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Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Malvia Jeanell Conger
May 31, 2018
Malvia Jeanell Conger, of Valdosta passed away Thursday, May 31, 2018 at SGMC. She was born in Calhoun, GA on January 5, 1934 to the late Emmit Hales and Ruby Greeson Hales. Mrs. Conger was a homemaker and member of the Church of God. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Wanda and Jack Kent of Valdosta, daughter-in-law, Essie...
James Simmons, Jr.
May 30, 2018
James Simmons, Jr., 69, of Valdosta died Wednesday, May 30, 2018. He was born in Valdosta on August 9, 1948 to the late James, Sr. and Mavis Simmons. Mr. Simmons was retired from Colson Business Systems and was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. He is survived by his wife, Linda Simmons of Valdosta, daughter, Jenae Davis of Macon, son, James Simmons...
Nolan Dean Gardner
May 30, 2018
Nolan Dean Gardner, 82, of Hahira, Ga passed on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. He was born in Coolidge, Ga on November 26, 1935 to the late Homer and Valerie Gardner. Nolan attended ABAC and was a graduate of the University of Georgia. Professionally, he was a retired claims adjuster and attorney negotiator for State Farm Insurance. Nolan was a veteran...
Margie Lineberger Dasher
May 28, 2018
Margie Lineberger Dasher, 90, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully at her home on May 28, 2018. She was the only daughter of the late Tullie Talbot and Vallie Johnson Lineberger born on November 27, 1927 in Valdosta, Georgia. She was salutatorian of her graduating class from Clyattville High School. After completing business school she worked for the clerk of the...
Dorothy Mae Dennis Rogers
May 26, 2018
Dorothy Mae Dennis Rogers, 72, of Echols County went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Valdosta on May 25, 1946 to the late George Roe and Remmie Mae Terrell Dennis. Mrs. Rogers was a member of the Wright’s Chapel United Methodist Church and...
Sara Elizabeth Smart Fletcher
May 25, 2018
Sara Elizabeth Smart Fletcher, 93, of Valdosta passed away Friday, May 25, 2018 at Holly Hills Nursing Home following a short illness. She was born in Oconee, GA on October 24, 1924 to the late William E. and Nannie Lou Everett Smart. She retired from J.C. Penny after many years of service. Mrs. Fletcher attended Church of God. She enjoyed...
John Lindon Swann
May 24, 2018
John Lindon Swann, 35, of Valdosta died Thursday, May 24, 2018 from injuries sustained in a work related accident. He was born in Hahira on March 1, 1983 and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. He enjoyed helping people and loved spending time with family. John was a very loving, caring and tenderhearted person. He was scared of nothing and...
Mark Alan Hopkins
May 22, 2018
Mark Alan Hopkins, 48, passed away suddenly into the arms of the Lord, in Lowndes County, Georgia, on May 22, 2018. Mark’s journey to heaven began in Dallas, Texas, at his birth on July 1, 1969, to his adoring parents, Karen and Lonnie Hopkins. Mark worked at Moody Air Force Base, just a short distance from his dream home. His...
Joe Carroll Sanders
May 21, 2018
Joe Carroll Sanders, 83, of Valdosta died Monday, May 21, 2018 at his residence after a period of declining health. He was born on February 9, 1935 in Live Oak, FL to the late Joe Edward Sanders and Charlotte Faye McCall Sanders. Mr. Sanders was an automobile mechanic and a member of Northside Baptist Church. He enjoyed spending time with...
Benjamin Smith Hightower
May 21, 2018
Benjamin Smith Hightower, age 91, of Valdosta, died on Monday, May 21, 2018 at his home. B.S. was born in Valdosta, on November 24, 1926 to the late Carroll Smith Hightower and Lillie Moore Hightower. He was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church, was retired from Owens Illinois bag plant and an experienced cabinet maker. He is survived by two...
Annette Moree Courson
May 21, 2018
Annette Moree Courson, of Hahira, died Monday, May 21, 2018 at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Morven in September of 1934, she celebrated her 83rd birthday last September 19th. She was a daughter of the late Guss Moree, Sr. and Avie Roberts Moree. Retired from Texture Tex, Mrs. Courson had worked as a dietician at Smith Hospital. She and her...
Daniel Lavaughn Hughes
May 21, 2018
Daniel Lavaughn Hughes, 81, of Lake Park, died on Monday, May 21, 2018 at Lake City Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born on June 7, 1936 in Echols County to the late Carl Claude and Norma Mae Corbett Hughes and has been a lifelong resident of this area. He was a self-employed timber harvester and farmer and...
Richard Glenn Goodson, Sr.
May 21, 2018
Richard (Dicky) Glenn Goodson Sr., 77, of Athens, Georgia passed away on Monday, May 21, 2018 at his home in Athens Georgia from complications with Alzheimer’s disease. Richard was born in Valdosta, Georgia on September 4, 1940. His parents were Samuel Dean Goodson Sr. and Ethel Viola (Jacobs) Goodson. His siblings were Mattie Bell (Goodson) Syzmanski (deceased), Sam Dean Goodson...
Herman Melton Watson
May 19, 2018
Herman Melton Watson, 91, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2018 following a lengthy illness. Services will be private.
Kristin Suzanne Ganas
May 19, 2018
Kristin Suzanne Ganas, 44, of Valdosta, went to be with her Lord, Saturday, May 19, 2018 at her home after a sudden illness. She was born in Valdosta on April 5, 1974 to Joe & Joyce Ganas. Kristin grew up in Valdosta and as a child, developed a love for dancing. She was a member of Gerlock Dance Studios from...
Derrick Robert Hunter
May 18, 2018
Derrick Robert Hunter, 40, of Statenville passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Tallahassee on January 8, 1978 to Eddie Wesley Hunter, Jr. and the late Connie Marie Brock Hunter. Mr. Hunter enjoyed wrestling, gaming on his playstation, and taking selfies. He was a jokester who enjoyed making people laugh. He loved kids...
Christopher Titus Williams
May 17, 2018
Christopher T. “Chris” Williams, age 56, of Lake Park. Died on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Gainesville, FL. Chris was born in Monticello FL on December 26, 1961 to Minnie Pearl Wiggins and the late James David Williams and moved to Valdosta when he was 16. He graduated from Lowndes High School in 1981. After high school, Chris worked briefly...
Faye C. Corbett
May 17, 2018
Faye C. Corbett, 92, of Lake Park, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2018. Faye was born in Echols County, GA on February 22, 1926 to the late Mitch Carter and Ida Hughes Carter. She was a member of Sardis Baptist Church. Faye is survived by her son Derrick Corbett, her daughter Vanessa Fletcher, both of Lake Park, her grandchildren...
Dorothy Elizabeth Neisen
May 15, 2018
Dorothy Elizabeth Neisen, 78, of Lake Park passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on July 24, 1939 in Valdosta to the late George Maxwell Peterson and Eva Belle Touchton Peterson. Dorothy graduated from Lake Park High School then attended Miami-Dade Junior College and North Florida Junior College in Jacksonville, FL. She worked...
Garry Levon Sandlin
May 14, 2018
Garry Levon Sandlin, 56, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away suddenly at his home Monday, May 14, 2018. Garry was born in Valdosta on December 2, 1961, the son of the late Billie Iona Fielding Sandlin and Virgil Levon Sandlin. He was a graduate of Lowndes High School’s class of 1979, and a member of First United Methodist Church in Valdosta....
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