OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Jane Krumrine Hood
Dec 22, 2013
Jane Krumrine Hood, 82, of Brunswick, GA and Aiken, SC died on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at Uni Healthcare in Aiken, South Carolina after a prolonged illness. She was born in Valdosta, GA, the daughter of the late Joseph Hartman Krumrine, Sr. and Ruth Sherman Krumrine and moved to Brunswick at an early age where she graduated from Glynn Academy...
Ret Cmsgt William (Bill) Jordan
Dec 20, 2013
Ret CMSgt William (Bill) Jordan died after a long illness at the age of 79. He was born in Baker County, Newton, GA on July 24, 1934 to the late Earl and Bonvel Burch Jordan and has lived in Valdosta since 1972. He was a retired CMSgt with the USAF stationed at Moody Air Force Base. Chief Jordan is a...
Ret Cmsgt William (Bill) Jordan
Dec 20, 2013
Ret CMSgt William (Bill) Jordan died after a long illness at the age of 79. He was born in Baker County, Newton, GA on July 24, 1934 to the late Earl and Bonvel Burch Jordan and has lived in Valdosta since 1972. He was a retired CMSgt with the USAF stationed at Moody Air Force Base. Chief Jordan was a...
Lois "Patsy" Cain
Dec 20, 2013
Lois "Patsy" Cain was born on September 21, 1940 in Hawkins County, Tennessee. She passed away on December 20, 2013 after a long fight with cancer. She owned and operated Azalea Gardens Nursery in Valdosta for 24 years. Patsy had a tremendous love for flowers, plants and an equal affection for animals and their well-being. She was preceded in death...

Ronald Joseph Pate
Dec 20, 2013
Ronald Joseph Pate, 64, of Hahira died on Friday, December 20, 2013 at Holly Hill Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. He was born in Turner County, Georgia on July 31, 1949 to the late Maxine and Lucille Whiddon Pate. He worked as a jockey and an outrider in the horse racing industry from 1985 to 2007 until illness forced...

Calvin Michael (Mike) Wellman
Dec 19, 2013
Calvin Michael (Mike) Wellman, 51, of Hahira died Thursday, December 19, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on January 29, 1962 in Valdosta. Mike was the head meat cutter at Publix and served in the Army National Guard.He is survived by his wife, Tracy Hall Wellman of Hahira, beloved pet, Herschal, mother, Barbara McLeod Wellman of Jacksonville,...
Christopher Scott Williams
Dec 17, 2013
Christopher Scott (Chris) Williams, 33, of Jennings, FL died Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at UF Health Shand's Hospital in Gainesville, FL. He was born on October 15, 1980 in Corinth, MS. Chris was a self employed computer technician. He was a deputy with the Okaloosa County, FL sheriff's department for five years.Chris is survived by his children, Brittney, Rebecca, Bailey,...
Christopher (Chris) Gene Kloberdanz
Dec 17, 2013
Christopher (Chris) Gene Kloberdanz, 34, of Valdosta died suddenly in Suwannee, FL on December 17, 2013. He was born on May 30, 1979 in Valdosta to Marshall and Bonnie Kloberdanz and worked as a musician.Mr. Kloberdanz is survived by his parents, Marshall G. and Bonnie Kloberdanz of Valdosta, a daughter, Kaylee of Atlanta; a sister, Tori Yarbrough, of Valdosta; two...

Paul Donald Starling
Dec 16, 2013
Paul Donald Starling, 58, of Statenville died Monday, December 16, 2013 at his home. He was born in Lowndes County on October 15, 1955 to the late Paul N. and Betty J. Bass Starling and was a lifelong resident of this area. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Survivors include his sister and brother in law, Paula and Larry Carter, sister...
G.C. Everette
Dec 15, 2013
G.C. Everette, age 85 of Statenville, Georgia, passed away on December 15, 2013 at his home. He was born in Ousley, GA to the late George C. and Eva Sellars McKay Everette on March 5, 1928. He graduated from Echols County High School and served in the Korean War in the artillery unit. G.C. was a member of Alapaha Lodge...

