OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Terry Clyde Hall
Oct 19, 2022
Terry Clyde Hall, 89, of Hahira, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at his home. He was born in Lowndes County, GA, on August 30, 1933 to the late Colonel Joe Hall and Madeline Fiveash Nesbit. Mr. Hall was the owner/operator of Hall Land Clearing Company for over 50 years. He was the entrepreneur of many businesses, a good...
Madison Cleon Mcleod Jr.
Oct 16, 2022
Madison Cleon “MC” McLeod, Jr. age 85, was born on November 19, 1936 to Madison Cleon McLeod Sr. and Maebelle Wisenbaker McLeod in Valdosta, GA. MC passed away on October 16, 2022 surrounded by his loving family.
MC is survived by his wife of 66 years, Donna Harvey McLeod, three children; son, Rusty McLeod of Thomasville, GA, daughter, Judy Copeland of...
Joy Bostwick Trulock
Oct 16, 2022
Joy Bostwick Trulock, 97, of Valdosta, died at Langdale Hospice house on Sunday October 16, 2022. Joy lived a long and interesting life. She was born on August 8, 1925, in Donaldsonville to the late Dr. Albert & Sammie Trulock, and a few weeks ago she announced that she had outlived the Queen. Among other jobs, she taught school in...
Gerald Dean Mclaren
Oct 16, 2022
Gerald Dean McLaren passed away on October 16, 2022 at Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta, Georgia.
He was born August 7, 1949 in Galesburg, Illinois, to Wilbert and Constance Burton McLaren. He married Leah Webb McLaren on September 21, 1991, and she survives. He graduated from Galesburg High School in 1968 and also attended Carl Sandburg College and Monmouth College. He...
Kerry Ronald Ricks
Oct 14, 2022
Kerry Ronald Ricks, 73, of Valdosta, died at Fellowship Home in Brooks County on Friday, October 14, 2022. Born on March 27, 1949, Ronald was the son of the late Joseph Brackston Ricks and Leila Belle Hughes Ricks. He served in the U.S. Army and was employed by the United States Postal Service for 26 years, working as a Postman...
Harlan Lee Carroll Sr.
Oct 12, 2022
Harlan Lee Carroll, Sr. was born on December 16, 1931, in Buncomb, GA to Thomas Marion and Bessie Slayton Carroll. He had a younger sister, Peggy Carroll Hollingsworth. Harlan attended The Georgia Institute of Technology, earning both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Industrial Management. He had been married to Joanne White Carroll for 65 years.
Harlan is survived by...
Evelyn Taylor Parker
Oct 11, 2022
Evelyn Taylor Parker, 93, of Valdosta died Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Valdosta on September 18, 1929 to the late William Claude and Lily Coldiron Taylor. Mrs. Parker and her late husband, Paul Richard Parker owned and operated Fads ‘N Fashions for forty two years. She was a member of Benevolence Baptist Church....
Millie Jean Chitwood
Oct 11, 2022
Millie Jean Chitwood, 92, of Centre, AL, died on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, after a period of declining health. Millie was born into this world on March 6, 1930, to George Winslow and Clara V McCollum Keasler as their ninth child and given the name, Mildred Grace Keasler. Having lost her mother at 3 weeks of age and being a...
Mary Anne Atkins Stuart
Oct 9, 2022
Mary Anne Atkins Stuart, 84, passed away on October 9, 2022, after a lengthy illness. Anne was born on March 7, 1938, in Hopkinsville, KY to John L. Atkins and Fanny Helen Lovell Atkins. She married Charles Henry Stuart, Jr. in Cincinnati, OH, and moved with him to his various USAF duty stations, including New Mexico and Colorado, before he...
Katherine (Kat) Morris Porter
Oct 9, 2022
Katherine (Kat) Morris Porter, 73, of Lake Park, died on Sunday, October 9, 2022, at her daughter’s residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 10, 1949, in Lawley, Alabama to the late Verton and Myrtle Hale Morris and was a homemaker. Kat loved playing bingo, cooking, and fishing back when her health permitted her to do so....
