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

Will Davis (Bill) Burgsteiner
Apr 18, 2005
Will Davis (Bill) Burgsteiner, 83 of Valdosta died on Monday, April 18, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born on March 24, 1922 in Berrien County, he was the son of the late Kirk and Ola Burgsteiner. He was a member of First Baptist Church. He was a graduate of Valdosta High School and served in...

Charles Edwin Cook
Apr 18, 2005
Charles Edwin Cook, 66, of Hahira died Monday, April 18, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on August 30, 1938 in Ray City to the late Eliga Lee and Verdie Griner Cook and had lived in Hahira since 1983. Mr. Cook was a veteran of the United States Army and a Lowndes County Correctional Officer.Survivors include his...

Eloise Woodward Mcmullen
Apr 18, 2005
Eloise Woodard McMullen, 77, of Lake Park, died on Monday, April 18, 2005 after a lengthy illness. Born in Lee, FL to the late Walter Kelly & Annie Thelma Wells Woodard and her late stepmother Pearl Downing Woodard. She was a devoted wife, loving mother and homemaker. She also worked with Southern Bell and Lowndes County DFACS. She was a...

Katy Bell Hyde
Apr 17, 2005
KATY BELL HYDEKATY BELL HYDE, 87, of Valdosta and affectionately known as “Gran Katy” died on Sunday, April 17, 2005 at a local nursing home. Mrs. Hyde was a native of Martin, TN who resided in Birmingham, Alabama from 1940-1997. Since that time, she has lived in Valdosta. She was a dedicated Christian and homemaker who loved her family, music...
William, Sr. Nordin Reed
Apr 15, 2005
William Nordin Reed, Sr. 81, of Valdosta died Friday, April 15, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Sioux Falls, SD on March 4, 1924 to the late Louis J. and Gudrun Hjorth Nordin and later adopted and raised by the late Leonard M. Reed. He was a 1941 graduate of Cresco Iowa High School and served...

Barbara Edge Burdick
Apr 15, 2005
Barbara Edge Burdick, 87, of Exton, PA passed away on Friday, April 15, 2005 at The Inn at Freedom Village Brandywine. Born in Cain Township, PA she was the daughter of the late W. Gilbert Edge and Laura Thomas Edge. Mrs. Burdick was a graduate of the Westtown School, class of 1935. She was affiliated with The Valley Garden Club,...

Roberta Adams English
Apr 14, 2005
ROBERTA ADAMS ENGLISH, 88, of Valdosta died Thursday, April 14, 2005 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on August 16, 1916 in Telfair County to the late Alvin M. and Verbie Garnto Adams and had lived in Valdosta for several years. Mrs. English was a member of the Northside Baptist Church.Survivors include a daughter and son in law,...

Dorothy Estelle Scruggs
Apr 14, 2005
Estelle Scruggs, 93, lifelong resident of Valdosta, died on April 14, 2005, at South Georgia Medical Center after a sudden illness. Born in Macon, on January 18, 1912, she was the daughter of the late William Franklin and Margaret Estelle Ellis Etheredge. Mrs. Scruggs had been associated with Belks. She was a charter member of the Park Avenue United Methodist...

Walter Stanley Herring
Apr 13, 2005
Stan Herring, 41 of Lake Park, died un-expectantly while taking care of farm chores, on Wednesday, April 13, 2005. Born on November 5, 1963 in Lowndes County, he was the son of Ealie Doyle and Glenda Ann Dennis Herring. Stan loved farming. He enjoyed quail hunting and fishing with his children, was actively involved with his daughters 4H Club projects...

Toy Luke Rowan
Apr 13, 2005
Toy Luke Rowan of Valdosta died on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at her residence after a lengthy illness. Born in Berrien County, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Vera Hancock Luke and the widow of Julius Rowan of Valdosta. Mrs. Rowan was co-owner of Rowan Meats and of the Baptist faith. Survivors are one sister, Doris...

