OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Loretta Cowart Renfroe

Loretta Cowart Renfroe

Sep 27, 2015

Loretta Cowart Renfroe, 64, of Hahira passed away suddenly at her residence on September 27, 2015. She was born in Adel on August 7, 1951 to Robbie Nell Cowart Dumas and the late Rhudolph Charles Cowart, Sr. Mrs. Renfroe was a lifelong resident of this area and graduated from Cook County High School with the class of 1969. In her...

Maggie Lee Flowers

Maggie Lee Flowers

Sep 26, 2015

Maggie Lee Flowers, 93, of Quitman, died on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at her daughter's residence following a brief illness. She was born on October 21, 1921 in Pelham, Georgia to the late Francis Marion and Susan Marlow Hampton Meads. Mrs. Flowers was employed for 43 years as a seamstress with the Levi Strauss Company and was of the Baptist...

William (Bill)  H.  Scott

William (Bill) H. Scott

Sep 26, 2015

William (Bill) H. Scott, 71, of Barney, Georgia, died Saturday, September 26, 2015 in Valdosta, Georgia. Bill was born at home September 18, 1944, in Eldon, Missouri, to the late Melvin and Hazel (Patterson) Scott. And just as he was born surrounded by family members, so too he left this life surrounded by those who love him deeply.Bill was preceded...

Julia Lee (Judy) Coker

Julia Lee (Judy) Coker

Sep 25, 2015

Julia Lee (Judy) Coker, 81, of Valdosta died on Friday, September 25, 2015 at Langdale Hospice House following a brief illness. She was born on November 23, 1933 in Valdosta to the late Lee Brantley and Anna Laura Joiner Meadows and has been a resident of Valdosta her whole life. She was a homemaker and a member of Providence United...

Marshall E. Mcmullen

Marshall E. Mcmullen

Sep 24, 2015

Marshall E. McMullen, 83, of Valdosta died on Thursday September 24, 2015 at his residence. He was born on June 19, 1932 in Valdosta to the late Joe K. McMullen. Sr. and Fannie Mae Wisenbaker McMullen and has been a lifelong resident of Valdosta. He was a graduate of (Dasher Bible School) Georgia Christian School and a member of the...

Brandon J. Findley

Brandon J. Findley

Sep 23, 2015

Brandon J. Findley, 20, of Statenville died Wednesday, September 23, 2015. He was born on June 14, 1995 in Valdosta.Brandon is survived by his father, Charles Findley of Statenville and his special friend, Stephanie Quiggins, Brandon's mother, Angie Watkins of Valdosta, his two brothers, Brad Findley and Blake Findley of Statenville, his sisters, Megan Findley of Ocala, FL, and Brianna...

Charles  Palmer Alexander

Charles Palmer Alexander

Sep 23, 2015

Charles Palmer Alexander, 75, of Valdosta, died at South Georgia Medical Center on Wednesday, September 23, 2015. He was born August 3, 1940 in Richmond, Virginia to the late Charles Palmer Alexander, Jr. and Margaret Smith Alexander. Mr. Alexander graduated from Valdosta High School in 1957 and received his B.S. from Hampton-Sydney College in 1961. In 1964 he acquired his...

Juanita Duckworth

Juanita Duckworth

Sep 21, 2015

Juanita Duckworth, 69, of Hahira died Monday, September 21, 2015 at her residence. She was born on September 17, 1946 in Winston County, AL to the late Willie and Mattie Lee Morrison. Mrs. Duckworth was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church. She was a dedicated school bus driver for the Lowndes County Board of Education for forty six years....

Belinda Gail Sutton Mullis

Belinda Gail Sutton Mullis

Sep 21, 2015

Belinda Gail Sutton Mullis, 52, of Hahira passed away on Monday, September 21, 2015 at her home in Hahira, GA. She was born in Valdosta on August 29, 1963 and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Mullis was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church and was employed with Richard Scharf CPA in Valdosta. She enjoyed attending Lowndes...

