OBITUARIES

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

Brenden Jamerion Thomas

Brenden Jamerion Thomas

Jul 26, 2015

Brenden JaMerion Thomas, infant son of Traveon Thomas and Takayla Paige died on Sunday, July 26, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brothers, Traveon Thomas, Jr. and Treveon Thomas; his grandparents, Vickie Gray and Jerry Paige, Jr., and Lillybelle Thomas; his great-grandparents, Virginia and Jimmy Gray, and Sandra and Jerry...

Jean S. Williams

Jean S. Williams

Jul 24, 2015

Jean S. Williams, 81, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, July 24, 2015, at her home after a lengthy illness.She was born August 16, 1933 in Richland, a daughter of the late Joe H. and Cora Toney Scott. Mrs. Williams taught Elementary School with the Lowndes County School System at Clyattville Elementary and Parker-Mathis Elementary, and was a member of...

Jackie Strickland Coombs

Jackie Strickland Coombs

Jul 22, 2015

Jackie Strickland Coombs, 77, of Hahira joined her beloved husband in Heaven on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Colquitt County, Georgia on July 6, 1938 to the late John Howell and Odessa Willis Strickland. Mrs. Coombs was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church and had worked in the Lowndes County Schools...

Carl  Marlin "Butch" Moore, Jr.

Carl Marlin "Butch" Moore, Jr.

Jul 22, 2015

Carl Marlin "Butch" Moore, Jr., 63, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at his home in Valdosta. Born in Valdosta on February 17, 1952, he was the son of the late Carl Marlin Moore, Sr. and Marjorie Glennell Southall Moore. Mr. Moore was a 1970 graduate of Lowndes High School. He joined the Navy and served as a...

Dewey Evans

Dewey Evans

Jul 22, 2015

Dewey Evans, 68, of Valdosta, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at South Georgia Medical Center.He was born June 12, 1947 in Ocilla, a son of the late Clifford L. and Mildred Owens Evans. Mr. Evans had retired from Crackin' Good Bakery and was currently working at Staten Plantation. He was of the Baptist faith, he loved his...

Walter  T. Tutt

Walter T. Tutt

Jul 22, 2015

Walter T. Tutt, 73, of Valdosta, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at his home.He was born January 11. 1942, in Thomasville, AL, a son of the late Lloyd B. Tutt and the late Anessa Sims Tutt Harris. Mr. Tutt had retired after thirty years of employment with Allison Metal Fabrication, and had worked at Hughes Berries, Inc....

L.C. "Hun" Mcgee, Jr.

L.C. "Hun" Mcgee, Jr.

Jul 20, 2015

L.C. "Hun" McGee, Jr., 78, of Valdosta died suddenly at his residence on Monday, July 20, 2015. He was born on September 5, 1936 in Pavo, Georgia to the late Leon Curtis, Sr., and Daisy Bell Jefferson McGee and has been a resident of the Valdosta area his whole life. He was the owner operator of McGee's Body Shop and...

Margie Hall Goodyear

Margie Hall Goodyear

Jul 19, 2015

Margie Hall Goodyear, 87, of Hahira, died at her residence on Sunday, July 19, 2015 following a brief illness. Mrs. Goodyear was born to the late Walter Colquit Hall and Mary Rilla Hodges Hall on July 17, 1928. She grew up in Hahira and the family attended First Baptist Church where she was baptized by Rev. Austin Turner in 1941....

Marie Terese White

Marie Terese White

Jul 18, 2015

Marie "Terese" White, 54, of Adel died on Saturday, July 18, 2015 following a lengthy illness. She was born in Valdosta on October 15, 1960 and has been a resident of this area for most of her life. She worked in the auto financing industry for many years until illness forced her to quit. Mrs. White was of the Baptist...

Frankie Joyce Moseley Hall

Frankie Joyce Moseley Hall

Jul 18, 2015

Frankie Joyce Moseley Hall, 87, of Hahira passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Meridian, Mississippi on March 16, 1928 to the late Franklin Grady Moseley and Belva Iola Wilkins Moseley. Mrs. Hall was a hairdresser.She is survived by one son and two daughters in law, Bruce A. and Helen Hall of...

