OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Bernice Condrey Evans

Bernice Condrey Evans

Apr 24, 2019

Bernice Condrey Evans, 83, of Lake Park passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on January 13, 1936 to the late Alfred T. and Lillie Mae Condrey and had lived in this area since 1975. Mrs. Evans was an active member of Northside Baptist Church. She enjoyed being with her family, travelling, gardening,...

Mary Nell Register

Mary Nell Register

Apr 24, 2019

Mary Nell Register, 77, of Statenville, died on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at her daughter’s residence following a period of declining health. She was born on July 23, 1941 in Lake City, Florida to the late Herbert D. Moore and Idell DeLoach Hughes and V.B. Hughes. Mrs. Mary Nell enjoyed listening to music and loved attending the music halls at...

Frank E. Eye

Frank E. Eye

Apr 24, 2019

Names mean something! Our father, Frank Eye could not have been more appropriately named. Merriam Webster defines “Frank” as “free, forthright, and sincere expression.” Dad will always be remembered for his free, forthright, and sincere expression. You never had to wonder about his opinion, he had one on everything, and eagerly shared it with anyone and everyone. Frank Eldon Eye...

Marvin  Clarence Broomberg

Marvin Clarence Broomberg

Apr 24, 2019

Marvin Clarence Broomberg, 73, of Valdosta, died at his home on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, on February 28, 1946. Marvin was the son of the late Jack and Ida Vidro Broomberg. He was a member of Temple Israel and was self employed in real estate. Survivors are his wife, Debbie Dinnerman Broomberg; daughter and...

Steven  Dale  Bilger

Steven Dale Bilger

Apr 23, 2019

Steven Dale Bilger, 63, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at his home. Born on February 3, 1956, in Valdosta, Steve was the son of Gretchen Moore Bilger and the late Kenneth Dale Bilger. An ASE Master Certified Mechanic, Steve was retired from Wiregrass Technical College as Automotive Coordinator and Automotive Instructor. He loved his students and teaching...

Julian Lamar Shierling

Julian Lamar Shierling

Apr 23, 2019

Julian Shierling, 83, died Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at home. He was born on September 1, 1935 in Lowndes County to the late William Leroy and Carol Weldon Shierling. He graduated from Morven High School, where he was a starter on the varsity basketball team. He served proudly in the U.S. Army. After his Army service, he learned computer programming...

Phillip  Yonge

Phillip Yonge

Apr 23, 2019

Phillip Delany Yonge passed away suddenly Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019. Phil is survived by his beloved wife and companion of 22 years, Susan Schuyler Smith Yonge, his son and daughter in law Tom and Melanie Yonge and his grandchildren Phillip Yonge and Mason Yonge. Phil is predeceased by his sons Phillip Delany Yonge, and Robert Holbein Yonge and his brother...

Billy Ross Rountree

Billy Ross Rountree

Apr 23, 2019

Billy Ross Rountree, 85, of Hahira died Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. He was born on January 26, 1934 in Hahira to the late George A. and Ethel Guess Rountree and was a lifelong resident of Hahira. Mr. Rountree was a member of Shiloh United Methodist Church where he had served on the Board of Trustees. He...

Richard Alan Youmans, Sr.

Richard Alan Youmans, Sr.

Apr 23, 2019

Richard Alan Youmans, Sr., 76, of Lake Park, died on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at his residence following a brief illness. He was born on January 8, 1943 in Elkhorn, Wisconsin to the late Robert and Doris May Gates Youmans. Mr. Youmans was a retired Master Sergeant with the United States Air Force and served during Vietnam. Mr. Youmans was...

Brenda K. Stalvey

Brenda K. Stalvey

Apr 22, 2019

Brenda K. Stalvey of Fort Walton Beach, FL and formerly of Hahira, GA died Monday April 22, 2019 at her home. She was born in Quitman on August 1, 1946 to the late Ewart and Vera Mae Parker and had lived in Hahira all her life until moving to Ft. Walton Beach in November of 2015. Mrs. Stalvey was a...

