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

Mary Frances Moore Coody
Dec 18, 2008
Mary Frances Moore Coody, 77, of Quitman died Thursday, December 18, 2008 at her home. She was born in Lowndes County on March 15, 1931 and had lived in Summerville, South Carolina from 1961-1982 before returning to this area. Mrs. Coody was a member of the Redland Baptist Church.Survivors include her daughter, Sandy Burris of Quitman, sister and brother in...

Mattie Ella (Jimmie) Wilson
Dec 16, 2008
MATTIE ELLA "JIMMIE" WILSON, 74, died unexpectedly Tuesday at home in Ocala. Born Jan. 12, 1934 in Live Oak, the daughter of the late Walter James and Mary Ann Sharpe Wilson, she moved to Ocala in 1945 and lived there the rest of her life, except for a few years in Gainesville. She attended Ocala schools and graduated from Central...

Eugene Talmadge Roberson
Dec 15, 2008
Eugene Roberson, 74, of Valdosta, died on Monday, December 15, 2008, at Crestwood Nursing Home. A native of Valdosta, Mr. Roberson was born on Sept. 30, 1934, the son of the late Andrew Crawford Roberson and Maggie Green Roberson. Graveside services for Mr. Roberson will be held on Wednesday at 10 a.m. with Mr. Thad Heaney officiating. Carson McLane Funeral...

Pauline Courson Phelps
Dec 12, 2008
Pauline Courson Phelps, 83, passed away at her residence in Valdosta on Friday, December 12, 2008 after a lengthy illness. She was born on July 8, 1925 in Berrien County to the late Allen and Ressie Courson. Pauline was a devoted wife and mother and a devout Christian woman. Donald and Pauline have resided in Valdosta for more than 60...

John Michael (Mike) Crum
Dec 12, 2008
John Michael (Mike) Crum, 69, of Hahira, a man with a lively intellect and great inner strength took his rightful place with the Lord, Friday, December 12, 2008. He was born to Kenneth and Libby Crum on January 7, 1939, in Plant City, FL, becoming a fifth generation Floridian and cattleman. He was a graduate of Plant City High School...

John Michael Crum
Dec 12, 2008
John Michael (Mike) Crum, 69, of Hahira, a man with a lively intellect and great inner strength took his rightful place with the Lord, Friday, December 12, 2008. He was born to Kenneth and Libby Crum on January 7, 1939, in Plant City, FL, becoming a fifth generation Floridian and cattleman. He was a graduate of Plant City High School...

Betty Jean Etheridge Scarborough
Dec 11, 2008
Betty Jean Etheridge Scarborough, 72, of Hahira, died Thursday, December 11, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center after a long illness. She was born on October 28, 1936 in Ray City, GA to the late Perry Julian and Julia Myrtice Ray Etheridge. Mrs. Scarborough was a homemaker and a member of Bethany Baptist Church.She is survived by one son, Donald...

Harriett Elizabeth Herndon
Dec 11, 2008
Harriett Elizabeth Herndon, 82, of Valdosta, died Thursday, December 11, 2008 at Louis Smith Memorial Hospital after a period of declining health. Born on June 5, 1926 in Manatee, FL, she was the daughter of the late Wyley F. and Eloise Herndon. She was always a happy and content person who never complained. Miss Herndon attended Lake Park Church of...

Ashton Autumn Deloris Goff
Dec 10, 2008
Ashton Autumn Deloris Brown, infant daughter of Tonya Michelle Goff and James Calhoun Brown, Jr. died suddenly Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at her home. She was born in Valdosta on November 7, 2008.In addition to her parents she is survived by her sister, Jaiden Brown, two brothers, Jaylon Brown and James Brown, Jr., her grandparents, Dana Thurman, Evelyn Brown, James...
Charles L. Davis
Dec 10, 2008
Charles L. Davis, 85, of Valdosta, Georgia went to be with the Lord on, Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. Bro. Leo was born on October 24, 1923 in Salt Rock, West Virginia, the son of the late Charles Earsel and Anna Bertha Davis. Bro. Leo accepted the Lord into his life at the age of twelve...

