OBITUARIES

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

E.B.  Jones, Jr.

E.B. Jones, Jr.

Apr 30, 2014

Elisha Burnett (E.B.) Jones, Jr., 90, of Hahira died on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Jones was born in Hahira on June 15, 1923 to the late Elisha Burnett Jones, Sr. and Eva McLeod Jones. E. B. was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, Doris Lewis Jones and siblings, Carol Johnson, Eva...

John C. Woodward, Jr.

John C. Woodward, Jr.

Apr 27, 2014

John C. Woodward, Jr., 98, a lifelong resident of Valdosta, died on Sunday, April 27, 2014. Born in Valdosta, he was the son of the late John Capers Woodward, Sr. and Mary Prince Woodward. Early in Mr. Woodward's life, their family moved to northern Florida and lived in several towns before moving back to Valdosta in time for him to...

Veronica "Ronnie" Durham

Veronica "Ronnie" Durham

Apr 26, 2014

Veronica "Ronnie" Durham, 57 of Valdosta died on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. She was born on July 3, 1956 in Margate Kent England. She was a retired school counselor for the Pinellas County School System in Pinellas County Florida and she was of the Christian faith.Survivors include her mother, Felicity Constable...

Jessie Cleveland "Bill" Allen, Jr.

Jessie Cleveland "Bill" Allen, Jr.

Apr 25, 2014

Jessie Cleveland "Bill" Allen, Jr., 86, of Valdosta died Friday, April 25, 2014 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, FL. He was born on July 15, 1927 in Clinch County, GA to the late Jessie Cleveland Allen, Sr. and Ollie Mae Allen. Mr. Allen was a retired truck driver with RTC (Rocor Trucking Company), served three years in the United...

Lonnie Raymond Cason

Lonnie Raymond Cason

Apr 23, 2014

Lonnie Raymond Cason, 94, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Lakehaven Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. Born in Adel to the late Martin Franklin & Emma Jane Smith Cason, he had been a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Cason was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army and fought in the...

Angela Rae  Ross

Angela Rae Ross

Apr 23, 2014

Angela Rae Ross, 46, of Hahira died Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Dayton, Ohio on March 7, 1968 and lived in Athens, Ohio for many years. She moved to Hahira in 1997 and was a registered nurse at South Georgia Medical Center in the nursery. Mrs. Ross volunteered with Jacobs Ladder Therapeutic...

James E. (Jamie) Delk, Sr.

James E. (Jamie) Delk, Sr.

Apr 23, 2014

James E. (Jamie) Delk, Sr., 51, of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at the Langdale Hospice House.He was born January 17, 1963 in Glen St. Mary, FL. For many years Jamie was a Lead Press Operator at Colonial Bag. He loved his wife, children and grandchildren. Jamie was an Atlanta Falcons and Florida Gators fan, and enjoyed fishing...

Jack Anderson Mullis, Sr.

Jack Anderson Mullis, Sr.

Apr 22, 2014

Jack Anderson Mullis, Sr., 84, of Hahira passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Moultrie, GA on December 10, 1929 to the late Asa D. Mullis, Sr. and Ethel Croft Mullis. He lived in Moultrie and Thomasville before moving to Hahira. Mr. Mullis was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church and...

J. C. (Sprig) Carter, Jr.

J. C. (Sprig) Carter, Jr.

Apr 21, 2014

J. C. (Sprig) Carter was born in Echols County, GA on March 24, 1924 to the late James Stephen and Essie Corbett Carter. His parents bought a farm and moved into the Lake Park area of Lowndes County in 1935. After graduating valedictorian from the old Lake Park High School he farmed two years with his father before attending ABAC...

L.V. Vann

L.V. Vann

Apr 20, 2014

L.V. Vann, 89, of Lake Park, died on Sunday, April 20, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born on December 30, 1924 in Branford, Florida to the late George and Etta Jackson Grinstead. She retired from the Montgomery County School System in Silver Springs, Maryland as a Media Center Consultant after 25 years of...

