OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Joyce Elizabeth Joyner

Joyce Elizabeth Joyner

Nov 27, 2007

Joyce Joyner, 73, of Brooks County, died Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at 8 a. m. at her residence after a lengthy illness. She was born on October 13, 1934 in Enterprise, AL to the late Frank Augustus and Gladys Lucille Riley Carr. Mrs. Joyner was a homemaker and a member of Providence United Methodist Church.She is survived by her husband...

Ruth Chambers Stowell

Ruth Chambers Stowell

Nov 27, 2007

Ruth Chambers Stowell, 73, of Valdosta died Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on March 15, 1934 in Valdosta to the late William R. Chambers, Sr. and Alice Cherry Chambers. Mrs. Stowell was of the Baptist faith.She is survived by her son, Michael E. Blanton of Valdosta; daughters, Kathy Butts of Valdosta, Martha Stringer...

Rudell H. Spivey

Rudell H. Spivey

Nov 23, 2007

Rudell H. Spivey, 82, of Jennings, FL died Friday, November 23, 2007 at Suwanee Valley Nursing Home. She was born on February 19, 1925 in Ray City to the late Henry Carl and Cloa Bullard Harnage. Mrs. Spivey was of the Pentecostal faith.She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, JoAnn and Richard D. Carter of Lake Park; grandchildren and...

Jacquetta Omsted

Jacquetta Omsted

Nov 23, 2007

JACQUETTA OMSTED, 84, of Valdosta, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister, joyfully went to be with Jesus on Friday, November 23, 2007. She was born and raised in Tampa, Florida, the daughter of the late Ellis and Emma Sloan Simmons. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Lt. Col Kenneth Omsted and her much loved son, Kenny...

Perry Mull

Perry Mull

Nov 22, 2007

Perry Mull, 73, of Valdosta died on Thursday, November 22, 2007. Born on August 15, 1934, in Morganton, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Vester and Lura Mull. Mr. Mull was a retired Master Sergeant from the U. S. Air Force. He had served with the Air Force during the Vietnam Era. He enjoyed helping others and...

Alfred Robert (Robbie) Hardrick

Alfred Robert (Robbie) Hardrick

Nov 22, 2007

ALFRED ROBERT (ROBBIE) HARDRICK, 50, of Valdosta passed away Thursday, November 22, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on February 2, 1957 in Alma, Georgia to Ferrell Smith Hardrick and the late Aldree Alfred Hardrick and had lived in Valdosta for the past twenty one years. Mr. Hardrick was the owner of Hardrick Acoustic Ceilings and had...

Reva Rae Graham

Reva Rae Graham

Nov 21, 2007

Reva Rae Graham, 75, of Ray City, Georgia passed peacefully on Wednesday, November 21, 2007. Born in Bowie, Texas on May 4, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Zola Beer Jones. She was a beloved mother, wife, daughter, Nana, Granny, friend and truly wonderful person. She retired from Civil Service at Moody AFB and spent her...

Dollie Bell Tyson

Dollie Bell Tyson

Nov 19, 2007

DOLLIE BELL TYSON, 88, of Hahira died Monday, November 19, 2007 at her home. She was born on May 17, 1919 in Hahira to the late William Franklin and Ollie Viola Carter Mixon and was a lifelong resident of Hahira. Mrs. Tyson retired after thirty six years of service as a grocery store assistant manager and clerk. She was a...

Michael Synyard

Michael Synyard

Nov 18, 2007

Michael Synyard, 60, of Valdosta died Sunday, November 18, 2007 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Rochester, NY on January 12, 1947 to the late Tom and Myrtle Kenney Synyard. He graduated from Murphy High School where he was the 1964 4A Mile Run State Champion in Track, and he attended Texas A&M from 1965-1967 on a full...

Rick Morgan

Rick Morgan

Nov 17, 2007

Rick Morgan, 49, of Douglas died Saturday, November 17, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on December 27, 1956 in Muscatine, IA to Earel Erwin and Carolyne Jean Conlin. He is survived by his wife, Sherry Morgan of Douglas; daughter and son-in-law, Lacy and Darrell Clevenger; two grandchildren, Dalton and Savanna Clevenger; mother, Carolyne Conlin; sisters, Tina...

