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

Frances Wiatt Cordova
Oct 10, 2014
Frances Wiatt Cordova, 80, of Tampa, FL, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2014 surrounded by her family and her loving friends at Hudson Manor. She was born in Rome, Ga on June 8, 1934 to the late John Edward Wiatt and Frances Oswalt Wiatt. Mrs. Cordova lived for many years in Valdosta, being active in her younger years with the...
Stephanie Ann Maine
Oct 9, 2014
Stephanie Ann Maine, 35, of Valdosta died on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Hahira, Georgia on November 11, 1978 to Tony Maine and the late Ruth Carol Wilkes Steed. She has been a resident of this area all her life. Stephanie loved life and all the joys that life can bring from attending...
Turner Tillman Hooker
Oct 9, 2014
Turner Tillman HookerTurner Tillman Hooker, 89, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, October 9, 2014, at Fellowship Home in Brooks County. Mr. Hooker was born May 14, 1925, in Hahira, Georgia, to the late Simeon G. and Minnie Bailey Hooker. He attended Pine Grove Elementary school and was a lifelong resident of this area. He was married to Mabel Shope Hooker...
Claude Alvin Porter Sr.
Oct 8, 2014
Claude Alvin Porter Sr., 94, of Lake Park, GA passed away at the Crestwood Nursing Home on Wednesday, October, 8, 2014 after a brief illness. He was born in Lake Park, GA on May 12, 1920 to the late John Lawrence and Julia Swilley Porter. Mr. Porter served in the United States Army during World War Two and returned to...

Porfirio Casas
Oct 8, 2014
Porfirio Casas, 60, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on September 15, 1954 in Palmar, Mexico and has been a resident of Valdosta for 25 years. He was employed with ADM as lead operator in charge of the plant during his shift. He was a quiet man who worked hard...

Jerry H. Geren
Oct 8, 2014
Jerry H. Geren, 80, of Valdosta died Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Jefferson Hospital in Louisville, GA. He was born on June 2, 1934 in Paris, Kentucky to the late William Robert Geren and Jessie Lee Roe Geren. Mr. Geren was the owner of Geren Rides, a United States Army Veteran having served in the third infantry division, a member...
Hershel L. Dorminey
Oct 7, 2014
USN Petty Officer First Class (Ret) Hershel L. Dorminey, 59, of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at his home after a short illness.He was born August 8, 1955, in Valdosta, son of the late Clifford and Martha Mitchell Dorminey. Hershel faithfully served our country in the United States Navy as a Marine Diesel Mechanic, retiring in March 1993...

Nellie Jack (Jackie) Thompson Smith
Oct 5, 2014
Nellie Jack (Jackie) Thompson Smith, 77, of Lake Park, passed away at her home on Sunday, October 5, 2014.She was born February 5, 1937, a daughter of the late James Edward and Minnie Irma Mulder Thompson, and grew up in Barney. Jackie lived in Jacksonville, Florida, for many years and was employed as a waitress at various restaurants, before returning...
Althea Jean Rogers
Oct 5, 2014
Althea Jean Rogers, 59, of Hazlehurst, GA, formerly of Valdosta, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2014 at Jeff Davis Hospital after a brief illness. She was born May 16, 1955 in St. Louis, MO to the late Thomas Antone and Hattie Neva Wallace Quick. Ms. Rogers love to play the piano and dance, read, and her whiskey sours. She was...
Gene Walker
Oct 4, 2014
Thomas Eugene "Gene" Walker, 71, of Valdosta, GA passed away Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Tift Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health. He was born in Jacksonville, FL on January 10, 1943 to the late Thomas Watson "T.W." and Virdie Carter Walker. Mr. Walker served in the United States Coast Guard and later became a truck driver....
Betty Mae Shultz Zipperer
Oct 4, 2014
Betty Mae Shultz Zipperer, 94, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, October 04, 2014, at Lakehaven Nursing Home. Born in Lawrence, Kansas on April 27, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Darlene Woolsey Shultz and Guy Edward Shultz. Betty moved to California in 1943. She lived in Los Angeles for a few months and then went on to San...
Comer Todd Hollis
Oct 4, 2014
Comer Todd Hollis, 52, of Hahira, died at his home on Saturday, October 04, 2014. Born in Hahira on August 29, 1962 Todd was a graduate of Lowndes High School where he was a member of the 1980 Lowndes High School Champions Baseball Team. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1986 with a degree in Economics and was a member...

Charles H. Mock
Oct 1, 2014
MSGT (USAF Ret.), Charles H. Mock, 44, of Okinawa, Japan, died on October 1, 2014. Mr. Mock was born in Valdosta on September 21, 1970 and was a graduate of Lowndes High School. He was retired from the United States Air Force and worked as a civilian contractor for the U.S. Army. His favorite hobby was computer games. Survivors are...
Barbara Jean Cole Cozart
Oct 1, 2014
Barbara Jean Cole Cozart, 73 years old, died on Tuesday, October 1, 2014 at the Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta, GA. Mrs. Cozart was surrounded by her family as she moved from her earthly life to her heavenly reward. She had bravely fought cancer for the past 18 months. Her strong will to live, unwavering faith in God, and the...

Helen Irene Cole Hancock
Oct 1, 2014
Helen Irene Cole Hancock, 90, of Valdosta died Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Binghamton, New York on March 17, 1924 to the late Tracy V. and Wanda Keeney Cole and had lived most of her life in Binghamton, New York before moving to Valdosta twenty one years ago. Mrs. Hancock loved the Lord,...
Jo Ann Swilley
Sep 30, 2014
Jo Ann Swilley, 69, of Valdosta, died on September 30, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born November 29, 1944 in Jesup, GA to Alene Virginia Ward and the late Fred Winston Peterson. Ms. Swilley had lived in the Valdosta area for the past 35 years.Survivors include her mother, Alene Virginia Ward of Jesup,...
Julie Beaudet
Sep 29, 2014
Julie Beaudet, of Hahira, passed away Monday, September 29, 2014, at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital.She was born in England, a daughter of Beryl Moss Smith and the late Peter Smith. Julie had lived throughout the United States, including Florida, and moved to Hahira in 2012. She was a Veterinary Assistant at Baytree Animal Hospital. Julie loved her farm and animals in...
Danny B. Moss
Sep 28, 2014
Danny B. Moss, 55, of Valdosta died suddenly on Sunday, September 28, 2014. Born in Dickson, TN, Danny moved to Valdosta and attended then graduated from Lowndes High School in the mid 1970's. There he participated in the Math Club and DECA Club. Early on, Danny enjoyed auto racing at Thunderbowl Speedway. He also trained in Karate under the late...

Edwin "Eddie" Lyle Wisenbaker
Sep 26, 2014
Edwin "Eddie" Lyle Wisenbaker, 48, of Lowndes County died Friday, September 26, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia on November 12, 1965 to the late Bobby Louis Wisenbaker and Coretha Coody Roark Wisenbaker. Edwin was disabled. He was a quadriplegic as a result of an automobile accident that occurred in February 2006. As a...
Dale Henderson Parrish
Sep 25, 2014
Major Dale Henderson Parrish (USAF, Ret.), 91, of Valdosta died on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born on December 27, 1922 in El Dorado, Kansas to the late Thomas L. and Helen Matheson Parrish. He grew up and worked in the oil fields of Kansas which shaped his character, learning...