Clayton Lee (Clay) Chandler

Clayton Lee (Clay) Chandler

Sep 16, 2015

Clayton Lee (Clay) Chandler, 49, of Hahira died Wednesday, September 16, 2015 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Hattisburg, Mississippi on August 29, 1966 to Carl A. and Hettie Howell Chandler. He worked at P.C. A. for twenty five years and was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church. Clay was a devoted family man...

Leonore K.  Dalton

Leonore K. Dalton

Sep 14, 2015

Leonore K. Dalton, 84, of Valdosta died Monday, September 14, 2015 at Langdale Hospice House surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on June 2, 1931 in Quitman to the late Robert Berner and Ruby Lee Williams Kimble and had lived in Valdosta for more than sixty years. Mrs. Dalton was a member of the Northside Baptist Church. She...

Louis Anthony  Mays, Sr.

Louis Anthony Mays, Sr.

Sep 13, 2015

Louis "Big Lou" Anthony Mays, Sr., 58, of Valdosta, passed away at his residence on September 13, 2015 after an extended illness. He was born in New Orleans, LA on October 7, 1956 to the late Lee Joseph Rome and Susan Barrios Rome. For twenty years he worked as merchant marine that watched over cargo shipped all over the world....

James (Jimmy) Henry Watley

James (Jimmy) Henry Watley

Sep 12, 2015

James (Jimmy) Henry Watley, 69, of Valdosta died on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was born in Valdosta on August 18, 1946 to the late James McDonald Watley and Rosa Lee Hembree Watley and has been a lifelong resident of Valdosta. He retired from PCA as a recovery operator and was of the...

Robert David Bennett

Robert David Bennett

Sep 11, 2015

Robert David Bennett, 64, of Valdosta died on Friday, September 11, 2015 at the Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. He was born on August 24, 1951 in Valdosta to the late Joseph Lee Bennett and Doris Margaret Black Wilson and has been a resident of this area most of his life. He was employed with South Georgia Medical...

Horace Elston Williams

Horace Elston Williams

Sep 11, 2015

Horace Elston Williams, 88, of Lake Park died Friday, September 11, 2015 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Live Oak, Florida on June 5, 1927 to the late Horace Donald and Abbie Lanier Williams. Mr. Williams was a charter member of Northway Community Church and the founder and owner of Renee's Fashions. He was a veteran of the...

Alvina  Miller  Janney

Alvina Miller Janney

Sep 11, 2015

Alvina Miller Janney, 98, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, September 11, 2015. She was born October 22, 1916 in Bay City, Michigan, to the late Carl George Miller and Martha Yahn Miller, and was baptized at the St. John's Lutheran Church on November 26, 1916. Mrs. Janney met her future husband while traveling with her father on a business trip...

Jessie Crews Hardee

Jessie Crews Hardee

Sep 9, 2015

Jessie Crews Hardee, 96, of Valdosta died Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at Crestwood Nursing Home. She was born on February 22, 1919 in Echols County, GA to the late Denner Crews and Julia Dryden Crews. Her greatest joys were her family and church. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church for many years and a past member of Victory...

Ava Nell  Becton

Ava Nell Becton

Sep 9, 2015

Ava Nell Brown Becton, 86, of Hahira, died on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Valdosta on August 23, 1929, she was the daughter of the late James Arthur and Alma Downing Brown. Mrs. Becton was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include a son, James Franklin Fletcher of Valdosta; two...

Lucille Cox Bender

Lucille Cox Bender

Sep 7, 2015

Lucille Cox Bender, 85, of Lake Park, GA died Monday, September 7, 2015 at her daughter's residence. She was born on February 10, 1930 in Des Moines, Iowa to the late John Cox and Effa Mary Cox. Mrs. Bender was a homemaker.She is survived by her son and daughter in law, Jeffrey Edward and Jean Bender of Oxford, MS, her...

Tony Graham

Tony Graham

Sep 6, 2015

Tony Graham, 45, of Valdosta passed away on September 6, 2015 in Valdosta, Ga. He was born in Albany, Ga on November 1, 1969. Tony graduated from Lee County High in 1987 and Valdosta State University in 1992.Tony is survived by wife Amber Stephens Graham, and his daughters Bailey and Natalie of Valdosta, parents, Jimmy and Martha Graham of Leesburg,...