OBITUARIES

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

James Jerome Grimes

James Jerome Grimes

Nov 9, 2004

James Jerome “J.J.” Grimes, 77, of Clyattville, died on Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Emanuel County, Georgia, June 20, 1927, he was the son of the late J.R. and Ruby Kea Grimes. Mr. Grimes was a member of the Clyattville United Methodist Church. He was a Mason, St. Johns Lodge # 184, a Shriner...

James William "Bill" Howell

James William "Bill" Howell

Nov 9, 2004

JAMES W. “BILL” HOWELL, 72, of Valdosta died Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. Born on December 8, 1931 in Valdosta, he was the son of the late L. R. and Emily Daugherty Howell. He was a retired engineer with ITT and served as a First Lieutenant with the United States Army during...

Betty D. Jones

Betty D. Jones

Nov 5, 2004

Betty Dowling Jones, 75 of Lake Park, died in Birmingham, AL on Friday, November 5, 2004 following a short and severe illness. Born in Hoboken, on July 14, 1929, to the late Wiley & Cordia Dowling, Mrs. Jones made her home in Lake Park for the past 12 years. Through the years, the Jones family had lived in several cities...

Betty Sue Copeland

Betty Sue Copeland

Nov 4, 2004

Betty Sue Copeland, 78 of Dasher, died on Thursday, November 4, 2004 at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Born on February 22, 1926 in Williford, AR, she was the daughter of the late John Thirston and Edna Baird Traylor. She retired from South Georgia Regional Library and was a member of the Dasher Church of Christ.Survivors are...

Elmer V. Barrentine

Elmer V. Barrentine

Nov 3, 2004

ELMER V. BARRENTINE, 76, of Valdosta died Wednesday, November 3, 2004 at his home. He was born on November 25, 1927 in Wray, Georgia to the late James and Luta Stephens Barrentine and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mr. Barrentine was a veteran of the U. S. Army and a retired truck driver with the Langdale Company.Survivors include...

Craig A. Barnes

Craig A. Barnes

Nov 1, 2004

Craig Albert Barnes, 71, of Valdosta, died on Monday, November 1, 2004 at his home. Born in Haddonfield, New Jersey on December 29, 1932, he graduated with honors and 1st in his class from the Univeristy of Connecticut. Mr. Barnes was retired CEO of South Georgia Medical Center. He was past president of the Georgia Hospital Association and held memberships...

Bernard Feibush

Bernard Feibush

Oct 31, 2004

BERNARD FEIBUSHBERNARD FEIBUSH, 86, of Hahira died Sunday, October 31, 2004 at Smith Northview Hospital. He was born on December 18, 1917 in New York City to the late Philip and Rebecca Frankel Feibush and had lived in Lowndes County for several years. Mr. Feibush was a retired Milinary Buyer and a Healthcare Patient Representative.Survivors include his wife, Carol Feibush...

Ivey S. Culpepper

Ivey S. Culpepper

Oct 31, 2004

Ivey S. Culpepper, 86 of Valdosta, died on Sunday, October 31, 2004 at his residence after a lengthy illness. Born on December 21, 1917 in Echols County, he was the son of the late Jesse E. and Beulah Mae Peterson Culpepper. He farmed with his family in Echols County before going to work at Owens-Illinois Paper Mill where he worked...

Susie Lindstrom Kebler

Susie Lindstrom Kebler

Oct 30, 2004

SUSIE LINDSTROM KEBLERSUSIE LINDSTROM KEBLER, 67, of Valdosta died Saturday, October 30, 2004 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama on May 13, 1937 to the late Harry Oscar Lindstrom, Sr. and Lillian Cook Lindstrom and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Kebler was a graduate of Valdosta High School and Valdosta State College...

Byrd Elton Tomlinson

Byrd Elton Tomlinson

Oct 30, 2004

BYRD ELTON TOMLINSON, 73, of Valdosta died Saturday, October 30, 2004 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Echols County on March 27, 1931 to the late Talley and Cara Frances Prine Tomlinson. Mr. Tomlinson was a graduate of Valdosta High School, Valdosta State University and the Russian Language School at the Presido of Monterey, Calif. He was...

