OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Agnes Turner Dorch Mcdade

Agnes Turner Dorch Mcdade

Jul 3, 2007

AGNES TURNER DORCH McDADE, 81, of Valdosta died Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home. She was born in Valdosta on April 21, 1926 to the late Jimmy Walter and Amanda Duke Turner and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mrs. McDade was a member of Faith Baptist Church and retired from Strickland Cotton Mills. Survivors include a...

Phyllis Kay Ladrow Fletcher

Phyllis Kay Ladrow Fletcher

Jul 3, 2007

PHYLLIS KAY LADROW FLETCHER, 59, of Valdosta died Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at her home after a brief illness. She was born on February 8, 1948 in Valdosta to the late Joseph G. and Mildred Allen Ladrow and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Fletcher was an active member and worker of the First Baptist Church Lake Park....

Elizabeth Faye Johnson

Elizabeth Faye Johnson

Jun 29, 2007

Elizaabeth (Faye) Garner Johnson, 67, of Lake Park, died Friday, June 29, 2007, at her residence after a lengthy illness. She was the daughter of the late Fredrick N. and Allie Culpepper Garner. She had retired from the Lake Park Elementary School System as a Para-Professional. She was a member of the Corinth Baptist Church. Survivors include one daughter and...

Jessie Margaret Holton

Jessie Margaret Holton

Jun 27, 2007

Jessie Holton, 97, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at Heritage House Nursing Home. She was born on August 11, 1909 in Lowndes County to the late James William and Lilla Virginia Hardee Barrett. Mrs. Holton was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday school for many years.She is survived by...

Addis W. Crowe

Addis W. Crowe

Jun 27, 2007

Addis W. Crowe, 88, of Valdosta died Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman after a short illness. She was born on August 6, 1918 in Miller County, Georgia to the late James S. and Minnie Newberry Wacaser and had lived in Valdosta since 1955. Upon graduating from Miller County High School she attended Georgia State Women’s...

Romie Croft Hart

Romie Croft Hart

Jun 26, 2007

Romie Croft Hart, 81, of Valdosta died Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on November 19, 1925, in Miami, FL to the late Ira and Josephine Griffin Croft. Mrs. Hart was a member of Faith Chapel in Jasper, FL. She was a dedicated wife, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother.She is survived by two...

Jackie Joe Cecil

Jackie Joe Cecil

Jun 25, 2007

Jackie Joe (Jack) Cecil, 58, of Valdosta, died on Monday, June 25, 2007 at his residence. Born in Orlando, Florida, on May 3, 1949 he was a Registered Nurse and had worked with Valdosta Correctional Institute and Greenleaf. He was a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran and was a recipient of two Purple Hearts. He was a member of New Life...

Stephen Thomas Orr

Stephen Thomas Orr

Jun 23, 2007

Stephen Thomas Orr, (Oreskovic) 94 years old, of Valdosta, Georgia, died on Saturday, June 23, 2007, after a period of declining health. He was the oldest son of Martin and Mary Oreskovic; born in Menominee Falls, Wisconsin. His wife, Verna Irene Orr preceded him in death in 1999. Affectionately known as Gramps by his family and friends, Mr. Orr had...

Lillian Hill Paulk

Lillian Hill Paulk

Jun 22, 2007

Lillian Hill Paulk, 83, of Valdosta, died on Friday, June 22, 2007, at her home. Born in Chula, Georgia on December 9, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Ross and Jessie Irene Hill. Mrs. Paulk was a telephone operator and was retired from Southern Bell Telephone Company. She was a member of Brushy Creek Baptist Church in...

James Daniel (Dan) Salter

James Daniel (Dan) Salter

Jun 21, 2007

JAMES DANIEL (DAN) SALTER, 53, of Brooks County, Georgia died Thursday, June 21, 2007. He was a lifelong resident of this area and a Baptist. Mr. Salter enjoyed fishing and playing golf.Survivors include his wife, Mary Ellen Salter of Brooks County, a son, Richard Hubbard, Sr. of Lake Park, a grandson, Richard Hubbard of Thomaston, his parents, Louis and Evelyn...

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...

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...

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,...

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...