OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Richard James Herrick

Richard James Herrick

Mar 5, 2005

Richard James Herrick, 59, of Lake Park, died at his residence on March 5, 2005. He was born in Syracuse, NY on November 23, 1945 to Richard Herrick and the late Juanita Smith Herrick. He was employed as Assistant Vice President of Electronics Scientific Instruments, Inc.He is survived by his wife, Charon Brenner Herrick; two daughters, Stacey Morrow of Jupiter,...

Johnnie Mae Booth Mclane

Johnnie Mae Booth Mclane

Mar 5, 2005

JOHNNIE MAE BOOTH McLANE, 78 of Valdosta died Saturday, March 5, 2005 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. She was born on September 12, 1926 to the late Jim and Rosa Etta Booth and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. McLane was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include two daughters, Helen Sims and Carol...

Katie Louise Dawkins Jernigan

Katie Louise Dawkins Jernigan

Mar 3, 2005

Katie Louise Moore Dawkins Jernigan, 82, of Knoxville, Tennessee and formerly of Valdosta, Georgia, died on Thursday, March 3, 2005, at Parkwest Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee. Born on December 15, 1922 in Lanier County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late E. J. and Katie Moore. She was a homemaker and member of Karns Church of Christ. Survivors are...

Annie Shaw

Annie Shaw

Mar 3, 2005

Annie Shaw, 66, of Clyattville, died on Thursday, March 3, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Carson McLane Funeral Home. Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North Patterson Street Valdosta, GA US 31602

Annie Shaw

Annie Shaw

Mar 3, 2005

Annie Shaw, 66, of Valdosta died Thursday, March 3, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born December 05, 1938, in Naylor, she was the daughter of the late Wiley and Lula Cone Lightsey. She was a homemaker and lifelong resident of this area.Survivors include two daughters and a son in law, Annie Mildred Shaw Perez and fiancé, Ramond Corn of...

Emerson S. Burton

Emerson S. Burton

Mar 3, 2005

EMERSON S. BURTON, 89, of Valdosta died Thursday, March 3, 2005 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born on December 13, 1915 in Steubenville, Ohio to the late William Thomas and Mae Marie Barrett Burton and had lived in Cusseta, Georgia before moving to Valdosta several years ago. Mr. Burton was retired from the United States Army...

Harvey Stanford Griffin

Harvey Stanford Griffin

Mar 2, 2005

Harvey Stanford Griffin, 81, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, March 2, 2005, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Fort Lauderdale, FL to the late William Howard and Carrie Mae Kelly Griffin, Mr. Griffin graduated from Hahira High School, Class of 1941. He had lived in Valdosta since 1965. Mr. Griffin was a veteran of the Army during WWII and...

Robert L. Rohrbaugh

Robert L. Rohrbaugh

Mar 2, 2005

ROBERT L. ROHRBAUGH, 77, of Valdosta died Wednesday, March 2, 2005 at the Holly Hill Nursing Home. He was born on May 24, 1927 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Robert T. and Maude Rowan Rohrbaugh and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mr. Rohrbaugh was a member of the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, the DAV, VFW,...

Charles A. Redish

Charles A. Redish

Mar 1, 2005

CHARLES A. REDISH, 60 of Valdosta died Tuesday, March 1, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born on August 19, 1944 in Lowndes County to the late Rossie and Agnes Coody Redish and was a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. Mr. Redish was an electrician and had been a merchant seaman. He was a...

Buran Leslie Redding

Buran Leslie Redding

Feb 28, 2005

BURAN LESLIE REDDING, 96, of Valdosta died on Monday, February 28, 2005 at his daughter’s home in Newberry, Florida after brief illness. He was born on November 28, 1908 in Hahira to the late Thomas Leslie and Hattie Elizabeth Redding and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Redding was a member of the First Assembly of God of...

