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

Kathryn Everett Sapp
Jul 22, 2007
Kathryn Everett Sapp, 75, of Valdosta died Sunday, July 22, 2007 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born in Lowndes County on February 23, 1932 to the late Sam and Stella Linahan Everett and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Sapp was a Methodist and enjoyed feeding her birds. Survivors include two sons and a daughter in...

Paulette Blue
Jul 22, 2007
Paulette Blue (Cupp), passed away early Sunday morning, July 22, 2007. She was born in Framingham, Massachusetts on March 12, 1940 to the parents of Paul David Durgin and Adah Risteen Durgin. She attended Florida State University and attained a bachelor’s degree in nursing and worked in the profession for many years. She lived in Valdosta for twenty seven years...

Flora Ellen Gooden
Jul 21, 2007
FLORA ELLEN GOODEN 61, of Ray City died Saturday, July 21, 2007 at Smith Northview Hospital of a sudden illness. She was born on December 24, 1945 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky to the late Charles Roy and Laura Ellen Crunk and had lived in this area for four years. Mrs. Gooden was a Christian and a member of the Calvary...

Lamar Boll Jackson
Jul 20, 2007
Lamar Boll Jackson, 86, of Valdosta died Friday, July 20, 2007 at her home. She was born on October 17, 1920 in Bessemer, Alabama and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Jackson was a member of the Christ Episcopal Church.Survivors include two daughters and a son in law, Linda J. and John W. Letourneau of Jacksonville, Fla. and...

Paul Laverne Parrish
Jul 18, 2007
Paul L. Parrish, 72, of Ray City, died on Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at his home. Born in Adel on October 8, 1934, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alvin J. Parrish. Mr. Parrish was retired owner of Parrish Monuments. He had served on the Lowndes County Zoning Board of Appeals and was a member of...

Rodney True Nebel
Jul 17, 2007
Rodney True Nebel, 59, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, July 17, 2007, following a year long struggle with cancer. Born in Jefferson City, MO to Dixie Cutler Nebel and the late Emil Harman Nebel, where he attended Jefferson City Public Schools. He graduated from Drury College in Springfield, MO and graduated from Ogeechee Technical College in Statesboro. Formerly of Statesboro,...

Martha E. Brown
Jul 17, 2007
Martha E, Brown, 92, of Valdosta, died Tuesday, July 17, 2007 at the Lake Haven Nursing Home.Services will be held at a later date at the Washington Park East Cemetery in Indianapolis, IN, In lieu of flowers donations may be made to United Hospice or the West End Presbyterian Church of Valdosta. Condolences to the family may be conveyed on...

Ruby Lastinger Davis
Jul 16, 2007
RUBY LASTINGER DAVIS, 83, of Valdosta died peacefully on Monday, July 16, 2007 after a brief illness. She was born on March 23, 1924 in Lowndes County to the late Cauley C. and Rilla Hall Lastinger and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Davis was a member of the Bemiss United Methodist Church and retired from Eckerd Drugs....

Vernon C. Henry
Jul 15, 2007
Vernon C. Henry, 88, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, July 15, 2007, after a short illness. Born in Knoxville, TN to the late John Hammond and Mamie Cox Henry, he lived in Knoxville until he moved to Valdosta in 1950 with the Southern Railway Company. Mr. Henry retired from Southern Railway after 35 years in the early 1980’s. He was...

Glendon Ellsworth Rowland
Jul 15, 2007
Glendon Ellsworth Rowland, 69, of Valdosta died on Sunday, July 15, 2007, at South Georgia Medical Center after a sudden illness. Born on July 31, 1937, to the late Robert Glendon Rowland and Opal Hamilton Rowland he was formerly of Medway, Ohio and worked as a machinist for Hobart. Mr. Rowland had made his home in Valdosta for the past...

