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

Lee Wilburn Redish, Sr.

Lee Wilburn Redish, Sr.

Mar 29, 2012

Lee Wilburn Redish, Sr., 80, of Valdosta passed away Thursday, March 29, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Valdosta on September 20, 1931 to the late Ralph and Lenora Fender Redish. Mr. Redish was vice president of Peoples Financial Coporation where he began his career on October 1, 1959 and continued to this date. He also...

Vera  Griffin  Wetherington

Vera Griffin Wetherington

Mar 29, 2012

Vera Griffin Wetherington, 84, of Valdosta, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2012 in Gainesville, Fl following a short illness. She was born on January 24, 1928, in Berrien County, the daughter of the late Walton and Cora McClellan Griffin. Mrs. Wetherington was a Pink Lady at South Georgia Medical Center and she was a member of Unity Primitive Baptist Church.Mrs....

Bobby Joe Battles

Bobby Joe Battles

Mar 28, 2012

Bobby Battles, 52, of Valdosta died Sunday, March 18, 2012 at South Gerogia Medical Center. He was born in Cincinnatti Ohio to Robert and Joan Day Battles. No Services will be held. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602

Jerry  Lyle

Jerry Lyle

Mar 27, 2012

Jerry Lyle, 74, of Valdosta, and formerly of Panama City, Florida, died at South Georgia Medical Center on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, of a sudden illness. Born in Rockmart, Georgia on May 12, 1937, he was the son of the late Rufus Elmer Lyle and Inez Ford Lyle. Mr. Lyle was a veteran of the United States Air Force and...

Robert Paul Moore

Robert Paul Moore

Mar 26, 2012

Robert Paul Moore, 63, of Lake Park died Monday, March 26, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on October 18, 1948 in Adel, Georgia to the late James Carlton Moore and Mary Estelle Lawrence Moore. Mr. Moore was a retired Water Plant Superintendent from the City of Valdosta. He was a member of Morningside Baptist Church.Mr. Moore...

Bruce D. Mcguire

Bruce D. Mcguire

Mar 26, 2012

Bruce D. McGuire, 50, of Valdosta died on Monday, March 26, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born on October 8, 1961 to the late Walt McGuire and Barbara Ann Sullivan and has been a resident of this area all his life. He worked in retail sales having worked with Farmers Furniture, Gibson McDonald,...

Charles Michael (Mike) Modlin

Charles Michael (Mike) Modlin

Mar 25, 2012

Charles Michael (Mike) Modlin, 63, of Valdosta, died Sunday, March 25, 2012 at his residence. He was born on July 20, 1948 in Muncie, Indiana to the late Charles Wesley Modlin and Marjorie Jane Foster Modlin. Mike was retired from the United States Postal Service, served in the United States Air Force, was a member of CrossPointe Church and was...

James  Edward Johns

James Edward Johns

Mar 25, 2012

James Edward "Red" Johns, 65, of Valdosta died on Sunday, March 25, 2012 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Brantley County Georgia on October 21, 1946 to the late Wesley Estelle Johns and Mollie Jane Crews Johns. He was retired from the United States Navy and served during Desert Storm. He was of the Southern...

Lorita Victoria Belles

Lorita Victoria Belles

Mar 23, 2012

Lorita Victoria Belles, 58, of Lakeland, FL, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 23, 2012. She was born in Orange, NJ, on June 23, 1953, a daughter of the late Frank and Ida DePasquale Milbauer.She is survived by her five children, Wayne Anthony Belles of Seattle, WA, Karen Michelle Belles of Huntsville, AL, Cheryl Ann Dodds and husband Kevin of...

Veness (Venice) Pindling

Veness (Venice) Pindling

Mar 22, 2012

Veness (Venice) Pindling, 75, of Valdosta and Port Charlotte, Fla. died on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at her home in Valdosta. Funeral services will be held at 11am, Sunday, April 1, 2012 at Grace Fellowship Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1304 W. Hill Ave., Valdosta, GA 31601. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 7:00-8:30pm at the funeral home. Condolences...

