OBITUARIES

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

Emma Geraldine Head Hood

Emma Geraldine Head Hood

Dec 23, 2006

Emma Geraldine Hood, 77 of Valdosta, died on Saturday, December 23, 2006 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. Born on February 16, 1929 in Experiment, GA, she was the daughter of the late William Benjamin and Beatrice Buelah Berry Head. She previously worked as a Stock Clerk at the Fort Gillem Army Base and was a member of the Assembly...

Tommy Edwin Corbett

Tommy Edwin Corbett

Dec 23, 2006

Tommy Edwin Corbett, 57 of Jennings, died on Saturday, December 23, 2006 at his residence. Born on August 22, 1949 in Valdosta, he was the son of Lois Culpepper Corbett of Lake Park and the late Bryant Corbett. Mr. Corbett was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather who loved farming. He enjoyed traveling, quail hunting and fishing with his grandchildren.Survivors...

Raymond Earl Yand

Raymond Earl Yand

Dec 22, 2006

Raymond Earl Yand, 41, of Lake Park, died suddenly at his home on Friday, December 22, 2006. Born in Tampa, Florida, on January 18, 1965 he had made his home in Echols County for the past 11 years. He was employed with Bathcraft and attended Antioch Baptist Church. Raymond loved life and enjoyed making people happy. Raymond’s kind and humble...

Raymond Earl Yand

Raymond Earl Yand

Dec 22, 2006

Raymond Earl Yand, 41, of Lake Park, died suddenly at his home on Friday, December 22, 2006. Born in Tampa, Florida, on January 18, 1965 he had made his home in Echols County for the past 11 years. He was employed with Bathcraft and attended Antioch Baptist Church. Raymond loved life and enjoyed making people happy. Raymond’s kind and humble...

Billy Earl Slaughter

Billy Earl Slaughter

Dec 21, 2006

BILLY EARL SLAUGHTER, 71, of Hahira died Thursday, December 21, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born in Panama City, Florida on January 26, 1935 to the late Henry Clayton Slaughter and Willie Mae Yates Slaughter. Mr. Slaughter was a retired welder and pipefitter and a veteran of the United States Air Force. He...

Annie Latrelle Warren Brown

Annie Latrelle Warren Brown

Dec 19, 2006

ANNIE LATRELLE WARREN BROWN, 66 of Valdosta died Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Nashville on May 18, 1940 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Pleasant Joseph Warren and had lived in this area for many years. Mrs. Brown was a member of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church and was a retired from nurse...

Eleanor Jarvis Reinhardt

Eleanor Jarvis Reinhardt

Dec 19, 2006

ELEANOR JARVIS REINHARDT, 85, of Valdosta died Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at her home. She was born in Wales England to the late Evan and Oame Jarvis. Mrs. Reinhardt was a retired restaurant manager and a Methodist. She served in the military in the Womens Auxilliary in Wales England.Survivors include her three children, David Reinhardt of Beaumont, TX., William Reinhardt...

Mary Simmons Page

Mary Simmons Page

Dec 19, 2006

Mary Simmons Page, 74 of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at her residence after a lengthy illness. Born on November 15, 1932 in Alamo, GA, she was the daughter of the late William L. and Sally Ryals Simmons. She was a Christian. Survivors are her husband, James Thomas Page, Jr. of Valdosta, daughters and sons-in-law, Valerie Joan and...

Lola Lovette White

Lola Lovette White

Dec 18, 2006

Lola Lovette White, 98 of Valdosta since 1980, died on Monday, December 18, 2006 at Berrien Nursing Center after a short illness. Born on August 16, 1908 in Frisco City (formerly Jones Mill), AL, she was the daughter of the late Lemual and Julia Roberson Lovette and the widow of Hurston William White. She was a homemaker and a member...

Mae Cochran New

Mae Cochran New

Dec 17, 2006

Mae Cochran New, 84, of Valdosta, went to be with her Lord after a long illness on Sunday, December 17, 2006 at her son’s residence in Raleigh, NC. She was born in Gainesville, GA on October 13, 1922 to the late William Vassie and Katherine Pearl Pinson Cochran and the widow of the late Jimmy New of Valdosta. Mrs. New...

