OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Dr. Glen Willis Herrin

Dr. Glen Willis Herrin

May 15, 2014

Dr. Glen Willis Herrin, 80, of Valdosta, died suddenly on Thursday, May 15, 2014, at his residence. Dr. Herrin retired from Albany State University. He had previously served on the faculty of Valdosta State University where he was head of the school of Business Administration for a time and was instrumental in founding what is now the Valdosta Educator's Credit...

Liam Gabriel Varnum Andagan

Liam Gabriel Varnum Andagan

May 14, 2014

Liam Gabriel Varnum Andagan of Hahira, four month old son of Tara Varnum and Melvin Andagan, went to be with the angels on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Liam was born January 8, 2014 in Valdosta. His parents shared his life with everyone, he enjoyed going to church and had a joyous four months. "For God so loved the world that...

Geneva Casey Hawkins

Geneva Casey Hawkins

May 14, 2014

Geneva Casey Hawkins, 76, of Valdosta died on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born on October 25, 1937 in Doerun, Georgia to the late Dave and Blanche Phillips Casey. She was a homemaker and a member of Faith Assembly of God. She had a giving heart, a gentle and sweet...

Joan Lowery Bolen

Joan Lowery Bolen

May 12, 2014

Joan Lowery Bolen, 75, of Valdosta died Monday, May 12, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on January 12, 1939 in Valdosta to the late William T. and Louise Wisenbaker Lowery and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mrs. Bolen was a member of the Church of Christ. She is a salesperson for Country Cobbler Shoes for...

Marty Allan Hale

Marty Allan Hale

May 11, 2014

Marty Allan Hale, 55, of Lake Park died on Sunday, May 11, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born on August 2, 1958 in Fresno, California and has been a resident of the Lake Park area for almost 2 years. He was employed with Brentag Chemical Company for 28 years and worked in the...

Sylvia Deloach Wright

Sylvia Deloach Wright

May 10, 2014

Sylvia DeLoach Wright, 53, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, May 10, 2014, at her residence. Born in Dooly County on November 6, 1960, she was the daughter of Connie Woodruff DeLoach and the late Lamar Edmond DeLoach. Sylvia graduated from Valdosta State University in 1981 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Art where she was a member of...

Joan Seever Bailey

Joan Seever Bailey

May 9, 2014

Ahleida Joan Seever Bailey, 74, of Valdosta, died on May 9, 2014 at her home, following a valiant fight with Parkinson's Disease and cancer. Born March 2, 1940 in Richmond, Virginia to Harold and Ahleida Seever and raised in Florence, South Carolina and Mobile, Alabama, Joanie was a true child of the South. Harold Seever was the prominent pastor of...

Robert Edward (Bobby) Connell, Jr.

Robert Edward (Bobby) Connell, Jr.

May 7, 2014

Robert Edward "Bobby" Connell, Jr., 65, of Lakeland, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Lakeland Villa with his daughter by his side, after a lengthy illness.He was born July 10, 1948 in Apalachicola, FL, a son of the late Agnes Louise M. Connell and Robert Edward Connell, Sr.. Bobby cherished his family and friends. He was an Episcopalian, a...

Edward Eugene Stubbs

Edward Eugene Stubbs

May 5, 2014

Edward Eugene Stubbs, 74, of Pinetta, Florida died on Monday, May 5, 2014 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on February 2, 1940 to the late James Prentice and Paulina Prine Stubbs. He was retired from the State of Florida as a track judge with the gaming division. Mr. Stubbs has been a...

C. Ray Bryant, Jr.

C. Ray Bryant, Jr.

May 5, 2014

C. Ray Bryant, Jr., 78, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, May 5, 2014 after a prolonged bout of declining health. Born in Atlanta, GA on July 7, 1935 to Claude Ray and James Meredith Bryant he grew up in Tampa, FL. They moved back to Atlanta in 1951 where he finished high school and went on to study mathematics...

Ginger Simpson Daugherty

Ginger Simpson Daugherty

May 1, 2014

Ginger Simpson Daugherty, 71, of Valdosta died Thursday, May 1, 2014. She was born in Valdosta on February 11, 1943 to the late James Wylie and Myrtis Parrish Simpson. Mrs. Daugherty was a member of the Forrest Park Church of Christ and loved to travel.Survivors include her two sons: Greg Daugherty and his companion, Elizabeth Ridnour, Doug and Stacie Daugherty,...

Stephen E. Fontaine

Stephen E. Fontaine

May 1, 2014

Stephen E. Fontaine, 57, of Lake Park, GA, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014 surrounded by his family, after a long illness. One of eight children, he was born in Savannah, GA, to Lawrence James and Alice Bess Fontaine. Stephen enjoyed riding his motorcycle and spending time with family.Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, David Paul Fontaine (Jenny) of Charleston,...

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...