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

Barbara Tomlinson

Barbara Tomlinson

Feb 16, 2025

Barbara Tomlinson, 83, of Valdosta, peacefully passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2025 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on September 19, 1941, in St. Petersburg, FL to the late Robert Louis Maier and Alma Katherine Pendley Maier. Barbara dedicated over 50 years to her work as a mortgage lender, impacting numerous families along the way. Known for her...

Gary J. Woods

Gary J. Woods

Feb 15, 2025

Gary J. Woods, 78, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at Langdale Hospice House. Born on July 9, 1946, in Hawkinsville, GA. He grew up in Hawkinsville and attended school in Dodge County. He graduated from Hawkinsville High School in 1964 and attended Middle Georgia College. He then graduated from Mercer University in 1972 with a Bachelor...

Kenneth Joseph Hotcaveg

Kenneth Joseph Hotcaveg

Feb 13, 2025

Kenneth Joseph Hotcaveg, 83, of Valdosta, Georgia passed away on February 13th, 2025. Born on July 12th, 1941 in Chicago, IL. His family moved to Pharr, Texas in 1946 where he attended PSJA High School and played football and baseball. He then attended Pan American college where he played baseball and was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. He...

Nellie Lokey Stokes

Nellie Lokey Stokes

Feb 13, 2025

Nellie Lokey Stokes, 86, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at her home surrounded by her family. Born on January 30, 1939 in Lone Oak, Georgia to the late Felton Marion Lokey and Mary Ellen Hill Lokey, Mrs. Stokes had worked and retired from AT&T as a clerk. She loved going fishing with her husband and their...

Martha Anne Strickland

Martha Anne Strickland

Feb 12, 2025

Martha Anne Strickland, 84, of Barney, died on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at her residence. Born in Adel to the late T.E. & Ina Brown and grew up in several towns in Georgia and North Florida to include the New Lois community, Sycamore and Ft. Pierce before returning to Ashburn. There she worked at the Turner County Stockyards, helped her...

Linda Tarpley Day

Linda Tarpley Day

Feb 10, 2025

Linda Tarpley Day, 83, of Valdosta, died on Monday, February 10th, 2025, at her residence. She was born on January 31, 1942, to the late Frank Leo Tarpley and Dora Viola Dyer Tarpley. A graduate of Fulton County High School in 1961, she worked in Atlanta at the Coastal States Insurance Company and Riches Department Store. While at Riches, she...

R. David Rowe

R. David Rowe

Feb 10, 2025

R. David Rowe, 78, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2025 at his home. Born on March 7, 1946, in Tifton to the late Bruce Rowe and Rachael Grantham Rowe, he moved to Valdosta when he was 9 years old and went to Valdosta City Schools. David graduated in 1967, and soon after started working at the Valdosta...

Sandra Carter Watley

Sandra Carter Watley

Feb 9, 2025

Sandra Marie Watley, 75, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, February 9, 2025, at Coffee Regional following a period of declining health. She was born on September 19, 1949, in Savannah to the late Raymond H. and Nora Lee Sherouse Carter. She retired from the City of Valdosta after 35 years, serving in the financial department and was a member of...

Shirley Fore Williams

Shirley Fore Williams

Feb 9, 2025

Shirley Fore Williams, 90, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Sunday, February 9, 2025. She was born on July 22, 1934, in Jesup, Georgia to the late Troy Sr. and Nancy Delk Fore. A graduate of Wayne County High School in Jesup, Shirley went on to have a fulfilling career, retiring as a loan officer...

Elizabeth A. "Liz" Cothron

Elizabeth A. "Liz" Cothron

Feb 8, 2025

Elizabeth A. “Liz” Cothron, 81, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2025. Born in Howell, then grew up in St. George, GA in Charlton County, she started playing basketball at an early age, playing first under the name of her older sister, then as herself to be able to play 7 years for St. George High School. After...

