OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Pearl Fiveash Decoudres Lang

Pearl Fiveash Decoudres Lang

Oct 17, 2006

Pearl Fiveash DeCoudres Lang, 87, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, October 17, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 20, 2006 in the chapel of the Carson McLane Funeral Home with Dr. Charles Adams and Reverend Hugh DeLoach officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m....

Bobbie Burnette

Bobbie Burnette

Oct 17, 2006

BOBBIE BURNETTE, 82, of Valdosta died Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. He was born on May 23, 1924 in Atchison, Kansas to the late George Heubert and Hazel Wolfe Burnette and had lived in Valdosta for nineteen years. Mr. Burnette was a self employed landscaper and a member of the United Pentecostal...

Margaret Kunst Hosey

Margaret Kunst Hosey

Oct 17, 2006

Margaret Kunst Hosey, Maj., USAF, died on her 93rd birthday, Oct. 17, 2006, at Lahood’s Fellowship Home. “Maggie” was a native of New York City, daughter of Hungarian Immigrants, and survived crippling polio at an early age. An RN, she had to wait until 1940 to join the U. S. Army, at which time the height minimum changed from five...

Margaret Ann  Gillio Plageman

Margaret Ann Gillio Plageman

Oct 16, 2006

Margaret G. Plageman, 90, of Valdosta, died suddenly on Monday, October 16, 2006 at her residence. Born on August 31, 1916 in Richmond, VA she was the daughter of the late John Louis and Genoffa Nardi Gillio and was the widow of the late Gerard H. Plageman III who died on August 11, 2006.Survivors are a daughter and son-in-law, Joan...

Warren M. Pritchett

Warren M. Pritchett

Oct 16, 2006

WARREN MERRIMAN PRITCHETT, 81, of Quitman departed from this earthly life on October 16, 2006 at the Brooks County Hospital in Quitman. He was born on December 2, 1923 in Elberton, Georgia and was the son of the late William Arthur Pritchett and Caroline Merriman Pritchett. He was raised in the Atlanta area with his eight brothers and sisters and...

Roy David Clark

Roy David Clark

Oct 16, 2006

ROY DAVID CLARK, 59, of Nashville died Monday, October 16, 2006 at his home. He was born on May 30, 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri to the late Twyman and Teddy Marie Meegan Clark and had lived in Oklahoma and Texas before moving to this area one year ago. Mr. Clark was a retired independent insurance adjustor and a veteran...

Martha Fugett

Martha Fugett

Oct 16, 2006

Martha Fugett, 65 of Valdosta, died on Monday, October 16, 2006, at her residence after a lengthy illness. Born on September 22, 1941 in Nashville, she was the daughter of the late John B. and Maudell Roland McGee. She was of the Baptist faith.Survivors are sons and daughter-in-law, John Steven and Pattie Vaughn of Douglasville, Michael Keith Vaughn of Valdosta;...

Evelyn Walker Hand

Evelyn Walker Hand

Oct 16, 2006

EVELYN WALKER HAND, 97, of Valdosta and formerly of Millville, New Jersey died Monday, October 16, 2006 at Langdale Place. She was born on August 17, 1909 in Millville, New Jersey to the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Joseph Walker and was a lifelong resident of Millville, New Jersey before moving to Valdosta five years ago. Mrs. Hand was a...

Margaret Sutton Miley

Margaret Sutton Miley

Oct 15, 2006

Margaret Sutton Miley, 84, of Hahira, died Sunday, October 15, 2006 at Lakehaven Nursing Home in Valdosta. She was born on June 9, 1922 in Lowndes County to the late Will and Willie Tommy Franklin Sutton. Mrs. Miley was a nurses aide at Smith Hospital for many years, was a member of Salem United Methodist Church and attended Hahira First...

Henry Dennis Wetherington

Henry Dennis Wetherington

Oct 15, 2006

Henry Dennis Wetherington of Valdosta, decorated Vietnam War veteran, died October 15, 2006 peacefully at home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was a community leader and owner of the local auto parts stores. The son of the late Roger Vincent and Ruby Jones Wetherington, Dennis was born on February 4, 1946. He was the owner/operator of the NAPA...

