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

Kenneth P. Dubay

Kenneth P. Dubay

Feb 20, 2015

Kenneth P. Dubay, 67, of Ray City, GA passed away at South Georgia Medical Center on February 20, 2015. He was born November 11, 1947 in Caribou, Maine to the late Paul and Pricilla Laveque Dubay and had been a resident of this area for 18 years. Mr. Dubay retired from the Air Force after twenty one years and worked...

Lorraine  Tomlinson Paine

Lorraine Tomlinson Paine

Feb 19, 2015

Lorraine Tomlinson Paine: May 11, 1923 – February 19, 2015.Mrs. Paine, born in Clinch County Georgia, was a graduate of Lanier County High School. A lifelong homemaker and gourmet cook, she raised two children Timothy and Susanne of Valdosta. Mrs. Paine was a devout Jehovah's Witness. She will be interred beside her husband, E.E Paine, at Sunset Hill Cemetery. Funeral...

Hilda Hinely Heard

Hilda Hinely Heard

Feb 16, 2015

Hilda Hinely Heard, 99, widow of Charles B. Heard, passed away Monday, February 16, 2015, in Orlando, Florida.The Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am Monday, February 23, 2015, at the Carey Hand Colonial Funeral Home, Orlando, Florida. The family will receive friends from 10:00am to 11:00am Monday morning at the funeral home. A Graveside Service for Mrs. Heard...

David (Bobby) Howell

David (Bobby) Howell

Feb 15, 2015

David (Bobby) Howell, 75, of Echols County, died on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at his residence following a short illness. This followed several years of declining health. Born at the Little-Griffin Hospital in Valdosta to the late Earl Lamar & Frankie Howell, and except for a few occasions through the years, he had been a lifelong resident of this area....

Mark Anthony Lumley

Mark Anthony Lumley

Feb 15, 2015

Mark Anthony Lumley, 49, of Valdosta passed away Sunday, February 15, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Valdosta, GA on September 13, 1965 to Janice Starling Lumley and the late Barney Lee Lumley. Mark attended the Rock Church and in his spare time, he enjoyed his Harley Davidson motorcycle. Mr. Lumley will be remembered for the love of...

Joseph  Willie "J.W."  Walker

Joseph Willie "J.W." Walker

Feb 15, 2015

J.W. Walker, 82, of Warner Robins and formerly of Valdosta, died on Sunday, February 15, 2015. Born on May 25, 1932 in Ocilla, Georgia he was the son of the late Talmadge and Edna Walker. J.W. is now resting in peace being the wonderful Christian servant he was on this earth. He was a faithful member of Charity Baptist Church...

Emory Glen Jarvis

Emory Glen Jarvis

Feb 14, 2015

Emory Glen Jarvis, 78, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born on November 14, 1936 in Brooks County, Georgia to the late James Audley and Mary Ruth Jones Jarvis and has been a lifelong resident of this area. He served in the Army National Guard and then later in...

Dale Westbrook Haynes

Dale Westbrook Haynes

Feb 14, 2015

Dale Westbrook Haynes, 66, of Ray City, died on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was born in Athens, Georgia on August 25, 1948 to the late William L. and Sarah Westbrook Haynes. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served his country during the Viet Nam War where he was...

Elizabeth (Betty) Dame

Elizabeth (Betty) Dame

Feb 13, 2015

Elizabeth (Betty) DameElizabeth (Betty) Dame, 94, of Valdosta, died Friday, February 13, 2015 at Langdale Hospice House. She would have been 95 on February 27 and was born in 1920 in Jefferson County, Alabama to the late Charles Orville Allred and Minnie Reece Allred. Mrs. Dame was a school teacher for forty years. She was a very active member of...

Judy Wilson  Seago

Judy Wilson Seago

Feb 13, 2015

Judy Wilson Seago, 58, of Lake Park, GA passed away at her residence on February 13, 2015 following a lengthy illness. She was born in Pueblo, CO on September 17, 1956 to the late Leoris Joiner and Pauline Spikes Joiner. Mrs. Seago was a self-employed cake baker and decorator.Mrs. Seago is survived by a daughter and son, Victoria Wilson( Bobby...

