OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Mary Kathryn King

Mary Kathryn King

Jun 21, 2007

Mary Kathryn Randall King, 80, of Statenville, Georgia died at 6:30 a.m. on June 21, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta. She was born on March 28, 1927, in Ottumwa, Iowa to Elmer Ernest and Adella May Laughhead Randall. She married Max E. King on July 18, 1946, in Ottumwa, Iowa. They were married for 36 years before his...

J. T. Southall

J. T. Southall

Jun 21, 2007

J. T. “Brother” Southall, Jr. of Valdosta, died on Thursday, June 21, 2007, at his home after a lengthy illness. Son of the late J.T. Sr, and Mary Willis Southall he was born in Lowndes County on February 19, 1938. Mr. Southall was a farmer. Survivors are his wife, Carolyn M. Southall of Valdosta, a daughter, Pam Southall of Hahira,...

Dorothy "Dot" Lloyd

Dorothy "Dot" Lloyd

Jun 21, 2007

Dorothy “Dot” Lloyd, 83, of Valdosta died at Lakehaven Nursing Home on Thursday, June 21, 2007. Born in 1924, in Quitman, she was the daughter of the late Rachel Nobles and Ronald Houston Greene.She had made her home in Valdosta for the past 53 years and was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene. Survivors are her daughter...

Lanny Henderson

Lanny Henderson

Jun 20, 2007

Lanny Henderson, 66, of Valdosta died at his home on Wednesday, June 20, 2007. A memorial service will be held on Friday June 22, 2007, at 2 p.m. at the Carson McLane Funeral Home. Condolences may be conveyed online at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602

Joseph Gombas, Jr.

Joseph Gombas, Jr.

Jun 18, 2007

Joseph Gombas, Jr., 77, of Valdosta died Monday, June 18, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. He was born in Linden, New Jersey to the late Joseph and Judith Gombas and was a graduate of Linden High School in Linden, NJ. He was preceded in death by his brother, Martin Gombas and his sister, Rose Gombas....

Donald Lee Nestler

Donald Lee Nestler

Jun 17, 2007

DONALD LEE NESTLER, 81, of Hahira died Sunday, June 17, 2007 at the Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville after a sudden illness. He was born in 1926 in MaComb, Illinois to the late Paul and Marguerite Setterdahl Nestler. Mr. Nestler was a supervisor with the Veterans Administration and a Lutheran. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force...

Gary Wayne Davis

Gary Wayne Davis

Jun 17, 2007

Gary Wayne Davis, 41, of Northport, Alabama, died on June 17, 2007. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 21, 2007, in the chapel of the Carson McLane Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Reverend Wayne Robertson will officiate. Burial will follow at Cat Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 1 p.m....

George E. Dallas

George E. Dallas

Jun 16, 2007

George E. Dallas, 89, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, June 16, 2007, at his residence following a lengthy illness. Born in Manchester, NH to the late Gus George and Astasia Badalas. Mr. Dallas grew up in Clearwater Beach, FL before moving with his family to High Point, NC where he attended and graduated from the University of North Carolina and...

Carolyn Ingram Teate

Carolyn Ingram Teate

Jun 15, 2007

Carolyn Ingram Teate, 72, of Valdosta died Friday, June 15, 2007 at Lakehaven Nursing home after an extended illness. She was born in Brooks County on November 1, 1934 to the late Eugene L. & Julia Ellenberg Jordan. She was a member of Providence United Methodist Church. She was a loving wife and mother and also worked as a home...

Wayne Wesley Webb

Wayne Wesley Webb

Jun 14, 2007

Wayne Webb, 70, of Hahira, died Thursday, June 14, 2007. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday, June 18, 2007 at eleven a. m. at Shiloh Cemetery. Visitation will be from four until six p. m. Sunday at the Martin McLane Funeral Home in Hahira. Condolences may be conveyed online at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Martin McLane Funeral Home Funeral Home: Martin/McLane Funeral...