Sally I. O'Neal

Sally I. O'Neal

Apr 19, 2019

Sally I. O’Neal of Valdosta, GA, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2019, at the age of 81. Born on September 21, 1937, Sally graduated from Valdosta High School, Valdosta State College with a bachelors in Elementary Education, and Florida State University with a masters in Library Science. She taught elementary school in Atlanta and Valdosta, and retired as a...

Kathy Montgomery Williams

Kathy Montgomery Williams

Apr 19, 2019

Kathy Montgomery Williams, 63, of Valdosta passed away suddenly on Friday, April 19, 2019. She was born in Adel, GA on March 7, 1956 to the late Elwood E. and Ava Nell Bullard Montgomery and had lived in Valdosta all of her life. Mrs. Williams was of the Baptist faith and the office manager for her daughter’s law office, Jennifer...

Charles Thomas Bellflowers

Charles Thomas Bellflowers

Apr 18, 2019

Charles Thomas Bellflowers, 52, of Hahira passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2019 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on March 21, 1967 in Valdosta to Sandra Moon Bellflowers and the late Eugene Thomas Bellflowers. He attended the Church of God and currently working in construction. Tommy loved fishing and listening to music on the radio....

Janie Lucille May

Janie Lucille May

Apr 17, 2019

Janie Lucille May went to her eternal home on April 17, 2019. She was born on December 21, 1919 at her parent’s farm near Moultrie, Georgia. Lucille was the second of nine children born to Tom and Ethel Gibbs. She graduated from Moultrie High School in 1937 and went into nurses training at Macon General Hospital. In June of 1941,...

M. Tom Rowell

M. Tom Rowell

Apr 17, 2019

M. Thomas Rowell, 89, of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center following a short illness. He was born in Roseboro, NC, on July 11, 1929 to the late Thomas William and Vivian Dowdy Rowell. Mr. Rowell was a veteran of the United States Air Force, a Deacon at Redland Baptist Church, and was a...

Tim David Green

Tim David Green

Apr 17, 2019

Timothy David Green, 57, Seffner, FL went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, after a short battle with cancer. Tim was born March 29, 1962, in Monahans, Texas. His dad was in the Air Force so his family lived in many different states and overseas. He had been in the ministry 31 years serving in different...

David (D.G.) Long

David (D.G.) Long

Apr 15, 2019

David (D.G.) Long passed away at his home on Monday, April 15, 2019 after battling cancer. He was born in Richmond, California on April 17, 1947 to the late Elvie and Lessie Alvina Higgins Long. He was in the United States Marine Corps throughout the Vietnam War and received several medals for his service including a purple heart. He was...

Jeffery Todd Wells

Jeffery Todd Wells

Apr 15, 2019

Jeffery Todd Wells, 54, Valdosta, beloved son of Ronald M. and Catherine F. Wells died on Monday, April 15, 2019 at home. A fifth generation Floridian, he was born January 7, 1965 in Winter Haven, FL, a descendant of pioneer Florida families. The family moved to Sylvester, GA in 1972 where he graduated from Worth County High School in 1983....

Gabriel Griffin

Gabriel Griffin

Apr 15, 2019

Gabriel Griffin was born to Rashyanna Copeland and Gerald Griffin on Monday, April 15, 2019. God called him Home to be an angel in His kingdom. He leaves to cherish his memory his two brothers Andrey Griffin, Davoris Thomas and his four sisters Ka’Sauni Wright, Emily Howard, Anahla Thomas, and Promise Thomas, and his grandmother Latanzia Copeland.

Martha Cone

Martha Cone

Apr 15, 2019

Martha Cone, 59, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2019 at her residence following a brief illness. She was born in Thomasville, GA to Betty Joyce Cochran Nelson and the late James Neil Cone. She was of the Baptist faith. Ms. Cone enjoyed being a caregiver and Nana to Ian and Bella. She was a beloved aunt of...