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Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Eugene "Gene" Roberts
Jul 16, 2013
Eugene "Gene" Roberts, 80, of Quitman, died on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on December 19, 1932 in Brooks County to the late Henry H. Roberts and Della Sweat Roberts Hiers. Mr. Roberts was a former small-business owner who had been retired for many years. He served his country with the United States Army...
Elizabeth Johnson Smith
Jul 16, 2013
Elizabeth Johnson Smith, 84, of Valdosta passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at Langdale Hospice House. Mrs. Smith was born on December 19, 1928 in Lexington, Tennessee to the late Jim Henry and Girtha Petty Johnson. While growing up, she spent most of her childhood and received her education in Memphis, Tennessee. Mrs. Smith was a member of the...
Jeffrey L. Poppert
Jul 15, 2013
Jeffrey L. Poppert, 25, of Valdosta died on Monday, July 15, 2013 at his residence. He was born on August 1, 1987 in Alamogordo, New Mexico and was a graduate of Valdosta High School. He worked as a locator for STS Locating Company and he loved to collect medieval memorabilia.Survivors include his son, Leo Ares Poppert of Valdosta; his mother,...
Robert Daniel Pett
Jul 13, 2013
Robert Pett, 22, of Valdosta died Saturday, July 13, 2013. He was born on March 25, 1991 in Valdosta. Robert was a houseman at Holiday Inn Express and a member of Mission Point Church.He is survived by his parents Janice McDowell and George Pett of Valdosta, three sisters, Stacie D. McDowell of Valdosta, Lauren D. Cedor (Edward) of Atlanta, Emma...
Jessica (Jess) Godwin Capps
Jul 13, 2013
On July 13th, 2013, at 6:30 a.m., Jessica (Jess) Godwin Capps, 31, of Baconton and formerly of Valdosta, was greeted at the gates of Heaven by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, after a courageous battle with heart failure. Jess was a 1999 graduate of Lowndes High School and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from Valdosta State University....
Barney Eugene Newsome
Jul 13, 2013
Barney Eugene Newsome, 56, of Valdosta died Saturday, July 13, 2013 at the Langdale Hospice House after a short illness. He was born in France on August 20, 1956 to Mary Phillips Newsome and the late Curtis W. Newsome and had lived in this area most of his life. He was of the Church of God faith. Survivors include his...
Ann Shaw Dalton
Jul 12, 2013
Mrs. Ann Shaw Dalton, wife of the late Worth Davis Dalton, entered into rest on Friday July 12, 2013 at the Fellowship Home in Valdosta, Georgia. She was born September 3, 1927 to William Marvin Shaw and Sarah Laura Beopple Shaw. She was a graduate of Central High School in Shelbyville, TN and of Middle Tennessee State University. Mrs. Dalton...
Hazel Sowell Black
Jul 11, 2013
Hazel Sowell Black, 85, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, July 11, 2013, after a lengthy illness. Born in Dade County, Florida on January 13, 1928, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Vera Cleveland Sowell. A homemaker, Mrs. Black was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She was the widow of the late John Black. Survivors are...
Kenneth W. "Kenny" Mcmullen
Jul 10, 2013
Kenneth Woodard McMullen, 62, of Valdosta, died Monday, July 8, 2013. He was born on September 3, 1950 to the late J.K. McMullen, Jr. and Eloise Woodard McMullen. He was a graduate of Lowndes High School and Valdosta State University. Kenny was a loving father and grandfather, a lifelong member of the Church of Christ, and worked most of his...
Dr. Webster W. Teague, Jr.
Jul 9, 2013
Dr. Webster W. Teague, Jr., 83, of Valdosta died Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on August 5, 1929 in Dermott, Arkansas to the late Webster W. Sr. and Leatie Virginia Douglas Teague and had lived in Valdosta since 1956. Dr. Teague was a member of the First Presbyterian Church where he served as...
Juanita S. Collins
Jul 8, 2013
Juanita S. Collins, 98, of Raleigh, North Carolina and formerly of Valdosta, Georgia passed away peacefully into the arms of her Lord on Monday, July 8, 2013 at the Duke Raleigh Hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was born on March 22, 1915 in Birmingham, Alabama to the late Marcus Fraser and Essie Lee Yates Sauls and moved to Valdosta...
Carol Wilkes Steed
Jul 7, 2013
Carol Wilkes Steed, 53, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center, after a sudden illness.She was born January 10, 1960, in Valdosta, a daughter of the late Wallace L. and Margaret L. Boland Wilkes. She attended Lowndes High School and was currently employed at the Valdosta Daily Times. Carol was of the Baptist...
Sharon Harris Miller
Jul 7, 2013
Sharon Harris Miller, 54, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Sunday, July 7, 2013.She was born May 24, 1959 in Valdosta, a daughter of the late Seymore and Alice Wills Harris. Sharon graduated from Lowndes High School with the Class of 1978 and had worked at Crackin' Good Bakery, where she was known as "Blinkie" to her coworkers.Sharon was...
Robert Michael Starling, Sr.
Jul 6, 2013
Robert Michael Starling, Sr., 55, of Lake Park passed away Saturday, July 6, 2013 in Brunswick, Georgia. He was born on August 3, 1957 to the late Paul N. and Betty J. Bass Starling and had lived in Lowndes County most of his life. Mr. Starling was retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad and enjoyed hunting and fishing. Survivors include his...
Scott Austin Heikell
Jul 5, 2013
Scott Austin Heikell, 26, of Lake Park, died suddenly at his residence on Friday, July 5, 2013. Born in Moses Lake, WA on October 29, 1986, Scott lived there going to school and being with his friends and family until he moved to Lowndes County in 2004. Scott started working construction with his uncle very soon after moving to this...
Ken Gaskins
Jul 5, 2013
Ken Gaskins, 73, of Naylor passed away on July 5, 2013 as a result of a brief battle with cancer. Ken was born November 16, 1939 along the Alapaha River in Berrien County, to Walter Tatem and Beatrice Hodge Gaskins. He grew up in both Georgia and Florida. He was a Baptist by faith. Ken was retired from the International...
Debra Moore
Jul 5, 2013
Debra Moore, 55, of Hahira died on Friday, July 5, 2013 at her residence following a short illness. She was born in Fitzgerald, Georgia on August 13, 1957 and has been a resident of this area since 1972. She was a homemaker and a member of Pineview Baptist Church.Survivors include her husband of 36 years, David Moore; a daughter, Casie...
Wendell Spearman
Jul 4, 2013
James Wendell Spearman, 73, of Heath, Ohio, formerly of Hahira, Georgia passed away on Thursday morning, July 4, 2013 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family who sang him into heaven. Jesus said, "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28. After over a year of declining health,...
William (Bill) Wicker
Jul 4, 2013
Mr. William (Bill) R. Wicker, 62 of Lake Park, went to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on July 4, 2013. Mr. Wicker was born on November 17, 1950 in Floyd County, Kentucky. He was the son of the late Mart and Carrie Wicker.Survivors include wife Karen Thompson Wicker, one daughter, Michelle (Hani) Wicker, two sons; William (Angie)...
Patricia Ann Cowart Pittman
Jul 4, 2013
Patricia Ann Cowart Pittman, 70, of Valdosta died Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Sandersville, Georgia on September 20, 1942 to the late Orvis James and Cora Belle Wilcher Cowart and had lived in Lowndes County for many years. Mrs. Pittman was a member of the Northside Baptist Church where she enjoyed teaching the...
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