Inez Purvis Dempsey
Apr 13, 2005
INEZ DEMPSEY, 68, of Valdosta died Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at the Brownwood Nursing Home in Moultrie. She was born on August 7, 1936 in Mayo, Fla to the late Lonnie Columbus and Rosa Thomas Purvis and was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Lake Park, Georgia.Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn Turner of Valdosta, one sister, Louise Weaver...

Grace H. Brooks
Apr 13, 2005
Grace H. Brooks, 88 lifetime resident of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at a local nursing home after a brief illness. Born on January 22, 1917 in Abbeville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Amanda Christopher Hughes and the widow of Carl Brooks of Valdosta. She was a retired spinner at Strickland Cotton Mill...

Willie D. Norris
Apr 12, 2005
Willie D. Norris, 88 of Greenville, FL, died on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at a local nursing home. Born on August 10, 1916 in Fargo, GA, he was the son of the late, Emmett and Nora Lee Kent Norris. He was a United States Navy World War II veteran and retired security guard for Prinsho Veneer Co. Mr. Norris was...

Thomas Preston Mcdade
Apr 12, 2005
Thomas Preston McDade, 73 of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at a local nursing home. Born on June 20, 1931 in Tyrone, NC, he was the son of the late John and Agnes McDade. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church.He is survived by his wife, Agnes Dorch McDade of Valdosta; daughter, Susan McDade of Tyrone, NC;...

Janet Warren
Apr 10, 2005
Janet Warren, 44, of Valdosta, formerly of the Philippines, died on Sunday, April 10, 2005 after a lengthy illness. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 11, 2005, at Riverview Memorial Gardens. Condolences may be made on the obituary page of www.mclanefuneralservices.com Carson McLane Funeral Home Funeral Home: Carson McLane Funeral Home 2215 North...

Dixie Lightsey
Apr 10, 2005
Dixie “Mama” Lightsey, 96, of Clyattville, died on Sunday, April 10, 2005, at Presbyterian Home in Quitman following a brief illness. Born in Madison County, Florida to the late Arthur & Nora Zipperer Seals, she had been a life long resident of this area. She was very devoted to her church, Clyattville United Methodist Church, and taught middle grade children’s...

Colleen Jo Roycroft
Apr 10, 2005
Colleen Jo Roycroft, 34, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, April 10, 2005. Formerly of Marietta, she had lived in this area since 1989. Miss Roycroft was a graduate of Valdosta State University and was Coach/Supervisor at Lowe’s Distribution Center. Survivors include her parents, Wayne & Kathleen Roycroft, of Marietta, a sister, Sharon Simms of Marietta and a late sister, Pamela...
Roberto (Bob) Cubino, Jr.
Apr 7, 2005
Roberto (Bob) Cubino, Jr., 53, of Hahira, died suddenly Tuesday, April 5, 2005 in Ocala, Florida. He was born on March 24, 1952 in Tampa, FL to Roberto Cubino, Sr. and Olga Quesada Cubino. Mr. Cubino was a truck driver for USXpress, was retired from the United States Air Force and attended the Hahira Church of God.He is survived by...

Edward John Eckert
Apr 7, 2005
Edward John Eckert, 65, of Valdosta and formerly of Long Island, New York, beloved husband of Joyce and father of cherished son, Christopher, died on Thursday, April 7, 2005 at his home after a short illness. Born in Queens, New York, on November 19, 1939, he was the son of Edward and Dorothy Adametz Eckert. Mr. Eckert served with the...

Fae Mclean Hall
Apr 6, 2005
FAE McLEAN HALLFAE McLEAN HALL, 70, of Hahira died Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at her home. She was born on May 16, 1934 and was a lifelong resident of Hahira. Mrs. Hall owned and managed her own farm for many years. She enjoyed square dancing, genealogy, world travels and needlework. She was married to the late Bobby Lee Hall and...