OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Margaret Ann White

Margaret Ann White

Apr 9, 2007

Margaret Ann White, 20, of Atlanta and formerly Valdosta, died on Monday, April 9, 2007. Born in Dublin, GA, to Robert A. White and Susan K. McDonald, she grew up in Valdosta before moving to Atlanta in 2002. The granddaughter of Ernest and Marjorie McDonald of Valdosta and Raney and the late Don White of Cecil and formerly of Valdosta,...

Robert Martin Barrales

Robert Martin Barrales

Apr 9, 2007

Robert Martin Barrales, 59, of Valdosta died on Monday, April 9, 2007, at his residence after a brief illness. He is the son of the late Ramon Martin and Bunnie Louise Blanton Barrales. He was a member of the Park Avenue United Methodist Church and attended the First Baptist Church of Lake Park. Survivors include his brother and sister-in-law, Paul...

Wilma T. Blackmon

Wilma T. Blackmon

Apr 9, 2007

Wilma T. Blackmon, 75, of Hahira, died on Monday, April 9, 2007 at her residence after a lengthy illness. Born in Hahira, to the late Hobson K. and Louise Tomlinson, she had been a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Blackmon worked for Queen Carpet Manufacturing Plant in Valdosta and retired there after over 30 years of service. She also...

Pearl Bennett Dozier

Pearl Bennett Dozier

Apr 7, 2007

Pearl Bennett Dozier, 67 of Valdosta, died on Saturday, April 07, 2007 at her residence after a brief illness. Born on January 23, 1940 in Stockton, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Mary Magdalene Lightsey Bennett. Pearl was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.Survivors are her son, Gary Pace of Valdosta; daughter, Kathy Holbert of Valdosta;...

Dr. Joan W. Futch

Dr. Joan W. Futch

Apr 7, 2007

Joan W. Futch, Ed.D., RN, 63 of Valdosta, died Saturday, April 7, 2007. She was born in 1943 in Sparks, to the late Lory & Bessie Williams, and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Dr. Futch was retired from the Valdosta State University College of Nursing and worked for Hospice of South Georgia. Dr. Futch received her Ed.D. from...

Joseph Adam Mcsween

Joseph Adam Mcsween

Apr 6, 2007

Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph Adam McSween, 26, of Valdosta, GA, formerly of York, NE, died April 6th from enemy action while conducting combat operations near Kirkuk, Iraq. Adam was assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, a highly trained unit who has expertise in identifying explosive materials and rendering them safe. Petty Officer McSween will receive the Bronze...

Richard Earl Dickert

Richard Earl Dickert

Apr 4, 2007

RICHARD EARL DICKERT, 58 of Pinetta, Florida died Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at his home. He was born on April 28, 1948 in Columbia, South Carolina to Margie Boatwright Dickert and the late Earl Meetze Dickert, Jr. He graduated from A. C. Flora High School and Midland Technical College in Columbia, South Carolina. Mr. Dickert enlisted in the United States...

Alphia Jeanette Massey

Alphia Jeanette Massey

Apr 3, 2007

Jeanette Massey Obit for Family to proofAlphia Jeanette Massey, 58, of Valdosta, died Tuesday, April 3, 2007 in Marietta. Born on July 13, 1948, in Valdosta, she was the daughter of the late Terrell Edward and Louise Gay Massey. Jeanette was a retired hotel manager and had managed the Big 7 on Highway 84.Survivors are her son and daughter-in-law, Lee...

Floyd Lee Parker

Floyd Lee Parker

Apr 3, 2007

Floyd Lee Parker, 68, of Adel, died Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at Memorial Convalescent Center after a lengthy illness. He was born in Irwin County on November 2, 1938 to the late Robert Lonnie and Leila Watson Parker. Mr. Parker owned and operated Valdosta Radio and TV.He is survived by two sons and daughters in law, Cam and Sarah Parker...

Evelyn Fender

Evelyn Fender

Apr 2, 2007

Evelyn Fender, 71, of Lake Park, died on Monday, April 2, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center after a sudden illness. Mrs. Fender had lived in this area for 53 years and was formerly of Fitzgerald. Born on June 25, 1935 in Ben Hill County, she was the daughter of the late Jessie and Beatrice West Young. She was a...

