OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Michael Shea Cowger

Michael Shea Cowger

Jun 8, 2016

Michael Shea Cowger, 22, of Hahira, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer.He was born July 31, 1993, in Fort Wainwright, AK, a son of Josh Cowger and the late Crystal Morrison Cowger. Michael was a member and trumpet player of the Georgia Bridgemen, graduating from Lowndes High School with the Class...

Charles Daniel "Dan" Stevens, Jr.

Charles Daniel "Dan" Stevens, Jr.

Jun 7, 2016

Charles Daniel "Dan" Stevens, Jr. 61, of Valdosta died Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Dayton, Ohio on March 17, 1955 to Charles Daniel Stevens, Sr. and the late Norma Jean Gentry Stevens. Mr. Stevens was a member of the Quitman Church of Christ and a retired teacher/coach with the Thomasville City School...

Aubrey Saunders

Aubrey Saunders

Jun 4, 2016

Aubrey Saunders of Valdosta, GA passed from this life on Saturday, June 4, 2016. He was born on May 3, 1921 in Statenville, GA and was 95 years of age. Mr. Saunders was a WWII Army Veteran having served in the Po Valley in Italy and earning a Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars. He told his family that one...

Robert Edward (Biggen') Abbott

Robert Edward (Biggen') Abbott

May 31, 2016

Robert Edward (Biggen') Abbott, 54, of Lake Park, GA died Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at his home. He was born in Quitman, GA on April 14, 1962 to Karen Westerman Abbott and the late Robert Edward Abbott, Sr. He was a truck driver. Biggen' enjoyed reading, loved his family and friends and making people laugh. He was a big man...

Jean Jenelle Bellflowers Ganas

Jean Jenelle Bellflowers Ganas

May 29, 2016

Jean Jenelle Bellflowers Ganas, 78, of Hahira died Sunday, May 29, 2016 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Carson McLane Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602

Jean Jenelle Bellflowers Ganas

Jean Jenelle Bellflowers Ganas

May 29, 2016

Jean Jenelle Bellflowers Ganas, 78, of Hahira died Sunday, May 29, 2016 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. She was born in Hahira on September 26, 1937 to the late Roy, Sr. and Ella Mae Warren Bellflowers. Mrs. Ganas was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church and a retired hairdresser with J. C. Penney. She loved spending time with...

Dr. William (Bill) White Broadfoot

Dr. William (Bill) White Broadfoot

May 26, 2016

Dr. William (Bill) White Broadfoot, 72, of Valdosta, Georgia, died on Thursday, May 26, 2016, at his home. Born in Sheffield, Alabama on September 3, 1943, he was the son of the late William White Broadfoot, Sr. and Annie Mae Haddock Broadfoot. Bill grew up in Florence, Alabama, where his father was an electrical contractor. From a very young age,...

Doug  Rooney

Doug Rooney

May 25, 2016

Doug Rooney, 68, of Jennings, Florida, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at South Georgia Medical Center, after a short illness.He was born June 20, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of the late John D. "Jack" and Eraine Hughes Rooney. Doug was a dedicated Registered Nurse for forty-three years, retiring from the VA Medical Center in Lake...

Silas Eugene "Gene" Brimmage

Silas Eugene "Gene" Brimmage

May 24, 2016

Silas Eugene Brimmage, 90, of Hahira, known as Gene to family and friends, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at the Fellowship Home.He was born Dec. 27, 1925 in Bunker, MO, to David and Nettie Brimmage, and was the second of six children. The family moved around for several years, finally settling in Florida. On March 22, 1944 he joined...

William Lem "Bill" Rowe

William Lem "Bill" Rowe

May 23, 2016

William Lem "Bill" Rowe, 78, of Barney, GA died Monday, May 23, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Valdosta, GA on December 7, 1937 to the late William Lem Rowe, Sr. and Melissa Ann Vickers Rowe. Mr. Bill Rowe served in the United States Army, was a farmer and an acoustical ceiling contractor. He was a member of...

