OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Edie Coppage

Edie Coppage

Mar 16, 2009

Edie Coppage, 87, of Hahira, died Monday, March 16, 2009 at Shand's at University of Florida Hospital in Gainesville, FL. She was born on September 28, 1921 in Piedmont, SC to the late Avery and Exie Cope Parker. Mrs. Coppage was a retired evangelist, a waitress, she owned and operated a restaurant, was a massager, a greeter for a chiropractor...

Martha Ann Jackson

Martha Ann Jackson

Mar 16, 2009

Martha Ann Jackson, 52, of Valdosta, died on Monday, March 16, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born on November 18, 1956 in Valdosta to the late Leo Williams and Clara Vann Williams. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.Survivors include her husband, Terry Jackson; a daughter, Kayla D. Jackson both of...

William   (Willy)  Meindl

William (Willy) Meindl

Mar 16, 2009

William (Willy) Meindl, 80, of Valdosta, died on Monday, March 16, 2009 at his home after a long illness. Born on August 30, 1928, in Furth, Germany, he was the son of William and Barbara Wise Meindl. He served in the German Navy. Mr. Meindl owned and operated Willy's Hofbrauhaus, a landmark Valdosta restaurant. He was a member of St....

Margie  Bryant Lifsey Wall

Margie Bryant Lifsey Wall

Mar 14, 2009

Margie Lifsey Wall, 80, of Hahira died Saturday, March 14, 2009 at her home. She was born in Coolidge on August 2, 1928 to the late Thomas A. and Lucye Fenn Bryant. Mrs. Wall was retired from Valdosta State University and was a Baptist. She loved her family and was very proud of her grandchildren. Mrs. Wall was an avid...

V. B. Mclain

V. B. Mclain

Mar 12, 2009

V.B. McLain, 91, of Valdosta, died on March 12, 2009, at Penney Farms Nursing Home in Penny Farms, FL. Born on August 19, 1917 in Greensboro, FL, he was the son of the late Riley Sebaston and Gertrude Sallie Elkins McLain. Mr. McLain was a United States Army veteran of World War II and served in the Pacific Theater. He...

Charlene Watford Boyd

Charlene Watford Boyd

Mar 12, 2009

CHARLENE WATFORD BOYD, 47, of Valdosta, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2009, at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on December 24, 1961, beloved daughter of James F. and Lois Powell Watford. Charlene and her husband, Marvin Y. Boyd, have lived in Valdosta since 1987.She was a Home Interiors and Gifts representative and most recently a Travel Consultant and Office...

Steve Lawrence Easters

Steve Lawrence Easters

Mar 10, 2009

STEVE LAWRENCE EASTERS, 44, of Valdosta, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at his home. He was born on May 13, 1964 in Valdosta, a son of Larry A. and Sue Easters.Steve was employed at TM Poly Film for twelve years and more recently was self-employed as a Mechanic. He loved riding and repairing motorcycles and riding in...

Thelma  Lee O'Neal  Grant

Thelma Lee O'Neal Grant

Mar 10, 2009

Thelma Lee O'Neal Grant, lifetime resident of Valdosta, passed away at the age of 103, on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at the Heritage House. Born in Valdosta on December 30, 1905, she was the oldest child of the late John Robert and Maude McLeod O'Neal. Mrs. Grant was Salutatorian of the Class of 1925 at Valdosta High School. She was...

Coy Eugene Scott Terrell

Coy Eugene Scott Terrell

Mar 9, 2009

Coy Eugene Scott Terrell, infant son of Layton Eugene Terrell, Jr. and Sheri Dempsey died on Monday, March 9, 2009 at St. Luke Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. A graveside service will be held on Monday, March 16, 2009 at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Tifton. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. at Carson McLane Funeral Home....

Charlie William "Bill" Harris

Charlie William "Bill" Harris

Mar 9, 2009

Charlie William "Bill" Harris, 82, of Hahira died Monday, March 9, 2009 at his home. He was born in Hahira on August 4, 1926 to the late Dewey and Sadie Millirons Harris and was a lifelong resident of Hahira. Mr. Harris was a farmer and a veteran of the United States Navy. Survivors include a brother, Nathan "Bud" Harris of...

