OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Fannie Laura Patterson

Fannie Laura Patterson

Mar 6, 2017

Fannie Laura Patterson, 88, of Valdosta died Monday March 6, 2017 at South Georgia Medical Center after a very brief illness. She was born in Brownwood, Texas on April 29, 1928 to the late Saba J. and Eva Francis Hoover Eaton and had lived in this area for many years. Mrs. Patterson was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church...

Doris Marie Perkins

Doris Marie Perkins

Mar 5, 2017

Doris Marie Perkins, 83, of Valdosta passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Morgantown, West Virginia on June 2, 1933 to the late Wendel and Ida Kinsey Elli and had lived in Valdosta for fifty two years. Mrs. Perkins was a member of New Harvest United Methodist Church and was the original...

Christopher (Chris) E. Sullins, Jr.

Christopher (Chris) E. Sullins, Jr.

Mar 5, 2017

Christopher (Chris) E. Sullins, Jr., affectionately known as Unka Buddy, 92 of Valdosta died Sunday, March 5, 2017 at his home. He was born in Plant City, Florida on July 11, 1924 to the late Christopher E., Sr. and Bessie Mae Holbrook Sullins and had lived in Valdosta since 1996. Mr. Sullins was a member of the Living Church of...

Carolyn Jean Hightower

Carolyn Jean Hightower

Mar 4, 2017

Carolyn Jean Hightower, 79 of Valdosta died Saturday, March 4, 2017 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on May 11, 1937 in Perry, Florida to the late Woodrow Wilson and Eunice Parker Hightower. Ms. Hightower was a member of the Dasher Church of Christ and was a former school teacher and an interior decorator. She loved singing and...

Emma Ruth Dykeman

Emma Ruth Dykeman

Mar 4, 2017

Emma Ruth Dykeman, 86, of Valdosta died Saturday, March 4, 2017 at her home. She was born in Statenville, Georgia on December 6, 1930 to the late William Douglas and Emma Herring Clayton and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Dykeman was a member of the New Harvest United Methodist Church and loved attending church everytime the doors...

Kathlean Hall  Strickland

Kathlean Hall Strickland

Mar 4, 2017

Kathlean Hall Strickland, 94, of Valdosta died Saturday, March 4, 2017. She was born in Donalsville, Georgia on April 23, 1922, the oldest of twelve children born to the late John Harvey and Lillie Mae Lynn Hall. Mrs. Strickland was a member of the Antioch Christian Church in Echols County. She was a strong faithful Christian, a devoted wife, mother...

Douglas  Ernest  Whiddon

Douglas Ernest Whiddon

Mar 3, 2017

Douglas Ernest Whiddon, 85, Valdosta, died in Ray City, Friday, March 3, 2017. Born in Albany on October 25, 1931, he was the son of the late Claude and Eunice Denson Whiddon. A U.S. Navy veteran, Mr. Whiddon had worked as a librarian, retired from the South GA Regional Library and was a member of St. John The Evangelist Catholic...

Hazel  Devane Hendley

Hazel Devane Hendley

Mar 3, 2017

Hazel Devane Hendley, 89, of Valdosta died on Friday, March 3, 2017 at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. She was born on August 15, 1927 in Pavo, Georgia to the late Sam and Flonnie Mae Griffin Musselwhite. She worked for Levi Strauss in Valdosta until the plant closed and was a homemaker. She was the mother of 10...

Larry  Sauls

Larry Sauls

Mar 1, 2017

Larry Sauls, 64, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, March 01, 2017 at his residence following a short illness. He was born in Lowndes County on November 18, 1952 to the Roy and Eldora Padgett Sauls and has been a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Sauls served his country honorably in the United States Marine Corps and was a retired...

Kathleen (Kathy) Steffens

Kathleen (Kathy) Steffens

Mar 1, 2017

Kathleen (Kathy) Steffens, 67, of Valdosta died on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born August 24, 1949 in Kansas City, Kansas to the late Roy and Virginia Risebig Chandler. Before moving to Valdosta, Kathy lived in Tifton for 36 years where she worked as a church secretary at Calvary Baptist Church and...

