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

Cynthia Nahrwold
Jan 22, 2007
Cynthia Nahrwold, 50 of Valdosta, died on Monday, January 22, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born on December 12, 1956 in Patterson, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Florance Simmerson DeYoung. Mrs. Nahrwold was a homemaker and of the Presbyterian faith.Survivors are her husband, Kevin Nahrwold of Valodsta; brothers and sisters-in-law,...

Annie Juaniece Fletcher Sterling
Jan 22, 2007
ANNIE JUANIECE FLETCHER STERLING, 89, of Valdosta died Monday in Cordova, Tennessee. She was born on March 2, 1917 in Valdosta to the late James LaFayette and Annie McLeod Fletcher and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Mrs. Sterling was a member of the Forrest Park Church of Christ.Survivors include a daughter and son in law, Gayle S. and Tim...

Milton O. Brantley
Jan 21, 2007
MILTON O. BRANTLEY, 83, of Remerton died Sunday, January 21, 2007 at his home. He was born in Remerton on July 8, 1923 to the late Corley and Sally DeLoach Brantley and was a lifelong resident of Remerton. Mr. Brantley was a Methodist and retired from Belflower Pharmacy as a sales and delivery person. He was an avid fisherman and...

Rosalie Nusbaum Wilkes
Jan 19, 2007
ROSALIE N. WILKES, 92, of DeLand, Fla. died Friday, January 19, 2007 at the Ridgecrest Manor in DeLand after a lengthy illness. She was born in Montgomery, Alabama on August 19, 1914 to the late Raphael and Clemmie Lee Shivers Nusbaum and had lived in Valdosta for many years before moving to DeLand. Mrs. Wilkes was retired from Southern Stationary...

Florence Albert Gosma Sumner
Jan 18, 2007
Florence Albert Gosma Sumner, 96, of Valdosta, GA died peacefully on Thursday, January 18, 2007 at Lake Haven Nursing Home. Born on December 3, 1910 in Maple Grove Township, MI, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Amman Albert. She was an interior designer and retired in 1977 from Bishop’s Furniture Store in Muskegon, MI. She was...

Infant Jeremy Allyn Downing
Jan 17, 2007
INFANT JEREMY ALLYN DOWNING, of Valdosta died Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center.Survivors include his parents, Michele Chaney and Jeremy (Chris) Downing of Valdosta, grandparents, Joyce Elaine Downing and the late George (Tinker) Downing of Valdosta, Mitchell Chaney of Moultrie and Marie-Claude Chaney of Augusta, great grandparents, Robert Eugene Downing of Valdosta, Doris Lorraine Chaney of Valdosta,...

Enos Delbert Eutzler
Jan 16, 2007
Enos D. Eutzler, 84, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, January 16, 2007, at Langdale Place. Born in Mishawaka, Indiana, on August 25, 1922, he was the son of the late Enos and Minnie Renner Eutzler. Mr. Eutzler was retired from Beall’s Department Store in Port Charlotte, Florida. He was an Army World War II Veteran and had served with the...

Jenelle Lewis Moore
Jan 15, 2007
JENELLE LEWIS MOORE, 64, of Hahira died Monday, January 15, 2007 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born in Cook County on September 2, 1942 to the late Luther Charles and Iva Nell Loveless Lewis and had lived in Hahira most of her life. Mrs. Moore was a registered nurse who loved to take care of people...

Jewel Parker Clanton
Jan 14, 2007
Jewel Parker Clanton, 90, of Lakeland, died suddenly on Sunday, January 14, 2007 after a period of declining health. Mrs. Clanton was born in Hahira on July 29, 1916 to the late Lindsay P. & Mary Zennia Parker. She had been a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Parker was retired from the Lowndes County Board of Education, was an...

