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

Jeanne Davis Rountree

Jeanne Davis Rountree

Mar 15, 2014

Jeanne Davis Rountree, 95, of Valdosta, died on March 15, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. She was born on October 12, 1918 in Fayetteville, Georgia to the late Hill Parks Redwine and Lucy Mariah Reagan Redwine and has been a resident of Valdosta since 1950. Her zest for living life to the fullest and her...

Carolyn Barfield Irby

Carolyn Barfield Irby

Mar 15, 2014

Carolyn Barfield Irby, 75, of Crestview, Florida and formerly of Valdosta died Saturday, March 15, 2014. She was born on September 16, 1938 in Hahira to the late Vernon Eschol and Corda Louelle Futch Barfield. She was a retired educator and a member of the Northside Baptist Church in Valdosta. Survivors include two daughters, Misti Anderson of Crestview, Florida and...

Clyde  Abram  Hillis

Clyde Abram Hillis

Mar 14, 2014

When I come to the river at the ending of day; When the last winds of sorrow have blown; There'll be somebody waiting to show me the way; I won't have to cross Jordan alone – a song Clyde loved to sing! Clyde Abram Hillis, age 80, was not alone when he crossed that Jordan River on March 14, 2014...

Christian Ganas

Christian Ganas

Mar 12, 2014

Christian Ganas, 86, of Savannah, passed away on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. A Graveside Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at Sunset Hill Cemetery. Condolences to the family may be conveyed to the family at www.mclanecares.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home, Valdosta. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US...

Shane Bryant Kelly

Shane Bryant Kelly

Mar 12, 2014

Shane B. Kelly, 44, of Valdosta passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. He was born and raised in Lowndes County and attended Lowndes High School. Shane graduated in 1988. He had owned and operated Kelly Insurance Agency since 2012 and had been in the insurance business for the past ten years. Prior to that Shane...

Stafford E.  Shaw, Sr.

Stafford E. Shaw, Sr.

Mar 11, 2014

Stafford E. Shaw, Sr., 79, of Valdosta died on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at the Langdale Hospice House following a brief illness. He was born on April 16, 1934 in Adel to the late Lacy and Margaret Sizemore Shaw. Mr. Shaw was a veteran of the United States Army and served his country during the Korean Conflict. He was retired...

David Clayton Hatcher, Sr.

David Clayton Hatcher, Sr.

Mar 11, 2014

David Clayton Hatcher Sr., 85, 106 Snapper Place, Palatka, Florida died Tuesday March 11, 2014. Mr. Hatcher lived in the Melbourne area since 1964. He retired around age 80 and moved to be closer to his children. Born on May 30, 1928 in Dothan, Alabama, to the late Thomas Eiffel (T.E.) Hatcher and Hettye Lee Hatcher. He loved to fish...

Barbara Jean Pipkins Bailey

Barbara Jean Pipkins Bailey

Mar 10, 2014

Barbara Jean Pipkins Bailey, 80, a lifelong resident of Lake Park, passed away Monday, March 10, 2014, at her home.She was born June 11, 1933 in Valdosta, a daughter of the late Roy T. and Juanita Carter Pipkins. Mrs. Bailey was a member of Lake Park Church of God, she enjoyed fishing and the mountains.She is survived by her five...

Claudean B. (Deanie) Stone

Claudean B. (Deanie) Stone

Mar 9, 2014

Claudean B. (Deanie) Stone, 95, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, March 9, 2014, at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. Born in Hartwell, Georgia on June 19, 1918, she was a daughter of the late William Howard and Lois Cook Brown. Deanie grew up in Hartwell and graduated from high school in Hart County where she was very athletic and played...

Judy C. Dozier

Judy C. Dozier

Mar 9, 2014

Judy C. Dozier, 54, of Morven, died on Sunday, March 9, 2014 at Archbold Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born in Hahira, Georgia on March 23, 1959 and has been a resident of this area all her life. She was a homemaker and was of the Christian faith.Survivors include her two sons and a daughter-in-law, William Ben...

