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

Bethene Bennett
Jul 16, 2005
Bethene Bennett, 92, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, July 16, 2005, after a sudden illness. Born in Cook County to the late Jessie Albert & Minnie Ola Castleberry, she was a lifelong resident of this area. Mrs. Bennett was a member of Friendship Primitive Baptist Church and was active in the Primitive Baptist Faith in this area. Over the years,...

Winifred Holland Brannon
Jul 16, 2005
Winifred Holland Brannon, 86, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, July 16, 2005, at her residence. Mrs. Brannon was born in Moultrie to the late Allen Lester Holland & Joy Shierling Holland. She was a Bridal consultant and was a member of First United Methodist Church and was a memer of the Merry Makers Sunday School Class.She is survived by one...

Cleo Maine Zeigler
Jul 14, 2005
Cleo Maine Zeigler, 98, longtime Valdosta resident and recently of Homerville, died on Thursday, July 14, 2005, at Clinch County Memorial Hospital. Born in Naylor on October 13, 1906, she was the daughter of the late James Solomon and Carrie Viola Carter Maine. Mrs. Zeigler was a homemaker and member of Unity Primitive Baptist Church. Survivors are her grandchildren, Robert...

Pamela Grace Clayton
Jul 12, 2005
Obituary for Family to Proof for Saturday’s PaperPamela Grace Clayton, 46 of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at her residence after a lengthy illness. Born on September 26, 1958 in Napa Valley, CA, she was the daughter of the late Ernie Adams and Wanda Lucille Martin. Mrs. Clayton was of the Baptist faith. Pamela was a loving wife,...

Randy Lee Peterson
Jul 12, 2005
Randy Lee Peterson, 53, of Valdosta, GA died on Tuesday, July 12, 2005, at his residence after a lengthy illness. Born on December 4, 1951 in Seattle, WA, he was the son of Annie Peterson and the late Gerald Peterson. He greatly enjoyed traveling the world as a merchant seaman having spent extensive time in Alaska, the Caribbean and had...

Mrs. Jack (Martha Ione) Wilkerson
Jul 11, 2005
Mrs. Jack Wilkerson, 75 of Valdosta, died on Monday, July 11, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on December 24, 1929 in Dawson, TX, she was the daughter of the late L. E., Sr. and Nettie Jane Blakley Black. Mrs. Wilkerson was a housewife and a member of Lakeland Church of Christ.She is survived by her husband of 55...

George Elton Robinson
Jul 10, 2005
GEORGE ELTON ROBINSON, 90, of Hahira died Sunday, July 10, 2005 at his home surrounded by family and friends after a long and courageous battle with Parkinsons Disease. He was born on December 1, 1914 in Ellaville, Georgia to the late George R. and Effie Larkin Robinson. He was a wonderful family man and in November, 2004 he and his...

Dean Allen Mcleod
Jul 8, 2005
Dean Allen McLeod, 38, died on Friday, July 8, 2005 at his home in Valdosta. Born in Valdosta on September 15, 1966, he was a Graduate of Georgia Christian School and Valdosta Technical College. Mr. McLeod was a Professional Land Surveyor and was the owner of McLeod Surveying Company. He was a member of Dasher Church of Christ where he...

Jo Ann Wagner
Jul 8, 2005
Wagner Obit Jo Ann Wagner, 67 of Valdosta died on Friday, July 8, 2005 at her residence after a brief illness. Born on December 25, 1937 in Greene County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Viola Abildgaard Jackson. She was of the Baptist faith.Survivors are her husband, Kenneth Wagner of Valdosta; daughter and son-in-law, April and...

Joe Anthony Cuellar
Jul 8, 2005
JOE ANTHONY CUELLAR 3, of Lake Park died Friday, July 8, 2005 in Tallahassee, Fla from injuries sustained in an accident. He was born on March 11, 2002 in Valdosta to Jose A. Leal and Gabriela Cuellar. Other survivors in addition to his parents include five sisters, Vanessa Leal, Daisy Cuellar, Jessica Leal, Kimberly Cuellar and Shelly Cuellar all of...

