OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
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.
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
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
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
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....
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
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Agnes Wheelis Swilley
Jun 21, 2018
Agnes Wheelis Swilley, 95, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2018. She was born on September 22, 1922 in Ocilla, GA to the late Hollis D. Wheelis and Elise Horton Wheelis. Mrs. Swilley was a retired LPN at Moody AFB. She was a member of the Abundant Life Church of God. She was a loving and devoted mother,...
Acie Allen Tew, Jr.
Jun 21, 2018
Acie Allen Tew, Jr., 82, of Lake Park, passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2018 following a lengthy illness. He was born on October 20, 1935 in Henry County, GA to the late Accie Tew and Katie Bush Tew. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Mr. Tew retired after 30 years driving for Roadway as a long-haul truck driver. He...
Geraldine M. (Jerry) Corbett
Jun 20, 2018
Geraldine M. (Jerry) Corbett, 78, of Valdosta, died on June 20, 2018 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on May 3, 1940 in Tampa, Florida to the late Burke and Lucille Moore Colding. She was retired from the City of Valdosta after 20 years of service with the Parks and Recreations Department. She was involved with...
Kim Ann Chambers Hodges
Jun 19, 2018
Kim Ann Chambers Hodges, 59, of Hahira passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at her residence. She was born on November 2, 1958 in Bitley, Michigan to Clyta Chambers and the late Jerry Chambers. She was a member of Hahira United Methodist Church where she worked in the nursery. Mrs. Hodges loved babysitting and children. She was a very...
Rev. William E. Wood
Jun 18, 2018
Rev. William E. Wood, 70, of Valdosta, went home to the Lord on Monday, June 18, 2018 following a brief illness. He was born on August 21, 1947 in Sutton, West Virginia to the late William Eugene Wood and Mary Bell Wyatt Wood. He was the Pastor for First United Pentecostal Church of Valdosta since 1988. Rev. Wood joined the...
Samuel Ashley Jones, Jr.
Jun 18, 2018
Samuel Ashley Jones, Jr., 56, of Hahira, died on Monday, June 18, 2018 following a lengthy illness. He was born in Valdosta on December 8, 1961 and has been a lifelong resident of this area. Ashley was a self-employed dry wall contractor, a volunteer firefighter for North Lowndes County, and had recently worked with Valdosta RV. Ashley’s life was devoted...
Steve Adams
Jun 15, 2018
Steve Adams, 70, of Valdosta passed away suddenly at his residence on Friday, June 15, 2018. He was born on December 7th, 1947 in Thomasville, GA to the late Melvin and Eloise Willis Adams. He was a retired Regional Manager for Donaldson Enterprises. Mr. Adams is survived by his son Mike Adams of Naylor, his sons and daughters in law...
Frederick A. (Fred) Brownell
Jun 15, 2018
Frederick A. (Fred) Brownell, 77, of Hahira passed away Friday, June 15, 2018 in Summerville, South Carolina. He was born in Corning, New York on June 24, 1940 to the late Galen Stillman and Margaret Odle Brownell and lived in New York before moving to Hahira twenty-one years ago. Mr. Brownell was a veteran of the United States Army and...