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

Frances Marie Adams

Frances Marie Adams

Jul 29, 2016

Frances Marie Adams, 74, of Valdosta, was called home by her heavenly father on July 29th 2016. Born in Coeburn, VA to the late Bessie Young Boggs and Oliver Carl Boggs, Sr., she had lived in Valdosta for many years. She was a homemaker and an avid gardener, she loved working outside. Mrs. Adams had a generous heart and was...

Betty L. Sims Bigler

Betty L. Sims Bigler

Jul 29, 2016

Betty L. Sims Bigler, 66, of Valdosta died on Friday, July 29, 2016 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born in Marianna, Florida on October 23, 1949 to the late William Fulton and Elizabeth Sommerlin Sims. She was a homemaker, loved to talk with people, and loved her two dogs, Smutt Butt and Lil' Bit as well...

Margaret E. Merwin

Margaret E. Merwin

Jul 29, 2016

Margaret E. Merwin, 86, of Hahira, passed away Friday, July 29, 2016 after a brief illness. She was born September 22, 1929 in Cook County, the daughter of the late Charlie and Georgia Futch. Margaret grew up on the family farm, graduated from high school in Adel and South Georgia State College in Douglas. She married E. C. (Jack) Merwin...

Henry "Hank" Dubose

Henry "Hank" Dubose

Jul 28, 2016

Henry "Hank" DuBose, 32, of Valdosta died Thursday, July 28, 2016 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on October 18, 1983 in Valdosta. Hank was a painter, he enjoyed life and loved his wife and kids. He was a member of AMTGARD INC, known as Tennalwynn Sho-Jah, Esquire. Hank will be forever loved and missed. He...

Stuart Scruggs

Stuart Scruggs

Jul 28, 2016

Stuart Scruggs, 90, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at Langdale Hospice House after a very brief illness. Born in Naylor to the late Annie Julia Hood Scruggs and Lyle Scruggs, he grew up in Naylor and then attended and graduated from Valdosta High School. While he was in high school, Mr. Scruggs started working at Vinson's Drug...

Reba Hurst Smith

Reba Hurst Smith

Jul 28, 2016

Reba Hurst Smith, age 90, of Valdosta, passed away on July 28, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on Monday, August 1, 2016, at Thomaston Church of God. Mrs. Smith will lie in state at the church on Monday and the family will receive friends from 10:00 am until service time. Bishop Danny L. Henderson and Bishop...

Jimmy Hancock

Jimmy Hancock

Jul 27, 2016

Jimmy Hancock, 63, of Lake Park, GA died Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at his residence. He was born on February 21, 1953 in Brooks County, GA to the late James and Mary Hancock. Jimmy was a used auto parts dealer.He is survived by his son and daughter in law, Gregg and Shannon Hancock of Lake Park, four granddaughters, Jordan Hancock,...

Eugene Wayne Salmon

Eugene Wayne Salmon

Jul 25, 2016

Eugene Wayne Salmon, 70, of Valdosta and formerly of Jacksonville, FL passed away on Monday, July 25, 2016 at his home after a lengthy illness with pulmonary fibrosis. He was a graduate of Paxon School and retired from the Jacksonville Public Works Department. Mr. Salmon was a member of Normandy Baptist Temple and a veteran of the Vietnam War. Leaving...

L C Hughes

L C Hughes

Jul 23, 2016

L C Hughes, 89, of Lake Park, died at his home on Saturday, July 23, 2016. Born in Berrien County, on August 12, 1926, L C was the second of four sons born to the late Will and Ludell Hughes. He served two years in the U.S. Army during WWII, the majority of that time was spent in Japan with...

Garie Schnitker

Garie Schnitker

Jul 22, 2016

Garie Schnitker, 65, of Hahira, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Lakehaven Nursing Home after a lengthy illness.He was born December 1, 1950, in Norfolk, VA, a son of Phyllis Rohrbaugh Schnitker and the late William W. Schnitker. Garie was a Christian man, he loved his children and grandchildren. For many years he was a Meat Cutter, retiring from...

