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

Raymond L. Coker

Raymond L. Coker

Jul 12, 2018

Raymond L. Coker, 87, of Valdosta passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville. He was born in Lowndes County on March 11, 1931 to the late Robert Paul and Ruby Harnage Coker. Mr. Coker was a member of the Providence United Methodist Church and a farmer. He enjoyed fishing and attending gospel sings. Survivors...

Lucile Harris Steward

Lucile Harris Steward

Jul 10, 2018

Lucile Harris Steward, 93 of Valdosta, GA passed away on Tuesday July 10, 2018 at the Fellowship Home under the wonderful care of the Fellowship Home Staff and Hospice of South Georgia and family. She was born on May 26, 1925 in Lowndes County to the late Doc Lundy Harris and Bertie Anderson Harris. She was married to her late...

John K. Lingenfelter

John K. Lingenfelter

Jul 9, 2018

John K. Lingenfelter, Jr., 56, of Valdosta passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018. He was born on October 23, 1961 at Clark Air Base in the Philippines to John, Sr. and Audrey Pfaff Wise Lingenfelter. John, Jr. retired from the Air Force after 20 years, where he worked in aircraft maintenance. John, Jr. is survived by his wife, Amelita...

Peggy D. Fizer

Peggy D. Fizer

Jul 8, 2018

Peggy D. Fizer, 79, of Moultrie, passed away on July 8, 2018, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home. Born in Dawson, on December 26, 1938, Peggy was the daughter of the late Mary Kate Morgan and James Edward Daniel. Peggy had a servant’s heart, she loved helping others and her nursing career was her life. She adored her family, especially her...

Wilma Aliene Taylor

Wilma Aliene Taylor

Jul 8, 2018

Wilma Aliene Taylor, affectionately known as “Granny Taylor” met her savior face to face on Sunday, July 8, 2018. She was a faithful servant to God for over sixty years, always putting the needs of others ahead of her own. Wilma was born on February 1, 1926 to the late Elias Rowan Williams and Lillie Mae Mathis Williams. She married...

Jackie Gilley Sirmans

Jackie Gilley Sirmans

Jul 7, 2018

Jackie Gilley Sirmans, 83, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, July 7, 2018 at her residence surrounded by her four daughters and other loving family members. She was born in Liberty County, Florida on December 14, 1934 to the late Albert and Irene Hughes Gilley. She was a homemaker and a charter member of New Harvest United Methodist Church. She was...

Lisa Middleton Colburn

Lisa Middleton Colburn

Jul 6, 2018

Lisa Middleton Colburn, 52, of Valdosta died Friday, July 6, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Valdosta on October 25, 1965 to Billy E. Middleton and the late Lucille Jones Middleton. Lisa was a member of CrossPointe Church and currently an administrative assistant with the Valdosta Early College Academy. She loved the Lord, singing, and living...

Edith Jett

Edith Jett

Jul 6, 2018

Edith Marjorie Jett “Margie,” 83, of Valdosta, passed away on July 6, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. Margie was born in Valdosta on August 4, 1934. She was the oldest daughter of James Garnett Holtzclaw and Edith Sims Holtzclaw. She played basketball for Valdosta High School and served as co-captain her senior year. Margie’s love of sports lasted a...

Debra Ruth Hale

Debra Ruth Hale

Jul 6, 2018

Debra Ruth Hale, 59, of Lakeland, died on Friday, July 6, 2018 at her residence following a short illness. She was born on November 27, 1958 in Pearson, Georgia to the late Thomas and Racheal Poole Delk. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her two daughters and sons-in-law, Tracey and Keith Stripling...

Herman Louis Brasher, Jr.

Herman Louis Brasher, Jr.

Jul 2, 2018

Herman Louis Brasher, Jr., 73, of Valdosta passed away on Monday, July 2, 2018 at Langdale Hospice House after a brief illness. He was born in Valdosta on October 10, 1944 to the late Herman Louis, Sr. and Annie Mae Mayne Brasher. Mr. Brasher was a member of Northside Baptist Church where he faithfully served his Lord Jesus. He was...

