OBITUARIES

May 18, 2011

Kenneth "Kenny" Pitts, 66, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at South Georgia Medical Center. Kenny was born July 17, 1944 in Jacksonville, FL, a son of the late Roy J. and Helen L. Oliver Pitts. He served in the U.S. Army, and had been employed as a Certified Welder by many local businesses. Kenny loved spending time...

May 16, 2011

Alma R. Tomlinson Worth, 77, of Winter Park, Florida passed away on Monday, May 16, 2011 at her home in Winter Park. She was born on October 23, 1933 in Hahira to the late Hobson and Louise Courson Tomlinson. Mrs. Worth graduated from Valdosta High School and was a member of the Aloma Baptist Church in Winter Park, Florida.In 1951...

May 16, 2011

Diane Marie Abbott, 49, of Lake Park died on Monday, May 16, 2011 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born on March 2, 1962 in Cleveland, Ohio and has been a resident of this area since 1989. She worked in the food service industry as a prep cook for many years having most recently worked...

May 15, 2011

Marshall Lee McLane, Sr., age 61, affectionately known as "Fred" by family and close friends, died on Sunday, May 15, 2011, at Langdale Hospice House following a long courageous battle with cancer. Born in Atlanta on November 22, 1949, Marshall, a lifelong resident of Valdosta, was the son of the late Louis Clayton McLane and Elizabeth Alford McLane. A graduate...

May 14, 2011

Byron Lincoln Vinson, 80, of Valdosta and formerly of Thomasville, died on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at the home of his son in Demorest. Born in Dixie, Georgia, December 16, 1930, he was one of nine children raised on a farm by the late Paul L. and Addie Barden Vinson. He was a graduate of the Thomas County Schools in...

May 14, 2011

Ezra Merrill Tindall, Sr., 95, of Hahira, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2011, at Heritage House Nursing Home after a lengthy illness.Mr. Tindall was born July 28, 1915 in Carey, a son of the late James E. and Lennie Belle Johnson Tindall. During training for World War II Mr. Tindall was employed with the civil service at Moody Air Force...

May 14, 2011

Thomas William Shockley, 82, of Valdosta, died Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born June 22, 1928 in Chattanooga, TN and was a 1947 graduate of Dasher Bible School now Georgia Christian School. Mr. Shockley was a faithful member of the Church of Christ for seventy two years and had served twenty four years as a...

May 13, 2011

Kathryn Thrift Shepard, 89, of Valdosta, died on Friday, May 13, 2011, following a brief illness, surrounded by friends. Born in Valdosta to the late Owen William and Bertha Thrift, she had been a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Shepard attended and graduated from Georgia State Women's College, which is now Valdosta State University, in the late 1930's. On...

May 10, 2011

Peggy Jean Scott, 77, of Lowndes County, went to be with her Lord Jesus on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at her home. She was born October 22, 1933 in Augusta, Georgia, a daughter of the late Joseph A. and Annie F. Martin Grimaud. Mrs. Scott taught school for thirty-eight years, mostly at Lake Park Elementary School, retiring in 1999. She...

May 10, 2011

Rachael D. Braswell, 77, of Valdosta, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. Born in Eagle Lake, Texas, on May 29, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Hilario S. and Elizabeth Gallegos Diaz. Formerly of Cherry Lake, Florida, she had lived in Valdosta for the past six years. She was retired from the...

May 10, 2011

Rachel Braswell, 78, of Valdosta went to be with her lord on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Carson McLane Funeral Home. Carson McLane Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602

May 9, 2011

William Milan Cullen, 91, died May 9, 2011, at his home. Bill, born in Maysville, Kentucky, on August 14, 1919, was the son of Paul and Theresa Cullen. He is predeceased by his parents and his three siblings, Paul, Mary Courtney, and Mary Catherine.Joining the military in 1943, he served honorably in the U. S. Army Air Force for over...

May 7, 2011

John O’Neal Grant, Jr., 54, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2011 in Maxton, North Carolina. He was born in Hahira on August 6, 1956 and was baptized at an early age in the Central Avenue Church of Christ. John attended schools both in the Valdosta City School System and in Dunedin, New Zealand. He was a veteran of the...

May 7, 2011

May 6, 2011

Pauline Peters Johnson, 95, of Lake Park, died at Baptist Village on Friday, May 6, 2011. A daughter of the late Virgil and Olive Chandler Peters, she was born on June 20, 1915 in Lowndes County. Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker and a charter member of Park Avenue United Methodist Church. Survivors are her daughter Frances Johnson Lane and spouse...

May 5, 2011

Dorothy Hughes Rountree, 74, of Valdosta died Thursday, May 5, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Brooks County on December 16, 1936 to the late Henry Bracey, Sr. and Gladys (Missy) Watson Hughes. Mrs. Rountree was a member of the First Baptist Church in Lake Park and had worked at ITT Metal Products and Texture Tex....

May 4, 2011

Christin (Chrissie) Amanda Williams, 38, of Valdosta died Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, FL. She was born in Milford, Delaware on June 14, 1972. Chrissie was a mental health advisor and a member of First United Methodist Church. She was a 1990 graduate of Valdosta High School and a 2004 graduate of Valdosta State University.Chrissie...

May 4, 2011

Lisa Jarrard, 48, of Statenville, died on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital following a sudden illness. She was born in Valdosta on March 17, 1963 and has been a lifelong resident of this area. She had worked for over 20 years with Bayliner and Regal Marine and she was of the Baptist faith.Survivors include her brother, John...

May 2, 2011

Susan Rewis, 54, of Statenville, passed away Monday, May 2, 2011, at Shands at the University of Florida, Gainesville, after a brief illness.Susan was born in Valdosta on April 8, 1957. She loved her job of being a Manager at Hidden Oaks Assisted Living Facility, and cared greatly for all the people there. Susan was the type of person that...

May 1, 2011

Jan Pope, 33, of Hahira died Sunday, May 1, 2011 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. She was born on November 3, 1977 in Columbus, Georgia. Jan was a star softball player with Russell County High School in Russell County, Alabama and was a cheerleader at Lowndes High School. She was independently driven, was an avid photographer and an Auburn...