OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Jean Strickland O'Neal
Jan 19, 2019
Jean Strickland O’Neal, 72, of Valdosta died Saturday, January 19, 2019 at Archbold Medical Center. She was born in Hortense, Georgia to the late James E. and Lois Brown Strickland and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. O’Neal was a member of Redland Baptist Church and she enjoyed serving the Lord and others. She loved her husband, sons...
Doris Smith Williams
Jan 19, 2019
Doris Smith Williams, 83, of Thomasville, formerly of Valdosta, died on Saturday, January 19, 2019, at Rose City Nursing Home in Thomasville. Born in Valdosta on January 1, 1936, Doris was a daughter of the late Edward Bernard and Forrest Inez Baker Smith. Widow of the late Glen Clinton Williams, Doris was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She began...
Linda Diane Cannady
Jan 18, 2019
Mrs. Linda Diane Cannady, 66, passed away Friday January 18, 2018 at her residence after a short illness. Linda was born in Columbus and had made her home in Valdosta for the past 30 years. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, cooking, and watching crime investigative television shows, especially, Law and Order. Linda is survived...
Charles Ollie Templeton, Jr.
Jan 17, 2019
Charles Ollie Templeton, Jr. died at South Georgia Medical Center on January 17, 2019 after a period of declining health. A memorial service will be held at Valdosta First United Methodist Church on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 3:00 p.m., followed by a visitation at the church. The family will hold a private inurnment. Charles, the son of Dr. Charles...
Rudene Harris
Jan 17, 2019
Margaret Rudene Greene Harris, 87, of Valdosta passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Langdale Hospice House after a short illness. She was born in Valdosta, Georgia on April 18, 1931 to the late Harvey Virgil and Beulah Harpe Greene. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Harris was a faithful member of Central Avenue Church of...
B. Lacy Mulligan
Jan 14, 2019
B. Lacy Mulligan, 71, of Valdosta, died on Monday, January 14, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Valdosta on May 20, 1947 to the late George and Eve Ruth Morris Mulligan. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in Vietnam. Mr. Mulligan was the Co-owner and operator of Georgia...
Ronald Joseph Harrell
Jan 14, 2019
Ronald Joseph Harrell, Sr., 76, of Valdosta died on Monday, January 14, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center following a period of declining health. He was born in Valdosta on September 9, 1942 to the late Joseph T. and Lillian McQuaig Harrell and has been a lifelong resident of the Valdosta area. He was a retired insurance salesman/agent for over...
Margaret Elizabeth Waters
Jan 13, 2019
Margaret Elizabeth Waters, 87, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2019 following a lengthy illness. She was born in Elkhart, IN on November 30, 1931 to the late William McGarity and Clara Anna Egendoerfer McGarity. Margaret enjoyed painting, arts and crafts, as well as crocheting. She loved to dance, and celebrate all holidays, cooking and baking for family...
Michael Wayne Fisher
Jan 13, 2019
Michael Wayne Fisher, 60, of Hahira, passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2019. He was born in Birmingham, AL on March 4, 1958 to the late Wayne Morris Fisher and Patricia Jean Edwards Fisher. Mike began his career in the road construction industry in 1976 with APAC in Birmingham, AL where he was employed for 16 years. He was then...
Iona Clayton Daugharty
Jan 12, 2019
Iona Clayton Daugharty, 93, of Statenville, passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2019, following a brief illness. Mrs. Daugharty was born in Echols County, GA on January 22, 1925 to the late William Douglas Clayton and Emma P. Herring Clayton. She graduated from Echols County High School in 1942 and served as clerk of the county court for several years...
Linda Butler Goolsby
Jan 11, 2019
Linda Butler Goolsby, 69, of Jennings, Florida, passed away suddenly on Friday, January 11, 2019 at Shands hospital in Live Oak, Florida. Linda was born in Jennings Florida on July 18, 1949 to the late Dorothy Kinsey Butler of Statenville, GA and the late Johnny Lawerence Butler, Sr. of Jennings, Fl. She grew up in Jennings with her two sisters,...
Annie Grace Pilcher
Jan 9, 2019
Annie Grace Pilcher, 95, died on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at her home in Valdosta. Born in Lawrenceville, on October 1, 1923, Grace was the daughter of the late Jim and Annie Kidd Watkins. She was a homemaker and widow of the late Herbert Howard (Hap) Pilcher. Grace is survived by several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death...
Dorothy Blanchard
Jan 8, 2019
Dorothy Blanchard, 91, of Valdosta died Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at Pruitt Health at Heritage House. She was born on August 24, 1927 in Valdosta to the late Archie Daniel Jernigan and Daisy Jones Jernigan. Mrs. Blanchard was a homemaker, a member of Bemiss Road Baptist Church and was retired from the Lowndes County School System. She is survived by...
Joyce Crosby Richardson
Jan 7, 2019
Joyce Crosby Richardson, 74, of Brooks County died Monday, January 7, 2019 at Langdale Hospice. She was born in Moultrie on July 27, 1944 to the late Otis Mason and Pearlie Mae McMillian Crosby and had lived in this area all of her life. Mrs. Richardson was a member of Northside Baptist Church in Valdosta and co-owner of Richardson Brothers...
Joseph Warren Pritchett
Jan 7, 2019
Joseph Warren Pritchett of Quitman, GA, passed away at home on January 7, 2019, after a long illness. He was born on November 27, 1949 in Quitman. He was the son of the late Warren Merriman Pritchett and Corliss Maxine Ball Pritchett. Joe was a proud American who loved his country dearly. He served in the United States Army and...
Bobby Gay
Jan 6, 2019
Bobby Franklin Gay, 86, of Valdosta died Sunday, January 6, 2019 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Moultrie on September 15, 1932 to the late Boyd F. and Lena Goff Gay and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mr. Gay was a member of Northside Baptist Church for more than fifty years where he served as a...
Valerie Brenda Spainhour
Jan 5, 2019
Valerie Brenda Spainhour, 77, Valdosta resident for 11 years, died on Saturday, January 5, 2019, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Linfield, England, on September 26, 1941, Mrs. Spainhour, was the daughter of the late Charles William Field and Emma Hilda Mae Edmonds Field. She was a member of the Church of England. Married 29 years to her loving...
Dr. Neal O'Neal Sr.
Jan 4, 2019
Dr. Neal O'Neal, 89, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away on Friday, January 4th, at the South Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness. The son of the late Alan Smith O'Neal and Ruth Anderson O'Neal of Winston Salem, NC, he was preceded in death by his wife Virginia Bracy O'Neal, his brother Alan Smith O'Neal Jr of Raleigh, and his...
Nancy L. Elmore
Jan 4, 2019
Nancy L. Elmore, 68, of Valdosta, died on Friday, January 4, 2019 at Fellowship Home following a brief illness. She was born in Sullivan, Indiana on March 1, 1950 to the late Harold and Mary Sluder Trueblood. Nancy traveled to different parts of the United States with her husband, Thomas, during his time in the military, but her heart’s desire...
Robert (Bob) Sepulveda
Jan 4, 2019
Robert (Bob) Sepulveda, 64, of Valdosta, died on Friday, January 4, 2019 at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. He was born on October 13, 1954 in Miami, Florida to the late Lawrence Kenneth and Blanche Myers Sepulveda. Bob served in the United States Marine Corps and carried those values and tradition with him the rest of his life....