Barbara Moss

Barbara Moss

Jul 18, 2015

Barbara Anna Moss, 78, of Valdosta passed away July 18, 2015 at the Langdale Hospice House after an extended illness. She was born August 30, 1936 in Moultrie to the late Gordon and Clemmie Busby. In accordance with her wishes, Mrs. Moss will be cremated with no formal services. Condolences may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home....

Juanita Lacey Mcrae

Juanita Lacey Mcrae

Jul 16, 2015

Juanita Lacey McRae, 93, of Valdosta died Thursday, July 16, 2015 at her residence in Atlanta. She was born on November 21, 1921 in Morven, GA to the late James Gary Lacey and Esther Lee Simpson Lacey. Mrs. McRae attended Morven public schools and graduated at age 16 from Morven High School in 1938. She graduated from Piedmont College in...

Melisa Padgett-Branch

Melisa Padgett-Branch

Jul 15, 2015

Melisa Padgett-Branch, 48, of Valdosta, Georgia died Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on August 9, 1966 in Virginia, Minnesota to the late James and Beverly Hanela Padgett. Melisa was a member of Bemiss United Methodist Church. She graduated from Virginia High School in 1984 and then went on to attend Lothian College in...

Jerry Green

Jerry Green

Jul 14, 2015

Jerry Green, 72, of Naylor, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at South Georgia Medical Center.He was born December 28, 1942, in Lowndes County, a son of the late Lawrence Jerry and Elva Mae Register Green. Mr. Green was a member of The Rock Church, he was a loving husband, caring father and a man of great character....

Walter (Junior) Snellgrove, Jr.

Walter (Junior) Snellgrove, Jr.

Jul 13, 2015

Walter (Junior) Snellgrove, Jr., 84, of Hahira, passed away Monday, July 13, 2015, at Fellowship Home.He was born September 19, 1930 in Valdosta, a son of the late Walter M. and Ruby King Snellgrove. Mr. Snellgrove was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War, and had retired from the U.S. Postal Service, Valdosta. He attended Southwestern Theological Seminary, Fort...

Betty Louise  Hamby

Betty Louise Hamby

Jul 10, 2015

Betty Louise Hamby, 73, of Quitman, passed away Friday, July 10, 2015, at the Presbyterian Home.She was born January 13, 1942, in Lowndes County, a daughter of James Glenn Gregory, Sr. and Irene Spell Gregory. She had worked at the Lowndes County Magistrate Court and later the Superior Court, before leaving to stay at home with her children. Mrs. Hamby...

Bernise Queenette Merritt

Bernise Queenette Merritt

Jul 10, 2015

Bernise Queenette Merritt, 60, of Valdosta, died on Friday, July 10. 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Jennings, Florida on August 7, 1954 to the late Henry and Charlie Mae Merritt. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Universal Deliverance Church where she was actively involved in the youth...

Will Carter Mccracken

Will Carter Mccracken

Jul 8, 2015

Will Carter McCracken, 28, of Atlanta, died suddenly on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Will was born in Valdosta on December 12, 1986. He grew up in Valdosta and graduated from Lowndes High School in 2005. He went on to attend and graduate from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Arts in Entrepreneurship and Family Business in 2011. He soon moved...

Ruby Lee Wetherington

Ruby Lee Wetherington

Jul 8, 2015

Ruby Lee Wetherington, 90, of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at Langdale Hospice House after a brief illness.She was born April 12, 1925 in Colquitt County, a daughter of the late John Phillip and Texas Virginia Noles Whittle. She was a member of Gateway Baptist Church, and had been a long time member of Grace Baptist Church. Mrs....

Louise Deloach

Louise Deloach

Jul 7, 2015

Louise DeLoach, 85, of Hahira died on Tuesday, July 07, 2015 at Heritage House Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born on September 28, 1929 in Lowndes County to the late John and Sally Byrd Sellars and has been a lifelong resident of this area. She retired from Sears Department Store after 20 plus years of service and...

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