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

Chandler Barrett Setser

Chandler Barrett Setser

Nov 30, 2019

Master Chandler Barrett Setser, infant son of Brittany and Jared Setser, born at South Georgia Medical Center on Friday November 29, 2019, slipped into the arms of Jesus on November 30, 2019. In addition to his parents Chandler is survived by his brothers, Owen and Henry, his grandparents, Richie and Kelle Setser, Mike and Christina Godwin and his aunt and...

Robert  Allen  Courson

Robert Allen Courson

Nov 28, 2019

Robert Allen Courson, 52, of Hahira, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2019. He was born in Valdosta on September 23, 1967. Robert was a supervisor with Smith Unitherm Insulation Contractors, Tallahassee, FL. He was a Baptist. Robert is survived by his mother Joyce Bailey and step father, Tommy Bailey whom he called “Daddy” of Hahira, father and step mother, William...

Juanita Carter Holder

Juanita Carter Holder

Nov 28, 2019

Juanita Carter Holder, 84, of Lake Park, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2019 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Echols County on April 6, 1935 to the late Austin Corbett and Wynell Kinsey Corbett. Juanita lived a full life of love and service. Her joy came in loving people, whether it was the children she taught as...

Janice Marie Keel Powers

Janice Marie Keel Powers

Nov 27, 2019

Janice Marie Keel Powers, 68, of Hahira died Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida from injuries sustained in a house fire. She was born in Hahira on September 13, 1951 to the late Colon Jackson and Audrey Creed Keel and had lived in Hahira and Adel. Mrs. Powers was a Baptist and a retired medical receptionist/secretary....

Alfred Jackson "Jay" Powell, Jr

Alfred Jackson "Jay" Powell, Jr

Nov 26, 2019

State Representative Alfred Jackson “Jay” Powell, Jr., age 67, of Camilla, GA, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2019, in Young Harris, GA. Throughout his life, Jay used the gifts of a brilliant intellect and a benevolent spirit to better his community and inspire others. His affable, self-effacing nature combined with his razor-sharp wit earned the respect of friends and...

Richard  Ronald  English, Sr.

Richard Ronald English, Sr.

Nov 25, 2019

Richard Ronald English, Sr. MSGT Ret. USAF, breathed his last and slipped peacefully into the arms of our Lord, Jesus Christ on Monday, November 25, 2019. He was born February 14, 1929, and lived 90 years, 9 months, and 12 days before entering into his eternal rest. At his side were daughters Victoria Elizabeth English and Jennifer Anne English Arent,...

Charles Jackson "Jack" Sims

Charles Jackson "Jack" Sims

Nov 24, 2019

Charles Jackson “Jack” Sims, 72, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at Langdale Hospice House, after a lengthy illness. Born in Valdosta to the late Murray A. & Polly Wisenbaker Sims, he had lived in this area all of his life. Growing up in Valdosta, Jack graduated from Lowndes County High School in 1965 where he played football...

Dr. Luther Wade Humphreys, Jr.

Dr. Luther Wade Humphreys, Jr.

Nov 23, 2019

Dr. Luther Wade Humphreys Jr., died on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, January 22, 1932, he was the son of the late Luther, Sr., and Mary McNamara Humphreys. He was retired from the United States Navy and was a Professor of Finance at Valdosta State University. Dr. Humphreys was a pilot, and he enjoyed motorcycles and...

William Howard Giddens

William Howard Giddens

Nov 21, 2019

William Howard Giddens, 51, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday November 21, 2019 at his home. He was born in Hahira on October 10, 1968 to the late Chief James Edwards and Annis Jean Gray Giddens. William was a hard worker who always gave 120% especially when it came to his work at Union Tank Car where he was the...

Mary Ann Westmoreland

Mary Ann Westmoreland

Nov 20, 2019

Mary Ann Westmoreland, 74, of Adel, passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy period of declining health. Mary Ann was born on May 7, 1945 in Louisville, Kentucky to the late Raymond and Minnie Rae Allen Kessler, but lived most of her life in Georgia including the Acworth area and locally in...

