OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Ben A. Stubbe, Jr.

Ben A. Stubbe, Jr.

Aug 22, 2015

USAF CMSgt (Ret) Ben A. Stubbe, Jr., 75, of Valdosta, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, August 22, 2015.He was born June 19, 1940 in Racine, WI, a son of the late Benjamin A. Stubbe, Sr. and the late Anna Fritzler Stubbe. Mr. Stubbe honorably served in the U.S. Air Force for twenty-nine and a half years, where...

George W. Clayton, Jr.

George W. Clayton, Jr.

Aug 22, 2015

George W. Clayton, Jr., 83, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, August 22, 2015, at Fellowship Home. Born in Valdosta on May 30, 1932, George was the son of the late George Washington Clayton, Sr. and Ola Belle Colson Clayton. He was a 1949 Valdosta High School graduate and he loved Wildcat football! He served his country in the United States...

Garry Thornton

Garry Thornton

Aug 20, 2015

Garry Thornton, 54, of Lake Park, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015, at his home.He was born August 14, 1961, in Valdosta, a son of Nancy Thornton and the late Willie Lee Thornton. Garry was a wonderful husband, father, Papa and son-in-law, and loved his dog, Rex. He will be loved and missed by all and in our hearts forever....

Juanita  Morris  Johnson

Juanita Morris Johnson

Aug 20, 2015

Juanita Morris Johnson, 84, of Valdosta, died peacefully on Thursday, August 20, 2015, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Cairo, on October 25, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Katie Morris. She was a 1948 graduate of Clyattville High School. Mrs. Johnson was a farmer's wife and helper, a loving homemaker and a member of...

Ervin Anthony "Tony" Goodin

Ervin Anthony "Tony" Goodin

Aug 20, 2015

Ervin Anthony "Tony" Goodin, 59, of Naylor died Thursday, August 20, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Valdosta on April 10, 1956 and had lived in this area all of his life. Tony was a member of the Pleasant Way Baptist Church. He worked for Southern Fish and Oyster Company for thirty years and then as...

Anna C.  Jensen Brown

Anna C. Jensen Brown

Aug 20, 2015

Anna C. Jensen Brown, age 96, died August 20, 2015. She departed this life to begin it anew with family, in the presence of our Lord. Born November 15, 1918 in Palmetto , Florida she was the second eldest child of Neils K. and Cora Belle Jensen. She graduated from Palmetto High School and married William "Billy" Alexander Brown of...

William Edward (Ed) Miller

William Edward (Ed) Miller

Aug 19, 2015

William Edward (Ed) Miller, Sr., 71, of Lake Park, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2015, at his home.He was born August 25, 1943, in Valdosta, a son of the late William Henry (Slim) Miller, Jr. and Jewel Dees Miller. He graduated from Valdosta High School and had honorably served in the U.S. Navy. Ed had worked at O & I...

Ronald Daniel  Jones

Ronald Daniel Jones

Aug 19, 2015

Ronald Daniel Jones, 78, of Barney died Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Guin, Alabama on June 13, 1937 to the late Luther M. and Carrie Tidwell Jones and had lived in Brooks County all of his life. Mr. Jones was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church in Barney and a retired...

Marjorie "Margie" Wynn

Marjorie "Margie" Wynn

Aug 18, 2015

Marjorie "Margie" Wynn, 81, of Hahira died Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on May 6, 1934 in Quincy, Florida and was the daughter of the late Rolph Wheeler Long and Nora Donaldson Long Bettis. Mrs. Wynn was a member of the Hahira United Methodist Church and was retired from Harvey's Supermarket. Survivors include two...

Arthur "Art" Franklin Baker

Arthur "Art" Franklin Baker

Aug 17, 2015

Arthur "Art" Franklin Baker, 84, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2015, at South Georgia Medical Center.He was born June 1, 1931 in Nashville, GA, a son of the late Arthur Amos and Eloise Kirby Baker. Mr. Baker honorably served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He later worked at PCA, retiring in 1996, after...