Nellie Sue Murphy

Nellie Sue Murphy

Feb 28, 2005

Mrs. Nellie Sue Murphy, 62, forty year resident of Valdosta, died on Monday, February 28, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born on October 9, 1942 in McRae, GA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Leila Greene Gay. Mrs. Murphy was a homemaker and of the Church of God faith.Mrs. Murphy is survived...

Lillian May

Lillian May

Feb 27, 2005

Lillian May, 91 of Lake City, FL died on Sunday, February 27, 2005 at The Health Center of Lake City after a brief illness. Born on May 16, 1913 in Eastman, GA, she was the daughter of the late George and Lillie Atkinson. She was a member of the Forrest Street Church of God in Valdosta and a member of...

Gregory L. (Greg) Shealy

Gregory L. (Greg) Shealy

Feb 26, 2005

Gregory L. (Greg) Shealy, 53, of Valdosta, died Saturday, February 26, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born on July 20, 1951 in Hickory, NC to the late Leonard Fulmer and Martha Jo Abernethy Shealy. Mr. Shealy was co-owner and operator of VCOM, retired from the United States Air Force after twenty two years...

Lonnie W. Lightsey

Lonnie W. Lightsey

Feb 24, 2005

LONNIE W. LIGHTSEY, 89, of Lake Park died Thursday, February 24, 2005. He was born on February 2, 1916 in Echols County to the late Willy M. and Rebecca McLane Lightsey and grew up in Echols and Lowndes Counties. Mr. Lightsey was a member of the Sardis Baptist Church. He joined the Army Air Force and served four years and...

Mary Helen Goff

Mary Helen Goff

Feb 24, 2005

MARY HELEN GOFF, 67, of Hahira died Thursday, February 24, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. She was born on April 11, 1937 in Hamilton County, Florida to the late Lewis Daniel and Zenia Spires Eunice and had lived in Hahira for many years. Mrs. Goff was a cashier at Mickey’s Grocery and the BP Station.Survivors...

Mary Williams Bailey Cook

Mary Williams Bailey Cook

Feb 24, 2005

Mary Williams Bailey Cook, 83 of Valdosta died on Thursday, February 24, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born on February 19, 1922 in Lowndes, County, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Clinton and Allie Wilson Williams. She was a retired department manager with Sears and a member of Crossroads Baptist Church and the Mary Martha Sunday School...

Sara Elizabeth Brinson  Williams

Sara Elizabeth Brinson Williams

Feb 24, 2005

SARA ELIZABETH BRINSON WILLIAMS, 87, of Albany died Thursday, February 24, 2005 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. She was born on September 13, 1917 in Whigham to the late Daniel Augustus and Patience Leona NeSmith Brinson and lived in Albany before moving to Valdosta in 1991. Mrs. Williams was a member of the Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany where...

Zenobia Fine

Zenobia Fine

Feb 23, 2005

Zenobia Fine, 82 of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born on October 11, 1922 in Fitzgerald, GA, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Maver Connelly Halford. She was a homemaker and a member of Charity Baptist Church.Mrs. Fine is survived by her husband who she...

Elizabeth Lawlor Hills

Elizabeth Lawlor Hills

Feb 23, 2005

Elizabeth Lawlor Hills, 81, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, February 23, 2005, at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. Born on October 10, 1923 in Lowndes County, she was the daughter of the late Tally C. and Pearl Wisenbaker. Mrs. Hills was a homemaker and a member of Central Avenue Church of Christ. An avid quilter, she was a founding member...

(Whit) James Grovene Webb

(Whit) James Grovene Webb

Feb 22, 2005

“Whit” James Grovene Webb, 92, of Hahira, passed away peacefully in his sleep at Holly Hill Nursing Home Tuesday morning, February 22, 2005. He was born in Hahira on October 25, 1912 to the late Ira and Mattie Roundtree Webb who will welcome him into God’s kingdom of everlasting life. His brothers Gene and Earl and sister Carrie Lou Hamilton...

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