OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

George W.  Colson, Jr.

George W. Colson, Jr.

Aug 14, 2009

G. W. Colson Jr., 88, of Valdosta, was called home by the Lord on August 14, 2009. Born in Lowndes County on September 17, 1920, he was the son of the late George W. Colson and Willie Mae Becton Colson. Mr. Colson served in the United States Air Force as a Sergeant for four years. Stationed in Italy during World...

William Clayton Brown

William Clayton Brown

Aug 13, 2009

William C. Brown, 59, of Valdosta died, Thursday, August 13, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on August 16, 1949 in El Paso, Texas to the late Cecil and Marie Brown and moved to Brookville, Florida. Mr. Brown graduated high school and joined the Army and was a part of the military police force. He was honorably...

Louie Peeples White

Louie Peeples White

Aug 12, 2009

Louie Peeples White, 89, of Valdosta, passed away on August 12, 2009 at the Heritage Health Care of Valdosta. Louie was born on January 27, 1920 in Huntington, West Virginia to Russell A. and Ethel Orr Peeples. Her family originated in Valdosta and her ancestors were early pioneers of the area. Louie was a 1937 honor graduate of Valdosta High...

Pauline Gertrude  Corbett

Pauline Gertrude Corbett

Aug 12, 2009

Pauline Gertrude Corbett, 92, of Echols County died Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at Northside Hospital in Atlanta. Mrs. Corbett was born in Echols County on August 25, 1916 to the late James and Gertrude Kinsey Carter and was a lifelong resident of Echols County. She was a member of the Sardis Baptist Church and her family was her life and...

Nellie  Cothron  Dasher

Nellie Cothron Dasher

Aug 11, 2009

Nellie Cothron Dasher, 93, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2009, at her home following a brief illness. Born in Lowndes County on May 19, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Matthew Madison and Maggie Lenora Strickland Cothron. Mrs. Dasher was retired from Lowndes County Farm Bureau where she worked as a secretary for many years....

Kay Elizabeth Barbin Hiers

Kay Elizabeth Barbin Hiers

Aug 10, 2009

Kay Elizabeth Barbin Hiers, 60, of Valdosta, GA went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 10, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. Kay was born in New Orleans, LA on December 14, 1948, the second child of Doug and faye Barbin. As a child, she lived near Air Force bases in LA, TX, VA, Puerto Rico, Savannah, GA...

Jeannie  Lameria  Pennington

Jeannie Lameria Pennington

Aug 10, 2009

Jeannie Lameria Pennington, 73, of Valdosta, died on Monday, August 10, 2009, at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born in Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia, on August 12, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Alice Fender Bridges. Mrs. Pennington was a Baptist and a homemaker. Survivors are her daughters and a son in law,...

Vernita Coody Fletcher

Vernita Coody Fletcher

Aug 9, 2009

Vernita Fletcher, 71, of Lake Park, died August 9, 2009 at home, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born April 19, 1938 in Lowndes County to the late Richard and Mattie Zipperer Coody. Mrs. Fletcher was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was married to Clair H. Fletcher, originally from Irwin County, for 54 years and...

Faye Joiner Baker

Faye Joiner Baker

Aug 8, 2009

Faye Joiner Baker, 75 of Lake Park, died on Saturday, August 8, 2009 following a lengthy illness. Born on February 13, 1934 in Cook County to the late Homer & Vera Faircloth Joiner, she had lived in this area all of her life. Mrs. Baker was a homemaker and had worked in the past in banking and education. She was...

Faye Joiner Baker

Faye Joiner Baker

Aug 8, 2009

Faye Joiner Baker, 75, of Lake Park died on August 8, 2009 at Lakehaven Nursing Home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carson McLane Funeral Home. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanefuneralservices.com Carson McLane Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602

Gerald Logan Jewell

Gerald Logan Jewell

Aug 8, 2009

Gerald Logan Jewell, 57, of Valdosta, died on August 8, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on October 24, 1951, he was the son of the late William and Carolyn Wagner Greer Jewell. Mr. Jewell was a maintenance worker for the Big 7 Motel.He is survived by his wife, Patricia G. Jewell of Valdosta; daughters and son-in-law, Gail and...

