OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Jim Pinson
Jun 8, 2012
James Howell Pinson, of Valdosta, died suddenly at home last week. He was 73. Jim was born in Tifton, on December 11, 1938, to the late Al H. and Virginia (Taylor) Pinson. Jim was a graduate of Valdosta High School, and made his way through the business world as a salesman and business owner. Jim was a very caring husband,...
Joyce Donaldson Catoe
Jun 8, 2012
Joyce Donaldson Catoe, 88, lifelong resident of Valdosta, and former resident of Langdale Place and the Presbyterian Home, died on Friday, June 8, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center, after a period of declining health. Born on August 23, 1923 she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Pearl Parker Donaldson. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother,...
Lois Sheffield Mccullough
Jun 7, 2012
Lois Sheffield McCullough, 82, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, June 7, 2012, at her home. Born and raised in Hamilton County, Florida on October 20, 1929, she was the daughter of the late, Mitchell Monroe and Pearlie Johns Sheffield. Lois McCullough was the best loving Christian wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She loved flowers and was an avid gardener....

Dorothy Sirmans Godwin
Jun 7, 2012
Dorothy Sirmans Godwin, 91, of Valdosta, died Thursday, June 7, 2012 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born on February 13, 1921 in Valdosta to the late William B. Sirmans and Rebecca Roberts Sirmans. Mrs. Godwin was retired from Strickland Cotton Mills and was one of Jehovah's Witnesses. She is survived by her daughter, Joyce Godwin Lamb of Valdosta, two...
Elizabeth (Betty) Marshall
Jun 6, 2012
Elizabeth "Betty" Marshall, 87, of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born on October 13, 1924 in Iron City, Georgia, the daughter of the late Paul Lawrence and Elizabeth Hurst Nichols. Mrs. Marshall was a homemaker and a member of Benevolence Baptist Church.She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Sandra Greenwood (Charles)...
Steven Wesley Snow
Jun 5, 2012
Reverend Doctor Steven Snow, 59, of Buckeye, Arizona died Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at West Valley Hospital in Goodyear, Arizona. He was born on July 26, 1952 in Miami, FL and was a retired Baptist minister. Reverend Doctor Snow was a member of Memorial Baptist Church in Chinle, Arizona. He obtained his doctorate from Bethany Theological Baptist Bible Seminary. Steven...
Lavan Ray Robinson
Jun 4, 2012
Dr. Lavan Ray Robinson, VSU Professor Emeritus of Music, 93, of Valdosta, died on Monday, June 4, 2012 at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Bernice, Louisiana on December 30, 1918, he was the son of the late Zeb and Addie Tucker Robinson. Youngest of two brothers and a sister, Lavan was born into a musically talented family with music deeply...
Harold Martin Bennett
Jun 4, 2012
Harold Martin Bennett, age 97, passed away on June 4, 2012 in Valdosta, Georgia. He was born in Mangum, Oklahoma on February 3, 1915 to Lewis Irving Bennett and Kate Martin Bennett. He had resided in Valdosta since 1947. Mr. Bennett is survived by his wife Virginia Bolen Pendleton Bennett and children George Harold (Martha) Bennett of Valdosta, John Reid...
Martha H. Boyd
Jun 3, 2012
Martha H. Boyd, 82, of Valdosta died Sunday, June 3, 2012 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born in Helen, Georgia on January 2, 1930 to the late John Lawton and Sallie Lois Rogers Harrell and had life all of her life in Valdosta. Mrs. Boyd was a member of the Forrest Park Church of Christ. Survivors...

Wanell Mcgill Anderson
Jun 2, 2012
Wanell McGill Anderson, 61, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, June 2, 2012, at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born October 10, 1950 in Valdosta, a daughter of the late M.C. and Lou Annie Brown McGill. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, and is survived by her husband, John Anderson, Jr. of Valdosta; one son and daughter-in-law,...
Guadalupe Maria Duran
Jun 2, 2012
Guadalupe Duran, 85, of Lake Park, passed away on Saturday, June 2, 2012, at her home.She was born July 25, 1926 in Uriangato, Guanajuato, Mexico, a daughter of the late Ventura and Soledad Chavez Aguilera. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses Hispanic Congregation of Valdosta. She loved spending time with her family, buying dresses and...

Thomas A. Andrew
May 31, 2012
Thomas Albert Andrew, 89, of Valdosta, formerly of Centerville, MA, died on Thursday, May 31, 2012 after a lengthy illness. He was born June 1, 1923 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, a son of the late Thomas and Mabell Hutchinson Andrew. Mr. Andrew was a B-17 Army pilot in WWII, flying three missions over Germany before being shot down on September...
James Homer Tyre, Iii
May 30, 2012
James (Jimbo) Homer Tyre, III, 50, passed away unexpectantly on May 30, 2012 at his home in Circleville, Ohio. Jimbo was a graduate of Georgia Christian School and he attended Valdosta State College and Troy State University. He was the IMS Construction Field Supervisor for Howden International. He had worked for Galtfelter Paper Products in Chillicothe, Ohio. An avid gardener,...
Jason Nichols
May 30, 2012
Jason Christopher Nichols, age 40, went to be with his heavenly father on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Jason was born on February 22, 1972 in Valdosta, to Norman C. Nichols, Sr. and the late Wyolene Grant Nichols. Jason graduated from Valdosta High School with the class of 1990. He was a member of the Valdosta Wildcats Football Team, where he...

Bill Belote
May 29, 2012
Bill Belote, 57, of Calhoun, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at Gordon Hospital, Calhoun.He was born July 9, 1954 in Valdosta, the son of the late Willard and Grace Devereux Belote. He graduated from Lowndes High School with the Class of 1972 and honorably served in the U.S. Army for fifteen years. Bill was an avid outdoorsman...
Henry Ronald (Ron) Wetherington
May 29, 2012
Henry Ronald (Ron) Wetherington, 77, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at Shands Hospital at University of Florida in Gainesville. Born in Adel on August 14, 1934, he was the son of the late Moses Clinton Wetherington, Sr., and Vera Taylor Wetherington. Ron was a graduate of Valdosta High School and Florida State University where he played football...

Marion Opal Merriman
May 29, 2012
Marion Opal "Miss Mother" Merriman, 84, of Hahira died Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at the Langdale Hospice House after a brief illness. She was born on November 11, 1927 in Laurens County, Georgia to the late General O. and Nora Frances Scarborough Warren and had lived in Hahira for many years. Mrs. Merriman was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and...

Shawn Stailey
May 26, 2012
William Shawn Stailey, 40, of Valdosta, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 26, 2012, at South Georgia Medical Center.He was born August 12, 1971 at Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, a son of William John Stailey and Wanda Sue Dixon Stailey Brantley. Shawn was of the Church of Christ faith. He was interested in ornithology and loved computers. He was...

Ronna Anderson
May 24, 2012
Ronna Anderson, 49, of Ocilla, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012, at Willson Hospice House, Albany.She was born November 7, 1962 in Nashville, a daughter of the late Richard W. and Barbara Bryan Frontera. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, reading and crocheting, she also enjoy watching NASCAR, especially Jeff Gordon, and was a Georgia Bulldogs and Atlanta Braves...
Juanell Irene Rentz
May 23, 2012
Juanell Irene Carter Rentz, 77, of Hahira, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at her residence. She was born on April 14, 1935 in Valdosta to the late Ross Carter and Irene Pittman Carter. Mrs. Rentz was retired from the histology department at Doctor's Lab as a lab technician after thirty years of service. She was a member of First Assembly...