Mary  Kimbrough Allen  Spivey

Mary Kimbrough Allen Spivey

Nov 20, 2019

Mary Kimbrough Allen Spivey, “Skimmer” to her loved ones, passed away November 20, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Thomasville on March 7, 1928 to the late Troy Holder and Hilda Perdeta House Kimbrough. She graduated from Thomasville High School and Birdwood Community College. In her early years she worked as a medical...

Sharon Crawford Holland

Sharon Crawford Holland

Nov 20, 2019

Sharon Crawford Holland, 55, of Valdosta died Wednesday, November 20, 2019. She was born in Bradenton, Florida on December 18, 1963 to the late Paul and Janie Peebles Crawford and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Sharon was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed taking care of people especially the elderly. Survivors include her husband, Timothy Holland...

Kenneth Dale Hendricks

Kenneth Dale Hendricks

Nov 19, 2019

Kenneth D. (Kenny) Hendricks, 57, of Valdosta passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 after a sudden illness. He was born in Lewisburg, West Virginia on February 14, 1962 on his grandparent’s farm. He is preceded in death by his parents, Charles Boyd Hendricks, Jr. and Margaret Genevieve Hughes Hendricks. He owned and operated Kenny’s Marine Service. Kenny was an...

Guillermo Delgado-Aguilar

Guillermo Delgado-Aguilar

Nov 18, 2019

Guillermo Delgado-Aguilar, 51, of Statenville, died on Monday, November 18th, 2019 in Watford City, North Dakota. He was born on July 26, 1968 in Michoacan, Mexico to Filiberto Delgado and Gorge Aguilar. He was an agriculture worker and was a member of San Jose Catholic Church in Lake Park. He is survived by his wife, Veronica Delgado, two sons, Manuel...

Cameron K. Lawry

Cameron K. Lawry

Nov 16, 2019

Cameron K. Lawry, age 91, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at her home in Evans, GA. Cam was born in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. to the late Francis Frederick Knight and Eleanor Allender Knight. The wife of an Army officer, the Lawry’s lived in Taiwan, Germany, and throughout the US before settling in Valdosta in 1969....

Stephanie Anne Thompson

Stephanie Anne Thompson

Nov 16, 2019

Stephanie Anne Thompson, age 58 of Valdosta and Missouri City, Texas, passed peacefully from this life on November 16, 2019 at her daughters’ residence. Born September 20, 1961, in Atlanta, daughter of Karl Thompson and Kathryn Walker, Stephanie was a Special Education Teacher with the Lowndes County School System for 30 years. She was a member of St. John the...

Tyler Seacrist

Tyler Seacrist

Nov 16, 2019

Tyler Seacrist, 24, of Valdosta, died suddenly on Saturday, November 16, 2019, in Clyattville as a result of an accident at work. Born in Charleston, WVA on March 7, 1995, he grew up in Chelyan, WVA, then moved with his family to Louisa, KY where he graduated from Lawrence County High School in 2013. In the summer after high school...

Vivian B. Roberts

Vivian B. Roberts

Nov 15, 2019

Vivian B. Roberts. 96, of Lake Park, passed away on Friday, November 15, 2019. She was born on October 16, 1923 in Hoquiam, WA to the late Ralph Edward Bray and Ethel Vella Winkleman Bray. She graduated from Hoquiam High School in 1941. Mrs. Roberts worked in Bremerton, WA Naval Shipyard during WWII, where she met her husband Willie Fred...

Carol Tillman Brotherton

Carol Tillman Brotherton

Nov 15, 2019

Carol Tillman Brotherton passed away November 15, 2019 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born June 9, 1958, married her husband Don Brotherton in 1978, and celebrated a happy marriage, a loving farm home full of animals, and a zest for outdoor activities from beaches to mountains. Carol was a life-long member of the First Presbyterian Church of Valdosta, Georgia,...

Wayland (Bo) Hendry Blalock

Wayland (Bo) Hendry Blalock

Nov 14, 2019

Wayland (Bo) Hendry Blalock, 67, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born in Atlanta, GA, on February 12, 1952 to the late Dr. Wayland Marion Hendry, Jr. and Charleen Stephenson Blalock. He graduated from Valdosta High School where he played football for the Valdosta Wildcats. He attended the...

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