Chester Lawaine Corbett

Chester Lawaine Corbett

Feb 8, 2025

Chester Lawaine Corbett, 86, of Lake Park, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at his home. Born on January 14, 1939 in Statenville, GA, to the late Jesse Lee (Tince) Corbett and Flora Carter Corbett, he had worked for and retired from PCA as a winch truck driver and service crew. He was a member of Statenville Church of...

Dianne Reese

Dianne Reese

Feb 7, 2025

Dianne Reese, 69, of Valdosta, died on Friday, February 7, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center following a period of declining health. Dianne was born in Valdosta on November 22, 1955, to the late Carlton and Ruby Nell McGill Walker. She was a graduate of Lowndes High School and moved to various places with her family during her husband’s tenure...

Mattie Lee "Jo" Sanders

Mattie Lee "Jo" Sanders

Feb 7, 2025

Mattie Lee "Jo" Sanders, 91, of Valdosta, GA, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2025, at Langdale Hospice House, surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Nashville, GA, on January 22, 1934, to the late Dewey Lee Cooper and Mary Elizabeth Lanier Cooper, Jo was an avid gardener who found joy in nurturing flowers and creating beauty in her surroundings. She...

Dorothy Hall Edwards

Dorothy Hall Edwards

Feb 4, 2025

Dorothy Hall Edwards, a cherished member of the Barney community, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at the age of 83, after a long battle with illness. Born on September 28, 1941, in Barney to the late Harvey Felton and Doris Dixon Hall, Dorothy was known for her warm heart and dedication to her family...

Robert Dwayne Elliott

Robert Dwayne Elliott

Feb 4, 2025

Robert Dwayne Elliott, 64, of Hahira, died on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at Pruitt Health Heritage House following a period of declining health. He was born on February 10, 1961, in Atlanta to the late John Norris Elliott. Dwayne worked as a truck driver for Garrett Hauling Inc. out of Jasper, GA, and liked watching drag racing, fishing and camping.

Dwayne...

William Robert Davis

William Robert Davis

Feb 1, 2025

William Robert Davis, 89, of Valdosta passed away at his home on Saturday, February 1, 2025. Born in Eufaula, Alabama on September 29, 1935, he was the son of the late Claude Henry Davis and Edna Caroline Stroud Davis. Mr. Davis received his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from Auburn University in 1957. He was a pharmacist, certified in Alabama...

Johnny Mitchell Williams

Johnny Mitchell Williams

Jan 30, 2025

Johnny Mitchell Williams, 85, of Pavo, died at Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie on Thursday, January 30, 2025. A native son of Pavo, Thomas County, Georgia, Johnny was born to the late V.C. Williams and Ernestine Baker Williams. He received a bachelor’s degree from Valdosta State College, now Valdosta State University, and served in the United States Navy for...

August Cade De Dios

August Cade De Dios

Jan 29, 2025

August Cade De Dios, infant son of Rebekah and Ace De Dios, was born on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. August's parents were blessed to be able to hold him close as he passed gently into the arms of Jesus. 

August Cade is survived by his loving parents, Ace and Rebekah De Dios, of Montgomery, AL; his grandparents, Larry & Karen North...

Betty Myers Apperson

Betty Myers Apperson

Jan 27, 2025

Betty Myers Apperson, 83, passed away Monday January 27, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center. Betty was born in Cook County and raised in Ray City, Georgia. She lived for a short period of time in Hollywood, Florida. Since, she has been a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Betty was a caring and devoted wife and mother. She enjoyed gardening and...

Penny Hall Nowell

Penny Hall Nowell

Jan 27, 2025

Penny Hall Nowell, 57, of Lake Park, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2025. Born on April 17, 1967, to Doris McLean Hall and the late Terry C. Hall. As a licensed cosmetologist for over 40 years, Penny was known and loved by everyone. She was a very artistic person, and animal lover, her basset hound Josey will miss her....

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