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Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Shirley L. Goble
Jan 18, 2006
SHIRLEY L. GOBLE, 69, of Lake Park died Wednesday, January 18, 2006 at the Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. She was born on April 20, 1936 in Brooks County and had lived in Lowndes County since 1966. Mrs. Goble was a member of the Morningside Baptist Church and loved going to church.Survivors include her husband, Lamar R. Goble of Lake...
Robert Wesley Allen
Jan 17, 2006
Robert Wesley Allen, age 57 of Satuma, FL and formerly of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 in Scranton, PA from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. He was born on June 11, 1948 in Jacksonville, FL. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served in Vietnam and was a truck driver for Bynum Transport. Survivors...
Joshua Gauge Miller
Jan 17, 2006
INFANT JOSHUA GAUGE MILLER, son of April Lane and Joshua Miller of Valdosta died Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Graveside services will be held on Friday at 3:30pm at Riverview Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held on Friday from 2:00pm-3:00pm at the funeral home. Condolences to the family maybe conveyed online at...
William Richard Donathan, Sr.
Jan 16, 2006
WILLIAM RICHARD DONATHAN, SR., 77, of Valdosta died Monday, January 16, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on March 25, 1928 in Covington, Kentucky to the late William and Edith Cooper Donathan and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mr. Donathan was retired from the United States Air Force.Survivors include his wife, Tokuko Donathan of Valdosta,...
Sterling Leroy Price
Jan 16, 2006
Sterling Leroy Price, of Statenville, age 87, died on January 16, 2005 at Manor Care of Marietta, GA. He was born on December 12, 1918 in Alapaha to the late Joseph Baker and Elizabeth Rose Weston Price. He was a WWII Air Force Veteran serving as Chief Air Force Gunnery Instructor at the Laredo Air force base in Texas. After...
Michael (Mikey) Eugene Smith
Jan 16, 2006
Michael (Mikey) Eugene Smith, 8, of Valdosta, died Monday, January 16, 2006 at his residence. He was born in Valdosta on March 16, 1997, attended Southland Church, and rode horses at Jacob’s Ladder Therapeutic Riding Center. Everyone who knew Mikey loved him. Mikey and his wonderful smile and beautiful eyes touched countless lives. He will be greatly missed by all....
Dr. Everett Gornto Force
Jan 15, 2006
Dr. Everett Gornto Force, 84, retired optometrist, passed away at home on Sunday, January 15, 2006 after a lengthy illness. He was born May 8, 1921 in a small house across from Central Avenue Church of Christ. The house is now located in Fairview Historic District. His parents were the late William Minor Force and Beulah Gornto Force of Valdosta....
Marie D. Shaw
Jan 15, 2006
Marie D. Shaw, 91, of Valdosta, died at her home on Sunday, January 15, 2006. The daughter of the late Edward and Winifred Moody Dunning, she was born in Hornersville, Missouri, on June 22, 1914. She had made her home in Valdosta since 1995. Mrs. Shaw was a homemaker and a member of Bemiss Road Baptist Church. Her husband was...
Hazel Lily Swanson Carpenter
Jan 15, 2006
Hazel S. Carpenter, 88, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, January 14, 2006, at Brooks County Hospital in Quitman. Born on May 6, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Starling and Hattie Mae Brooks Swanson. Formerly of Birmingham she had made her home in Valdosta for the past 22 years where she had been a resident of Azalea Towers.Mrs....
Marcel Deshaun Gainer
Jan 14, 2006
Marcel DeShaun Gainer, age 9, formerly of Pascagoula, Mississippi, died on Saturday, January 14, 2006, at his home in Hahira after a long illness. There will be a visitation at the Martin/McLane Funeral Home on Tuesday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at a later date in Pasacagoula, Mississippi, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with...
Marcel Deshaun Gainer
Jan 14, 2006
Marcel DeShaun Gainer, age 9, formerly of Pascagoula, Mississippi, died on Saturday, January 14, 2006, at his home in Hahira after a long illness. Born in Pascagoula, Mississippi on August 30, 1996, Marcel and his family moved to Hahira following Hurricane Katrina. He was a loving big-hearted person who developed a fond relationship with everyone he met. Marcel was very...
Dorothy Holt Smith
Jan 13, 2006
Dorothy Holt Smith, 85 of Lake Park died on Friday, January 13, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born on December 23, 1920 in Vicksburg, MS, she was the daughter of the late A. Z. Holt, Sr. and Virginia Holt Denson and the widow of Charles Bertram Smith. Mrs. Smith had worked in Washington, D. C....
Georgia Middleton Purvis
Jan 13, 2006
Georgia Lee Purvis, 53, of Valdosta, died Friday, January 13, 2006 at Hospice of the Golden Isle in Brunswick, GA. She was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts on November 27, 1952 to the late Bill Williams and Natlie Williams and was a graduate of Valdosta State College and the Police Academy.Ms. Purvis is survived by her two daughters and sons in...
Mildred Veatch Wisenbaker
Jan 12, 2006
Mildred V. (Mrs. A.C. ) Wisenbaker, 94, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 12, 2006, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born near LaFayette-Trion in Walker County, Georgia, on September 30, 1911, she was the oldest of eight children born to Mr. and Mrs. C.N. Veatch, Sr. Raised in Milledgeville, she was a graduate of Georgia State College for Women and...
James Buren Dykes
Jan 12, 2006
JAMES BUREN DYKES, 76, of Valdosta died January 12, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on July 8, 1929 in Brooks County to the late Ernest and Della Dykes and had lived most of his life in Brooks County. Buren served in the Korean War as an ambulance driver for a M.A.S.H.unit and was a member of...
James M. Bristow
Jan 12, 2006
JAMES M. BRISTOW, 68, of Valdosta died Thursday, January 12, 2006. He was born on July 2, 1937 in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late Belsur and Maude Mead Bristow and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mr. Bristow was a member of the Messiah Lutheran Church.Survivors include his wife, Janice Bristow of Valdosta, one daughter and son in...
Lamar M. (L.M.) Tomlinson
Jan 12, 2006
LAMAR M. (L. M.) TOMLINSON, 89, of Valdosta died Thursday, January 12, 2006 at the Smith Northview Hospital. He was born on February 5, 1916 in Echols County to the late Ben and Luther Rachel Howell Tomlinson and had lived in Lowndes County for many years. Mr. Tomlinson was a member of the Cat Creek Primitive Baptist Church where he...
William Clinton Barrineau
Jan 11, 2006
William Clinton Barrineau, 84 of Valdosta, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at South Georgia Medical Center following a stroke. Born on July 19, 1921 in Rochelle, he was the son of the late William Bryon and Adra Barrineau. He was raised and attended school in Alapaha. Upon graduation he entered the United States Navy in 1939 where he proudly...
Gerald Estes (Jerry) Adams
Jan 11, 2006
Gerald Estes (Jerry) Adams, 63, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at his residence. He was born on January 16, 1942 in Garland, Arkansas to the late Willard Estes and Bessie Foster Adams. Mr. Adams was employed with the Roger Budd Company, was an Army Veteran and a member of Bridge Builders Community Church.He is survived by his wife,...
John W. Selph
Jan 10, 2006
John W. Selph, 84, of Valdosta, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at home with his family after a period of declining health. He was born on August 18, 1921 in Dodge County, GA and lived most of his life in Valdosta. His parents were the late Harlow W. and Georgia Bell McCranie Selph. Mr. Selph was retired from Atlanta...
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