OBITUARIES

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

Jonnie (Bj) Belinda Croft

Jonnie (Bj) Belinda Croft

Dec 1, 2011

Jonnie "BJ" Belinda Croft, 54, of Valdosta, was born on May 29, 1957, and went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, December 1, 2011. As God is saying "Well done thy good and faithful servant," our world has become a little dimmer.She lived, loved and laughed. Raised two wonderful children to the Glory of God. She was an...

Ronald (Ron) E. Thomas

Ronald (Ron) E. Thomas

Nov 30, 2011

Ronald (Ron) E. Thomas, 55, of Valdosta died Wednesday, November 30, 2011 in Gainesville, Florida. He was born on May 17, 1956 in Valdosta to Geraldine Mullis Thomas and the late James Edward Thomas, Sr. and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mr. Thomas was a member of the Crossroads Baptist Church and the church choir. He was a past...

Sarah Frances Becton Stubbs

Sarah Frances Becton Stubbs

Nov 29, 2011

Sarah Frances Becton StubbsFrances Stubbs, 89, of Hahira died on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. She was born in Brooks County on September 25, 1922 to the late Gordon and Fannie Shiver Becton. Mrs. Stubbs was a member of Bethany Baptist Church and was retired from the Lowndes County Schools Lunchroom Service. As a loving...

Johnnie  Mcgraw

Johnnie Mcgraw

Nov 29, 2011

Johnnie "Polly" Landers McGraw, 82 of Valdosta passed away on November 29, 2011 at the Providence Health and Rehab in Thomaston after a short illness. She was born on October 6, 1929 to the late Clay and Minnie Black Oliver. Mrs. McGraw was preceded in death by her husband, Luther Lloyd Landers and her second husband, Glenn McGraw. She was...

Clarice Lavern Burnette

Clarice Lavern Burnette

Nov 25, 2011

Lavern Burnette, 77, of Valdosta, died Friday, November 25, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on April 21, 1934 in Ambrose, GA to Clarence Wesley Herring and Nancy L. Jones Herring. Mrs. Burnette was a retired seamstress and a member of the United Pentecostal Church.She is survived by her son and daughter in law, Gary Burnette and...

Judith R. Weldon

Judith R. Weldon

Nov 24, 2011

Judith R. Weldon, 62, of Perry, Georgia died on Thursday, November 24, 2011 at the South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. She was born on June 20, 1949 in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late Carver and Jane Feighner Reinertsen. She was a homemaker and was of the Episcopal faith. She is survived by her husband of 26 years,...

Vondelle P. Mckenzie

Vondelle P. Mckenzie

Nov 22, 2011

Vondelle P. McKenzie, 94, of Barney died at her residence on Tuesday, November 22, 2011. She was born in Donaldsonville, Georgia to the late Jessie and Adel Ridlehoover Prater and has been a resident of this area for most of her life. She was a retired postmaster for the Barney Post Office and was a peach, blueberry, grape and pecan...

Emma Rae Perez-Smith

Emma Rae Perez-Smith

Nov 22, 2011

Emma Rae Perez-Smith, infant daughter of Rebecca Marie Smith and Manuel Perez of Eglin Air Force Base, Fort Walton Beach, FL died on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, FL. In addition to her parents she is survived by her maternal grandparents, Sharon and James Smith of Lake Park, paternal grandparents, Evelyn Salva and Miguel Morales...

Eleanor C. Mirate

Eleanor C. Mirate

Nov 20, 2011

Eleanor C. Mirate, 94, of Valdosta, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2011, at Heritage House Nursing Home after a period of declining health. She was born August 24, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York, a daughter of the late Ralph and May Colombo Festa. Mrs. Mirate came to Valdosta sixteen years ago and was a member of St. John the Evangelist...

Carolyn  B. Johnson

Carolyn B. Johnson

Nov 19, 2011

Carolyn B. Johnson, 95, of Valdosta, died on November 19, 2011 at the Lake Haven Nursing Home in Valdosta after a short illness. Born on September 4, 1916, in Valdosta, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Lee and Maude Pope Burgsteiner. Widow of the late Carl David Johnson, Sr., Mrs. Johnson was a member of the Forrest Park...

