OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Viola L. Sangster

Viola L. Sangster

Mar 25, 2006

Viola L. Sangster, 69, of Valdosta, died Saturday, March 25, 2006 at her home. She was born on September 8, 1936 in Pensacola, FL to the late Joe Elmer and Mary Goodale Eddins. Mrs. Sangster was retired from Crackin Good Bakery, was a member of Azalea City Church of God and was very active in “Prime-Timers”.She is survived by one...

Ransom M. Bass

Ransom M. Bass

Mar 25, 2006

Ransom M. Bass, 83 of Valdosta, died on Saturday, March 25, 2006 at his residence after a lengthy illness. Born on March 11, 1923 in Lowndes County, he was the son of the late James Newton and Myrtle Carter Bass. He was a veteran of the United States Navy having served during World War II in the Pacific and as...

Lester Gene Lewis

Lester Gene Lewis

Mar 24, 2006

Lester Gene Lewis, 63 of Valdosta, died suddenly on Friday, March 24, 2006 in Homestead, FL. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carson McLane Funeral Home. More details may be available at www.mclanefuneralservices.com Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602

Russell K. Zipperer

Russell K. Zipperer

Mar 22, 2006

Russell K. Zipperer, 57 of Valdosta died on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at the VA Medical Center in Gainesville, FL. Born on June 21, 1948 in Valdosta, he was the son of Stanley and Hilda Zipperer of Valdosta. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force having served in Vietnam. Mr. Zipperer was a member of Mt. Zion...

Willie Pearl Futch

Willie Pearl Futch

Mar 21, 2006

Willie Pearl Futch, 78, of Hahira, died Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at Presbyterian Home in Quitman after a lengthy illness. She was born on March 27, 1927 in Hahira to the late Elisha B. Jones Sr. and Eva McLeod Jones. Mrs. Futch worked on the information desk at South GA Medical Center and was a member of Forest Park Church...

Juanita G. Hyatt

Juanita G. Hyatt

Mar 21, 2006

Juanita G. Hyatt, 86, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2006, at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. A lifelong resident of Valdosta, Mrs. Hyatt was born May 25, 1919, in Nashville, the daughter of the late West and Lillian Vick Godwin. She was a devoted member of the Church of God, a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Preceded in death...

Thomas Richard (Dick) Nisbet, Jr.

Thomas Richard (Dick) Nisbet, Jr.

Mar 21, 2006

Thomas Richard (Dick) Nisbet, Jr., 87 of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. Born on October 5, 1918 in Waxhaw, NC, he was the son of the late Eunice Robinson and Thomas Richard Nisbet, Sr. He is survived by his wife of fifty four years, Margaret Meares Davenport Nisbet of Valdosta, son, Thomas...

Dr. Thomas W. Gandy

Dr. Thomas W. Gandy

Mar 20, 2006

Thomas Whitney Gandy Thomas Whitney Gandy, 86, of Valdosta, Georgia, died at his home March 20, 2006, following an extending illness. He was born in Foley, Alabama, and was the son of John William and Amye Daniel Gandy. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Theodora (Theda) Nettles Gandy, one daughter, Suzanne, a granddaughter, Anna Whitney Akers, and...

Bonnie Oglesby

Bonnie Oglesby

Mar 19, 2006

Bonnie Oglesby, 82, of Hahira, died at Fellowship Home on Sunday, March 19, 2006. Born on January 3, 1924, in Cook County, she was the daughter of the late Elzie and Minnie McCall Coppage. She had worked as a seamstress with Levi Strauss. Mrs. Oglesby was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. She was a Pink Lady at Memorial Hospital...

Emmett E. (Bud) Goodson

Emmett E. (Bud) Goodson

Mar 18, 2006

Emmett E. (Bud) Goodson, 75, of Cherry Lake, FL. died in Cairo on Saturday, March 18, 2006 following a sudden illness. Born in Barnwell, South Carolina, on March 10, 1931, he was the son of the late Emmett Eugene, Sr. and Florence Willis Goodson. Mr. Goodson had served 9 years with the Georgia National Guard and had worked in the...

