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

Mayo Mcdonald
Nov 16, 2005
Mayo McDonald, 72, of Lake Park, died Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at Lakeland Villa Nursing Home in Lakeland, GA. He was born on March 6, 1933 in Lowndes County, GA to the late Norman Chester and Susie Mae Myddleton McDonald. Mr. McDonald was a retired contractor, a veteran of the United States Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict and was...

Eugene Demelt Babcock
Nov 16, 2005
Eugene Demelt Babcock, 76, of Lake Park and formerly of Jennings, Florida, died at his home on Wednesday, November 16, 2005, after a short illness. Born in Springfield, South Dakota on June 19, 1929, he was the son of the late Maurice Putman and Blanche Almeda Demelt Babcock. Mr. Babcock was a retired U.S. Air Force MSSGT and also retired...

Michael Harbin
Nov 15, 2005
Michael Harbin age 50 of Valdosta since 1986 and formerly of McRae, died on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born on March 21, 1955 in McRae, he was the son of J. H. Harbin, Jr. of McRae and the late Josephine Camille Nairn Harbin. He received his AA at Middle Georgia College in...

Vernon "Buddy" Eason
Nov 14, 2005
Vernon “Buddy” Eason, 63, of Valdosta, died Sunday, November 13, 2005 after a short illness. He was born on May 23, 1942 in Nashville. Mr. Eason was a veteran of the United States Navy and was a retired carpenter.Survivors are one son, Victor Eason of Valdosta; mother, Marie W. Bailey of Lake Park; father, J. C. Eason of Valdosta; two...

Margaret Adair Martin
Nov 13, 2005
MARGARET ADAIR MARTIN, 89, of Lake Park died Sunday, November 13, 2005 at home after a lengthy illness. She was born on August 5, 1916 in Ringold to the late William and Hattie Adair and had lived in Lowndes County since 1971. Mrs. Martin was retired from Templeton Nursing Homes and a member of the Dasher Church of Christ.Survivors include...

James Alton Lawson
Nov 13, 2005
James Alton Lawson, 78 of Valdosta, died on Sunday, November 13, 2005 at his residence. Born on December 18, 1926 in Berrien County, he was the son of the late Tophy and Rosagene Blanche Daughtery Lawson. He was a commercial truck driver for 52 years. Mr. Lawson was a veteran in the United States Army during WWII and the Korean...

Ruth Hardwick Davis
Nov 13, 2005
Ruth Hardwick Davis, 87 of Valdosta since 1936, died on Sunday, November 13, 2005 at the Langdale Place. Born on August 13, 1918 in Thomas County, she was the daughter of the late Jack Cleveland and Jimmie Wade Hardwick and the widow of William Taylor Davis who died in 1981. Mrs. Davis was Past Worthy Matron Order of Eastern Star...

Billie Starr
Nov 13, 2005
Billie Starr, 89 of Valdosta and formerly of Miami, died on Sunday, November 13, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on March 21, 1916 in Atlanta, GA to the late George H. and Helen Elrod and was the widow of Richard L. Starr, Sr. She was a retired Bridal Consultant and Buyer for Jordan-Marsh in Miami. Mrs....

Sarah Swindell Lincoln
Nov 12, 2005
SARAH SWINDELL LINCOLN, 81, of Valdosta passed away after a lengthy illness on Saturday, November 12, 2005 at her residence in Langdale Place. She was born October 11, 1924 in Long County, Georgia, the fifth child of the late Eliza Mabel Parker and Erwin Daniel Swindell. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard L. Lincoln. Mrs. Lincoln was...

Carlos Larry Crews
Nov 10, 2005
CARLOS LARRY CREWS, 62, of Valdosta died Thursday, November 10, 2005. He was born in Blackshear on September 27, 1943 to the late Carlos Charlie and Annie Lou Jordan Crews and had lived in this area most of his life. Mr. Crews was employed by Wild Adventures and had served as a notary public. He was a Baptist.Survivors include his...