Patricia Ann Daughtry Braendel

Patricia Ann Daughtry Braendel

Feb 28, 2017

Patricia Ann Daughtry Braendel (age 74), daughter of Vergil and Idell Daughtry of Adel died suddenly in her home in Fallbrook, California on February 28. She was preceded in death by her parents Idell and Vergil Daughtry Sr., brother Frank Daughtry of Atlanta, and an older brother, William Robert, who died in infancy. Patricia was a graduate of the public...

Harry D. Farmer

Harry D. Farmer

Feb 27, 2017

Harry D. Farmer, 68, of Valdosta died Monday, February 27, 2017 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Valdosta on February 11, 1949 to the late John C. and Estelle Redish Farmer and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. He was saved and baptized in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and a member of the Redland Baptist...

Chris Butler

Chris Butler

Feb 25, 2017

Chris Butler, 38, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, February 25, 2017, from injuries received in an automobile accident, while in the line of duty. Born on December 4, 1978, in Valdosta, he was the son of Elizabeth Rigsby Butler and the late Commander Bill Butler of the Valdosta Police Department. Chris grew up in Valdosta, graduating from Valdosta High School...

James Larry Chaney

James Larry Chaney

Feb 25, 2017

James Larry Chaney, 67, of Hahira, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at the Langdale Hospice House.He was born April 23, 1949, in Valdosta, a son of the late James W. and Doris L (Forehand) Chaney. Larry worked as a Maintenance Supervisor for Packaging Corp of America, some of his hobbies included fishing, grilling, and riding his motorcycle. He also...

James Larry Chaney

James Larry Chaney

Feb 25, 2017

James Larry Chaney, 67, of Hahira, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2017 at the Langdale Hospice House.He was born April 23, 1949, in Valdosta, a son of the late James W. and Doris L (Forehand) Chaney. Larry worked as a Maintenance Supervisor for Packaging Corp of America, some of his hobbies included fishing, grilling, and riding his motorcycle. He also...

Dr. Rosalie N. Allison

Dr. Rosalie N. Allison

Feb 24, 2017

Dr. Rosalie N. Allison, 87, of Valdosta died Friday, February 24, 2017 at Langdale Place. She was born in Sharon, PA on June 16, 1929 to the late Frederick Nelson Newton, Jr. and Laura Octavia Quarterson Newton. Dr. Allison was a retired Valdosta State University Professor and a member of Park Avenue United Methodist Church where she served on the...

Jane Watson Little

Jane Watson Little

Feb 23, 2017

Jane Watson Little, 88, formerly of Valdosta, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2017 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin, TN following a lengthy illness. She was born in Dierks, Howard County, AK on May 2, 1928, to the late Andrew Clifton Watson and Myrtle Johnson Watson. Mrs. Little was a homemaker and member of Central Avenue Church of Christ....

Michael D.  Tolbert

Michael D. Tolbert

Feb 21, 2017

Michael D. Tolbert, 47, passed away peacefully at his home in Brooks County, Georgia on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. Michael was born on November 14, 1969 at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Michael played defensive end for the Wildcats from 1984-1986 under Coach Nick Hyder and was awarded "Super Skinner in 1985 and "Super Cat" and...

Douglas Aulston Rice

Douglas Aulston Rice

Feb 21, 2017

Douglas Aulston Rice, 94, of Saint Clair, Michigan and formerly of Valdosta died at Holiday Retirement Blue Water Lodge in Fort Gratiot, Michigan on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. Born in Lakeland, Florida on March 27, 1922. He was the son of the late Roy Alston Rice and Mary Ellen O'Neil Rice. Mr. Rice completed his High School by GED in...

Henry C. Joiner

Henry C. Joiner

Feb 20, 2017

Henry C. Joiner, 88, of Valdosta and Nashville, died on Monday, February 20, 2017, at Fellowship Home in Nashville, GA. Born on October 15, 1928 in Valdosta, he was the son of the late Maude Lorene Cox and John Gordon Joiner. Mr. Joiner was a retired Funeral Director and Embalmer. He attended Valdosta High School and played trumpet in the...

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