Julia Christie

Julia Christie

Mar 17, 2006

Julia Christie, 67 of Valdosta died on Friday, March 17, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born on August 20, 1938 in Valdosta, she was the daughter of the late Robert Floyd and Ila Dykes Copeland. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and of the Church of Christ Faith.Survivors are her...

Malcolm Thomas Young

Malcolm Thomas Young

Mar 17, 2006

Malcolm T. Young, 82, of Lake Park, died Friday, March 17, 2006 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. Mr. Young was a veteran of the U. S. Army and retired from the Ford Motor Company.In accordance with Mr. Young’s wishes he will be cremated and will be interred in the White Chapel Memorial Cemetery in Troy, Michigan at a later...

Staten Claude Hughes

Staten Claude Hughes

Mar 17, 2006

Staten Claude Hughes, 73, of Valdosta, died on Friday, March 17, 2006, at his home after a short illness. Born in Bradenton, Florida, on August 4, 1931, he was the son of the late Carl C. and Norma Corbett Hughes. Retired from the U.S. Air Force, he was a member of the American Legion Post 13, and Forrest Street Church...

Austin Horace Parkerson, Jr.

Austin Horace Parkerson, Jr.

Mar 16, 2006

AUSTIN HORACE PARKERSON , JR., 84, of Lake Park died Thursday, March 16, 2006 at his home. He was born in Pitts, Georgia on January 13, 1922 to the late Austin Horace, Sr. and Maggie Pearl Simmons Parkerson and had lived in Lowndes County for many years. Mr. Parkerson owned and operated a grocery store for many years and was...

John Thomas Belflower

John Thomas Belflower

Mar 16, 2006

JOHN THOMAS BELFLOWER, 69, of Valdosta died Thursday, March 16, 2006 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born on April 12, 1936 in Fort Valley to the late Mathew Oliver and Margaret Bessie Teece Belflower and had lived in Valdosta since 1958. Mr. Belflower was a graduate of the University of Georgia Pharmacy School and a member...

Paul Edward Rogers

Paul Edward Rogers

Mar 16, 2006

Paul Edward Rogers, 51 of Valdosta died on Thursday, March 16, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. Born on June 12, 1954 in Marmaduke, AR, he was the son of Richard Edward and Vera Mary Rowe Rogers. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and a member of Eastern Heights Baptist Church. He...

M. G. Porter

M. G. Porter

Mar 15, 2006

Milledge (M. G.) Porter, 91, of Lake Park, died on Wednesday, March 15, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on January 27, 1915, in Lowndes County, the son of the late John Lawrence and Julia Ann Swilley Porter. Mr. Porter was a farmer and a carpenter. He was an avid fisherman and friend to everyone who wanted...

Dr. Adele Ducharme

Dr. Adele Ducharme

Mar 14, 2006

Dr. Adele Ducharme, 63, died at her home in Valdosta on Tuesday, March 14, 2006. Born in Alexandria, Louisiana, on March 2, 1943, she was the daughter of Mary Elizabeth Holly Ducharme and the late Dr. Robert James Ducharme. Formerly of Opelousas, Louisiana she had lived in Valdosta for the past 16 years where she was Department Head for Middle...

Sandra Rusk Lane

Sandra Rusk Lane

Mar 13, 2006

Sandra Rusk Lane, 55 of Lake Park died on Monday, March 13, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. She was born on December 22, 1950 in Niceville, FL. She was a self-employed beautician and was of the Baptist faith.Survivors are her husband, Ron Lane of Lake Park and her father, Tom Rusk of Lake Park. She...

Earl Raphneal Bradshaw, Jr.

Earl Raphneal Bradshaw, Jr.

Mar 13, 2006

Earl Raphneal Bradshaw, Jr. 56, of Hahira died Monday, March 13, 2006 at his home. He was born on July 16, 1949 in Mobile, Alabama and had lived in Hahira for the past thirty two and a half years. He was a graduate of the University of South Alabama with a degree in management and personnel and a member of...