Sandra Nell Denmark Pert

Sandra Nell Denmark Pert

Apr 20, 2014

Sandra Nell Denmark Pert, 66, of Jasper passed away April 20, 2014 at Haven Hospice in Gainesville, FL after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Jasper, FL on January 24, 1948, to the late Daniel Edward and Latain Henderson Denmark. Sandra was of the Pentecostal faith. She loved taking care of her family and serving the Lord....

Roberta L. Clegg

Roberta L. Clegg

Apr 20, 2014

Roberta L. Clegg, passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2014. She was born July 20, 1932 to C.E. Ferris Clegg and Maurine Leigh Clegg in Heber City, Utah. A scholar at the University of Utah, University of Colorado, and University of Oregon, she received a Ph.D. at the University of Maryland. She was an active member in Phi-Kappa-Phi, receiving their...

Edna Marie Criscuolo

Edna Marie Criscuolo

Apr 19, 2014

Edna Marie Criscuolo, 97, of Valdosta died on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Fellowship Home following a period of declining health. She was preceded in death by her husband Antonio Thomas Crisuolo. A committal service for Antonio and Edna Criscuolo will be held at a later date and time at Arlington National Cemetery. Condolences to family and friends may be...

Henry Grudzien

Henry Grudzien

Apr 19, 2014

Henry Grudzien, 91, of Valdosta died Saturday, April 19, 2014 at his home. Born in Krakow, Poland on May 13, 1922 he served with the Polish resistance during WWII. Mr. Grudzien taught high school in Atlanta and later in Valdosta where he was an avid Wildcat fan. He was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Preceded in...

Martha Dene Amerson Plair

Martha Dene Amerson Plair

Apr 19, 2014

Martha Dene Amerson Plair, 73, of Hahira passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at the Langdale Hospice House after a brief illness. She was born on May 17, 1940 in Hahira to Isabell Miley Amerson and the late Roscoe J. Amerson and was a lifelong resident of Hahira. Mrs. Plair was a member of the Hahira First Freewill Baptist...

Margaret Rivers

Margaret Rivers

Apr 18, 2014

Margaret Rivers, 76, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, April 18, 2014, at South Georgia Medical Center.She was born October 29, 1937, in Worth County, a daughter of the late Daniel L. Bius, Sr. and the late Lila Callaway Bius. She was a member of Evergreen Baptist Church, Worth County, and attended Lee Street Baptist Church, Valdosta. Mrs. Rivers was a...

James Earl Taylor

James Earl Taylor

Apr 18, 2014

James Earl Taylor, 70, of Quitman died Friday, April 18, 2014 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. He was born on January 11, 1944 in Waycross to the late William Harley and Bertha Bullard Taylor and had lived in this area for many years. Mr. Taylor was a member of the First Assembly of God in Valdosta...

 Dr. Donald E. Gerlock

Dr. Donald E. Gerlock

Apr 18, 2014

Dr. Donald E. Gerlock Jr., 62, passed away 4/18/14 at home. Born and raised in Valdosta, GA to the late Dr. Donald and Josephine Gerlock. He served 3 years in the Naval Air Reserve Training Unit. In 1976, he graduated from Palmer Chiropractic College in Davenport, Iowa. After completing his education he started in private practice in Valdosta, GA, then...

James  Andrew (Jim) Herring

James Andrew (Jim) Herring

Apr 16, 2014

James Andrew Herring, 59, of Lilburn, Georgia, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Born August 9, 1954 in Brunswick, Georgia, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lafayette Herring, Sr. who preceded him in death. Jim received his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in History from Valdosta State University and attended Advent Christian Church.Jim is survived by his...

Martha  Sasser  Sansberry

Martha Sasser Sansberry

Apr 16, 2014

Martha Ellen Sansberry, 82, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at Langdale Hospice House after a lengthy illness. Born in Lakeland, Georgia on February 17, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Creed Davis Sasser and Janie Cleo Read Sasser. Mrs. Sansberry was a member of Greenwood Baptist Church. She was a generous, loving mother and grandmother...

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