Ruth Cole

Ruth Cole

Nov 16, 2007

RUTH COLE, 79, of Bartow, Fla and formerly of Live Oak, Fla. died Friday, November 16, 2007 at her home. She was born on September 1, 1928 in Valentine, Virginia to the late William M. and Elizabeth Drury Seuis and had lived in North Carolina and Florida for many years of her life. She was a member of the Freewill...

Selu Burton May

Selu Burton May

Nov 15, 2007

SELU BURTON (S. B.) MAY, 94, of Valdosta died Thursday, November 15, 2007 at the Fellowship Home. He was born on July 29, 1913 in Stillmore to the late Marvin and Johannah O’Brien May and had lived in Valdosta since 1955. Mr. May was retired from Southern Railway as Trainmaster. He was an active member of the First United Methodist...

Ouida Welch Lee

Ouida Welch Lee

Nov 15, 2007

OUIDA WELCH LEE, 88, of Valdosta departed this life and entered Heaven’s gate at 7:50pm on Thursday, November 15, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on February 22, 1919 in Birmingham, Alabama to the late John Melton and Annie Kemp Welch and had lived in Valdosta for most of her life. Mrs. Lee and her husband the...

Mary Elizabeth Akers

Mary Elizabeth Akers

Nov 14, 2007

Mary Elizabeth Akers, 80, of Lake Park died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, November 14, 2007. She was born on December 1, 1926 in Baileysville, West Virginia to the late Rev. Charles and Alice Tribune Blankenship. Mrs. Akers was a member of the Church of God.Survivors include her son, Joshua Akers, her daughters, Sherry (George) Kremer, Kathy (Tim) Phinney...

Emmett Lamar Kinard

Emmett Lamar Kinard

Nov 14, 2007

E. Lamar Kinard, 63, of Hahira, died Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born on October 18, 1944 in Lanier County to the late Emmett and Nezzie Phillips Kinard. Mr. Kinard was a retired farmer, was a retired maintenance supervisor from Union Tank Car, served in the United States Navy from 1964 until...

Faye J. Brantley

Faye J. Brantley

Nov 13, 2007

FAYE J. BRANTLEY, of Valdosta died Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on January 10, in Lowndes County to the late William Beaveart and Mattie Clyde Peace Jackson and was a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. Mrs. Brantley was an active member of the Redland Baptist Church where she sang in the choir and...

Margaret C. (Peggy) Blair

Margaret C. (Peggy) Blair

Nov 13, 2007

MARGARET C. (PEGGY) BLAIR, 89, of Valdosta died Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born on September 11, 1918 in Quitman to the late Edwin Thomas and Mattilou Spell Culpepper and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Blair was a Baptist. Survivors include her brother, Jack Culpepper of Tenio,...

Mary Jane Simmerman Carter

Mary Jane Simmerman Carter

Nov 12, 2007

Mary Jane Simmerson Carter, 73, of Valdosta, died on Monday, November 12, 2007, after a short illness. She was married to Reginald G. Carter of Valdosta. Funeral services for Mrs. Carter will be held on Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 1 p.m. at the Andersonville National Cemetery. Carson McLane Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be conveyed...

Emory Griffis

Emory Griffis

Nov 8, 2007

Emory “Rusty” Griffis, 57, of Valdosta, died Thursday, November 8, 2007 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Valdosta on January 21, 1950 to the late Emory L. Griffis and Sara Frances Pipkin Griffis Mullins. He co-owned and managed Economy Decorator in Jacksonville, FL. Mr. Griffis loved boating, fishing and cooking out.Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Betsy and...

Barbara Jean Jernigan Armentrout

Barbara Jean Jernigan Armentrout

Nov 7, 2007

Barbara Jean Jernigan Armentrout, 68, of Valdosta passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at the Langdale Hospice House after a seventeen year battle with cancer. She was born on April 14, 1939 in Hahira to the late Thomas Franklin and Frances Iduma Jones Jernigan and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Armentrout was a member of the...

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