OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

William (Bill) Royce Mccurdy, Sr.

William (Bill) Royce Mccurdy, Sr.

Feb 17, 2014

Brother William (Bill) Royce McCurdy, Sr., 78, of Lake Park, died at his home on Monday, February 17, 2014. Born in Irwinville, Georgia to the late Bob and Mildred (King) McCurdy, he attended school and graduated from high school in Irwinville. He went on to continue his education at Valdosta State College and Luther Rice Seminary. Mr. McCurdy served four...

Randall  Robert  Ward, Sr.

Randall Robert Ward, Sr.

Feb 17, 2014

Randall Robert Ward Sr., 95, of Jacksonville, FL., died Monday, February 17, 2014 at McGraw Center Community Hospice. He was born on June 9, 1918 in Valdosta, GA, to the late George Washington Ward and Fannie Rudd Ward. Mr. Ward was a member of Victory Baptist Church. He was a United States Army veteran and was a retired carpenter.Survivors include...

Freeman  Fletcher, Jr.

Freeman Fletcher, Jr.

Feb 16, 2014

Freeman "Little Free" Fletcher, Jr., 73, lifelong resident of Valdosta, died after a period of declining health on Sunday, February 16, 2014, at Smith Northview Hospital. Born in Valdosta on May 29, 1940 he attended Lake Park High School and was an avid outdoorsman in his younger years, enjoying hunting and fishing. Mr. Freeman was a skilled carpenter who worked...

Roy Brady

Roy Brady

Feb 15, 2014

Roy Brady, 89, of Valdosta died on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Lakehaven Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. He was born on July 19, 1924 in Lakeland, Georgia to the late Charlie Gordon and Flora Kirkland Brady. In his youth, he worked as a projectionist at various theaters in Valdosta such as The Skyway, The Dosta, and The Ritz,...

Lillian Jeanette Mcquaig Harrell

Lillian Jeanette Mcquaig Harrell

Feb 15, 2014

Lillian Jeanette McQuaig Harrell, 89, of Valdosta, died Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Heritage Healthcare at Lakehaven. She was born in Manor, GA on June 22, 1924 to the late Ira McQuaig and Carrie Mae Baxley McQuaig. Mrs. Harrell was a homemaker and a member of Forrest Park Church of Christ.She is survived by her son, Larry Tillman Harrell, her...

Elizabeth Grisham  Brown  Schurig

Elizabeth Grisham Brown Schurig

Feb 14, 2014

Elizabeth Grisham (Libba) Brown Nabors Schurig, 72, of Valdosta, passed away at their home on Friday, February 14, 2014. Born December 28, 1941, she was the daughter of the late George Marion Brown, Jr. and Elizabeth Stanford Brown of Atlanta, and she was the great great granddaughter of Governor Joseph Emerson Brown and Elizabeth Grisham Brown. Elizabeth was a graduate...

Elizabeth Grisham "Libba" Brown Nabors Schurig

Elizabeth Grisham "Libba" Brown Nabors Schurig

Feb 14, 2014

Elizabeth Grisham (Libba) Brown Nabors Schurig, 72, of Valdosta, passed away at their home on Friday, February 14, 2014. Born December 28, 1941, she was the daughter of the late George Marion Brown, III and Elizabeth Stanford Brown of Atlanta, and she was the great great granddaughter of Governor Joseph Emerson Brown and Elizabeth Grisham Brown. Elizabeth was a graduate...

William Rogers

William Rogers

Feb 14, 2014

William B. Rogers, a native and long-time resident of Bourbon County, died February 14, 2014, in Valdosta, Georgia at the age of 85 after a short illness. He is survived by his sister Dorothy Rogers in Asheville, North Carolina, his brother Matt Rogers in Paris, his son Boyd Rogers and daughter-in-law Cookie Rogers in Lexington, his son Gardner Rogers and...

Aurora  Linn

Aurora Linn

Feb 13, 2014

Aurora Linn, 54, of Valdosta, died Thursday, February 13, 2014 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 29, 1959 in Cebu City, Philippines, to the late Tomas Olarte and Monica Arnejo Olarte. Mrs. Linn was a member of St John the Evangelist Catholic Church and employed by the Valdosta City School System.Survivors include her husband,...