Chloe Hunter Fuller White

Chloe Hunter Fuller White

Aug 14, 2015

Chloe Hunter Fuller WhiteChloe Hunter Fuller White, 91 of Valdosta died on Friday, August 14, 2015 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born on January 25, 1924 in Valdosta to two Godly parents and was raised a Baptist. Her mother was always active with the Woman's Missionary Union and taught Chloe the values of missions and helping to spread...

Gloria S. Becton

Gloria S. Becton

Aug 14, 2015

Gloria S. Becton, 73, of Hahira died Friday, August 14, 2015 in Dublin, GA. She was born on May 26, 1942 in Savannah, GA. Mrs. Becton was a homemaker.She is survived by her daughter and son in law, Jennifer and Dolan Woods of Dublin, five sons and daughters in law, Ralph and Donna Disque of Athens, GA, Ron Disque of...

Sharon Wade Wells

Sharon Wade Wells

Aug 13, 2015

Sharon Wade Wells, 52, of Barney, GA died Thursday, August 13, 2015 at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville, GA. She was born in Fauquier County, VA on January 14, 1963 to the late Melvin Clayton Wade and Hazel Christina Sprouse Wade. Sharon was a homemaker and a member of Friendship Baptist Church in Barney.She is survived by her husband of...

Quinnell Davis Wiggins

Quinnell Davis Wiggins

Aug 13, 2015

Quinnell Davis Wiggins, 89, of Valdosta died Thursday, August 13, 2015 at the Langdale Hospice House after a lengthy illness. She was born in Valdosta on September 19, 1925 to the late Noah Quinn and Louella Moore Davis. Mrs. Wiggins was a member of the Northside Baptist Church and a graduate of Valdosta High School. Mrs. Wiggins had served as...

Dr. Robert  Lee  Stump, Jr.

Dr. Robert Lee Stump, Jr.

Aug 12, 2015

Dr. Robert Lee Stump, Jr., passed away August 12, 2015, at Langdale Place surrounded by family and friends. He was a loving son, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend. He was a man gifted with a great store of knowledge. He was filled with a sense of humility, integrity, and compassion. He embodied the good, the best, a pleasure...

Mitchell Jones Smith, Jr.

Mitchell Jones Smith, Jr.

Aug 11, 2015

MITCHELL JONES SMITH, JR.Mitchell Smith, 93, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at Langdale Hospice. Mr. Smith was born to the late Mitchell Jones Smith, Sr. & Elsie Morris Smith, and was a life-long member at Central Avenue Church of Christ. He spent his early years growing up on Wildwood Plantation and graduated from Valdosta High School. Mr....

Bro. George  H.  Stephens

Bro. George H. Stephens

Aug 11, 2015

Bro. George H. Stephens, 86, of Valdosta, died at his home on Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Mr. Stephens was born in Madison, South Carolina on May 25, 1929. The son of a sharecropper he moved around with the family, graduating from high school in Wetumpka, Alabama. He joined the United States Navy and served for nine years. After leaving the...

Ima Rose  Fouraker  Carter

Ima Rose Fouraker Carter

Aug 10, 2015

Ima Rose Fouraker Carter, 86, of Old Clyattville died August 10, 2015, at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Echols County on September 20, 1928, to the late Ichabod and Verdie Rhoden Fouraker. Mrs. Carter was a wife, homemaker, mother, and a teacher's aide at Clyattville Elementary School during the 1970's. A woman of great faith and prayer, Mrs....

Merle Reddick

Merle Reddick

Aug 10, 2015

Merle Reddick, 91, of Valdosta died on Monday, August 10, 2015 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Dothan, Alabama on July 2, 1924 to the late Rushie K. and Ella Ree Douglas Whitefield. Mrs. Reddick was a long-time bookkeeper for Carl Sessions Accounting Firm. Later, she worked along- side her husband with Reddick...

Leland Jerome Oglesby

Leland Jerome Oglesby

Aug 10, 2015

Leland Jerome Oglesby, 72, of Hahira, GA passed away on Monday, August 10, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born on April 17, 1943 in Hahira, GA to the late Leland and Bonnie Coppage Oglesby.Jerome was known throughout the community for his work at Val Optics. Mr. Oglesby and Mr. Clarence Jones founded the...