Mrs. Anniel Keaton Brown

Mrs. Anniel Keaton Brown

Jul 2, 2018

Mrs. Anniel Keaton Brown, 96, of Valdosta and former of Bainbridge, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2018 at her daughter’s home in Valdosta, Georgia. She was born in Camilla, Georgia on August 18, 1921 to the late Clarence and Eleanor Keaton. She was a sibling to two sisters, Grace Moreland (Joe Lee), Mae Bell Rambo (Frank) and three brothers,...

Elizabeth Thompson

Elizabeth Thompson

Jun 30, 2018

Elizabeth Thompson, 94, of Valdosta passed away Saturday, June 30, 2018 at Oaks Nursing Home in Marshallville, GA. She was born in Marshallville, GA on April 20, 1924 to the late O’Neill Monroe Ware and Lillian Mabel Patterson Ware. Mrs. Thompson was a Librarian for the Berrien County Schools, a member of Crossroads Baptist Church and the Senior Lady Sunday...

Gloria  A. Price

Gloria A. Price

Jun 29, 2018

Gloria A. Price, 84, of Valdosta, Ga. passed away surrounded by family on Friday, June 29, 2018. She was born in Valdosta on April 26th, 1934 to the late Carrie Estelle O’Neal Willis and Collis Echols Willis. Gloria was an Air Force wife for over twenty years before establishing her own career as a District Manager for Avon Products, Inc....

Eugene Thomas Bellflowers

Eugene Thomas Bellflowers

Jun 27, 2018

Eugene Thomas Bellflowers, 72, of Hahira passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Hahira on September 7, 1945 to the late Roy and Ella Mae Warren Bellflowers. Thomas was owner and operator of Thomas Bellflowers Construction, served in the United States Navy and was a member of the Azalea City Church of God. He...

Robert Boyd Mcelvey

Robert Boyd Mcelvey

Jun 27, 2018

Robert Boyd McElvey, 83, of Lake Park, GA passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on April 1, 1935 in Pelham, GA to the late John Augustus and Vera Mae McHargue McElvey. Mr. McElvey retired from the papermill and was a supervisor in the woodyard. He was an avid golfer and fisherman, who...

Gary King Leff

Gary King Leff

Jun 27, 2018

Gary King Leff, 61, of Valdosta died Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Dayton, Ohio on June 23, 1957 to the late Wilbur H. and Betty Hughes Leff and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Gary was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. He served in the United States...

Norma Jean Corbett

Norma Jean Corbett

Jun 25, 2018

Norma Jean Corbett, 85, passed away on Monday, June 25, 2018 at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Brooks County, on January 9, 1933, she was the youngest of five children and the only daughter of the late Maude Morgan and Spence Taylor. Raised in the Hickory Head Community on her family farm, Norma Jean was spoiled and pampered by her...

Patricia (Patsy) Jones

Patricia (Patsy) Jones

Jun 23, 2018

Patricia (Patsy) Jones, 74, of Jacksonville, FL passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2018. She was born on August 14, 1943 in Hahira, GA to the late Ernest Cain and Inell Hall. She graduated from Hahira High School and attended Bethany Baptist Church. After marrying her late husband, Raymond Hollis Jones, she moved to Jacksonville. She was a homemaker and...

Linda Lockington Hill

Linda Lockington Hill

Jun 23, 2018

Linda Lockington Hill was born in Aberdeen, S DA on July 28, 1948 and died peacefully at home with her dogs Shelby and Scooter next to her on June 23, 2018. The wife of Mike G. Hill who passed in May 2017, she leaves behind her sister, Nancy and husband Peter Rallis of Colorado and her brother Michael, wife Tamara,...

Virginia "Digie" Smith Mcquaig

Virginia "Digie" Smith Mcquaig

Jun 23, 2018

Virginia “Digie” Smith McQuaig, 81, of Valdosta died Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. She was born on October 14, 1936 in Shelbyville, Tennessee to the late J. B. and Lucile Beech Smith and lived in Valdosta for many years. She was member of the First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. McQuaig was a legal secretary for Oris Blackburn Law...

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