Mae Cochran New

Mae Cochran New

Dec 17, 2006

Mae Cochran New, 84, of Valdosta, died Sunday, December 17, 2006 at her son’s residence in Raleigh, NC. She was born in Gainesville, GA on October 13, 1922 to the late William Vassie and Katherine Pearl Pinson Cochran. Mrs. New was a homemaker and a member of Crossroads Baptist Church. She is survived by three sons and two daughters in...

Benie Newsom Ezell

Benie Newsom Ezell

Dec 15, 2006

Benie Newsom Ezell, 97, of Valdosta, died Friday, December 15, 2006. She was born in Lowndes County on December 16, 1908 to the late Annanias and Sallie Swilley Newsom. Mrs. Ezell was a homemaker, a member of Corinth Baptist Church and a member of the Eastern Star. She is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Alexander (Tomie) Ezell, Jr.She...

W. E. Raines

W. E. Raines

Dec 15, 2006

W. E. Raines, 94, lifelong resident of Valdosta, died on Friday, December 15, 2006, at Lake Haven Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Born in Lakeland on June 7, 1912, he was the son of the late Henry Edward and Liddie “Loddie” Williams Raines. Mr. Raines worked for more than 30 years at the Valdosta Plywood Mill and then for...

Dr. Beverly Tucker

Dr. Beverly Tucker

Dec 15, 2006

Dr. Beverly Tucker, 70, of Lake Park died Friday, December 15, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Beverly was born in Miami, FL to the late Marie & Karl Stoup on December 5, 1936. She attended school in Daytona Beach, FL and received her B.A and her M.A from the University of Florida, and went on...

W. Jack Jones

W. Jack Jones

Dec 14, 2006

W. “JACK” JONES, 67, of Quitman died Thursday, December 14, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born in Emanuel County, Georgia to the late Clyde and Alma Hester Jones and had lived in Waynesboro before moving to this area six months ago. He attended the Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church. Mr. Jones was a plantation...

Mattie Ruth Johnson Rivers

Mattie Ruth Johnson Rivers

Dec 14, 2006

MATTIE RUTH JOHNSON RIVERS, 84, of Quitman died Thursday, December 14, 2006 at the Brooks County Hospital in Quitman. She was born on October 11, 1922 in Cook County to the late Austin and Vallye Folsom Johnson and had been a resident of the Presbyterian Home in Quitman for several years. Mrs. Rivers was a Methodist and a retired hotel...

William David Morris

William David Morris

Dec 14, 2006

William David Morris, 61 of Valdosta died at his home on Monday, December 11, 2006 after a lengthy illness. He was born on January 11, 1945 in Talladega, AL. Mr. Morris worked for the Georgia Department of Corrections in the Food Service Department. He was a United States Army Veteran having served in Vietnam and was of the Baptist faith.He...

Maxine Hughes Harris

Maxine Hughes Harris

Dec 13, 2006

MAXINE HARRIS, 78, of Valdosta died Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on December 1, 1928 in Echols County to the late Eddie and Annie Clyde Green Hughes and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Harris was a member of Grace Baptist Church.Survivors include her four children and their spouses, Linda and...

Kenneth Wright Howell

Kenneth Wright Howell

Dec 12, 2006

Kenneth Wright Howell, 67, of Valdosta, died Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on February 24, 1939 in Miami, FL to the late Luther Wright and Edna Catherine Buff Howell. Mr. Howell attended Mission Point Baptist Church.He is survived by two daughters, Loretta Adams and Rhonda Grantham of Valdosta, two sons, Kevin Howell of...

Nicole Leonie Marchand

Nicole Leonie Marchand

Dec 11, 2006

Nicole Marchand, 46, of Nashville, died on Monday, December 11, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born on March 15, 1960, in Ottawa, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Armand and Imelda Desjardins Marchand. She had made her home in Nashville since 1986. She was a Catholic. Survivors are her sisters and brothers in...

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