OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Benjamin Norwood Williams, Jr.

Benjamin Norwood Williams, Jr.

Feb 19, 2005

Benjamin Norwood Williams, Jr., 74 of Fernandina Beach, FL and formerly of Lake Park, GA, passed away Feb. 19, 2005, after a short illness at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup. He was born Aug. 9, 1930, in Macon to the late Benjamin N. Williams, Sr., and Louise Williams. He was raised in Cherry Lake, FL but spent much of his...

Debbie Lynne West

Debbie Lynne West

Feb 18, 2005

Debbie Lynne West, 47 of Valdosta, died on Friday, February 18, 2005 at her residence after a lengthy illness. She was born on October 20, 1957 in Detroit, Michigan.Debbie worked in the food service business most of her life. She was an avid sports fan, especially of NFL football and NHRA Drag racing. She enjoyed camping and was fond of...

Doris A. Kiefer

Doris A. Kiefer

Feb 17, 2005

Doris A. Kiefer, 72, of Valdosta, died Thursday, February 17, 2005 at her residence. She was born on January 26, 1933 in Jackson, Ohio to the late Arthur and Clara Lyons Andrews. Mrs. Kiefer was a homemaker, a member of Greenwood Baptist Church and the Alzheimers Support Group.She is survived by her husband, Emory L. Kiefer of Valdosta, three daughters...

Onnie L. Bennett

Onnie L. Bennett

Feb 16, 2005

Onnie L. Bennett, 83, of Statenville, died on Wednesday, February 16, 2005, at Suwannee Valley Nursing Home, Jasper, Florida after a brief illness. Born in Berrien County, on February 6, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Phoebe Lancaster Register. She was a homemaker and was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. She was preceded in death by her...

Clara Bass

Clara Bass

Feb 15, 2005

Mrs. Clara Bass, 91, of Valdosta passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at her home after a lengthy illness. Born in Clinch County on November 1, 1913, she was the daughter of the late A.B. and Annie Smith and the widow of Jesse J. Bass. She had lived in Valdosta for the past 64 years and was retired from...

Robert B. Dittemer

Robert B. Dittemer

Feb 14, 2005

Robert B. Dittemer, 77 of Valdosta, died on Sunday, February 13, 2005 at his residence after a short illness. Born on February 15, 1927 in Elizabeth, NJ, he was the son of the late, Hubert Dittemer and Ruth Norton Dittemer. He was a retired pilot in the United States Air Force. He was a member of the Valdosta South Congregation...

Rosa Lee Watley

Rosa Lee Watley

Feb 14, 2005

Rosa Lee Watley, 96 of Lake Park, died on Monday, February 14, 2005 in Valdosta. Born on December 27, 1908 in Cobb County, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Lizzie Towns Hembree. She had worked at the Hahira Five and Dime and Joe Lazarus’ Store in Valdosta. Survivors include three sons, Joyce M. and Faye Watley of...

Nelson T. King

Nelson T. King

Feb 14, 2005

NELSON T. KING, 76, of Valdosta died Monday, February 14, 2005 at home. He was born on April 14, 1928 in Berrien County to the late Curtis and Geneva Woods King and had lived in Valdosta for the past fifty eight years. Mr. King was a veteran of the United States Air Force and a member of the VFW. He...

Marilyn Barfield

Marilyn Barfield

Feb 14, 2005

Marilyn Barfield, 64, of Valdosta, died on Monday, February 14, 2005. Born in Shreveport, LA to the late Harold & Vera Sims, Mrs. Barfield had lived in this area for the past 14 years. Survivors include two daughters, Susan Frost, of Woodstock, and Julie Harrison, of Acworth; two sons, William Randall Harrison and Brian Harrison, both of Shreveport, LA; two...

Dr. Amos Barfield

Dr. Amos Barfield

Feb 14, 2005

Dr. Amos Barfield, 76 of Dasher, GA, died on Monday, February 14, 2004 in Valdosta. Born on February 11, 1929 in Montgomery, GA, he was the son of the late George Jasper and Essie Hamilton Barfield. He was a veteran having served in the United States Marine Corps. In 1956, he graduated from the University of Georgia School of Veterinary...