Keith Emory Yeomans

Keith Emory Yeomans

May 23, 2016

Keith Emory Yeomans, 46, of Valdosta, passed away Monday, May 23, 2016, at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, suddenly after a lengthy illness.He was born June 23, 1969 in Valdosta. Keith was of the Church of God faith, and had graduated from Lowndes High School with the Class of 1990. He loved computer games, television and his numerous animals.He is...

Alden Ray Brown, Jr.

Alden Ray Brown, Jr.

May 22, 2016

Alden Ray Brown, Jr., 64 of Valdosta died Sunday, May 22, 2016 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky on April 28, 1952 to Alden Ray Brown, Sr. and the late Anna Margaret Skaggs Brown and had lived in Valdosta since 1979. He was a member of New Covenant Church-Valdosta and a veteran of the United States...

Paul Norman Yale, Jr

Paul Norman Yale, Jr

May 21, 2016

Paul Norman Yale, Jr., 55, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016 at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina after a short Illness. He was born February 12, 2961 in Valdosta, Georgia and graduated from Valdosta High School in 1979. He attended the youth programs at Central Avenue Church of Christ taught by Mr. Dan Dozier. Paul was baptized...

Odessa Herndon Jordan

Odessa Herndon Jordan

May 21, 2016

Odessa Herndon Jordan, 87, of Valdosta passed away May 20, 2016, at the Langdale Hospice House after a lengthy battle of declining health. Born in Echols County November 2, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Linnie Pearl Lightsey Herndon and Albert M. Herndon. Her first job was working as an operator for Southern Bell. She soon started work...

Bealie James Harrison

Bealie James Harrison

May 21, 2016

Bealie James Harrison, 94, of Grove Hill, Al. died May 21, 2016 at Fellowship Home in Valdosta, Ga. He was born in Grove Hill on December 9, 1921. He was the son of Levi & Bessie Walton Harrison and lived on the family farm his whole life except for his military service. He served his country in World War Il...

Xander Christian Barrentine

Xander Christian Barrentine

May 20, 2016

Xander Christian Barrentine, infant son of Jonathan Barrentine and Kimberly Young, died on Friday, May 20, 2016 at Bacon County Hospital in Alma, Georgia.In addition to his parents, Xander is survived by two brothers, Gage Young of Valdosta and Tristan Barrentine of West Palm, Florida; his grandparents, Wendy Robinette and Gabriel Boon, and Harold Robinette, Jr. and Jeannie Swinson, and...

Dorothy Hodges

Dorothy Hodges

May 20, 2016

Dorothy Hodges, 86, of Valdosta died on Friday, May 20, 2016 at Holly Hill Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Hahira, Georgia on June 3, 1929 to the late Wylie and Jewel Lee Jones Harris and has been a resident of Lowndes County all her life. She was a care-giver and homemaker who loved to fish,...

James R.  Mueller, Sr.

James R. Mueller, Sr.

May 19, 2016

James R. Mueller, Sr., 79, of Valdosta, died at 3:23 P.M. on May 19, 2016 . Born in Freeborn County, Minnesota, on December 18, 1936, Jim was the son of the late, George Safron Mueller and Eunice Margaret Lester Mueller. He was raised in Austin, Minnesota, on his family's farm with thirteen brothers and sisters. In 1953, at the age...

Freddy Norris

Freddy Norris

May 19, 2016

Freddy Norris, 64, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2016 from a trucking accident. He was born April 18, 1952 in Adel, GA to the late Fred and Ruth Norris. Freddy lived in Valdosta most of his life. He was a 1970 graduate of Valdosta High School and a proud member of the Marching Cats. Freddy graduated from...

Freddy  Norris

Freddy Norris

May 19, 2016

Services for Mr. Norris are incomplete and will be announced. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602