Sarah Helen Blanton Blanchard

Sarah Helen Blanton Blanchard

Jul 22, 2016

Sarah Helen Blanton Blanchard, 95, of Valdosta died Friday, July 22, 2016 at the Fellowship Home. She was born in Lowndes County on November 7, 1920 to the late Claude Hartford and Ellie Robinson Blanton and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Blanchard was a member of the First Baptist Church where she was active in the Joy/Fidelis...

Laura Lee  Rentz

Laura Lee Rentz

Jul 21, 2016

Laura Lee Rentz, 66, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, July 21, 2016. Born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, on June 28, 1950 she was a daughter of the late Charles Carney and Betty Newhouse Carney. Mrs. Rentz was retired from Walmart as a greeter and she was a member of Eastern Heights Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her husband, Rickey...

John E.  Cookson

John E. Cookson

Jul 21, 2016

John E. Cookson, 88, of Valdosta, died at Fellowship Home on Thursday, July 21, 2016. Born on January 25, 1928, in Ashington, Northumberland County, England, he was the son of the late William and Alice Rettison Cookson. Mr. Cookson was a lawyer and been employed with National Cash Register Company. He was a Colonel in the Royal Scots Regiment of...

Esperanza  Hernandez  Torres

Esperanza Hernandez Torres

Jul 20, 2016

Esperanza H. Torres, 62, of Lake Park, Georgia, died on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Healthcare in Jacksonville, Florida. Mrs. Torres was born in Texas on December 14, 1953, to the late Erasmo Hernandez and Avelia Anzualda. She moved to Immokalee, Florida and she grew up in South Florida, where she met Jaun Torres at a fair in...

Carl S.  Brinson

Carl S. Brinson

Jul 20, 2016

Carl S. Brinson, Jr., 84, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, July 20, 2016. He was born in Valdosta to the late Slater and Annie Brinson. He was a graduate of Valdosta High School and honorably served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1951 to 1955. Carl worked in the building supplies business for most of his life and owned and...

William  Joseph  Gilbert, Sr.

William Joseph Gilbert, Sr.

Jul 20, 2016

William Joseph Gilbert, Sr., 74, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at his residence after a lengthy illness. Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on November 21, 1941, he was the son of the late, LeRoy Lewis Gilbert, Sr. and Henrietta Pincus Gilbert. Mr. Gilbert served in the U.S. Navy and retired from construction. He was a member...

K.V. Gibson

K.V. Gibson

Jul 19, 2016

K.V. Gibson, 92, of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Langdale Place after a period of declining health.He was born June 28, 1924, in Paradise, KY, a son of the late Jessie and Earing May Young Gibson. K. V. honorably served in the U.S. Army-Air Force during World War II, and had retired from General Motors as an...

K.V.  Gibson

K.V. Gibson

Jul 19, 2016

K.V. Gibson, 92, of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Langdale Place after a period of declining health.He was born June 28, 1924, in Paradise, KY, a son of the late Jessie and Earmy May Young Gibson. K. V. honorably served in the U.S. Army-Air Force during World War II, and had retired from General Motors as an...

Johnny G.  Stalvey

Johnny G. Stalvey

Jul 19, 2016

Johnny G. Stalvey, 75, of Fort Walton Beach, FL and formerly of Hahira, GA died Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at his home. He was born in Hahira on August 2, 1940 to the late Bryant and Louise Rountree Stalvey and had lived in Hahira all of his life until moving to Ft. Walton Beach in November 2015. Mr. Stalvey was...

Walter Arthur Lawry

Walter Arthur Lawry

Jul 19, 2016

Walter Arthur Lawry, 90 of Evans, Georgia and formerly of Valdosta died on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at his residence in Evans, Georgia. He was born in Valdosta on April 20, 1926 to the late Dr. Arthur A. and Jeanette Everett Lawry. He graduated from Gordon Military School and served in the United States Navy during WWII. Following his discharge...

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