Sandra Northcutt Thomas

Sandra Northcutt Thomas

Oct 29, 2004

SANDRA NORTHCUTT THOMASSANDRA NORTHCUTT THOMAS, 40 of Ocilla died Friday, October 29, 2004 at her home after a short illness. She was born on November 28, 1963 in Valdosta to the late Charles Meier and Vonceil Elizabeth Pharr Northcutt. Ms. Thomas was a former member of the Park Avenue United Methodist Church.Survivors include two daughters, Amanda Thomas and Holly Thomas,...

Emma Elizabeth Peace Green

Emma Elizabeth Peace Green

Oct 29, 2004

EMMA ELIZABETH PEACE GREEN, 74, of Valdosta died Friday, October 29, 2004 at her home. She was born on February 13, 1930 in Lowndes County to the late Clarence Elmer and Reta Cooper Peace and was a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. Mrs. Green attended the Azalea City Church of God of Prophecy and was a member of the DAV...

Willie Joe Herring

Willie Joe Herring

Oct 28, 2004

WILLIE JOE HERRING, 48, of Lake Park died Thursday, October 28, 2004 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born in Valdosta on April 30, 1956 to Clara Bell Dasher Herring and the late Harry Herring and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Herring was a shop foreman with Sunset Farms and was a...

Marshall R. Higginbotham

Marshall R. Higginbotham

Oct 25, 2004

Marshall Rhodes Higginbotham, 85 of Valdosta, went to be with the Lord on October 25, 2004. He was born on December 8, 1918 in Elberton, GA to the late E. G. and Lizzie Mae Higginbotham along with three other brothers, E. G. Higginbotham, Jr., who passed away in the battle of Midway during World War II and Joe and Stanley...

Mettye C. Edmonson

Mettye C. Edmonson

Oct 25, 2004

Mettye Carroll Foard Edmonson, 100, of Lake Park, died Monday, October 25, 2004, at South Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Edmonson was born on July 22, 1904 in Embry, MS, to the late James Nathaniel & Lucinda Jane Gary Carroll. She was a school teacher for 37 years in Mississippi, until she moved to live here in this area with her...

Lois Christian Mann

Lois Christian Mann

Oct 25, 2004

Lois Christian Mann, 83, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, formerly of Valdosta and Brunswick, passed away on Monday, October 25, 2004, at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. Born on January 1, 1921, in Boston, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Claude Lorraine and Mary Connie Stanaland Christian. Mrs. Mann was a graduate of Georgia State Womans College. She was a...

Ralph Waldo Stith

Ralph Waldo Stith

Oct 23, 2004

RALPH WALDO STITH, 91, of Hahira died Saturday, October 23, 2004 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on October 3, 1913 in Carroll County to the late Edwin Arnold and Mattie Lou Chatham Stith and was reared and lived in Moultrie before moving to Hahira many years ago. Mr. Stith loved life to the fullest, his wife, children,...

Dorothy B. Dodd

Dorothy B. Dodd

Oct 23, 2004

Dorothy B. Dodd, 84, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, October 24, 2004, after a short illness. Born in Sewickley Heights, PA on June 15, 1920, to the late James Wilfred and Etta Profator Barley, she had lived in this area for 26 years. Mrs. Dodd was a member of Christ Episcopal Church, and felt a great love for her church....

Wilma N. Rentz

Wilma N. Rentz

Oct 22, 2004

Mrs. Wilma N. Rentz, 67, of Quitman passed into eternal life peacefully at her home in the loving arms of her husband, surrounded by her family on Friday evening, October 22, 2004 after a courageous five-year battle with cancer. She was born in Adel, Georgia on June 6, 1937 to Fred and Willene Surrency Corbett, both of whom preceded her...

Ronald Roy Zimmerman

Ronald Roy Zimmerman

Oct 22, 2004

Ronald Roy Zimmerman 62, of Valdosta, died suddenly Friday Oct 22, 2004, two days after his birthday. He was born Oct 20, 1942, in Burke, South Dakota, to Dora Ackerman Zimmerman and the late Roy F. Zimmerman. He was the middle child of three. He was a practicing pathologist in Valdosta for the past eleven years, since moving here from...

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