Amanda  Painter

Amanda Painter

Feb 12, 2014

Amanda (Mandy) Painter, 55, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Shand's Hospital in Gainesville, FL. She was born in Columbus, Ohio on June 30, 1958 to Emory L. Kiefer and the late Doris Ann Andrews Kiefer. She was the owner and real estate agent with Titletown Realty, a member of the Board of Realtors and a member of...

James  Phillip  Elkins

James Phillip Elkins

Feb 12, 2014

James Phillip Elkins, 58, of Valdosta died on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Langdale Hospice House. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Sammy Reaves officiating. The family will receive friends from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Carson McLane Funeral Home. Condolences to...

Charlotte Ann  Dousharm

Charlotte Ann Dousharm

Feb 11, 2014

Charlotte Ann Dousharm, 70, of Valdosta died on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on September 14, 1943 in Ocala, Florida to the late Robert and Betsy Hastings Lust and has been a resident of the Valdosta area for the last 10 years. She was a homemaker and of the Christian faith....

Janice  Wilson  Brown

Janice Wilson Brown

Feb 10, 2014

Janice Wilson Brown, 86, died February 10, 2014, in her home in Lake Park, Ga. Born on August 26, 1927, she was a lifelong resident of Jacksonville, Fla., until she and her husband moved to Lake Park in 2006.Janice graduated with honors from the University of Florida with a Masters Degree in Education. She was an educator for 36 years...

Patricia Tampas Connell

Patricia Tampas Connell

Feb 9, 2014

Patricia Tampas Connell, 58, of Lakeland died Sunday, February 9, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on April 20, 1955 in Valdosta to the late Nick and Thelma Tampas and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Connell attended the Lakeland Baptist Church. She had worked for NAPA Auto Parts and was dedicated to her family...

Maude Posey Casey

Maude Posey Casey

Feb 8, 2014

Maude Posey Casey, 92, of Valdosta, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2014, at Lakehaven Nursing Home after a short illness.She was born October 26, 1921 in Butler County, a daughter of the late William and Miley Frie Posey. Mrs. Casey has lived in Valdosta for over fifty years, was a home maker and her husband, McDuffey Casey, had retired from...

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Joy Lohmar

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Joy Lohmar

Feb 8, 2014

Elizabeth Joy (Lizzie) Lohmar, 21, of Lawrenceville passed away February 8th from injuries sustained in a February 5th auto-pedestrian accident in Valdosta, GA.Lizzie was born in Englewood, CO on August 24th, 1992 before moving to Lawrenceville with her family in January 1994. She was a 2010 graduate of Collins Hill High School, in Suwanee, where she achieved academic and athletic...

Dorothy  Diane  Hall

Dorothy Diane Hall

Feb 7, 2014

Dorothy Diane Hall, 83, of Valdosta, died on Friday, February 7, 2014 in Lake Park at the home of her daughter. Born in Lowndes County on August 5, 1930, to the late Walter D. Mullis and the late Lillian M. Mullis, she was a Valdosta resident for many years. She was the widow of the late Roy Leon Hall who...

Willene Bass

Willene Bass

Feb 7, 2014

Willene Bass, 100, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, February 7, 2014, at Lakehaven Nursing Home after a short illness.She was born November 24, 1913 in Dupont, a daughter of the late John Thomas and Bernice Smith Bramlett. A graduate of Valdosta High School with the Class of 1931, she was a beautician for seventy years, retiring from Eva's Beauty Shop...

Edwin  Coggins

Edwin Coggins

Feb 5, 2014

Edwin Coggins, 66, of Lake Park, died on Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Born in Valdosta on June 11, 1947, he was the son of the late Perry and Willie Coggins. Mr. Coggins loved farming and enjoyed dirt track car racing, but most of all he loved his family. Survivors are his wife, Pat Carter Coggins of Lake Park; daughters and...

Stanley R. (Stan) Pate

Stanley R. (Stan) Pate

Feb 5, 2014

Stanley R. "Stan" Pate, 54, of Valdosta, GA, formerly of Lafayette, LA, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at his home.He was born February 24, 1959 in Coushatta, LA, son of the late Robert Lewis and Nez Perkins Pate. Stan was a member of First Baptist Church of Lafayette and recently attended First Baptist Church of Valdosta. Stan...