OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Janice L. Mcadams
Jun 10, 2010
Janice L. McAdams, 59, of Nashville, passed away Thursday, June 10, 2010, at her home after a lengthy illness.Jan was born January 29, 1951 in Monticello, FL, a daughter of the late John and Jewel Martin Barfield. She graduated from Allendale-Fairfax High School, Allendale, SC with the Class of 1969, was formerly employed at SAFT, and most recently at Brenntag...
L. T. Sellars
Jun 10, 2010
L. T. Sellars, 80, of Valdosta, died Thursday, June 10, 2010 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Mitchell County, GA on April 8, 1930 to the late J. M. Sellars and Annie Mae Hasty Sellars. Mr. Sellars was retired from Bell South after thirty years of service, served in the United States Army and the Korean War. He...

Katie M. Sharp
Jun 10, 2010
Katie M. Sharp, 65, of Lake Park, died Thursday, June 10, 2010 at her residence. She was born in Columbus, MS on August 21, 1944 to the late Clarence Melbern Smith and Willie Mae Pickle Smith. Mrs. Sharp was owner and operator of Katie’s General Store. She enjoyed Atlanta Braves baseball and New Orleans Saints football. Mrs. Sharp loved her...
Patrick Lee Goodwyne
Jun 9, 2010
PATRICK LEE GOODWYNE, 37, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, June 9, 2010, at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Jacksonville, FL, on December 29, 1972, a son of Robert Milton and Carol Smith Goodwyne.In addition to his parents of Lake Park, he is survived by one sister, Rebekah Lee Goodwyne of Lake Park; one nephew, Luke Goodwyne of Lake...
Lewis Ray Bennett
Jun 9, 2010
Lewis Ray Bennett, 72, lifelong resident of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, June 9, 2010, at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Born on September 27, 1937, he was the son of the late James Jasper Bennett, Sr., and Isley Ora Everett Bennett. A graduate of Homerville High School, Mr. Bennett attended the University of Georgia as well as Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. He...

Grady L. Stalvey
Jun 7, 2010
Grady L. Stalvey, 82, of Hahira, died Monday, June 7, 2010 at the Berrien County Hospital in Nashville. He was born on May 17, 1928 in Berrien County to the late Bryant and Louise Rountree Stalvey. Mr. Stalvey was an electrician, was a United States Air Force veteran, was a member of Friendship Primitive Baptist Church and he enjoyed fishing.He...

Wilma Jean Redding Bolen
Jun 6, 2010
Wilma Jean Redding Bolen, 81, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, June 6, 2010, at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Portsmouth, Ohio, on November 13, 1928, she was the daughter of the late James and Eva Carr Redding. After completing her registered nurse training at Portsmouth General Hospital, she worked at the Ohio State Medical Center....
Evelyn Gerrish Tucker
Jun 6, 2010
Evelyn Gerrish Tucker, 90, of Valdosta, GA, passed away Sunday, June 6, 2010, at South Georgia Medical Center. Formerly of Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, FL, Mrs. Tucker has made her home with her son and daughter-in-law in Valdosta for the past sixteen years. She was born December 10, 1919 in Jacksonville, FL, a daughter of the late Arthur Cummer Gerrish and...

William Coe Bagley
Jun 4, 2010
William Coe Bagley was born on March 28, 2010, and he became one of God's little angels on the morning of June 4, 2010, at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, NC. During his short 2 month stay here on earth, he loved being held by family and friends, listening to music and snuggling with his mommy and daddy. He...

John G. (Jackie) Langjan
Jun 4, 2010
John G. (Jackie) Langjan, 62, of Valdosta, died at his home on Friday, June 4, 2010, leaving behind many good memories. Born May 25, 1948, in Kerhonkson, New York, to the late Frank and Dorothy Langjan he had lived in Valdosta for the past 8 years. He had worked in hotel maintenance and was a Methodist. Jackie is survived by...
William H. (Buddy) Baxter
Jun 3, 2010
William H. (Buddy) Baxter, 77, of Valdosta died Thursday, June 3, 2010 at the Langdale Hospice House after a courageous battle with Myasthenia Gravis. Mr. Baxter was born in Hampshire, Tennessee to the late William Herbert and Louvenia Anderson Baxter and had lived in Valdosta for the past fifteen years. He was a member of the Northside Baptist Church where...

Robert J. (O-1) Mac Mcleod
Jun 3, 2010
Robert J. (O1-Mac) McLeod, 64, of Valdosta died Thursday, June 3, 2010 at his home. He was born in Valdosta on May 16, 1946 to Annie Jewell Wright McLeod and the late James Alvin McLeod and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mr. McLeod was a devoted member of the New Seasons Church of God and retired from Norfolk Southern...
Betty J. Bass Starling
Jun 2, 2010
Betty J. Bass Starling, 77, of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born December 13, 1932 in Valdosta, a daughter of the late Artis and Eva Brantley Bass. She was a member of the Hahira Church of God where she led the choir for many years. She loved her grandchildren and spending...

Arva Lanier Wilkes
Jun 2, 2010
Arva Lanier Wilkes, 93, of Clyattville died Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at Smith Northview Hospital. He was born on April 26, 1917 in Toombs County to the late Arva and Janie Wilkes and had lived in this area for many years. Mr. Wilkes was a member of the Clyattville United Methodist Church and a founding member of the Clyattville Volunteer...

Ralph Marion Henderson
Jun 2, 2010
Ralph Marion Henderson, 60, of Valdosta died Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home. He was born on August 30, 1949 in Echols County to the late John Marion and Rosetta Padgett Henderson and was a lifelong resident of this area. Survivors include three sisters and two brothers in law, Madaleane and Robert Dodd of Valdosta, Wynell Padgett...
Alva J. Boyette
Jun 1, 2010
Alva J. Boyette, 96, lifelong resident of Valdosta passed away peacefully at Baptist Village in Lake Park on Tuesday, June 1, 2010. Born in Lowndes County, Georgia, on December 14, 1913, he was the son of the late Jesse Thomas Boyette and Leona Crum Boyette. On February 11, 1939 Alva was united in marriage with Iona Stalvey. He enlisted in...

James Linville
May 31, 2010
Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602

Nomie Mae Willis Strickland
May 31, 2010
Mrs. Nomie Mae (Willis) Strickland passed away at her residence on Monday, May 31, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 in the chapel of the mausoleum at McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens with entombment immediately following. The family will receive friends at the mausoleum chapel one hour prior to the service. Born and...

Beulah O. Smith
May 28, 2010
Beulah O. Smith, 95, of Valdosta, died Friday, May 28, 2010 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on January 28, 1915 in Jacksonville, FL to the late James and Mary Fleming Overstreet. She lived in Miami, FL for thirty five years where she worked at a pressing company. Mrs. Smith was a high school graduate, attended Bethune-Cookman College, was...

Jefferson Davis (J.D.) Tomlinson
May 27, 2010
Jefferson Davis (J.D.) Tomlinson J.D. Tomlinson, 90, of Mayday, Georgia passed away Thursday, May 27, 2010 at Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta. Mr. Tomlinson was retired from reforestation and farming. Born on December 5, 1919 in Echols County to the late Benjamin Stalvey and Rachel Luther (Howell) Tomlinson, he was a humble man of few words, remaining faithful to God...