Merita Davis Powell

Merita Davis Powell

Feb 12, 2015

Merita Davis Powell, 85, died at her Valdosta residence Thursday. The widow of Cador Crawford Powell Sr., she was a dental hygienist and volunteer in church and civic programs. Her pound cakes were sought after by friends and family alike.Mrs. Powell delivered meals for the Break Bread Together program and volunteered through Southland Church as a pen pal for prisoners...

Stephen Matthew White

Stephen Matthew White

Feb 12, 2015

Stephen Matthew White, 50, of Valdosta died on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was born on January 31, 1965 in Augusta, Maine and has been a resident of Valdosta since 2001. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and served in direct support of Operation Desert Shield/Storm. After...

George William (Bill) Hare, Jr.

George William (Bill) Hare, Jr.

Feb 10, 2015

George William (Bill) Hare, Jr., 61, of Lake Park died Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on July 11, 1953 in Valdosta to the late George William Hare, Sr. and Mary Frances Smith Hare. Mr. Hare was a former school teacher at the Suwanee County High School in Live Oak, FL, a swimming coach,...

Elder Robert D.  Conner

Elder Robert D. Conner

Feb 9, 2015

Elder Robert D. Conner, 82, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Langdale Hospice House. Elder Conner was born in Berrien County to the late O.V. & Flora Bell Conner. After graduating from Ray City High School, Elder Conner briefly attended Emory University in Valdosta. He soon moved to Jacksonville, FL to continue his accounting studies while working...

James Michael Welton

James Michael Welton

Feb 9, 2015

James Michael Welton, 48, of Desert Hot Springs, California died Monday, February 9, 2015 at Desert Regional Hospital in Desert Hot Springs, California. He was born on July 20, 1966 in Orlando, Florida. Michael was a member of the Baptist faith. He was a people oriented person, an artist, a chef, a poet and a gardener. He enjoyed painting and...

Donna Mann Brown

Donna Mann Brown

Feb 8, 2015

Donna Mann Brown, 85, of Lake Park, died on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. She was born on May 21, 1929 in St. Cloud, Florida to the late Benjamin Moyer and Leola Lemons Mann and has been a resident of Lake Park since 1960. She was a retired bank teller with Hamilton...

William O. "Bill" Coody

William O. "Bill" Coody

Feb 7, 2015

WILLIAM O. "BILL" COODYNovember 5, 1929 to February 7, 2015 William O. "Bill" Coody, 85, of Lake Park, Georgia passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015. The son of the late Oscar and Mary Newsome Coody, Bill was a life-long resident of the area, well-known for his sense of humor and ever-present cigar. He lived in Lake Park for 65 years....

Patty  Jo Mcmahan Hood

Patty Jo Mcmahan Hood

Feb 7, 2015

Patty Jo McMahan Hood, 57, of Ray City, GA passed away at South Georgia Medical Center on February 7, 2015. She was born in Terre Haute, IN on January 12, 1958 to the late Melvin Miles and Lenora Fay McMahan and had been a resident of this area since retiring from the Air Force in 1993. Mrs. Hood was an...

Mary Milligan Corbett

Mary Milligan Corbett

Feb 5, 2015

Mary Milligan Corbett, 96, of Lake Park, died on Thursday, February 5, 2015, at her residence after a lengthy illness. She was born May 30, 1918 in Valdosta to the late W.Y. (Bill) and Carlie Peterson Milligan, she was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Corbett was a faithful member of her community and had been active with the...

Marvin Paul Nichols, Sr.

Marvin Paul Nichols, Sr.

Feb 5, 2015

Marvin Paul Nichols, Sr. passed away peacefully at South Georgia Medical Center on Thursday, February 05, 2015. He was born on October 28, 1927 in Brooks County, Georgia to the late Pauline Nichols O'Neal and Conrad Nichols. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Jimmy Nichols and sister Betty Jo Nichols. He graduated from Emory University Junior College...

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