Martha Kennedy Stephenson

Martha Kennedy Stephenson

Feb 13, 2005

Martha Kennedy Stephenson, 84, of Valdosta, Georgia died Sunday February 13, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center.Born on January 21, 1921 in Colquitt County, Georgia, the daughter of Archibald and Adelyn Kennedy, Mrs. Stephenson, and her late husband Frank L Stephenson Jr., were Valdosta residents and loyal members of the First United Methodist Church, for over 50 years. Mrs. Stephenson...

James Simon Nash

James Simon Nash

Feb 12, 2005

James Simon (Slick) Nash, 77, of Lake Park, died on Saturday, February 12, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday, February 16, 2005, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of the Carson McLane Funeral Home with burial at Carter Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening from 6 until...

Lula A. Mitchell

Lula A. Mitchell

Feb 11, 2005

Lula A. (Ann) Mitchell, 60, lifetime resident of Naylor, died on Friday, February 11, 2005, at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Valdosta on September 18, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Christine Taylor Haywood and widow of the late Ernest T. Mitchell. Mrs. Mitchell was retired from the Moody Air Force...

Jean Scorbintini Imprescia

Jean Scorbintini Imprescia

Feb 11, 2005

Jean Scorbintini Imprescia, 90 , of the Presbyterian Home in Quitman and formerly of Valdosta, died on February 11, 2005. Mrs. Imprescia was cremated and her cremains were interred with her husband at Riverview Memorial Gardens. A memorial service will be held in New York sometime this spring. Condolences may be conveyed online at obituaries at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Carson McLane Funeral...

Ruth Bryan Reddy

Ruth Bryan Reddy

Feb 11, 2005

Ruth Bryan Reddy, 90, of Hahira, died Friday, February 11, 2005 at her residence. She was born in Hahira on March 18, 1914 to the late Jesse Lee Bryan, Sr. and Cora Elizabeth Webb Bryan. Mrs. Reddy was a hairdresser and owned Hahira Beauty Shop for forty years. She was a member of the Hahira United Methodist Church, Mattie Webb...

Royce A. Noles

Royce A. Noles

Feb 11, 2005

Royce Ancil Noles, 84, of Valdosta, died Friday, February 11, 2005 at Fellowship Home in Brooks County. He was born on April 24, 1920 in Berrien County to the late Richard Ancil and Rosie Virginia Johnson Noles. Mr. Noles served in the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1937 – 1939 and was a Veteran of the U.S. Army having served in...

Roy Grimes, Jr.

Roy Grimes, Jr.

Feb 10, 2005

Roy Grimes, Jr., 36 of Valdosta, Georgia and formerly of Dothan, Alabama, died on Thursday, February 10, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born on December 31, 1968 in Geneva, Alabama. He was employed as a Lead Supervisor at Hood Packaging and attended Trinity Baptist Church.Survivors include his wife, Melisa Grimes of Valdosta; two...

Tammy Tearesa Joiner

Tammy Tearesa Joiner

Feb 10, 2005

Tammy Tearesa Joiner, 39, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, February 10, 2005, after a long illness. Born on May 25, 1965, in Valdosta, she was a homemaker and member of the Church of Christ and the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. Survivors are her husband, Ronnie L. Joiner, daughter, Cheyenne Elaine Joiner, sons, Ronnie Shane Joiner, Brandon Lewis Joiner all of Valdosta;...

John Edward (Pee Wee) Thompson, Sr.

John Edward (Pee Wee) Thompson, Sr.

Feb 10, 2005

John Edward (Pee Wee) Thompson, Sr., 63 of Valdosta, died on Thursday, February 10, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born on July 29, 1941 in Lowndes County, he was the son of the late Clarence Edward, Sr. and Jewell Lightsey Thompson. He retired from the maintenance department at Wild Adventures and was a member of...

Don F. Reames

Don F. Reames

Feb 9, 2005

Don F. Reames, 58, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Lakeland, Florida on May 3, 1946, to the late Louis R. & Mary Alice Reames, he had been a lifelong resident of this area. In 1964, he graduated from Valdosta High School and from Valdosta State University in 1968....

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