery in Florida. McLane Funeral and Cremation services is honored to serve the family of Mr. Rykard. 

Brenda Marie Dwyer

Brenda Marie Dwyer

Jan 9, 2025

Brenda Marie Dwyer (Lewis), 67, passed away peacefully on January 9, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on February 1, 1957, she was the beloved daughter of Alton Lewis and the late Gladys (Phillips) Lewis.

 Brenda was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who cherished her family deeply. She is survived by her father, Alton Lewis of Valdosta, GA; her...

Robert Allen Davis, I

Robert Allen Davis, I

Jan 8, 2025

Robert Allen Davis I, 86, of Echols County, died on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at Riverbrook Health Care in Homerville following a period of declining health. He was born on July 23, 1938, in Howell, Georgia to the late Allen Haulie and Verdie Copeland Davis. Mr. Davis was a retired transportation engineer with the Georgia Department of Transportation after 34...

Myrtle May Worley Williams

Myrtle May Worley Williams

Jan 7, 2025

Myrtle May Worley Williams, 92, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at Fellowship Home following a period of declining health. She was born on May 18, 1932, in Colquitt County to the late Frank S. and Roxie Swinson Worley, the 3rd oldest of nine siblings. She was the daughter of sharecroppers and shared the same birth date as...

Norman Walter Eunice

Norman Walter Eunice

Jan 6, 2025

Norman “Walter” Eunice Jr, 68 of Valdosta passed away peacefully, January 6, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center, following a brief illness, due to complications of pneumonia. He was born on August 2, 1956, in Valdosta, GA, to the late Norman Walter, Sr. and Willie Pearl (Fountain) Eunice. He attended Lowndes County Schools, served in the Naval Reserves, and worked...

Russell Smith

Russell Smith

Jan 6, 2025

Elizabeth Russell Martin Smith, 79, of Valdosta, died January 6, 2025, at Langdale Hospice House. She was born October 10, 1945, in Valdosta to the late J.W. and Shirley Hoye Martin. She attended Valdosta City Schools and graduated from the University of Georgia where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. She taught English for many years at...

Leona T. Abood

Leona T. Abood

Jan 5, 2025

Leona T. Abood, 88, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at South Georgia Medical Center. Leona Theresa Abood was born to the late George & Adele Mansor Abood and lived in Valdosta all her life. All her growing-up years were spent on a little road, called the Ally, but is now Minnie-Martin Drive. She was a tomboy kind...

James Wendell Godbee

James Wendell Godbee

Jan 5, 2025

James Wendell Godbee

James Wendell Godbee, 84, passed away on January 5, 2025, at his home in Valdosta, Georgia. He passed peacefully at home surrounded by his family. Wendell was a loving husband, devoted father, loyal friend, and valued businessman. 

Wendell Godbee was born to the late William Wilton Godbee and Marie Durrence Godbee on July 13, 1940, in Claxton, Georgia. 

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Andy Griffin

Andy Griffin

Jan 3, 2025

Andy Griffin, 55, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2025. Born in Valdosta on February 23, 1969, Andy was the son of the late Woodrow Wilson Griffin and Bessie Lynnette Rogers Griffin. He spent his childhood in Valdosta, graduating from Valdosta High School in 1987 where he played on the Wildcat football team's defense. Andy briefly attended Valdosta...

Janet DeLoach Jackson

Janet DeLoach Jackson

Jan 3, 2025

Janet DeLoach Jackson, a resident of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Valdosta, GA on March 13, 1946.

Janet was a loving mother, sister, aunt, and grandmother who shared her faith and love with her family. She enjoyed the simple pleasures in life, such as spending time with her beloved cats,...

Caleb Hunter Hall

Caleb Hunter Hall

Jan 2, 2025

Caleb Hunter Hall, age 24, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2025. Born in Valdosta, Caleb spent his formative years in Clyattville and was a student at Lowndes High School. Known for his early work ethic, Caleb began by collecting pecans at Mr. Arnold's residence near the paper mill, later transitioning to positions at the Farm House Restaurant...

Deborah Wright Casey

Deborah Wright Casey

Jan 2, 2025

Deborah Wright Casey ,75, of Valdosta, Georgia passed away on January 2, 2025, peacefully at home surrounded by family. She will be buried at the Georgia National Military Cemetery in Canton, Ga. Deborah was born September 27, 1949, in Atlanta, Georgia, the only daughter of Joseph H. and Shirley (Brown) Wright. Deborah graduated from Osborne High School, Class of 1967....

Judith (Judy) McBride DeWeese

Judith (Judy) McBride DeWeese

Jan 2, 2025

Judith McBride DeWeese, 81, of Lake Park peacefully passed away at her residence on Thursday, January 2, 2025. Born in Huntsville, AL, on October 3, 1943, to the late George McBride and Blanche Echols McBride, Judith dedicated years of service as a preschool teacher at Georgia Christian School. Judith and her beloved husband Charles DeWeese shared a lifelong journey, having...

Joye Beth Adkins

Joye Beth Adkins

Jan 2, 2025

Joye Beth Adkins, 82, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Savannah, GA on July 29, 1942, to the late Virgil and Hazel Crosby Bagley, and was a graduate of Valdosta High School class of 1960. She was a part-time instructor at Valdosta Technical College and was known for her typing...

Martha Dean York

Martha Dean York

Dec 30, 2024

Martha Dean Rountree York “Mot”, 86, passed away at her residence in Barney on Monday, December 30, 2024. Born in Morven, GA on December 5, 1938, to the late Roy and Vinnie Lee Hall Rountree, she dedicated 56 years of her life as a teller at Citizens Community Bank in Morven. Well-known for her warm personality and friendly nature, she...

Dana Joyce Legette

Dana Joyce Legette

Dec 26, 2024

Dana Joyce Legette, 80, of Valdosta, GA. passed away Thursday, December 26, 2024 at the Fellowship Home Brookside. She was born January 16, 1944 in Valdosta, GA to the late Casper and Kathryn Fender Sellars.

Joyce was a loving homemaker who attended Corinth Baptist Church and Grace Baptist Church. She was always spoiling her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mrs. Legette enjoyed...

Bert Paul Rutland, Sr.

Bert Paul Rutland, Sr.

Dec 24, 2024

Bert Paul Rutland, Sr., 76, of Lake Park, died on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, at Pruitt Lakehaven following a lengthy illness. He was born on April 3, 1948, in Dallas Texas, to the late Robert Hugh and Bertha Martin Rutland. Mr. Rutland had served many years in law enforcement having retired as the chief of police for the city of...

Vicky Lynn Wheeler

Vicky Lynn Wheeler

Dec 22, 2024

Vicky Lynn Wheeler passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 22, 2024. She was 68. Vicky is survived by her son Cory Michael Wheeler, daughters Colby Lynn Wheeler and Leslie White, and grandchildren Madison Griffis, Alexandria Griffis, Olivia White, and Jordan White.  In addition, survivors include her brothers Fred (Melissa) Armentrout of St. Marys, GA, Curtis (Charlotte) Armentrout of...

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