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

Barbara Anne Meyer
Feb 16, 2016
Barbara Anne Meyer, 71, of Valdosta passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 following a prolonged illness. She was born in Lowndes County on August 11, 1944 to the late Frederick and Anne Eager Meyer. She lived in Quitman for many and after her parents death she moved to the Valdosta area. She as a blessing...
Robert William (Bill) Begue
Feb 16, 2016
Robert William (Bill) Begue, 72, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 16, 2016, at Langdale Hospice House.He was born September 15, 1943 in Lake City, Florida, a son of Myrtice Mathis Begue and the late Robert Joseph Begue. Bill was employed for thirty-five years with State Farm, retiring in 2005 as a Claims Representative. He was a member...
Constance (Connie) Mathis
Feb 15, 2016
Constance (Connie) H. Mathis, 78, of Valdosta died Monday, February 15, 2016 at her home. She was born on November 10, 1937 in Augusta to the late Harold B. and Louis Sylvester Henderson and had lived in Valdosta since the late 1960's. Mrs. Mathis grew up in Augusta and graduated from Mount Saint Joseph Catholic High School. She attended Converse...

Catherine L. Towery
Feb 14, 2016
Catherine L. Towery, 96, of Lake Park died on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. She was born on December 19, 1919 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Luther Bunyan and Jessie Naomi Farmer Evans. She was a retired retail associate with Lane Bryant and was a member of the Lake Park United Methodist...
Judy Mae Buwa
Feb 14, 2016
Judy Mae Buwa, 57, of Valdosta passed away on February 14, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on December 26, 1958 in Valdosta to Ida Belle Williams and the late Willie Carlos Williams, Sr. Mrs. Buwa was a wife and mother. She enjoyed cooking and preparing more than enough food to feed her family and guests. She...

Catherine Ann (Cathy) Fugett
Feb 13, 2016
Catherine Ann (Cathy) Fugett, 59, of Valdosta died on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Cambridgeshire, England to the late Harry Wayne and Betty Catherine Rowan Fugett and has been a resident of Valdosta since 1993. She lived in many places growing up as an Air Force brat including...
Grover Hudson Carter
Feb 13, 2016
Grover Hudson Carter II, 79, of Valdosta and Gloucester, MA, passed away on February 13, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center following a prolonged illness. He was born in Miami, FL on February 22, 1936 to the late Grover Hudson Carter, Sr. and Edna Ruby Peeples Carter. Mr. Carter divided his time between South Georgia and Massachusetts where he owned...

Jennifer Avery Long
Feb 12, 2016
Jennifer Avery Long, 44, of Nashville, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2016. Born in Valdosta on January 19, 1972, Jennifer was a former member of Greenwood Baptist Church. She was a Paramedic with Deep South Ambulance Service, a cosmetologist, and a Dispatcher with the Cook County Sheriff's Department. Jennifer was a loving grandmother and she adored her four legged...
Dennis L. Boutwell
Feb 9, 2016
Dennis L. Boutwell, 64, of Youngstown, Florida and formerly of Hahira died Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at his home. He was born in Bainbridge, Georgia on November 27, 1951 to the late Andrew J. (A.J.) and Gracie Mae Avery Boutwell and had lived in Hahira for many years before moving to Youngstown. Mr. Boutwell was a Baptist, a Mason and...
James Kenneth "Ken" Pass
Feb 8, 2016
James Kenneth "Ken" Pass, 69, of Valdosta died Monday, February 8, 2016 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on February 3, 1947 in Gainesville, GA to the late James Winford Pass and Ina Velma Palmer Pass. Ken had a long successful career in sales management including newspaper advertising sales in Georgia and Florida. He received "National Salesman Of The...

Richard Harold Wisenbaker
Feb 7, 2016
Richard Harold Wisenbaker, 84, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. He was born in Lake Park, Georgia on August 8, 1931 to the late Louis Byrd Wisenbaker and Cuba Carter Wisenbaker. In 1937, the family moved from Lake Park, Georgia to the Redland Community of Lowndes County where Harold attended...
Nelda Sue Wilson
Feb 7, 2016
Nelda Sue Wilson, 66, of Lake Park passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, February 7, 2016. She was born in Sparks, GA on March, 9, 1949 to the late James "Ed" and Era "Belle" Hendley Clanton. Mrs. Wilson was a talented sewer and seamstress and was also known for her cooking. In her spare time, she liked to...
Dr. Deane Mink
Feb 3, 2016
Dr. Deane Mink, 81, of Valdosta died Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at his residence. He was born on April 12, 1934. Deane grew up in Orlando, FL and lived there until age 14 and moved to Cocoa, FL where he finished high school. Deane played baseball in high school and signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He served in the United...
Jacqueline Norton Wiggins
Feb 3, 2016
Jacqueline Norton Wiggins or Jackie as everyone knew her, 86, of Valdosta, GA, went to be with the Lord on February 3, 2016. She was born in Boston, GA on November 4, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Hugh Grovenstein Norton and Ola Pitts Norton. As a child growing up in Boston, she enjoyed sports and working in...
Antonio Navarro
Feb 3, 2016
Antonio Navarro, 79, of Lake Park died Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on March 1, 1936 in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico to the late Antonio and Juanita Navarro and had lived in this area for several years. He was a member of the Casa de Alfarero and a retired truck driver with Okeelanta...
Larry Daniels
Jan 30, 2016
Marion Larry Daniels, 73, of Hahira died Saturday, January 30, 2016 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on September 27, 1942 in Monticello, Florida to the late L.S. and Mamie Lou Kinsey Daniels and had lived in Lowndes County most of his life. Mr. Daniels was a Baptist and veteran of the United States Army. He was retired as...
Sylvia (Syl) Slocum
Jan 29, 2016
Sylvia (Syl) Slocum, 72, of Valdosta, died suddenly on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 after a period of declining health. Born in Valdosta to the late Loyd & McRae Slocum, she has lived here all of her life. Growing up in Valdosta, Sylvia attended Leila Ellis Elementary School on Lee Street. Then for many years she stayed very close to her...
Hal Johnson
Jan 29, 2016
Dennis "Hal" Johnson, 47, of Quitman, went to our eternal home on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on July 27, 1968, in Tallahassee, Florida. Hal was a committed Christian who readily shared his experiences and testimony in the hope of introducing Christ to people he encountered. His musical talents were one of the vehicles...
David Lee Butler
Jan 29, 2016
David Lee Butler, 61, of Valdosta died Wednesday, January 27, 2016 of injuries received in a vehicular accident. Born on July 14, 1954 in Three Rivers, Michigan to Sarah Thompson and the late Marion Butler, he was a United States Army Veteran and had received The Army Commendation Medal. Mr. Butler was retired from Boeing and was employed by Flash...
Amanda "Susie" Webb
Jan 28, 2016
Amanda "Susie" Webb, of Macon, formerly of Valdosta and Lake Sinclair, died at Pine Point Hospice on Thursday, January 28, 2016. Born in Brooks County, on February 23, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Fleming B. and Leila S. Williams. She lived most of her life in Valdosta until she and her husband, Jesse A. Webb, made their...