Fred Joseph
Jul 14, 2007
Fred Joseph, 92, of Valdosta, died Saturday, July 14, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on April 19, 1915 in Quincy, Massachusetts to the late George and Macrena Abood Joseph. Mr. Joseph was a clothing salesman, a member of St. John’s Catholic Church and the Knight’s of Columbus.Mr. Joseph is survived by his wife, Florence Joseph of...

Harold Edward Summers
Jul 14, 2007
Harold Edward Summers, 31, of Barney, died Saturday, July 14, 2007 at his residence in a house fire. He was born on November 3, 1975 at Moody Air Force Base Hospital to Harold L. and Mary Elizabeth Lewis Summers. Mr. Summers was a carpenter and a member of Barney First Baptist Church.He is survived by his mother, Mary Elizabeth Kerce...

Jeff Bailey
Jul 13, 2007
Jeff (J.F.) Bailey, 82, of Valdosta, died on Friday, July 13, 2007 after a short illness. Born to the late T.J. & Ruby South Bailey in Randolph County, AL and formerly of Roanoke, AL, he has lived in this area for the past 54 years. Mr. Bailey and his son, Franklin, have operated Homes by Bailey for the past 23...

Mary Alice Coppage Nitschke
Jul 13, 2007
MARY ALICE COPPAGE NITSCHKE, 63, of Hahira died Friday, July 13, 2007 at her home. She was born on January 3, 1944 in Lowndes County to the late Roy M. and Bessie Bell Cain Coppage and had lived in this area most of her life. Mrs. Nitschke loved spending time with her grandchildren, the outdoors and fishing. She was a...

Nannie W. Bailey
Jul 12, 2007
Nannie W. Bailey, 91, of Valdosta, died Thursday, July 12, 2007 at her residence. She was born on November 28, 1915 in Riley, Kentucky to the late William Thomas and Leona Allen Wren. Mrs. Bailey was a homemaker.She is survived by one son and daughter in law, Arthur B. Jr. and Dorothy Bowles of Valdosta, one step son, William E....

Annie Earline Suggs
Jul 9, 2007
Annie Earline Suggs, 76, of Mayday, went to be with our Lord on July 9, 2007. She was born January 26, 1931 in Terra Ceia, Manatee County, FL to the late Jesse P. and Bessie Terrell Smith. On June 13, 1948, she married Freeman Suggs at Bethany Baptist Church in Manatee County, FL. In 2007, she and Freeman celebrated their...

Denise Councell
Jul 8, 2007
Denise Councell, 55, of Statenville, died on Sunday, July 8, 2007, at Lake Haven Nursing Home. Born in Edwards, California on October 13, 1951, she was the daughter of the late James and Barbara Farrell Traynor. She was a member of Statenville Church of God. Survivors are her daughter and son in law, Ronda and Bobby Walker of Statenville, sons,...
James Wilbur Carter
Jul 7, 2007
James “Wilbur” Carter, Sr. 70, of Valdosta, died at his residence, Saturday, July 7, 2007. He was born on January 29, 1937 in Valdosta to the late James Hubert & Clyde Evelyn Vann Carter. Mr. Carter was a member of the Lake Park Church of Christ. He was a self-employed truck driver and retired from the Teamsters. He is survived...

Pamela Sewell
Jul 5, 2007
PAMELA SEWELL, 49, of Valdosta died Thursday, July 5, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. She was born on July 18, 1957 in Atlanta and had lived in Valdosta for thirty five years. Ms. Sewell was an administrative assistant with Edward Jones Financial Company and a Catholic.Survivors include her daughter, Crystal Catoe of Suwanee, GA., her...

Julian Hardy Becton
Jul 5, 2007
Julian Hardy Becton, 78, passed away Thursday, July 5, 2007 after a lengthy illness. He was born on January 23, 1929 in Valdosta to the late James Riley and Annie Jewel Barwick Becton. He was a veteran of U.S. Air Force. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 33 years. He was an avid wood worker and loved working...