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

Allen Loyce Arnold, Sr.
Jan 2, 2009
ALLEN LOYCE ARNOLD, SR. (Retired Chief), 81, of Valdosta, passed away Friday, January 2, 2009, at Heritage Health Care at Lakehaven after a long illness. He was born on January 3, 1927 in Clyattville, a son of the late Grover Cleveland Arnold, Sr. and Minnie Lee Wisenbaker Arnold.Mr. Arnold was a member of Perimeter Road Baptist Church, where he was...

Bobby L. Griffin
Jan 2, 2009
BOBBY L. GRIFFIN, 65, of Lake Park, passed away Friday, January 2, 2009, at Smith Northview Hospital. He was born on December 23, 1943 in Nashville, a son of Carl M. and Nina Rowan Griffin. Bobby was a member of Francis Lake Baptist Church where he sang in the choir. He was always willing to help people in need and...

Marshall Irvin Moore
Jan 1, 2009
A memorial service for Irvin Marshall Moore (1939-2009), will be held on Saturday, January 30, 2010, at Benevolence Baptist Church, 3692 Old Clyattville Road, Valdosta, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Committal services and interment were held on December 22, 2009 at Sunset Hill Cemetery. Marshall was the youngest of nine children born to Felma and Tressie Moore, who farmed just east...

Donald Ashley Lawson
Dec 31, 2008
Donald Ashley Lawson, 78, of Hahira died Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at the Langdale Hospice House after a brief illness. He was born in Hahira on June 18, 1930 to the late Oathal A. and Fannie Bostick Lawson and was a lifelong resident of Hahira. Mr. Lawson was a retired truck driver for Barfield Oil and Gas Company and had...

Douglas L. Bollinger
Dec 30, 2008
DOUGLAS L. BOLLINGER, 54, of Valdosta, GA, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008, at Langdale Hospice House, Valdosta. He was born August 17, 1954 in Baltimore, MD, a son of Charles Ray and Jo Anne Holcomb Bollinger.He is survived by his mother, Jo Anne Bollinger of Bradenton, FL; one brother and sister-in-law, Charles Edward and Peggy Bollinger of Roswell, GA; two...

Latrelle Barden Ware
Dec 29, 2008
LaTrelle Barden Ware, 66, of Valdosta, died at her home on Monday, December 29, 2008. Born on April 16, 1942, in Moultrie, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Della Louise Lamb Barden. Mrs. Ware was a Dental Hygienist. She had worked for many years with Dr. Henry Minor and was currently working with Dr. Ferrell Brooks....

James Howard Williams
Dec 28, 2008
James Howard Williams, 89, of Barney, died Sunday, December 28, 2008 at the Lake City VA Hospital in Lake City, FL. He was born on February 18, 1919 in Colquitt County, GA to the late John Henry and Belle Shaw Williams. Mr. Williams was a retired grocer and barber. He was a United States Army veteran and served in the...

Russell Franklin Bradford
Dec 28, 2008
Russell Franklin Bradford, 79, of Hahira, died Sunday, December 28, 2008 at Holly Hill Nursing Home in Valdosta. He was born on November 1, 1929 in Nashville, GA to the late Benjamin Owen and Vera Bell Mathis Bradford. Mr. Bradford was a butcher, a veteran of the United States Army and served during the Korean conflict.He is survived by one...

Charles Alton Harnage, Sr.
Dec 27, 2008
Charles Alton Harnage, Sr., 1918 – 2008, age 90. Charles passed away on December 27, 2008 after a brief illness. He was born in Allenhurst, GA but lived most of his life in Florida. In his younger years he was in the Army and the Civilian Conservation Corps where he worked on a number of large construction projects including the...

Bill Pearlman
Dec 26, 2008
William Julian Pearlman, 87, of Valdosta died Friday, December 26, 2008 at his home. Born May 4, 1921 to the late Abraham and Ida Pearlman, he was a lifetime resident of Valdosta. After graduating from Valdosta High School as valedictorian, he attended The Georgia Institute of Technology. Mr. Pearlman returned to Valdosta to work alongside his mother and brother, Sidney,...