Charles Evan Hall

Charles Evan Hall

Jun 13, 2007

CHARLES EVAN HALL, 63, of Hahira died Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at the VA Medical Center in Lake City, Florida. He was born in Lenox, Georgia on June 24, 1943 to the late Harvey Jordan and Ruth Virginia McCall Hall and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Hall was a building materials salesman and a veteran of the...

Reva Elliott Dowling

Reva Elliott Dowling

Jun 11, 2007

REVA ELLIOTT DOWLING, 79, of Barney died Monday, June 11, 2007 at her daughter’s home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Dowling was born on November 27, 1927 in Morven, Georgia to the late James Edward and Willie Alice Joyce Elliott. She was a member of the Campground Methodist Church in Morven and retired from Valdosta Hardware as the bookkeeper. Mrs....

Shuckie Overton Acton

Shuckie Overton Acton

Jun 11, 2007

Shuckie Jane Overton Acton, 59, of Valdosta, died June 11, 2007, at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in Cherokee, OK to the late Marion & Phoebe Overton. She was raised in Altus, Ok, where she graduated from Altus High School. Mrs. Acton received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts...

Alexis Nichole Lucero

Alexis Nichole Lucero

Jun 10, 2007

Alexis Nichole Lucero, infant daughter of Michael & Allison Cockerham Lucero of Valdosta, died June 10, 2007 at Smith Northview Hospital. Funeral service is scheduled for Friday, June 15, 2007 at 2 p.m. in the Heritage Room of Carson McLane Funeral Home. Condolences can be conveyed to the family on the obituary page at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home Funeral...

Ada C. Godfrey

Ada C. Godfrey

Jun 9, 2007

Ada C. Godfrey, 86, of Valdosta, died Saturday, June 9, 2007, at her residence after a short illness.She was born in Greenville County, SC to the late Enoch & Ada Cooley Cothran. Mrs. Godfrey was a member of the Bemiss Road Baptist Church. She partnered in ministry with her husband who started seven churches in South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia...

Betty Sue Cranford Hawkins

Betty Sue Cranford Hawkins

Jun 8, 2007

Betty Sue Cranford Hawkins, 73, of Valdosta, died on Friday, June 8, 2007, at Heritage House Nursing Home. Born on September 13, 1934, in New York, New York, she was the daughter of the late Col. Tom G. and Catherine Pendleton Cranford. Mrs. Hawkins was an LPN in the 1960’s and was working on her RN Degree when she suffered...

Eunice Wade Williams

Eunice Wade Williams

Jun 8, 2007

Eunice Wade Williams, 86, of Valdosta died Friday, June 8, 2007 at Fellowship Home. She was born on February 9, 1921 in Lake Park to the late William Hannibal and Estelle Carter Wade and was a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. Mrs. Williams was a member of the First Christian Church and retired from sales at Sears.Survivors include her son...

Russell Wayne Neesmith

Russell Wayne Neesmith

Jun 8, 2007

RUSSELL WAYNE NeeSMITH, 55, of Hahira died Friday, June 8, 2007 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Gainesville, Florida. He was born on August 23, 1951 in Lyons, Georgia to Joyce Inez Tomlin NeeSmith and the late Edward Russell NeeSmith and had lived in Hahira since 1995. Mr. NeeSmith was a GEO Surveyor and veteran of the United States Air...

John Allen Byrd

John Allen Byrd

Jun 6, 2007

John Allen Byrd, 87, of Valdosta died Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at home. He was born on July 20, 1919 in New Brockton, Alabama to the late James B. and Elizabeth Lamons Byrd. Mr. Byrd was retired from Owens-Illinois, a member of the Redland Baptist Church and a member of St. John the Baptist Masonic Lodge #184. During the World...

Gilberto Leon

Gilberto Leon

Jun 6, 2007

GILBERTO LEON, 57, of Lake Park died Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at 3pm, Tuesday, June 12, 2007 in the chapel of McLane Lakewood Funeral Home in Lake Park with interment to follow in the Lake Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 2pm until service time at the...

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