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

Al Slocum
May 28, 2007
Al Slocum, 73, of Milledgeville, died on Monday, May 28, 2007, at Ocoee Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born in New Smyrna Beach, Florida in 1933 he was the son of the late Loyd and McRay Slocum. Mr. Slocum served with the U. S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. He loved to fish. Survivors are a special friend, Sara...

Louis Nathey
May 26, 2007
The good Lord called the light of our life, Louis Nathey, 54, of Ray City home Saturday May 26, 2007. Louis was the most wonderful and considerate best friend, husband, and dad that anyone on this earth would or could ever ask for. With a lifetime of love, bondment, two hearts joined to one that will remain in wife and...

Betty Lorraine Griffin
May 25, 2007
BETTY L. GRIFFIN, 68, of Morven died Friday, May 25, 2007 at the Triad Nursing Home in Lumber City. She was born in 1938 in Tilsonburg, Ontario Canada to the late George, Sr. and Gladys Gould and had lived in Brooks County for many years. Mrs. Griffin was a member of the Morven Church of God.Survivors include a daughter, Linda...

Shanna Marie Fesler
May 24, 2007
Shanna Marie Fesler, 20, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, May 24, 2007 at her residence. She was born in 1986 in Adel. Shanna came into this world with a very challenging life, but always seemed to enjoy her own quality of life. She was surrounded with love by her family and nurses. She was a strong fighter and very determined....

Clinton Noah Guest
May 23, 2007
Clinton Noah Guest, 45, of Hahira, died Wednesday, May 23, 2007 in Delray Beach, FL. He was born on July 27, 1961 in Hahira to the late Noah Guest Jr. and Dorothy Simpson Guest. Mr. Guest was a truck driver.He is survived by his mother, Dorothy Simpson Guest of Hahira, two daughters, Maranda Guest of Hahira and Dottie Guest of...

Estherleen Grainger Renfroe
May 23, 2007
Estherleen Grainger Renfroe, 83, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, May 23, 2007, in Nashville, Georgia. Born in Conway, South Carolina, in 1923, she was the daughter of the late Joseph L. and Ruth Lee Graham Grainger. She was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church and Woodman of the World. Survivors are her sons and daughters in law, Calvin and Belinda...

Betty Sue Grant Martin
May 23, 2007
Betty Sue Grant Martin, 82, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at Holly Hill Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. She was born on December 16, 1924 in Lowndes County to the late Wiley Cleveland and Eunice Clyde Davis Grant. Mrs. Martin was a retired homemaker and a charter member of Park Avenue United Methodist Church and the Christian...

James Lewis Bramblett
May 22, 2007
JAMES LEWIS BRAMBLETT, 76, of Morven died Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman after a lengthy illness. He was born in Gordon County, Georgia to the late Willie Andrew and Earl Dean Bramblett and had lived in Brooks County for many years. Mr. Bramblett was a Methodist and owned and operated Bramblett Land Clearing and Pond...

Betty Hamby
May 22, 2007
Betty Hamby, 84, of Hahira, died on Tuesday, May 22, 2007, at Fellowship Home in Brooks County after a long illness. Born in Sandersville, GA in 1922, she was the daughter of the late Fuller and Ada Jones Morris. Mrs. Hamby was a homemaker and a member of the Kinderlou Church of God.She was preceded in death on Saturday, May...

Avalene Teems
May 21, 2007
Avalene Teems, 79 of Lake Park, died on Monday, May 21, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born in 1928 in Bartow County, she was the daughter of the late Clark and Clara Bell Bennett Towe. She was a seamstress having worked for Taylors Clothing, Trippingers Clothiers and later from her home. She loved to work...

Ferrell O. Hamby
May 19, 2007
Ferrell O. Hamby, 91, of Hahira, died on Saturday, May 19, 2007, at Fellowship Home in Brooks County after a long illness. Born in Boaz, Alabama in 1915, he was the son of the late William Calvin “Callie”, Sr. and Martha Louella Vann Hamby. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. For many years...

Jack Norman Martin
May 19, 2007
Jack N. Martin, 55, of Hahira, died Saturday, May 19, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta. He was born on December 8, 1951 in Hahira to the late Homer and Alma Martin. Jack was a construction worker.He is survived by four sons, Jack Steven Martin of Ferndale, Washington, Jack Keith Martin of Reidsville, NC, Abraham Martin and Wade...

Nona Hunter Wright
May 16, 2007
Nona Hunter Wright, 87, formerly of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at Spalding Regional Hospital in Griffin. Born in 1919, in Lowndes County, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Hansel and Cornelia Ethel Williams Albritton. She retired from what was formerly known as First Union Bank as an accounting clerk and was a member of Park...

Doris Hewitt Budd
May 15, 2007
Doris Hewitt Budd of Valdosta, died on May 15, 2007 at the age of 85 in Athens, Georgia after a lengthy illness. She was born September 28, 1921 in Lake Butler, Florida. She was preceded in death by her parents Tom and Henrietta Hewitt, of Valdosta, her sister and brother-in-law Evelyn and Duval Larus of Naylor, and her husband Roger...

Corinna Griffin Phillips
May 15, 2007
Corinna Griffin Phillips, 91, of Valdosta died suddenly on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at the Memorial Convalescent Home in Adel. She was born on July 3, 1915 in Coolidge to the late Stephen and Lena Green Griffin and had lived in Valdosta since 1988. Mrs. Phillips was a former resident of College Park, Georgia where she worked as buyer for...

Sue Harrell
May 14, 2007
Sue Harrell, 78, of Lakeland, died on Monday, May 14, 2007, at Smith Northview Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in Fitzgerald in 1928, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Polly Louise Tucker Kilcrease. Mrs. Harrell was associated with Tupperware for many years. She attended Lake Park Church of God. Survivors are her husband, Dred Harrell of...

Hubert "Buddy" Taylor
May 11, 2007
Hubert “Buddy” Taylor, 77, died Saturday, May 11, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Lynchburg, VA in 1929 to the late Robert and Elizabeth Taylor and had lived in Valdosta since 1981. Mr. Taylor retired from a career in the US Air Force and had served during the Korean Conflict and Viet-Nam Era. He was a...

Myrtle Lee Arnold
May 10, 2007
MYRTLE LEE ARNOLD, 82, of Valdosta died Thursday, May 10, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in 1924 in Plant City, Florida to the late Elias and Effie Rowell Ray and had lived in Lowndes County for many years. Mrs. Arnold retired as a nurses aide from South Georgia Medical Center and enjoyed sewing. She was a...

Lionel Lafoye Pipkin
May 9, 2007
Lionel LaFoye Pipkin, 71, of Valdosta passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at his home. He was born in 1935 in Tifton to the late Oscar and Evelyn Evers Pipkin and had lived in Valdosta since January of 1973. Mr. Pipkin retired in 1998 from Marketing Specialist. He was a member of the Forrest Street Church of God and his...

Lillie Fowler Smith Glisson
May 9, 2007
Lillie Fowler Smith Glisson, 81, of Quitman, died on Wednesday, May 09, 2007, at Lake Haven Nursing Home in Valdosta after a lengthy illness. She was born on October 6, 1925 in Wedowee, Alabama to the late William & Lina Fowler. Later in 1961 she moved to Valdosta, Georgia. While in Valdosta she worked with Harvey’s Supermarket for 30 plus...