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

Myrtle F. Williams
May 8, 2007
Myrtle F. Williams, 73, lifelong resident of Valdosta, died on Sunday, May 6, 2007 at Shands Teaching Hospital in Gainesville. Born in 1933 in Valdosta, she was the daughter of the late Robert F. and Lillie Bradley Faircloth. Myrtle was a legal secretary and of the Baptist faith.Survivors are her husband, Jack Williams of Valdosta; daughter and son-in-law, Cindy Green...

Betty Smith Parker
May 7, 2007
OBITUARY FOR BETTY SMITH PARKERBetty Smith Parker, 83, of Quitman, died Monday, May 7, 2007, at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman following her beloved Jack by six weeks. Born in Chattanooga, TN in 1923 to the late Julius Edward Smith, Sr., and Grace Coker Smith, she had lived in Quitman for the past six years and was formerly of Punta...

James E. Hayden
May 7, 2007
James E. Hayden, Sr., of Madison, FL died at the Suwannee Valley Nursing Home in Jasper, FL on Monday, May 7, 2007 after a lengthy illness. A private family memorial service will be held at Carson McLane Funeral Home at a later date. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online to the family at www.mclanefuneralhome.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home....

Ethel Supp
May 5, 2007
Ethel Supp, 87, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, May 5, 2007 at her residence, after a brief illness. Born in Philadelphia to the late John and Ethel Lutz Tomlinson, she had lived here for the past 29 years. Mrs. Supp was a member of the Park Avenue United Methodist church. She and her husband Pete served for many years on...

E. West Goldwire
May 3, 2007
E. West Goldwire, 72, of Dixie, died Thursday, May 3, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta. He was born on May 25, 1934 in Jacksonville, FL to the late James Ashley Goldwire, Sr. and Jennie Fowler Goldwire. Mr. Goldwire was retired from the United States Army after serving 22 years.He is survived by his wife, LaVerne Goldwire of...

Cathy Lynn Hamm
May 3, 2007
Cathy Lynn Hamm, 44, of Lake Park, died on Thursday, May 3, 2007 at her residence after a lengthy illness. Born in 1963 in Savannah, GA, she was the daughter of the late William Clarence, Jr. and Eleanor Carter Hamm. Cathy was a member of Lake Park United Methodist Church.Survivors include her soul mate, Ralph Lawrie of Lake Park; sister,...

Curtis Harold Bass
May 3, 2007
Curtis Harold Bass, 65 of Valdosta, GA died on Thursday, May 03, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born in 1941 in Prentiss, Jeff Davis County, MS, he was the son of the late Curtis and Macy Jackson Bass. He was the owner and operator of Bass Auto Service and Georgia Fried Chicken Restaurant. Curtis was...

William R. H. (Bill) May
May 1, 2007
William R. H. “Bill” May, of Tallahassee, died of complications from chemotherapy and radiation, Tuesday, May 1, 2007 in Tallahassee. He was born February 5, 1944 in Ardmore, OK. He graduated from Williamsville High School, Williamsville, NY and graduated from Miami University at Oxford, OH, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in printmaking and painting. Bill was in the...

Judy Cole Gilbert
Apr 27, 2007
JUDY COLE GILBERT, 60, of Jonesboro, Georgia and formerly of Brooks County, Georgia died Friday, April 27, 2007 at her daughter’s home after a brief illness. She was born in 1947 in Hahira to the late Frank Tilford, Sr. and Ida Lee Fields Cole. Mrs. Gilbert was employed with the State of Georgia. She was a Baptist and loved to...

Molly Ann Carpenter
Apr 26, 2007
Molly Ann Waldron Carpenter, 85, of Valdosta, died Thursday, April 26, 2007 at her residence after a lengthy illness. She was born on September 22, 1921 in Columbia County, FL to the late James Jethro (Jess) and Myantha Matilda Melton Waldron. Mrs. Carpenter was a homemaker and a member of Prospect Primitive Baptist Church in White Springs, FL.She is survived...