Larry  Haney

Larry Haney

Nov 18, 2011

Larry Haney, 54, of Dothan, Alabama and formerly of Valdosta died Friday, November 18, 2011 at his home. He was born in Mobile, Alabama on October 12, 1957 to Easter Jane Freeman Haney and the late Roy Alexandria Haney and had lived in Dothan since 1994. Mr. Haney was a member of Harvest Church and Manager of Dothan Easy Finance...

Mary Elizabeth Rentz Bonner

Mary Elizabeth Rentz Bonner

Nov 17, 2011

Mary Elizabeth Rentz Bonner, 90, of Valdosta, Georgia, departed this life to begin a new life with her Heavenly Father on November 17, 2011. Mary was born December 4, 1920 in Howell, Echols County, Georgia and the daughter of the late Lev and Effie Etta Marshall Rentz and was the last of eight siblings (John Rentz, Charles Rentz, Jurard Rentz,...

Winnie Franks Parr

Winnie Franks Parr

Nov 17, 2011

Winnie Franks Parr, 92, of Valdosta died Thursday, November 17, 2011 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born in Marion County, Alabama on August 23, 1919 to the late James L. and Etta Mae Tesney Franks and had lived in Valdosta since 1950. Mrs. Parr was an active member of Morningside Baptist Church where she enjoyed participating in the activities....

Steven Wayne Davidson

Steven Wayne Davidson

Nov 17, 2011

Steven Wayne Davidson, 49, of Valdosta died Thursday, November 17, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center after a sudden illness. Steven was born on September 10, 1962 in Valdosta and was a member of the Valdosta Church of the Nazarene. He was a 1980 graduate of Lowndes High School and graduated with his Bachelor of Science Degree from Trevecca Nazarene...

Joseph Kenneth Mcmullen, Jr.

Joseph Kenneth Mcmullen, Jr.

Nov 17, 2011

Joseph Kenneth McMullen Jr. (Jody), 84, of Dasher, died Thursday, November 17, 2011 at his home after a short illness. Born on December 20, 1926 in Clearwater, FL to the late J.K. McMullen Sr. and Fannie Mae Wisenbaker McMullen. He was a devoted husband, loving father, a lifelong member of the Lake Park Church of Christ, and a World War...

Richard  Henry (Dick)  May

Richard Henry (Dick) May

Nov 14, 2011

Richard (Dick) Henry May, Colonel US Air Force (Retired).Dick May went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 14, 2011.He was born in Battle Creek, Michigan on October 7, l9l8, and was preceded in death by his parents Edward and Minnie May, and his sister Elsie.He pursued his love for flying by earning his pilot license soon after high...

Patricia Yvonne (Pat) Best

Patricia Yvonne (Pat) Best

Nov 14, 2011

Patricia Yvonne "Pat" Best, 73, of Valdosta, died on Monday, November 14, 2011 at the South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born November 15, 1937 in Englewood, New Jersey, the daughter of the late Charles A. and Dorothy P. Rodgers Vervaet, and has made her home in Valdosta since 1968.Pat was a member of Northside Baptist...

Ray  Shearer Register

Ray Shearer Register

Nov 13, 2011

Ray Shearer Register, 68, passed into the open arms of his heavenly Father on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on February 13, 1943 in Valdosta to the late G. Troy and Vera Clyde Stallings Register. A real people person, Ray never met a stranger. His priorities in life were loving his Lord and...

Eathel Futch Johnson

Eathel Futch Johnson

Nov 13, 2011

Eathel Virginia Futch Johnson, 85, of Hahira and beloved wife of the late E.D Johnson for sixty five years died Sunday, November 13, 2011 at her home after a brief illness. She was born in Hahira on July 15, 1926 to the late Ben and Emma Cowart Futch. Mrs. Johnson was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great...

Ralph  L.  Johnson

Ralph L. Johnson

Nov 12, 2011

Ralph L. Johnson, 80, of Hahira, died at his home on Saturday, November 12, 2011 after a short illness. Born on May 10, 1931, in Tennille, Washington County, Georgia, he was the son of the late Harvey and Nannie Lou Dye Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a U.S. Army veteran and he was retired from Tillman Body Shop. He was a...

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