Annie Clara Evans
Jul 8, 2005
ANNIE CLARA EVANS, 57, of Valdosta died Friday, July 8, 2005 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born on December, 12, 1947 in Jacksonville, Fla to Irene McLane Durrrance and the late Fred Durrance and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Evans owned and operated a Day Care Service and a member of the Trinity...

Juanita Lokey Courson
Jul 8, 2005
JUANITA LOKEY COURSON, 75, of Hialeah, Fla died Friday, July 8, 2005 at her home. She was born on February 23, 1930 in Albany to Mary Hill Lokey and the late Felton M. Lokey and had lived in Lowndes County before moving to Hialeah many years ago. Mrs. Courson’s parents and six siblings located to Remerton where she worked for...

Virginia Tolbert Ryan
Jul 7, 2005
VIRGINIA TOLBERT RYAN, 84, of Valdosta and formerly of Tallahassee, Fla. and Franklin, North Carolina died Thursday, July 7, 2005. She was born in Moultrie, Georgia to the late Dr. Carl L. and Hattie Chapman Tolbert and lived in Tallahassee for fifty years before moving to Valdosta several months ago. Mrs. Ryan was a graduate of Tift County High School,...

Sharon G. Barnwell
Jul 7, 2005
SHARON G. BARNWELL, 58, of Valdosta died Thursday, July 7, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Jefferson County, Alabama on November 22, 1946 to the late Rev. Cleo and Evelyn Tanner Green and had lived in Valdosta for twenty five years. Mrs. Barnwell was a member of the Bemiss Road Baptist Church and was a tax...

Michael Lee (Mike) Hamby
Jul 5, 2005
Michael Lee (Mike) Hamby, 52, of Thomasville, died on Monday, July 5, 2005, from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born in Valdosta on November 10, 1952, he was the son of William C. and Sue Kilcrease Hamby. Mr. Hamby was a musician. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran and was a Protestant. Survivors are his son, Christopher Lee Hamby...

James Berry Croft
Jul 2, 2005
James Berry Croft, 35, died Saturday, July 2, 2005 at his residence in Hahira. He was born in Lowndes County on May 16, 1970 to Preston and Amy Croft and was a Baptist. He was a self-employed sub-contractor in tile work.Survivors include his wife, Dona Croft, Hahira; one step-daughter, Jenifer Mann; two step-grandchildren, MacKenzie Mann and Zackary Mann; mother and...

Maj Gen (Ret) Joseph Wesley Griffin, Jr.
Jul 1, 2005
Maj Gen (Ret) Joseph Wesley Griffin, Jr., 74, of Thomasville, died on Friday, July 1, 2005 at Hospitality Care Center of Thomas County. Born in Valdosta on August 24, 1930, he was the son of the late Joseph Wesley, Sr. and Leila Thelma Spivey Griffin. He played football with the Valdosta Wildcats under Coach Wright Bazemore. He graduated from high...

Ozzie Lee (Buster) Cowart, Jr.
Jul 1, 2005
Ozzie Lee (Buster) Cowart, Jr., 54 of Valdosta, died on Friday, July 01, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. He was born on September 16, 1950 in Valdosta. Mr. Cowart was a member of Stone Creek Golf and Country Club, Kinderlou Golf Club and Spains Ferry Hunting Club. He was retired from Bellsouth and was a...

Garey Frank Wood
Jul 1, 2005
Frank Wood, 38, of Lake City, FL and formerly of Valdosta died Friday, July 1, 2005 in Inverness, FL. Born July 8, 1966, in Grove City, PA, he is the son of Garey and Marie Squires Wood of Valdosta. Frank was a district manager for Stanley Steamer, was a member of the First Christian Church of Valdosta and had been...

Minnie Tom Johnson Coker
Jun 30, 2005
MINNIE TOM COKER, 85, of Valdosta died Thursday, June 30, 2005 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. She was born in Brooks County on September 16, 1919 to the late Thomas V. and Minnie Patrick Johnson. Mrs. Coker was a Presbyterian and a retired interior decorator.Survivors include a son and daughter in law, Michael and Mary Coker of Valdosta, a...