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

Paisley Nicole Lehman
Aug 4, 2013
Paisley Nicole Lehman, infant daughter of Kurt Lehman and Ariel Smith, passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2013 at Children's Healthcare Egleston in Atlanta. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two brothers, Wesley and Bentley Lehman of Valdosta; maternal grandparents, Ron and Lisa Lloyd of Newnan, Georgia; paternal grandfather, John Lehman of Valdosta; great-grandparents, Lois Lloyd of...
Richard E. Mccallman
Aug 4, 2013
Richard E. McCallman, 86, of Valdosta passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2103 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born on May 4, 1927 in Lake City, Florida to the late Archibald and Pearl Smith McCallman. Mr. McCallman gave his life to Christ at the age of 12 and spoke of his Christian life to...
Joyce Griner Knight
Aug 3, 2013
Joyce Griner Knight, 81, of Lake Park passed away peacefully to Heaven on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center surrounded by her family as her husband was praying for her and her family. She was born on July 14, 1932 in Quitman as the youngest and tenth child of Joseph Henry and Clevie Solomon Griner. Mrs. Knight...

James Frederick Waller, Sr.
Aug 1, 2013
James Frederick Waller, Sr., 84, of Hahira died Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. He was born in Hahira on October 17, 1928 and was a son of the late Hugh Waller and Irene Rumph Waller Durley. Mr. Waller was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church. He retired from the United States Navy having served in World...

James Quinton Lee
Jul 30, 2013
James Quinton Lee, 76, of Valdosta died Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Lake City, FL. He was born on January 8, 1937. Mr. Lee was of the Methodist faith and served in the United States Air Force from February 2, 1955 until January 13, 1958.He is survived by one brother and sister in law, Kermit...
Myra M. Miller
Jul 26, 2013
Myra M. Miller, 69, of Lake Park, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 26, 2013, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born August 15, 1943 in Wildwood, FL, a daughter of the late Warren Yancey and Emmie Crews Corbett. Mrs. Miller was a member of Victory Baptist Church; she loved the Lord and her family.She is survived by her...
Lou Nelle Carroll Heaney
Jul 26, 2013
Lou Nelle Carroll Heaney, 94, of Valdosta, died on Friday, July 26, 2013 at her home. Born in Valdosta on February 23, 1919, she was the daughter of the late W.W. and Irby Nelle Peterson Carroll. Her early education was received at the Training School at Georgia State Womans College. She was a graduate of Valdosta High School and attended...

Colleen Davis Elliott
Jul 25, 2013
Colleen Davis Elliott, 92, of Barney died Thursday, July 25, 2013 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman after a lengthy illness. She was born on April 26, 1921 in Blackshear, Georgia to the late James B. and Susie Aspinwall Davis and had lived in Brooks County for many years. Mrs. Elliott was a member of the Campground United Methodist Church....
Laverne A. Sommerville
Jul 25, 2013
LaVerne A. Sommerville, 88, of Valdosta, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2013, at Healthcare of Pensacola Nursing Home, Pensacola, FL, after a lengthy illness.She was born December 13, 1924, in Pavo, a daughter of the late Leslie Hugh and Cora Lea Shelley Alderman. She graduated from Pavo High School and attended college in Milledgeville. For a number of years Mrs....
Willodean Harrell Reddy
Jul 23, 2013
Willodean Harrell Reddy, 65, of Hahira died Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Moultrie on June 19, 1948 to Benjamin Franklin Harrell and the late Marthel Tapp Harrell and had lived her childhood in Omega moving to Hahira in 1972 when she married Billy Reddy. Mrs. Reddy worked for the Lowndes County Department...
Dr. Patricia Small Beverstein
Jul 20, 2013
Dr. Patricia (Pat) Small Beverstein, 84, of Valdosta died on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born on August 8, 1928 in New Castle, Kentucky to the late Kenneth Bassett Small and Mary Jackson Small. She retired as the Dean of the School of Nursing at Valdosta State University.Previous to her...

Lorene Napier Parham
Jul 20, 2013
Lorene Napier Parham, 85, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, July 20, 2013, at Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. Born in Valdosta on February 25, 1928, to the late David & Rosa Lee Royals Napier, she had been a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Parham grew up in Valdosta and graduated from Valdosta High School in the late...
Wallace Herbert Deloach
Jul 20, 2013
Wallace Herbert DeLoach, 81, of Valdosta, passed away Saturday, July 20, 2013, at his home.He was born June 21, 1932 in Valdosta, a son of the late Cobbie and Fred DeLoach, Sr. Wallace attended Gordon Military School in Barnesville through high school and Junior College. He graduated from Mercer University in Macon, followed by Louisville Baptist Theological Seminary where he...
William O. Feimster
Jul 20, 2013
William O. Feimster, 80, of Valdosta passed away Saturday, July 20, 2013 at his home.William, formerly of Statesville, N.C. moved his family to Valdosta in 1959. He was employedby the Valdosta Southern Railroad in Clyattville, until the railroad was sold in 1991. He had been President at the time of retirement.William was a past member of the Rotary Club and...
William L. (Bill) Parmelee, Jr.
Jul 19, 2013
William L. (Bill) Parmelee, Jr., 78, of Valdosta died Friday, July 19, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on August 28, 1934 to the late William L. Parmelee, Sr. and Miriam McKonly Parmelee and had lived in Valdosta for forty years. Mr. Parmelee retired from the United States Air Force...

Ethelene Brooks Bennett
Jul 19, 2013
Ethelene Brooks Bennett, 70, of Valdosta died on Friday, July 19, 2013 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 31, 1942 in Valdosta to the late John Lee and Della Pearl Brooks and has been a lifelong resident here. She was a homemaker and attended First Assembly of God in Valdosta. She lived life to...
Johnny Edward Cain
Jul 17, 2013
Johnny Edward Cain, 70, of Hahira died Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at his residence. He was born on January 26, 1943 in Hahira to the late Edward and Evelyn Lightsey Cain. Johnny worked with Ray and Son Heating and Air Conditioning.He is survived by his wife, Betty Cain of Hahira, one son, John Cain of Hahira, two daughters and one...
Joseph Austin Parker
Jul 16, 2013
Joseph Austin Parker, 23, died in a hiking accident at Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Austin was a class of 2008 Lowndes High School graduate and then graduated from Cornell University in December 2012.He was born on January 6, 1990 in Atlanta, Georgia to Joseph Steven Parker and Debra Dae Parker. He had recently graduated from Cornell...

Monteze Starling
Jul 16, 2013
Monteze Starling, 87, of Lake Park died on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Born in Lexington, AL to the late Joe & Blanche McCafferty, she had lived in this area for the past 60 years. Mrs. Starling worked for the Social Security Administration for over 30 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church...
Pearl Davis Ricks
Jul 16, 2013
Pearl Davis Ricks, 94, of Lake Park, died on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at Lakeland Convalescent Center in Lakeland. She was born in Savannah on October 26, 1918, the daughter of the late Britton Ware Davis, Jr. and Anna Hannigan Davis. She was a graduate of Tift County High School. Mrs. Ricks was a homemaker and a Baptist. She loved...