Grace Cushing Foote
Nov 10, 2005
GRACE CUSHING FOOTE, 86, of Lake Park died Thursday, November 10, 2005 at her home. She was born on November 5, 1919 in Vermont to the late Edwin and Emma Hamilton Cushing and had lived in Marietta before Lowndes County for many years. Mrs. Foote was a retired secretary at Lockheed Aircraft and a member of the Lake Park United...

Clarence Francis Pilon Jr.
Nov 9, 2005
Clarence Francis Pilon, Jr. 76, of Valdosta, died Wednesday, November 11, 2005. Born in Tupper Lake New York, on October 1, 1929, he was the son of the late Clarence F., Sr., and Mary Florence Pilon. Mr. Pilon retired from the U.S. Air Force and the Valdosta Fire Department. He was a Baptist and a former Mason. Survivors are his...

Dugald Walker Hudson
Nov 8, 2005
Dugald Walker Hudson, age 86, of Atlanta, professor emeritus of Legal Studies and Risk Management and Insurance, died on Tuesday, November 8, 2005. Mr. Hudson was born in Greenville, South Carolina on July 25, 1919. He attended Greenville High School and graduated with honors. He graduated valedictorian of the class of 1940 at Presbyterian College where he was active in...

Johnnie V. Stokes
Nov 8, 2005
Johnnie V. Stokes, 78, longtime resident of Valdosta, died early Tuesday afternoon November 8, 2005, after a short illness. Born in Valdosta on May 27, 1927, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Viola Edmondson Stokes. After attending Valdosta City Schools and receiving her B.A. and Masters degrees from Valdosta State College, she taught in the Valdosta...

Dugald Walker Hudson
Nov 8, 2005
Dugald Walker Hudson, age 86, professor emeritus of Legal Studies and Risk Management and Insurance, died on Tuesday, November 8, 2006. Mr. Hudson was born in Greenville, South Carolina on July 25, 1919. He attended Greenville High School and graduated with honors. He graduated valedictorian of the class of 1940 at Presbyterian College where he was active in the ROTC...

Ronald Thomas Darby
Nov 8, 2005
RONALD THOMAS (RON) DARBY, 56, of Hahira died Tuesday, November 8, 2005 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Hahira on May 10, 1949 to the late Grady and Laurene Webb Darby and was lifelong resident of Hahira. Mr. Darby was an active member of the Hahira United Methodist Church, a veteran of the United DStates...

Evelyn Hall Lewis
Nov 7, 2005
Evelyn Hall Lewis, 78, of Greenville, Florida, died after a lengthy illness, at Pine Lake Nursing Home in Greenville on Monday, November 7, 2005. Born in Hahira, on October 16, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Verner and Julia Thompson Hall. Mrs. Lewis was a licensed practical nurse and a member of Greenville Church of Christ. Survivors are...

L. Freeman Rogers
Nov 7, 2005
L. Freeman Rogers, 84 lifetime resident of Valdosta, died on Monday, November 07, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born on January 6, 1921 in Valdosta, he was the son of the late Luther James and Mamie Smith Rogers and the widower of Eunice Idelle Giddens Rogers, his wife of 36 years. He was a retired...

Victoria Leeanne Newsome
Nov 6, 2005
Victoria LeeAnne Newsome, age 8, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, November 6, 2005 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Valdosta on April 29, 1997, to Lee and Margaret Anne Newsome. Victoria was many things to many different people. She was a beloved daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, cousin and friend. Victoria was a ray of sunshine. Throughout her difficult...

Victoria Leeanne Newsome
Nov 6, 2005
Victoria LeeAnne Newsome, 8, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, November 6, 2005, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Carson McLane Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Valwood School, Childrens' Health Care or AFLAC Cancer Center, 1405 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, or to the Victoria Newsome Fund, First...