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

Jeffrey H. Thompson
Mar 2, 2007
JEFFREY H. THOMPSON, 75, of Valdosta died Friday, March 2, 2007 at the Memorial Convalescent Center in Adel after a lengthy illness. He was born on July 2, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the late Norman Thompson and the late Jean Louise Chamberlain Thompson and had lived in this area for many years. Mr. Thompson was a veteran of the...

Jeffrey H. Thompson
Mar 2, 2007
JEFFREY H. THOMPSON, 75, of Valdosta died Friday, March 2, 2007 at the Memorial Convalescent Center in Adel after a lengthy illness. He was born on July 2, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the late Norman Thompson and the late Jean Louise Chamberlain Thompson and had lived in this area for many years. Mr. Thompson was a veteran of the...

Kathleen B. Moore
Mar 1, 2007
KATHLEEN B. MOORE, 75 of Valdosta died Thursday, March 1, 2007 at her home. She was born on May 13, 1930 in Carrollton, Georgia to the late John D. and Laura Holdridge Burt and had lived in this area most of her life. Mrs. Moore was a member of the Northside Baptist Church and was a retired sales clerk from...

William Joseph Bolena, Jr.
Feb 28, 2007
WILLIAM JOSEPH BOLENA, JR., 83, of Valdosta died Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at Smith Northview Hospital. Memorial services with military honors will be held at 4pm, Sunday, March 4, 2007 in the chapel of Carson McLane Funeral Home. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North...

Pamela Sears
Feb 27, 2007
Pamela Sears, 58, of Valdosta passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born on April 15, 1948 in Memphis, TN, she was the daughter of Nina Moore and the late Robert Moore. Pam lived in the area for the past 25 years and worked 11 years for the Stoker Group. She was...

Laverne Edgar (L.E.) Stevens
Feb 26, 2007
LaVerne Edgar Stevens (L. E. or Steve), 85, of Valdosta, GA died on Monday, February 26, 2007 at his residence. Born on October 22, 1921, in Lake Preston, South Dakota, he was the son of the late Ruth Plumb Stevens of Iowa and Nels Jensen Stevens, who was born in Denmark and came to America when he was 19 years...

L. E. Stevens
Feb 26, 2007
L. E. Stevens, 85, of Valdosta, died Monday, February 26, 2007 at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carson McLane Funeral Home. Condolences may be conveyed to the family on the obituary page at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602

Blanche Bowman
Feb 26, 2007
BLANCHE BOWMAN, 84, of Morven died Monday, February 26, 2007 at her home. She was born in Toccoa on February 16, 1923 to the late William T. and Athalee Edmonds Crisp and had lived in this area for several years. Mrs. Bowman was a member of the Church of God, loved being with and visiting with family and friends and...

Lena Oliver Barnhill
Feb 25, 2007
Lena Oliver Barnhill, 97, of Valdosta, died Sunday, February 25, 2007, at South Georgia Medical Center.According to her wishes, she will be cremated. No services are scheduled. Condolences to the family may be conveyed to the family on the obituary page at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US...

Florence Christine Weldon
Feb 24, 2007
Florence Christine Weldon, 86, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, February 24, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born on May 20, 1920 in Brooks County to the late Thomas Gettis Dampier and Sankie Annie Cooper Dampier, she had been a lifelong resident of this area. Beginning in the 1940’s, Mrs. Weldon worked for several years at...

Leona Helen Saunders
Feb 24, 2007
Leona Rumsey Saunders, 91, of Tavares, Florida, died Saturday, February 24, 2007 at Ruleme Center in Eustis, Florida. Interment will be at one p. m. Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at Friendship Cemetery in Hahira, GA.Condolences to the family may be expressed online at mclanefuneralservices.com. Martin McLane Funeral Home, Hahira, GA. Funeral Home: Martin/McLane Funeral Home 401 S. Church Street Hahira,...

John Glock
Feb 24, 2007
John Glock, 76, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, February 24, 2007, at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Mr. Glock will be cremated according to his wishes, and a private family memorial service will follow at a later date. Condolences to the family may be conveyed on the obituary page at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Carson Mclane Funeral Home Funeral Home:...

Charles Brown Phillips
Feb 22, 2007
Charles Brown Phillips, 80, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, February 22, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born January 7, 1927 in Eclectic, AL, he was the son of the late Charles Wesley and Nell Brown Phillips. Mr. Phillips graduated from Elmore County High School in 1944. He was a United States Navy veteran having served...

Charles Edward Lambert, Sr.
Feb 22, 2007
Charles E. Lambert, Sr., 62, of Hahira passed away Thursday, February 22, 2007 at his home. He was born on January 18, 1945 in Wiersdale, Florida to the late Ed and Lora Lambert and had lived in this area since 1990. Mr. Lambert was a retired brickmason and enjoyed fishing.Survivors include a son and daughter in law, Terry and Lisa...

Turner Morgan Hiers
Feb 21, 2007
Turner Morgan Hiers, 98 of Valdosta, died on Monday, Feburary 19, 2007, at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman after a period of declining health. Born on February 2, 1909, in Brooks County, he was the son of the late John Morgan and Emma Mosely Hiers. He graduated from Pavo High School, and after studying journalism at the University of Georgia,...

Chester (Chet) Bunte
Feb 20, 2007
Chester (Chet) Bunte, 73 of Valdosta, died on Sunday, February 18, 2007 at his residence suddenly after a period of declining health. Born on October 6, 1933 in Quincy, Illinois, he was the son of the late Elvin Chester and Maxine Jessie West Bunte. He retired from the United States Navy, having served during the Vietnam War. Mr. Bunte had...

Ernest Bennett
Feb 20, 2007
Ernest Bennett, 74 of Valdosta, died on Monday, February 19, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born on November 1, 1932, in Lowndes County, he was the son of the late Tommie and Lillie Harnage Bennett. Mr. Bennett was a retired truck driver for Gulf Oil Co., a member of the Azalea City C.B. Club and...

Mary H. Mcdonald
Feb 18, 2007
Mary Hazel McDonald, 73, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, February 18, 2007, at South Georgia Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Echols County, on August 14, 1933, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Charity Hendrix Swilley. Mrs. McDonald was a homemaker and a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Valdosta. She is...

Dr. Nevin E. Aiken
Feb 18, 2007
Dr. Nevin E. Aiken, M.D. 86, of Valdosta, and formerly of Asheville, North Carolina, and Fort Wayne, Indiana, died on Sunday, February 18, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on November 12, 1919, he was the son of the late Clarence Ross and Goldie Evelyn Wertman Aiken. Dr. Aiken served in...

Marian Wisenbaker Williams
Feb 16, 2007
MARIAN WISENBAKER WILLIAMS, 87, of Dasher died Friday, February 16, 2007 at her home. She was born in Dasher on May 19, 1919 to the late Cleo Ivy, Sr. and Pearl Black Wisenbaker and after the death of her mother she was raised by her stepmother, Wilma King Wisenbaker. Mrs. Williams was a member of the Dasher Church of Christ...