Mary  Corrales

Mary Corrales

Mar 7, 2009

Mary Corrales, 81, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, March 7, 2009, at Langdale Hospice House. A native of McKenzie, Alabama, she was born on October 19, 1927, the daughter of the late G. D. and Lilly Viola Coleman Booker. Mrs. Corrales was a very active member of First United Methodist Church where she sang in the Chancel Choir and served...

Clarence  Claude  Luke

Clarence Claude Luke

Mar 7, 2009

Clarence Claude (C.C.) Luke, 87, of Valdosta died on Saturday, March 7, 2009 at the Heritage House Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. He was born in Nashville, Georgia to the late Walter and Ellie Nash Luke on September 9, 1921. He was retired from O & I as a maintenance technician and was a member of Charity Baptist Church...

Damon Raines Stone

Damon Raines Stone

Mar 7, 2009

Damon Raines "Bill" Stone, Sr., 71, of Hahira, died Saturday, March 7, 2009 at Smith Northview Hospital. He was born on January 8, 1938 in Nashville, GA to the late Benjamin Riley and Novella Sturdevant Stone. Mr. Stone was retired from the United States Navy and attended the Hahira Church of God.He is survived by his wife, Dorothy A. Stone,...

Carolyn H. Brinson

Carolyn H. Brinson

Mar 6, 2009

Carolyn H. Brinson, 74, of Valdosta, died on Friday, March 06, 2009 at the Langdale Hospice House following a lengthy illness. She was born in Adel, Georgia on April 3, 1934 to the late Charlie and Myrtice Flowers Howell. She worked with the Cadillac/Pontiac dealership here in Valdosta for 27 years as office manager and recently retired from the Southeastern...

Vernon Sidney Tanner

Vernon Sidney Tanner

Mar 6, 2009

Vernon Sidney Tanner, 76, of Valdosta died on Friday, March 06, 2009 at Heritage House Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. He was born in West Green, Georgia on April 22, 1932 and is the son of the late Charles and Julia Taylor Cowart. He was a retired carpenter and was preceded in death by his wife, Annie Pearl Tanner.Survivors...

Amorette  Carruthers Campbell

Amorette Carruthers Campbell

Mar 6, 2009

Amorette Campbell, 94, a lifelong resident of Valdosta died on Friday, March 6, 2009 at Louis Smith Hospital in Lakeland following a short illness. She was born in Valdosta on December 15, 1914 to the late Leonard and Myrtice Carruthers Dugger. She and her late husband, William Barnes Campbell, Sr., owned and operated Campbell Electric Company and she was the...

Otis Lee Simmons

Otis Lee Simmons

Mar 6, 2009

Otis Lee Simmons, 68, of Quitman, died Friday, March 6, 2009 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on May 12, 1940 in Booneville, MS to the late John Adam and Ora Kyle Strickland Simmons. Mr. Simmons was a retired self employed automobile mechanic/auto body worker. He leaves to cherish his love and memory a wife, Sharon Simmons of...

Courtland  Winn (Cody) Smith

Courtland Winn (Cody) Smith

Mar 5, 2009

COURTLAND WINN (CODY) SMITH, 81, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2009, at the Heritage House Nursing Home. He was born in Atlanta on March 24, 1927, to the late James Robert and Frances Winn Smith.He attended Darlington School in Rome and Boys High in Atlanta. During World War II he served with the U.S. Navy in the...

Lillie  Cowart

Lillie Cowart

Mar 5, 2009

Lillie (Sissy) Cowart, 72, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at Smith Northview Hospital. Born on May 30, 1936 in Eastman, she was the daughter of the late W. L. (Doc) & Lillian May. She was a textile worker and a member of Abundant Life Church of God. She is survived by her husband, Jodell Cowart of Valdosta;...

Mary  Jean  Holland

Mary Jean Holland

Mar 4, 2009

MARY JEAN HOLLANDMary Jean Holland departed this life on March 4, 2009 after a lengthy illness. Born on December 22, 1934 in Troy, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late L.E. Whaley and Elizabeth Whaley McGarity. Ms. Holland was a member of the First Baptist Church of Valdosta since moving to Valdosta in 1963 where she taught Sunday school...