OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

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;...

Mattie Jerrell Warren Daniels

Mattie Jerrell Warren Daniels

Feb 26, 2014

Mattie Jerrell Warren Daniels, 88, of Valdosta died Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Fellowship Home. She was born in Cadwell, Laurens County, GA on July 4, 1925 to the late General Otha Warren and Nora Frances Scarborough Warren Griffis. Mrs. Daniels was a homemaker and a member of Crossroads Baptist Church.She is survived by her daughter and son in law,...

Robert D. (Bob) Batten, Sr.

Robert D. (Bob) Batten, Sr.

Feb 25, 2014

Robert D. (Bob) Batten, Sr., 72, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief period of declining health. A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, he was born on March 9, 1941, the son of the late John Daniel Batten and Dorothy Cecelia Dowling Batten. Bob was a graduate of Knoxville Catholic High School...

Virgie Marie Jordan

Virgie Marie Jordan

Feb 25, 2014

Virgie Marie Jordan, 86, of Valdosta, formerly of Oxford, Mississippi died Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Corinth, MS on December 11, 1927 to the late Carroll and Ona Lee Wilbanks Jordan. Ms. Jordan worked with the Hernando, MS Police Department.She is survived by her niece, Barbara Hill of Valdosta and her nephew,...

Thomas E. (Ed) Tillman

Thomas E. (Ed) Tillman

Feb 25, 2014

Thomas E. (Ed) Tillman, 66, of Valdosta died Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at his residence. He was born on March 8, 1947 in Brooks County to the late Joel Edwards Tillman and Lois Asbell Tillman. Ed was a United States Navy Veteran, a diesel mechanic and shop foreman at Interstate Nationalease Inc. and a member of Trinity Baptist Church.He is...

Jimmy  Chappell

Jimmy Chappell

Feb 24, 2014

Jimmy Chappell, 81, of Morven, died on Monday, February 24, 2014 at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. He was born on November 30, 1932 in Candor, North Carolina to the late Lacy and Esther McCaskill Chappell and has been a resident of Morven since 1960. He was a retired peach farmer and was a member of the Morven...

Claude Roark

Claude Roark

Feb 23, 2014

Claude Roark, 89, of Valdosta, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014, at Langdale Hospice House after a brief illness. He was born July 20, 1924 in Jackson, Kentucky. Mr. Roark was one of the first Motorcycle Traffic Police Officers in Valdosta, and after many years of service he retired from Sears as a Service Technician. He was a member of...

Judith C. Croft

Judith C. Croft

Feb 21, 2014

Judith C. Croft, 59, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, February 21, 2014, at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born December 14, 1954, in Lakewood, New Jersey.She is survived by her husband of thirty-one years, Bob Croft of Valdosta; a daughter, Gina McCullers of Valdosta; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jason and Jennifer Rothrock of Lake Park, and Gene...

Larry "Pete" C. Perdue Sr.

Larry "Pete" C. Perdue Sr.

Feb 20, 2014

Larry "Pete" C. Perdue Sr., 75, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, February 20, 2014, at Fellowship Home. He was born July 6, 1938 in Wyoming County, West Virginia, to the late William Edward Perdue and Harriett Workman Perdue. He was a resident of Valdosta for the past 44 years. Tech Sgt. Perdue was a proud retired veteran of the United...

Bob R.  Taylor, Sr.

Bob R. Taylor, Sr.

Feb 20, 2014

Bob R. Taylor, Sr., 81, of Valdosta died February 20, 2014, at his home in Valdosta surrounded by his family. Mr. Taylor was born in Milan, Tennessee on July 22, 1932, the son of Otha Lee and Robbie Wall Taylor. Raised in Somerville, Tennessee, Mr. Taylor graduated from Fayette County High School and earned a collegiate football scholarship to the...