Kay Reynolds Beaty
Oct 9, 2022
Mrs. Kay Reynolds Beaty
October 21,1936 – October 9, 2022
Kay Reynolds Beaty, 85, resident of Auburn, Alabama, passed away on
October 9, 2022, at Langdale Hospice House, Valdosta, GA. She was born in Hanover,
AL, on October 21,1936.
Visitation will be held Saturday, October 15, 2022 from 11:00-1:00 CST at
Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home, Opelika, AL, followed by funeral service at 1:00 PM CST at Jeffcoat-Trant...
Norma Barnidge
Oct 9, 2022
Norma Barnidge, 96, of Valdosta passed away Sunday, October 9, 2022 at her residence. She was born in Brooklyn, NY on September 5, 1926 to the late Alex and Mary Olsen Treiberg. Mrs. Barnidge was a homemaker and a member of Christ Episcopal Church. Her family was very important to her and she enjoyed sewing, reading and volunteering at her...
Robert Joseph Raffaele
Oct 8, 2022
Robert Joseph Raffaele of Valdosta, Ga, passed away on October 8, 2022, at Langdale Hospice. He was born on September 26, 1944, in Bronx, NY to the late Arthur J. and Ann Raffaele. Robert was a graduate of St. John’s University. Robert worked in retail management at JCPenney and retired in 2007. He loved cars and just like every American...
Ryan William Beasley
Oct 6, 2022
Ryan William Beasley
(December 14, 1992 – October 6, 2022)
With heartfelt gratitude for all of you who loved our Ryan, we will be blessed to have you join us for ”A Celebration of Life “service on Saturday, October 29 at 2:00 in the sanctuary of Park Avenue Church (100 East Park Avenue, Valdosta). Our family is honored to have Dr....
Ron Lindsey
Oct 6, 2022
Ronald C. “Ron” Lindsey, 78, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, October 6, 2022, in Raleigh, NC. Born near Dandridge, TN to the late Mack Lindsey and Minnie Maude Varnell Lindsey, Ron grew up in Jefferson Co. TN and graduated from Maury High School. Soon after high school, Ron joined the U.S Marine Corps. In the Marines he was a cryptographic...
Clarabeau Tomlinson Brightman Carter
Oct 6, 2022
Clarabeau Tomlinson Brightman Carter, 85, of Lake Park, died on Thursday, October 6, 2022, at Presbyterian Home following a period of declining health. She was born on January 21, 1937, in Adel, Georgia to the late William Bryant Tomlinson and Alice Bethea Cannon Tomlinson. She was the owner/operator of Carter Country Home (PCH) and was a member of Lake Park...
Quest Thomas
Oct 5, 2022
To My SonShine
My Sweet Sweet Baby Boy, I Never Expected To Become A Mom Because I Tried For Many Years Without Any Success. To Be Blessed With You And Your Brother Was Truly A Miracle Because God Trusted Me With Y’all. When I Found Out I Was Pregnant With You I Was Excited And Scared, I Was Scared Because Your...
Pamela Wells Ashmore
Oct 5, 2022
Pamela Wells Ashmore, 57, passed away on October 5, 2022. She was born in Valdosta, GA on August 14, 1965, to Carey and Marie Courson Wells. Pamela was a loving wife, a wonderful person with a sweet soul. She was generous, always ready to lend a helping hand. She would give the shirt off her back to anyone that needed...
Sara Lucas
Oct 4, 2022
Sara Young Lucas, 86, of Valdosta passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at Langdale Hospice House.
She was born on April 11, 1936 in Clinch County, Georgia to the late Matthew Newton Young and Sara Geneva Young. Mrs. Lucas was a homemaker. She loved her family very much, sang in the choir, worked in the nursery and hostess committee and anywhere...
H. Darrell Kirkland
Oct 2, 2022
Hugh Darrell Kirkland, 74, died October 2, 2022, surrounded by his family. He was born May 13, 1948, in Hahira, Georgia, to the late M. W. and Jackie Kirkland. He was a member of the last graduating class of Hahira High School in 1966 where he participated in band, basketball, track and 4-H. He graduated from Valdosta State College in...