Eldon A. (Ed) Moore
Dec 15, 2013
Eldon A. (Ed) Moore, 78, of Hahira died Sunday, December 15, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family and loved ones. He was born on April 12, 1935 in Naylor to the late Charles Leland and Blannie Marie Griner Moore and was a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. Mr. Moore retired from the United States Air Force after twenty...
Allene Parrish Stewart
Dec 15, 2013
Allene Parrish Stewart, 88, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Fellowship Home in Quitman following a period of declining health. She was born in Echols County, Georgia on November 3, 1925 to the late Wesley Palmer and Bessie Daniels Parrish and has been a resident of this area all her life. She was the owner/operator of Jack...

Flois Lorraine Corbett Marvel
Dec 14, 2013
Flois Lorraine Corbett Marvel, 76, of Ellijay and formerly of Valdosta died Saturday, December 14, 2013 at the Heritage House Nursing Home. She was born on November 29, 1937 in Valdosta to the late James Owen and Julian Terry Corbett. Mrs. Marvel was a Methodist and loved traveling, hiking and canoeing. She was involved in organizations in Ellijay including PALS,...
Helen Pafford Bennett
Dec 13, 2013
Helen P. BennettHelen Pafford Bennett, age 69, passed away peacefully at her lake home on Friday December 13, 2013. She is survived by her husband John R. Bennett, her daughter Christie P Needleman (Jonas) of Baltimore, MD, her step children, John Bennett, Jr. (Heidi) of Savannah, Pamela Smith of Valdosta; six grandchildren, Max Needleman, Luke Needleman, Oscar Needleman of Baltimore,...

Helen (Peg) Griffis Cantrell Northcutt
Dec 12, 2013
Helen "Peg" Griffis Cantrell Northcutt passed away at Langdale Hospice House on December 12, 2013 after a lengthy illness. Ms. Northcutt was a retired hair stylist, having owned Cantrell's Guys and Dolls here in Valdosta. Ms. Northcutt had been a resident at Fellowship Home at Brookside. She loved her family dearly, and enjoyed shopping, music, dancing, and her pets.She was...

Raymond E. Sellars
Dec 12, 2013
Raymond E. Sellars, 76, of Valdosta died on Thursday, December 12, 2013 in Monticello, Florida following a period of declining health. He was born in Lowndes County on November 29, 1937 to the late John Lamar, Sr. and Sallie Mae Byrd Sellars. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served in Germany with the Military Police. Upon...

M. Lucille Brashears
Dec 12, 2013
M. Lucille Brashears, 92, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at Fellowship Home. Born in Chanute, Kansas on May 1, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Roy Gibson and Ruth Edith Allison Gibson Wilkins. Formerly of Fontana, California, Lucille had made her home in Valdosta since 1974. For more than 50 years she was a member...
Nina Lee Vickers Mott
Dec 11, 2013
Nina Lee Vickers Mott, 83, of Hahira died Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman after a brief illness. She was born in Hahira on November 29, 1930 to the late Willie West and Willmina Sharpe Vickers and had lived in Pompano Beach, Florida before moving back to Hahira in 1973. Mrs. Mott was a member of...
Adair Myddelton Nunnally Pizer
Dec 10, 2013
Adair Myddelton Nunnally Pizer, 86, of Valdosta died Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at her home. She was born in Valdosta on October 8, 1927 to the late Archibald Smith and Isma Shepherd Myddelton. Mrs. Pizer was a member of the Christ Episcopal Church. She was a member of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America and the Piedmont Hospital...

Penny Louise Smith
Dec 9, 2013
Penny Smith, 61, of Valdosta, passed away Monday, December 9, 2013, at Langdale Hospice House.She was born February 23, 1952 in Niles, Ohio, a daughter of the late Kenneth Barnes and Patricia Moran Barnes. Penny was very family oriented, she was proud of her sons' honorable service in the U.S. military and she loved her grandkids. She was a very...