Dorothy Jackson Whitesell
Apr 24, 2007
Dorothy Jackson Whitesell, 94, of Quitman, died at the Brooks County Hospital on Tuesday, April 24, 2007. Born in Camden, New Jersey, in 1912, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Lena Jackson. Mrs. Whitesell was a 1933 graduate of Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Tequesta, Florida. Survivors...

Sally Louise Parks
Apr 24, 2007
Sally Louise Parks, 73, of Cecil died Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at her home. She was born in 1933 in Seville, Florida to the late Mac and Lettie Goodin Connell and had lived in Cook County for many years. Mrs. Parks was a member of the Cecil Baptist Church. She loved children and gospel music.Survivors include two daughters and a...

Dorothy Laree West
Apr 23, 2007
Dorothy (Dot) Sirmans West, 69, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2007 at her home. Born in Lakeland to the late Abb T. & Thelma Conine Sirmans, Mrs. West had been a lifelong resident of this area. She graduated from Lanier County High School in 1955, and played on the basketball and tennis teams there. Mrs. West was...

Vera Williams Peacock
Apr 21, 2007
Vera Williams Peacock, 68, of Nashville, died Saturday, April 21, 2007 at her residence. She was born on March 23, 1939 in Brooks County to the late Elbert Barry and Juanita Spell Williams. Mrs. Peacock was a grocery store cashier.She is survived by her husband, Gene Peacock of Nashville, one daughter, Wanda Peacock of Valdosta, one son and daughter in...

Nona Colson Clayton
Apr 21, 2007
Nona Colson Clayton, 80, of Lake Park, died at her home on Saturday April 21, 2007. Born in Manatee, Florida in 1926, she was the daughter of the late John F. Sr., and Lola Carter Colson. Mrs. Clayton was a member of the Lake Park United Methodist Church, the Eastern Star and Woodman of the World. She retired from Langdale...

Steve Allen Barnes
Apr 19, 2007
STEVE ALLEN BARNES, 52, of Brooks County died Thursday, April 19, 2007. He was born in Valdosta in 1954 to Duck and Jeanie Barnes and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Barnes was a member of Providence United Methodist Church and was employed with Duck Barnes Cleaners. He loved to fish and living in the country.Survivors include his...

Mrs. Vivian Mcilvaine Brannen
Apr 19, 2007
Mrs. Vivian McIlvaine Brannen, 83 of Valdosta, died on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on April 23, 1923 in Woodbury, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late William S. and Reba (Jesse) McIlvaine. She graduated from Western High School, Washington, DC in 1940 and from the University of Maryland Nursing School in 1945....

Virginia Denise Stewart
Apr 18, 2007
Virginia Denise Stewart, 60, of Alapaha died Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at the Bacon County Hospital in Alma, GA after a brief illness. She was born on July 14, 1946 in Lowndes County to the late J. B. Cofield, Sr. and Rudine Allen Cofield. Ms. Stewart was a Cosmetologist at Shirley’s His and Her’s Styling Salon and was a member...

Gail M. Hall
Apr 16, 2007
Mrs. Gail M. Hall, 58, of Hahira died at her residence on Monday, April 16, 2007 following a lengthy illness. She was born in Cook County to the late John S., Sr. and Vesta Williams Mathis. Mrs. Hall was the office manager for Williams Investment Company in Adel and was a member of Bethany Baptist Church.Survivors include her husband, Michael...

Samuel Eugene Merchant, Sr.
Apr 16, 2007
Samuel Eugene Merchant, Sr., 60 of Valdosta, died on Monday, April 16, 2007 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born in 1947 to Katie Nix Hand and the late Lonnie Merchant in Hazelhurst, GA. Mr. Merchant retired from Bellsouth and was of the Baptist faith.Survivors are his son, Samuel E. Merchant, Jr. of Lake Park; daughter, Christie...