OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

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...

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...

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...

Robert Allen Tillman

Robert Allen Tillman

Jun 3, 2007

Robert Allen Tillman, 53, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, June 3, 2007, at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Adel to the late Homer and Madis Asbell Tillman he was formerly of Moultrie and had made his home in Lowndes County for the past 12 years. Mr. Tillman worked for Rountree Construction and was a truck...

Albert Thornton

Albert Thornton

Jun 3, 2007

Albert Thornton, Sr., 73, of Lake Park, died at his home on Sunday, June 3, 2007 after a lengthy illness. Born in 1933 he was the son of the late Oscar and Annie Mathis Thornton. Mr. Thornton was a retired Logger. He was a member of Statenville Church of God. Survivors are his wife, Clair Thornton, son and daughter in...

Robert Milton O'Connor, Jr.

Robert Milton O'Connor, Jr.

Jun 3, 2007

Robert Milton O’Connor, Jr., 75 of Valdosta and formerly of Oxon Hill, Maryland passed away on Sunday, June 3, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. Bob was born on August 28, 1931 in Washington, DC to the late Robert Milton, Sr. and Alice Mae Brown O’Connor. He proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean...

Bobby Futch

Bobby Futch

Jun 3, 2007

Bobby Futch, 60, of Valdosta, died Sunday, June 3, 2007, at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born in Live Oak, Florida, the son of the late Jacob and Vera Futch. Formerly of Hinesville, Mr. Futch had worked for several years at Gold Kist and then Trus-Joist, West Hill Bait & Tackle as well as Shans Bait &...

Coma Leona Walker

Coma Leona Walker

Jun 1, 2007

Coma Leona Walker, 90, of Sugar Land, TX passed away Friday, June 1, 2007 at the Houston Hospice Care Center in Houston, TX after a brief illness. She was born in Hahira, GA to the late Lude Lehman and Lena Cribbs Lehman. Mrs Walker was formerly of Valdosta, GA. A loving homemaker and a woman of strong faith. She was...

Deborah Anne Bruck

Deborah Anne Bruck

May 30, 2007

Deborah Anne “Debbie” Bruck, 47, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, at South Georgia Medical Center. Miss Bruck was born in Valdosta and was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Survivors are her mother, Rosemary Bruck of Valdosta and an aunt and uncle, Pat and Barbara O’Leary of Romeoville, Illinois. Services will be held on...

Kennon Carroll Stephens

Kennon Carroll Stephens

May 30, 2007

Kennon Carroll Stephens, 77, of Lowndes County died Sunday, May 27, 2007 at home. He was born in Lowndes County in 1929 to the late Fred Herbert and Lorene Blanche Hooker Stephens and was lifelong resident of Lowndes County. Mr. Stephens was a Baptist, loved catching and eating fish and being with his family.Survivors include two sons and a daughter...

Janice Lovoll

Janice Lovoll

May 29, 2007

Janice Lovoll, 65, of Valdosta and formerly of Michigan, died on Tuesday, May 29, 2007, at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born in 1941 in Lansing, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Elanora Main. Mrs. Lovoll was a homemaker and a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Survivors are her husband,...

Ginger Parr Johnson

Ginger Parr Johnson

May 28, 2007

Ginger Parr Johnson, 50, of Nashville, died suddenly on Monday, May 28, 2007, at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville. Mrs. Johnson was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1957, the daughter of the late Ruby Gladys Keen and Virgil H. Parr, Jr. She had made her home in Berrien County for the past 30 years. She was a homemaker and a...