Angi Knowles

Angi Knowles

Aug 7, 2009

Angi (Lil’ Mama) Knowles, 58, of Lake Park, died at her residence on August 7, 2009 after a short illness. Born on February 2, 1951 in Oklahoma, she has been a resident of this area for the past 19 years. Angi was a server at Rascal’s Bar & Grill and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her...

Edward A.  Condon

Edward A. Condon

Aug 7, 2009

Edward A. Condon, 78, of Valdosta, formerly of Columbus, died on Friday, August 7, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on February 22, 1931 in Atlanta, he was the son of the late Edward M. and Winneford L. Travis Condon. Mr. Condon was retired from the United States Air Force and also retired as an innkeeper. He was of...

Dr. Robert  W.  Mckey, Sr., M.D.

Dr. Robert W. Mckey, Sr., M.D.

Aug 6, 2009

Robert W. McKey, Sr., M.D., of Metairie, Louisiana, passed away Thursday morning, August 6, 2009 at the age of 90. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Irma Lucille Adams McKey; two sons, Robert W. McKey, Jr. (Judith F. Villars); John C. McKey (Frances C. Doussan); and two daughters, Rahna L. McKey Hamilton and Sally K. McKey Dry...

Mary Ellen Folsom Stalvey

Mary Ellen Folsom Stalvey

Aug 6, 2009

Mary Ellen Folsom Stalvey, 82, of Hahira, died Thursday, August 6, 2009 at Memorial Hospital of Adel. She was born in Brooks County, GA on March 19, 1927 to the late James Rayford and Thelma Elizabeth Hall Folsom. Mrs. Stalvey was a retired clerk from the Cook County Tax Office, was a member of Salem United Methodist Church and was...

Edris Marie Phillips Becton

Edris Marie Phillips Becton

Aug 3, 2009

EDRIS MARIE PHILLIPS BECTON, 82, of Valdosta, passed away Monday, August 3, 2009, at Langdale Hospice House after a long illness.She was born April 4, 1927 in Echols County, a daughter of the late Clarence and Donna Peterson Phillips. As a teenager she moved to Lowndes County, and on November 10, 1944 she was united in marriage with James Dorsey...

Luis Miguel Gomez

Luis Miguel Gomez

Aug 2, 2009

Luis Miguel Gomez, 2 year old son of Dominga Gomez, died on Sunday, August 2, 2009. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 8, 2009 in the chapel of the Carson McLane Funeral Home with Father Dan O'Connell officiating. The burial will follow in the McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Friday from 6-9...

Todd Pittman

Todd Pittman

Aug 1, 2009

Todd Pittman, 38, of Hahira died Saturday, August 1, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on January 18, 1971 in Valdosta and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Pittman was a member of Cornerstone Ministries and was actively involved the work of the church. He was a sales engineer with Alltel.Survivors include his wife, Suzanne...

J. W. Willis

J. W. Willis

Aug 1, 2009

J. W. Willis, 84, of Lake Park died Saturday, August 1, 2009 at the Langdale Hospice House. He was born on January 30, 1925 in Brooks County to the late Henry and Helen Wheelis Willis and had lived in this area all of his life. Mr. Willis was a Baptist, a retired truck driver and had worked with the railroad....

Paul Ernest Freeman

Paul Ernest Freeman

Aug 1, 2009

Paul Ernest Freeman, 79, of Lake Park, Georgia died Saturday, August 1, 2009 at his home. He was born in Mt. Ida, Arkansas on May 11, 1930 to the late James Irvin and Minerva Watkins Freeman and had lived in Lake Park for the past eighteen years. Mr. Freeman was a member of the Lake Park United Methodist Church and...

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