Arthur (Buddy) Hughes

Arthur (Buddy) Hughes

Mar 20, 2012

Arthur "Buddy" Hughes, 79, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at Heritage House Nursing Home after a brief illness.He was born November 22, 1932 in Lowndes County, the youngest child of the late Arthur and Lula Lightsey Hughes. He graduated from Pine Grove High School with the Class of 1950 and was an accomplished player with the...

Howard Arthur Schurig

Howard Arthur Schurig

Mar 20, 2012

Howard Arthur Schurig, 80, of Valdosta, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at Lakeland Villa. He was born on November 25, 1931 in Jersey City, New Jersey to the late Arthur and Charlotte Meyer Schurig. Mr. Schurig was retired and of the Lutheran faith.He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Brown Schurig of Valdosta, three daughters, Charlotte Neggia and Kristina Weigle,...

Kaleb Giovanni Owens

Kaleb Giovanni Owens

Mar 20, 2012

Kaleb Giovanni Owens, 2, of Hahira, passed this life unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at South Georgia Medical Center.Kaleb was born November 26, 2009, in Valdosta, the son of Brian and June Kraholik Owens. Kaleb fought through so much in his life, but was always happy. He gave everyone a special feeling when they were near and touched many...

Sarah  Speed  Mikovitz

Sarah Speed Mikovitz

Mar 18, 2012

Sarah Speed Mikovitz, 86, of Valdosta and formerly of Opelousas, Louisiana, died on Sunday, March 18, 2012 at Fellowship Home after a short illness. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, on November 13, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Sarah Curry Speed and John Crews Speed, Sr. Mrs. Mikovitz was a homemaker, a lifetime member of the VFW Auxiliary, was...

Marion Glenn Shea

Marion Glenn Shea

Mar 17, 2012

Marion Glenn Shea, 74, of Brooks County, formerly of Lake Park, died at his home of an accidental death on Saturday, March 17, 2012. Born in Greenville, Florida, on December 25, 1937, he was the son of the late Lester and Nettie Mae Brannen Shea. Mr. Shea was the owner of Everetts Well Drilling and Irrigation for the past 33...

James Terry Luke, Sr.

James Terry Luke, Sr.

Mar 17, 2012

James Terry Luke, Sr., 65, of Valdosta died on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was born in Valdosta on January 6, 1947 to the late Clarence Claude and Betty Joyce Swann Luke and has been a resident of Valdosta all his life. He was the owner and operator of Luke Electrical...

Margaret Lanell Taylor

Margaret Lanell Taylor

Mar 16, 2012

Margaret Lanell Wright (Grandma) Taylor, 89, of Valdosta died on Friday, March 16, 2012 following a short illness. She was born in Adel, Georgia on February 18, 1923 to the late H.L. (Hodge), Sr., and Willie Campbell Wright and has been a resident of Valdosta for the past 55 years. She was a retired mail carrier for the United States...

Corine Simpson Stone

Corine Simpson Stone

Mar 16, 2012

Corine Simpson Stone, 91, of Hahira and beloved wife of the late Arthur C. Stone, Sr. for thirty six years died Friday, March 16, 2012 at home after a brief illness. She was born in Brooks County on December 29, 1920 to the late Walter and Marion Folsom Simpson. Mrs. Stone was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother and...

Savitaben Patel

Savitaben Patel

Mar 15, 2012

Savitaben Patel, 73, of Valdosta, died Thursday, March 15, 2012 at her residence. She was born on April 1, 1938 in Paliyad, India to the late Ambalal and Shantadevi Patel. Mrs. Patel was a homemaker and a member of the Hindu faith.She is survived by her husband, Bhaktibhai Patel of Valdosta, two sons, Girishbhai Patel of Thomasville, Shailesh Patel of...

Charles Ellis Yale

Charles Ellis Yale

Mar 14, 2012

Charles Ellis Yale, 82, of Valdosta, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the Lakeland Villas Convalescent Center in Lakeland, Georgia. He was born in Valdosta on May 1, 1929 and had lived in Valdosta most of his life. Mr. Yale was a retired hearing aid salesman formerly with Barnes Drug Store and Yale Services. He was a...

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