Christine O. Dollar

Christine O. Dollar

Oct 11, 2006

CHRISTINE O. DOLLAR, 88, of Valdosta died Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. She was born on March 18, 1918 in Cairo to the late Joseph Farmer and Annie Mae Coleman Farmer and had lived in this area most of her life. Mrs. Dollar was a member of the Charity Baptist Church and...

Cynthia Mary Kuter

Cynthia Mary Kuter

Oct 10, 2006

Mrs. Cynthia Mary (Joyner) Kuter of Valdosta, Georgia and formerly of Passaic, New Jersey, passed away at The United Hospice Center of Lakehaven Nursing Home, October 10, 2006.Cynthia was born September 4, 1926 in Madras, India, to the late Richard Sidney and Violet Maud (Gilmour) Joyner. She was baptized in Christ Church, Madras. The family later moved to Bangalore, India...

Richard A. Deloach

Richard A. Deloach

Oct 10, 2006

Richard A. DeLoach, 66, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, October 10, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on October 27, 1939, the son of Melba M. DeLoach and the late Ralph S. DeLoach. He was a lifetime resident of Valdosta and a graduate of Valdosta State College. Mr. DeLoach retired as corporate officer of Reames Concrete Company...

Jack Franklin Howell

Jack Franklin Howell

Oct 10, 2006

JACK FRANKLIN HOWELL, 77, of Hahira passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born on Feburary 3, 1929 in Lowndes County to the late Joseph Franklin and Erie Folsom Howell and was a lifelong resident of Hahira. Mr. Howell graduated from Hahira High School in 1947 and was a retired...

Helen A. Baltrus

Helen A. Baltrus

Oct 9, 2006

Helen A. Baltrus, 79, of Valdosta, died at South Georgia Medical Center on Sunday, October 8, 2006. Born in Newark, New Jersey on March 4, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Anna Giebus Andrews. Mrs. Baltrus was a homemaker and a member of St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church. Survivors are her daughters, Marilyn Baltrus of...

Archie Albert Frier

Archie Albert Frier

Oct 9, 2006

Archie Albert Frier was born June 2, 1939 in Jasper, Florida, to Olive Albert Frier and Mary Lou Arnold Frier. Archie accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior at an early age. As a teenager, Archie served as Youth Evangelist for the Churches of God in North Florida and pastored several churches. He served in the United States Army during the...

Ruby Eloie Branam

Ruby Eloie Branam

Oct 9, 2006

Ruby Eloie Branam, 78, of Valdosta, died on Monday, October 9, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Kimbrough, Georgia in Webster County, on November 24, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Sarah Elizabeth Singleton Troutman. Mrs. Branam graduated from Jones County High School in 1945 and the Macon Hospital...

Minnie Keller Roberts Williams

Minnie Keller Roberts Williams

Oct 7, 2006

Mrs. Minnie Keller Roberts Williams, age 85, of Valdosta and Savannah, passed away at her home in Valdosta on October 7, 2006.Minnie Williams’ life epitomized the teachings of the Apostle Paul on the meaning of love. She had a marvelous capacity for unconditional affection, kindness, generosity, loyalty and optimism. She was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother and an excellent...

Charles M. Nolen, Jr.

Charles M. Nolen, Jr.

Oct 5, 2006

Charles M. Nolen, Jr., 69, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, October 5, 2006, at his home. Born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on November 1, 1936, he was the son of the late Charles Millard, Sr. and Margaret Miller Nolen. Mr. Nolen’s career in military government service spanned 50 years. He served 4 years in the U.S. Navy, 26 years in...

Dr. John F. Tomlinson, Jr.

Dr. John F. Tomlinson, Jr.

Oct 2, 2006

Dr. John F. Tomlinson, Jr., 81, of Valdosta, died on Monday, October 02, 2006 at his residence. Born on July 8, 1925 in Clinch County, he was the son of the late John F., Sr. and Willie Lee Tomlinson and the widower of the late Vera Solomonckoff Tomlinson who died April 29, 2006. He founded Tomlinson Chiropractic Clinic in 1956...

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