Jerry J. Blanton
Dec 26, 2008
JERRY J. BLANTON, 65, of Valdosta, died Friday, December 26, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. Services will be private. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602

Philip Ikeler Elder
Dec 26, 2008
Philip Ikeler Elder, 94, of Valdosta, died on Friday, December 26, 2008 at Langdale Hospice House, following a brief illness. Born in Berwick, Pennsylvania on December 20, 1914, Phil was the son of the late Lemuel Maus and Mary Maria Ikeler Elder. He was a gradute of Bloomsburg State Teachers College in Pennsylvania. His enlistment in the U. S. Navy...

Gladys Drye Braswell
Dec 25, 2008
Gladys Drye Braswell, 88, of Valdosta died on Thursday, December 25, 2008 at the Langdale Hospice House following a brief illness. She was born on September 26, 1920 in Concord, North Carolina to the late Roy and Agnes Carriker Drye and had been a resident of Valdosta since 1960. She worked in retail sales with Renee's for many years as...

Chuck Ramer
Dec 25, 2008
Charles William (Chuck) Ramer, Jr., 51, of Valdosta, died on December 25, 2008 at Langdale Hospice House after a lengthy illness . Born on June 9, 1957 in Pensacola, Florida, Chuck was a graduate of Valdosta High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a truck driver and for several years he owned Chuck's Lawn Service....

Mike Armstrong
Dec 23, 2008
Mike Armstrong, 62, of Dasher, died Tuesday, December 23, 2008 after a short illness at Langdale Hospice House. Born on September 9, 1946 in Vivian, LA, he was the son of the late Allen and Lois Armstrong. He was associated with Manheim, Inc. and Georgia Auto Dealers. Mr. Armstrong loved to play golf and play with his grandchildren. He was...
Robert Bruce Hornbuckle
Dec 23, 2008
Robert Bruce Hornbuckle of Valdosta, passed away at home on December 23, 2008. He was born in Atlanta on September 16, 1930, to the late George N. and Ruth Baker Hornbuckle. Mr. Hornbuckle was a member of the University of Georgia 1950 and 1951 football team and was co-captain of the 1952 Track and Field squad. Upon graduation from college,...

Ralph Edmond (Ed) Newham, Jr.
Dec 22, 2008
Ralph Edmond (Ed) Newham, Jr., 73, died on Monday, December 22, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was born on September 9, 1935 to the late Ralph Edmond, Sr. and Lucille McLeod Newham in Naples, Florida and was a life long resident of the area. He was a self-employed wallpaper installer and was of the...

Norma Floyce Minton
Dec 21, 2008
NORMA FLOYCE MINTON, 93, of Valdosta, died Sunday, December 21, 2008 at Heritage Nursing Home. She was born December 12, 1915 in Lowndes County, a daughter of the late Ula Lee and Minnie Lee Durst Courson. For many years she was employed as a textile worker at Strickland Mills. Mrs. Minton was a member of New Harvest United Methodist Church...

Thomas E. Shue
Dec 19, 2008
Thomas E. Shue, 91, of Valdosta died Friday, December 19, 2008 at the Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Hillsborough, North Carolina on May 8, 1917 to the late James M. and Opie Belle Elkins Shue. Mr. Shue was a former Commissioner of Hillsborough, North Carolina. He moved from Adel, Georgia in 1957 to Maitland, Florida and was a...

Ralph Hardy Thomas
Dec 19, 2008
RALPH HARDY THOMAS, 87, of Hahira, died Friday, December 19, 2008, at Langdale Hospice House. He was born October 31, 1921 in Lake Park, a son of the late Henry Roland and Pearl Bass Thomas. Mr. Thomas was retired from Iron Workers Local 597 of Jacksonville, FL. He was a 32nd degree Mason.He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law,...