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

William (Willie) L. Myers
May 16, 2006
William “Willie” L. Myers, 65, lifelong resident of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born on July 6, 1940 in Valdosta he was the son of Johnye Myers and the late Laura Copeland Myers of Valdosta. Mr. Myers was a veteran of the United States Army and was of the...

Marcie Bell Stegall Lane
May 15, 2006
Marcie Bell Stegall Lane, 75 of Lake Park died on Monday, May 15, 2006 at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville. There will be no local services. She will be cremated according to her wishes. Condolences to the family may be conveyed on the obituary page at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson...

Steve Andrew Mccann
May 11, 2006
STEVE ANDREW McCANN, 58, of Lake Park died Thursday, May 11, 2006 at his home. He was born on February 15, 1948 in Dade County, California and had lived in Lowndes County for many years. He was a Baptist.Survivors include his wife, Mary Helen McCann of Lake Park, his mother, Viola Mae McCann of Ray City, sister and brother in...

William Donald (Don) Galloway
May 11, 2006
WILLIAM DONALD (DON) GALLOWAY, 58, of Lake Park passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was a devoted husband and a deeply loving father, brother and son. He was born on October 13, 1947 in DeFuniak Springs, Florida to Vernell and the late Reo Galloway. He attended Ponce De Leon High School in Ponce...

Clara Juanita Mckee
May 10, 2006
Clara Juanita McKee, 83 of Blackshear, GA passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, GA.Mrs. McKee was born on September 10, 1922 in Blackshear to the late Allen Marion Davis and Marguerite Belle Davis. She had lived in Blackshear all of her life. She was a graduate of Blackshear High School. She retired...

Mary J. Dunn
May 9, 2006
Mary J. Dunn, 67 of Valdosta, GA died on Saturday, May 06, 2006 at her residence after a lengthy illness. Born on February 22, 1939 in Indianapolis, IN she was the daughter of the late Philip Joseph and Leona Catherine Clements Seyfried and the widow of Peter Jan Dunn. She was also preceded in death by two infant daughters. Mrs....

Joel M. "Joe" Barrett
May 8, 2006
Joel M. “Joe” Barrett, 70, of Lake Park stepped out of his boots and took a day off of work to take care of more important business, and that was to meet his Savior. Joe passed away at his residence, on May 8, 2006, surrounded by family, after a lengthy illness. He was born on September 2, 1935, to the...

Boone Marion Vernon
May 8, 2006
Boone Marion Vernon, 86 of Valdosta, died on Monday, May 08, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on January 17, 1920 in Earl, AR, he was the son of the late Henry Vernon and Gertrude Vernon. Mr. Vernon was a veteran of the United States Army and a member of First Baptist Church.He was preceded in death by his...

Frank L. Barrentine
May 7, 2006
Frank L. Barrentine, 70 of Valdosta died on Sunday, May 07, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born on May 4, 1936 in Stockton, he was the son of the late Ivey S. and Goldie Estelle Harris Barrentine and the widower of Marilyn Spicer Barrentine. He loved to play Bingo at the Knights of Columbus and...

Rebecca Jean Bowman
May 5, 2006
REBECCA JEAN BOWMAN, 47, of Hahira died Friday, May 5, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born on June 13, 1958 in Hahira to Arlene Patterson Ritchie and the late Frank Ritchie and was a member of the Church of God.Survivors include her husband, Leroy Bowman, Sr. of Hahira, four children, Dottie Bowman, Jennie...

Charles H. Stuart, Jr.
May 5, 2006
Charles H. Stuart, Jr., 75, of Lake Park, died Friday, May 5, 2006 at his home. He was born on October 24, 1930 in Early County, GA to the late Charles Henry Stuart, Sr. and Nora Lucile Phillips Stuart. Mr. Stuart was retired from the United States Air Force and was a member of Hahira First Baptist Church.He is survived...

Billie Rosebrough Mccullough
May 5, 2006
Willie Howell Rosebrough “Billie” McCullough, 96, of Valdosta, and the Presbyterian Home in Quitman, Georgia, died on Friday, May 5, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, Georgia. Formerly of Shreveport, Louisiana, she was born June 14, 1909, in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Emma Howell McMahon and Radford Williams Rosebrough, Sr. Mrs. McCullough was a member...

Ruth May Shannon Christiano
May 4, 2006
Ruth May Shannon Christiano, 87, of Hahira, died Thursday, May 4, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on June 4, 1918 in Richmond Hill-Long Island, New York to the late Frank Casper and Elizabeth Josephine Zwier Rottenberger. Mrs. Christiano was a homemaker and a member of St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church.She is survived by her husband,...

John Gordon Martin
May 4, 2006
John Gordon Martin, 71, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, May 4, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on February 4, 1935 in Hahira, he was the son of the late Collis Remer and Mary Lucille Coppage Martin. Mr. Martin was retired from the United States Air Force and was a member of Forrest Park Church of Christ. Survivors are...

Tony Duggan
May 4, 2006
Tony Duggan, 60, of Valdosta, died Thursday, May 4, 2006 at home. He was born on March 9, 1946 in West Palm Beach, FL. His parents were the late Lewis and Pauline Taylor Duggan. Tony was a heavy equipment operator.He is survived by his former wife and caretaker, Beatrice Binion , one daughter, Tammie Welch, two grandsons, Michael and Dylan...

Donald Grady Blair, Jr.
May 4, 2006
Donald Grady Blair, Jr., 79, of Quitman, died on Thursday, May 4, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center, following a lengthy illness. Born in Pittsburg, PA on November 16, 1926, to the late Donald Grady Sr. and Esther Givens Blair, he had been a lifelong resident of the Brooks County area. Mr. Blair was a veteran and served in the...

Joe Vallotton
May 3, 2006
Joe Vallotton, 60, of Valdosta, died at his home on Wednesday, May 3, 2006. Born in Valdosta on November 1, 1945, he was the son of Sara Bingham Vallotton and the late Robert Rouse Vallotton. Mr. Vallotton was a graduate of the University of Georgia and the University of Georgia School of Law. In 1972, he was a founding partner...

Geraldine Litwak
May 2, 2006
Geraldine Litwak, 84, of Valdosta, GA, died Tuesday, May 2, 2006. Mrs. Litwak was born in Detroit, MI, and lived in Charlotte, NC, from 1957 to 2005 where she was a devoted member of Temple Israel and it’s sisterhood and Hadassah. Mrs. Litwak was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Daniel Litwak, her beloved daughter, Deborah Mixer, her sister...

Charles N. Howell, Sr.
May 1, 2006
Charles N. Howell, Sr., 77, of Valdosta, died Monday, May 1, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after an extended illness. Born on June 17, 1928 in Valdosta, he was the son of the late George L. and LaRue Mims Howell. Mr. Howell served 23 years in the U.S. Navy retiring as Sr. Chief Petty Officer. His Navy career spanned...

Lera Futch Taylor
Apr 30, 2006
LERA FUTCH TAYLOR, 89, of Hahira died Sunday, April 30, 2006 at the Brooks County Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born in Cook County on April 6, 1917 to the late Talley H. and Annie Bennett Futch and was a lifelong resident of Hahira. Mrs. Taylor was a retired nurse and a Baptist.Survivors include a son and daughter...