Helen J. Chance
Jan 14, 2007
Helen J. Chance, 69, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, January 14, 2007 at her residence after a lengthy illness. Born on June 2, 1937, in Lawrenceville, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Hazel Austin Sells. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.She is survived by her husband, Willet Murray Chance of Valdosta; three daughters and...

Arnita Moore Burch
Jan 12, 2007
Arnita Moore Burch, 86, of Statenville, GA died Friday, January 12, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on October 19, 1920 in Lanier County, GA to the late Elias and Katie Bell Moore. Mrs. Burch was a homemaker, a member of Westend Presbyterian Church and was retired from A & P Food Store.She is survived by one...
Olive Mosher Mason
Jan 11, 2007
Olive Mosher Mason, 87, died on January 11, 2007, in Tampa, FL. Born January 7, 1920 in North Aurora, Illinois she was a resident of Tampa for 32 years. She was a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Past Matron of Eastern Star, and had volunteered over 10, 000 hours at University Community Hospital Diabetes Care...

Melba Rea Hall
Jan 7, 2007
MELBA REA HALL, 71, of Hahira died Sunday, January 7, 2007 at her home. She was born on August 3, 1935 in Hahira to the late John Duncan LeGette and Myrlee Howell LeGette and was a lifelong resident of Hahira. Mrs. Hall was a member of the Hahira United Methodist Church. She was retired from the Citizens Community Bank and...

Irene C. Bennett
Jan 6, 2007
Irene C. Bennett, 82, died Saturday, January 06, 2007, at south Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born in Savannah, Georgia and was a member of first Baptist Church of Clyattville, Georgia. Mrs. Bennett is survived by: a daughter, Ann Bennett of Lake Park; a son, Gerald L. Bennett Sr. of Lake Park; three grandchildren; five great...

Parker Donald Hendley
Jan 4, 2007
PARKER DONALD HENDLEY, 3 month old son of Donald and Angie Hendley died Thursday, January 4, 2007 at his home. He was born on October 3, 2006 in Valdosta and a member of the Church of Christ.Survivors include his parents, Donald and Angie Hendley of Lake Park, one sister, Lauren Hendley of Lake Park, grandparents, Faye Hendley of Lake Park,...

Helen Burnette Sutton
Jan 3, 2007
HELEN BURNETTE SUTTON, 83, of Valdosta died Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at the home of her sister in Savannah, Georgia. She was born on June 18, 1923 in Howell, Georgia to the late Bryant and Lona Lewis Burnette and had lived in Valdosta most of her life. Mrs. Sutton was a beautician and a Baptist.Survivors include her sisters, Frances Copeland...

Tristan Connor Rogers
Jan 3, 2007
Tristan Connor Rogers, infant son of Chris and Sara Rogers of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at his residence. Born on October 12, 2006, Tristan, was an angel and in his short life had a great impact on his family and all those around him. He attended the Lake Park Church of God with his family.Survivors are his...

Robert Emmett Brantley
Jan 1, 2007
ROBERT EMMETT BRANTLEY, 52, of Valdosta died Monday, January 1, 2007 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Lowndes County on March 17, 1954 and was a life long resident of Lowndes County. Mr. Brantley was employed by ADM Contractors and a Baptist. Survivors include a son, Robert E. Brantley, Jr., his mother, Rosey Lee Blackman of Valdosta,...

Roberta C. (Bobbie) Walker
Dec 31, 2006
Roberta C. (Bobbie) Walker, 85 of Valdosta, died on Sunday, December 31, 2006 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born in Atlanta on March 1, 1921 to the late James Robert & Julia Walker. Ms. Walker spent most of her life in Georgia, except for a few years in South Carolina when she was a young girl....

Jack Davis
Dec 30, 2006
Jack Davis, 78, of Douglas, died on Saturday, December 30, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta. Born in Rochelle on November 27, 1928, he was the son of the late Leonard and Julia Davis. An Army Veteran, he had lived in this area his entire life and had worked for 36 years with the Valdosta Fire Department. He...