Teresa Phillips

Teresa Phillips

Apr 1, 2007

Teresa Phillips, 36, of Lake Park, died on Sunday, April 1, 2007 at Lake Haven Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Teresa was born on October 18, 1970 in Lowndes County to Joyce McLeod Phillips and the late William R. Phillips. She was a server for Shoney’s and attended the Lake Park Church of God. She is survived by her...

Ray Earl Cumrine

Ray Earl Cumrine

Mar 30, 2007

RAY EARL CUMRINE of Valdosta was born in Danville, Illinois on October 31, 1920, the son of the late Oscar Cumrine and Mildred Reeder Cumrine. He graduated from Danville High School and attended business school. After a period of working as a photographer, operating a photo finishing business and related photographic activities, he joined the Army in June, 1940. He...

Elmer William Gustav Pieplow

Elmer William Gustav Pieplow

Mar 29, 2007

ELMER WILLIAM GUSTAV PIEPLOW, 92, of Valdosta died Thursday, March 29, 2007 at his home. He was born on June 4, 1914 in Elberta, Alabama to the late Charles Frederick and Emma Vollrath Pieplow and had lived in Fairview Park, Ohio before moving to Valdosta in July of 2002. In Ohio he was a Bethel Bible teacher and had been...

William Robert (Bobby) Van Ausdall

William Robert (Bobby) Van Ausdall

Mar 29, 2007

William Robert (Bobby) Van Ausdall, 78, of Twin Lakes, GA, died on Thursday, March 29, 2007 at South Georgia Medical in Valdosta. Born on January 31, 1929 in Dwight, IL, he was the son of the late William Roy and Ina Van Ausdall. His family moved to Twin Lakes in 1936 where Bobby lived the last 72 years of his...

Mollie Layton Lewis

Mollie Layton Lewis

Mar 28, 2007

MOLLIE LAYTON LEWIS, 80, of Valdosta died Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on February 27, 1927 in Naylor to the late Albert and Bama Wetherington Layton and had lived in San Diego, California before returning to Lowndes County several years ago. Mrs. Lewis was retired from the meat industry and was a Baptist.Survivors...

Jack Dies Parker

Jack Dies Parker

Mar 27, 2007

Jack Dies Parker, 82, of Quitman, died on Tuesday, March 27, 2007, at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. Born in Chattanooga, TN in 1924 to the late Elijah Munsey Parker and Cora Dies Parker, he had lived in Quitman for the past six years and was formerly of Punta Gorda, FL and Marietta. Mr. Parker and his wife were charter...

Robert (Bob) Mackey

Robert (Bob) Mackey

Mar 26, 2007

Robert (Bob) Mackey, 73, of Valdosta died at his residence on Monday, March 26, 2007 following a lengthy illness. Born in Martins Ferry, Ohio to the late Ernest and Mary Hercules Mackey, he worked in the container industry and was retired from the Federal Packaging Corporation. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Mr. Mackey was also...

Bessie Mae Keel Mclean

Bessie Mae Keel Mclean

Mar 26, 2007

Bessie Mae Keel McLean, 96, of Hahira, died on Sunday, March 25, 2007 at her residence after a lengthy illness. Born in Toombs County, in 1910 to the late Irvin Franklin and Rosa Mae Keel, she had lived in this area for the past 80 years. Mrs. McLean was a homemaker and a member of Bethany Baptist Church.Survivors include a...

Leland L. Robinson

Leland L. Robinson

Mar 26, 2007

LELAND L. ROBINSON, 80, of Hahira died Monday, March 26, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Kendrick, Florida on February 26, 1927 to the late Joseph Carl and Flonnie Bell Harris Robinson and had lived Hahira and Roswell, New Mexico before returning to Hahira in 2003. Mr. Robinson was a veteran of the United States Navy...

Billy West Coppage

Billy West Coppage

Mar 25, 2007

Billy West Coppage, 71, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, March 25, 2007, at Shand’s in Gainesville, Florida from a sudden illness. Born in Hahira, on February 16, 1936, he was the son of the late Lessie and Maudie Biggles. Mr. Coppage was a retired U.S. Air Force MSGT. He was a member of the Forrest Park Church of Christ. Survivors...

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