OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Kenneth Moore
Sep 12, 2016
It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of our father, Kenneth Moore, 91, of Mayday died Monday, September 12, 2016 at his home. He was born in Ft. Pierce, Florida on January 15, 1925 to the late Elias J., Sr. and Katie Bell Moore and had lived in this area most of his life. He...

Lisa M. Williams
Sep 11, 2016
Lisa M. Williams, 46, of Adel, died suddenly on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Moody Air Force Base. She was born on January 17, 1970 in Atlanta to the late Robert Lee Knight and Charlotte Ann Garrett Kell. She was a civilian custodial employee with the Moody Air Force Base and worked in lodging. Lisa was a hard worker who...
Brady Elton Jordan
Sep 11, 2016
Brady Elton Jordan was born on Feb 28, 1931 in Hahira, Ga. He went to be with Jesus on Sept 11, 2016.He was preceded in death by his parents William Jesse and Ora Belle Jordan, and Siblings Jim, Chester, Amos, Ray and John Jordan, Maytrelle Avery, Mamie Belle Wiley, Inez Tidwell, and Gladys Tomlinson. His survivors include his wife of...
Leota Sistrunk Culpepper
Sep 11, 2016
Leota Sistrunk Culpepper, 89, of Valdosta went to be with the Lord Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Suwanee Valley Nursing Center in Jasper, FL. She was born on August 13, 1927 in Echols County, GA to the late Walter Reppard Henderson and Mary Levins Henderson. Mrs. Culpepper was a nurses assistant with Dr. Albert Saunders, a member of Abundant Life...

William Robert Edmands
Sep 10, 2016
William Robert Edmands, 72, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Holly Hill Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. He was born in Brighten, Massachusetts on January 7, 1944 to the late Vaughn F. and Harriett Sobey Edmands. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in Viet Nam where he was awarded the Air...

Jean Moody Hunnicutt
Sep 9, 2016
Jean Moody Hunnicutt, age 92, of Hahira, GA, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 9, 2016.She was born in Shuqualak, Mississippi on March 24, 1924. Jean and her late husband, Lt. Col. Joel P. Hunnicutt of Macon, GA, moved to Hahira Georgia in 1968. Jean loved her life in Hahira, GA and she spent several years volunteering as a Pink...

Janice H. Sparks
Sep 9, 2016
Janice H. Sparks, 69, of Valdosta died Friday, September 9, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on May 8, 1947 in Chatham, Louisiana to the late Cordis Herrington and Robertha Foster Herrington. Mrs. Sparks was a homemaker and a member of Messiah Lutheran Church.She is survived by her husband, Daryl Sparks of Valdosta, four sons and daughters...
C.Richard Williams
Sep 9, 2016
C. Richard Williams, 77, of Valdosta died Friday, September 9, 2016 at Select Specialty Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida. He was born on February 5, 1939 in Lowndes County to the late James Birner and Sula Warren Williams and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Williams was a member of the Church of Christ. Richard served the people of...

Gladys Velma Buckner
Sep 7, 2016
Gladys Velma Buckner, 92, of Valdosta died Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on February 17, 1924 in Cookeville, TN to the late Alphus and Olive Murray Clark. She was a homemaker.Survivors include two daughters, O. J. Henderson, Margie Garbett and two sons, Kenny Wilson, and Johnny Wilson; her grandchildren; Lynn Dees, Donna Garbett...

Charlie "Charles" H. Mock Jr.
Sep 7, 2016
Charlie "Charles" H. Mock. Jr., 75 of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at South Georgia Medical Center following a short illness. Born in Valdosta, Georgia on November 3, 1940, to the late Charlie Houston Mock Sr., and Virginia Mashburn Mock. He was a member of Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church and a United States Army Veteran. Later in life...

Robert Alton Johnson
Sep 6, 2016
Robert Alton Johnson, 76, of Valdosta died Monday, September 5, 2016 at his home. Mr. Johnson was born on February 24, 1940 in Dothan, Alabama to the late Robert Alton, Sr. and Bannie Estelle Barfield Johnson and had lived in Valdosta for many years. He was a Baptist and a retired truck driver. Mr. Johnson enjoyed fishing and doing mechanics...
Joanne Williams Griner
Sep 5, 2016
Joanne Williams Griner, 83, of Valdosta, died on Monday, September 5, 2016, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born, March 10, 1933, in Plains, the only child of Tyler Mobley and Josephine Forrester Williams, Joanne grew up in Adel, where at an early age she learned "clerking and cashiering" at Williams Mercantile Co., her parents' retail clothing store. A graduate of...
Betty Lou Canady Williams
Sep 4, 2016
Betty Lou Canady Williams, 80, of Valdosta went to be with her Lord on Sunday, September 4, 2016 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born on March 25, 1936 in Ellenton, Georgia to the late George Arthur and Novella Fender Robinson. She was a member of the Westside Baptist Church where she enjoyed teaching Sunday School. She was a retired...
Rev. Robert G. Mcgehee
Sep 3, 2016
Reverend Robert G. McGehee, 89, of Decatur, Alabama, died on Saturday, September 3, 2016, in Decatur. Born in Mansfield, Louisiana on December 29th 1926, "Little Robert" was the youngest of four sons born to Robert Marshall and Wessie Eula McGehee. He was the youngest of 68 first cousins. Early in life Bob committed his life to Jesus Christ. Bob began...

Dane Stephen Turnmeyer
Sep 3, 2016
Dane Stephen Turnmeyer, 13, of Panama City, Florida, transcended from life temporal into life eternal on Saturday, September 3, 2016. He was born in Valdosta on March 21, 2003 and his family and friends were blessed with the miracle of his life for 13 years. He had attended Pine Grove Elementary School and was currently attending North Bay Haven Charter...

Ellis T. Corbett
Sep 3, 2016
Ellis T. Corbett, 71, of Lake Park, Georgia died Saturday, September 3, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family at his bedside. He was born in Valdosta on November 10, 1944 to the late Jessie Mae (Sandlin) and Oswald Corbett. He was a member of the Sardis Baptist Church and a veteran of the United the States Army. Mr....
Dane Stephen Turnmeyer
Sep 3, 2016
Dane Stephen Turnmeyer, 13, of Panama City, Florida, transcended from life temporal into life eternal on Saturday, September 3, 2016. He was born in Valdosta on March 21, 2003 and his family and friends were blessed with the miracle of his life for 13 years. He had attended Pine Grove Elementary School and was currently attending North Bay Haven Charter...

David Marshall Martin
Sep 1, 2016
David Marshall Martin, 61, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, September 01, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born on September 7, 1954 in Anniston, Alabama to the late Marshall and Naioma Bryant Martin. He had been employed with Pipkin Motors in the Internet Auto Parts department and was a member of First Methodist Church....
Irma Lou Sherwood
Aug 30, 2016
Irma Lou (Lulu) Sherwood, 90, resident of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, August 30, 2016, at her home. Born on June 9, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Gertrude Williams. Mrs. Sherwood attended Valdosta City Schools and was a graduate of Valdosta High School. She attended Georgia State Womens College, now Valdosta State University. In August of...
Joyce Lee Stephens
Aug 30, 2016
Joyce Lee Stephens, 84, of Valdosta died Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born on February 19, 1932 in Blackshear, Georgia to the late Hugh Everitt and Pearl Valenia Peeples Lee and had lived in this area since 1968. Mrs. Stephens was a member of the Pinetta First Baptist Church. She...