Betty H. Leff
Dec 9, 2008
Betty H. Leff, 86, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born in Brunswick, Georgia on November 26, 1922 and had lived in Valdosta since 1971. She was a homemaker and had attended Christ Episcopal Church.Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Gayle and Scott Schaeffer of Caledonia, Mississippi;...

Arnold O. Williams
Dec 8, 2008
Mr. Arnold O. Williams, 87, of Hahira, died Monday Dec. 08, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Williams was born in Lake City, Florida on October 24th, 1921 to the late John David and Edna Gertrude May Williams. He grew up living in several small towns in south GA including Hahira where he met his future wife Patricia Parrott....

Evelyn Carter Wilkes
Dec 6, 2008
Evelyn Carter Wilkes, 95, of Valdosta died Saturday, December 6, 2008 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Berrien County on September 20, 1913 to the late Yancey Franklin and Ora Lee Rawlins Carter. Mrs. Wilkes was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church where she was active in the Annie Mae Walker Harris Sunday School...

John R. Bolen, Jr.
Dec 6, 2008
John R. Bolen, Jr., 78, of Valdosta died Saturday, December 6, 2008 at his home after a short illness. Born August 8, 1930 in Birmingham, Alabama to the late John R. Bolen, Sr. and Minnie Leigh Dubose Bolen, he was a life-time resident of Valdosta. After graduating from Valdosta High and Marion Military Academy, he enlisted in the US Army...

Wynelle Larnerd
Dec 4, 2008
Wynelle Larnerd, 86, of Lake Park, died on Thursday, December 4, 2008 with her family by her side. She was born in Baxley, Georgia on July 14, 1922 to the late Hubert Lamar and Gladys Rentz Moody. Upon her marriage to the late Fred (Heck) Larnerd, they moved to Pennsylvania where they raised their family. After his death, she moved...

David Roger Carpenter
Dec 2, 2008
David Roger Carpenter, 51 of Okemos, Michigan, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at his residence. He was born on January 5, 1957 in Okaloosa County, FL to the late Earl Roger and Molly Ann Waldron Carpenter. Mr. Carpenter was a musician.He is survived by one son, Hector Carpenter and one daughter, Kate Carpenter of Valdosta, two sisters and one brother...

David Roger Carpenter
Dec 2, 2008
David Roger Carpenter, 51 of Okemos, Michigan, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at his residence. He was born on January 5, 1957 in Okaloosa County, FL to the late Earl Roger and Molly Ann Waldron Carpenter. Mr. Carpenter was a musician.He is survived by one son, Hector Carpenter and one daughter, Kate Carpenter of Valdosta, two sisters and one brother...

Tomasa Torres Dehorta
Nov 30, 2008
Tomasa Dehorta, 53, of Lake Park, died Sunday, November 30, 2008 at her residence. She was born on May 29, 1955 in Brownsville, Texas to the late Mosise and Esther Martinez Torres.Ms. Dehorta is survived by three daughters and two sons in law, Annalita and Roger Miranda, Sylvia Gutierrez, all of Valdosta, Stephanie and Brian Belinski of Pinetta, FL, two...

Wyoline B. Zipperer
Nov 30, 2008
Wyoline B. Zipperer, 90, of Clyattville, died on Sunday, November 30, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on October 14, 1918, in Brunswick, she was the daughter of the late James Fletcher and Leona McDonald Black. Mrs. Zipperer was a member of Clyattville United Methodist Church where she worked with the youth and United Methodist Women. She was also...

Blanche Prescott Lanier
Nov 30, 2008
Blanche Prescott Lanier, daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, teacher, gardener, church woman, artist and a friend to many, died on Sunday, November 30, 2008 at Langdale Hospice House. She was 100 years old and was born on August 27, 1908, the oldest daughter of the late Jesse Plez and Imo Prescott of Lake Park. Mrs. Lanier was a lifelong...