Marimikel Tucker Johnson

Marimikel Tucker Johnson

Mar 8, 2014

Marimikel Tucker Johnson, 65, of Valdosta died Saturday, March 8, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. A graveside memorial service will be held at later date. Carson McLane Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602

Arvella Fern Brewer

Arvella Fern Brewer

Mar 7, 2014

Arvella Fern Brewer, 80, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2014, at Langdale Hospice House after a lengthy illness.She was born May 14, 1933 in Bowie, TX, a daughter of the late Robert L. and Junnie Willis James. She was a member of Swilley Hill Church of God; she loved God, her family, especially her grandchildren, and NASCAR....

James (Jim) Country Johnston

James (Jim) Country Johnston

Mar 6, 2014

James (Jim) Country Johnston, 64, of Valdosta died Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Baptist Village in Lake Park from complications of multiple myeloma. He was born in Valdosta on July 15, 1949 to the late Henry Deering (Country) and Edith Garlow Johnston. He graduated from Valdosta High School and was attending North Florida Junior College when he was severely injured...

Maya Goel

Maya Goel

Mar 5, 2014

Maya Goel, 81, of Valdosta, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on July 18, 1932 in Jhansi, India, to the late Pitamber Das Gupta and Kapori Devi Gupta. Mrs. Goel moved to Valdosta in 1983 and was a homemaker.Mrs. Maya lived a full life and loved her family dearly. She worked...

Carl White Walker

Carl White Walker

Mar 4, 2014

Carl White WalkerCarl White Walker, 81, of Quitman, died Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center after a long illness.He was born May 9, 1932 in Murfreesboro, TN to the late John Walker and the late Susie Mae Spence Walker. Mr. Walker was retired as President of Georgia Christian School after serving there 20 years. He was the...

Carolyn Gray Ferguson

Carolyn Gray Ferguson

Mar 2, 2014

Carolyn Gray Ferguson, 82, of Quitman died on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Valdosta on August 27, 1931 to the late William Armon Rabon and Reba Jacobs Rabon Hicks. Mrs. Ferguson lived life to the fullest and was a Christian by faith, a proud American, a loving homemaker, and writer. She was a...

Nancy O'Quinn

Nancy O'Quinn

Mar 2, 2014

Nancy O'Quinn. 77, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Fellowship Home, after a lengthy illness.She was born October 1, 1936 in Irwinville, a daughter of the late Bunie and Lucy McNeese Jefferson. She was a loving wife, homemaker, mother and grandmother. Mrs. O'Quinn was a longtime member of the Northside Baptist Church of Valdosta.She is survived...

Andrew E. Stafford, Jr.

Andrew E. Stafford, Jr.

Mar 1, 2014

Andrew E. Stafford, Jr., 80, of Valdosta, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014.He was born January 28, 1934 in Montclair, NJ, and was raised in Bloomfield, NJ. He graduated from New Jersey Institute of Engineering and had honorably served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Mr. Stafford was employed by Lucent, lastly as an instructor, retiring after thirty-five years. In 1989...

Debra Ann Gilchrist

Debra Ann Gilchrist

Mar 1, 2014

Debra Ann Gilchrist, 49, of Valdosta, died Saturday, March 1, 2014, at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta. She was born on January 23, 1965 in Marietta, GA to Corine Earwood Gilchrist Rikard and the late James I. Gilchrist. Ms. Gilchrist has lived in Valdosta for the past thirty seven years.Debra Ann is survived by her mother and step father,...

Anna Blanton White

Anna Blanton White

Feb 27, 2014

Anna Blanton White, 85, of Valdosta, GA, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on March 20, 1928 in Valdosta, GA, to the late Henry Alfred Blanton and Rena Smith Blanton. Mrs. White was a member of Corinth Church and a dedicated wife, mother and homemaker.Survivors include two daughters, Martha Findley, of Lake Park;...

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