OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Nina Louise Moore

Nina Louise Moore

Oct 2, 2022

Nina Louise Moore, 95, of Valdosta, went to be with Jesus on Sunday, October 2, 2022. Born on January 10, 1927, in Clanton, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Albert Davis and Nina Davis. Nina served in the Nursing Corp during World War II and in 1947 she married Robert Moore, her husband of 54 years. She was...

Ralph Murrell

Ralph Murrell

Oct 2, 2022

Ralph Eugene Murrell, 83, of Lakeland, GA, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Webster, FL on November 27, 1938 to the late Ralph Lindsey Murrell and Geneva Glover Murrell. He served for 22 years in the U.S. Air Force as a flight engineer and was married to his loving wife,...

Elizabeth Reid

Elizabeth Reid

Oct 2, 2022

Elizabeth (Jean G.) Reid, 85, of Lake Park, died on Sunday, October 2, 2022, after a lengthy illness. Born in Orlando to the late William S. & Ora Jane Wheeler Green, she has lived in this area for the past 66 years. In the early 1950’s, Jean was visiting family in Turner County when she met Juhan Reid. They soon...

Bernice Farley

Bernice Farley

Oct 1, 2022

Bernice Horton Farley

March 16, 1937 – October 01, 2022

A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. (Prov. 31:10)

Bernice Louise Horton Farley entered into God’s presence on October 01, 2022. She was born on March 16, 1937, in McMinnville, Tennessee, to Lerel Vale (L.V.) and Ruth Comer Horton. On Thanksgiving Day, 1954, she met...

Linda Gail Lacey

Linda Gail Lacey

Sep 29, 2022

Linda Gail Lacey, 67, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at her home. She was born on August 5, 1955 in Jacksonville, FL to George Bruce Howze and Clara M. Hutchins Howze. She was a loving mother and a joyous person. Mrs. Lacey loved people, horse and lived life to the fullest. She had worked as a...

Jeannette Culpepper

Jeannette Culpepper

Sep 27, 2022

Jeannette Wheelis Culpepper, 87, of Lake Park, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at Presbyterian Home in Quitman, GA. She was born on June 20, 1935 in Ocilla, GA to the late Hollis D. Wheelis and Iwilda Horton Wheelis. Mrs. Culpepper was a sales associate at Westpoint Pepperell. She was married to Harold Culpepper for 28 years prior to...

Gladys Elouise Ellenberg

Gladys Elouise Ellenberg

Sep 27, 2022

Gladys Elouise Ellenberg, 84, of Quitman died Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on September 7, 1938 in Brooks County to the late James P. and Ella Mae Hutchinson Ellenberg. Gladys was a retired machine operator at Dowling Bag Company and a member of the Methodist faith. She loved working in her yard and her...

Frances G. Rogers Graham

Frances G. Rogers Graham

Sep 26, 2022

Frances G. Rogers Graham, 88, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2022, at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on May 10, 1934 in Vidalia, GA to the late James R. Grimes and Ruby Kea Grimes. She retired from South Georgia Medical Center where she worked in public relations and was selected as “Employee of the Year” in...

Gregg Harvell

Gregg Harvell

Sep 23, 2022

Gregg S. Harvell, 55, of Nashville, GA, passed away at the Langdale Hospice House on Friday, September 23, 2022, after a courageous battle against cancer. Born in Emporia, Virginia in 1967, Gregg was a dedicated husband, father, brother, son, and friend. A 1985 graduate of Glynn Academy, he received a BS degree from Armstrong State University in 1990. Gregg and...

Enrique Gerena Marcano

Enrique Gerena Marcano

Sep 21, 2022

Enrique Gerena Marcano, 67, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Puerto Rico on November 8, 1954 to the late Emilio Gerena and Felicita Marcano. He was a retired supervisor/operator with the Whirlpool Company. Mr. Gerena loved to ride motorcycles and work on anything mechanical.

Mr. Gerena is survived by...

Otis Donald Griffet

Otis Donald Griffet

Sep 20, 2022

Otis Donald Griffet, 84, of Hahira Georgia and formerly of Champaign, Illinois, died on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at his residence following a period of declining health. He was born in Champaign, Illinois to the late Otis Isaac and Peggy Griffet and lived most of his life in the St. Joseph-Ogden area before recently moving to Hahira to be near...

Pyong Hwa Pitts

Pyong Hwa Pitts

Sep 20, 2022

Pyong Hwa Pitts, 80, of Valdosta, passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. She was born

in Seoul, Korea on June 7, 1942 to Sang Hoon Yu and Gap Duek Lee Yu. She was retired and the former

owner/operator of Peggy’s Wigs in Waycross, Ga. Mrs. Pitts loved to play Bingo and watch Korean television.

She enjoyed cooking and was married to the...

Susan Jean Radford

Susan Jean Radford

Sep 19, 2022

Susan Jean Radford, age 72, died at South Georgia Medical Center on September 19, 2022, from complications of COVID-19.

Susan was fond of telling people that she was a miracle and that she never should have made it this far in life. She was born on November 12, 1949 – a full three months early after her mother fell down the...

Sarah Corbett

Sarah Corbett

Sep 18, 2022

Sarah Elizabeth Parker Corbett, 77, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Sunday, September 18, 2022. She was born on August 3, 1945 in Quitman, GA to the late Elzie Ozious and Sara Godwin Parker. Mrs. Corbett was a retired nurse, having worked in the ICU at SGMC for over 30 years. She was a kind...

Patricia Malinda Carter

Patricia Malinda Carter

Sep 18, 2022

Patricia Malinda Crosby Carter of Lake Park, GA passed away at Langdale Hospice House on September 18, 2022. She was born October 10, 1943, in Quitman, GA to the late Clarence Crosby and Louise Pinson Crosby.

She grew up in the family community of “Crosby Town” and attended Brooks County Schools. After graduation in the Class of 1961, she attended Perry...

Carroll Scott Register

Carroll Scott Register

Sep 18, 2022

Carroll Scott Register, 61, of Hahira, Georgia passed away peacefully in his sleep at his residence September 18, 2022.

Scott grew up in Valdosta and graduated from Lowndes High School. He was a proud Viking and supporter of the Valwood Valiant’s. He loved all sports, but especially loved following the Atlanta Braves and Georgia Bulldogs. He was also a devoted youth...

Seward Daugharty

Seward Daugharty

Sep 16, 2022

Seward Daugharty, 81, of Stockton passed away Friday, September 16, 2022 at his residence. He was born in Howell, GA on December 1, 1940 to the late Frank and Lizzie Daugharty. Mr. Seward Daugharty graduated from Echols County High School and attended ABAC. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening and exploring. Mr. Daugharty loved the river. He was a member of...

Anna Oliva Paciga

Anna Oliva Paciga

Sep 11, 2022

Anna Oliva Paciga, 76, of Valdosta passed away Sunday, September 11, 2022 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on December 19, 1945 in Cash Corner, North Carolina to the late William and Ada Holton. Mrs. Paciga worked as a travel agent. Despite having a brown thumb, she loved plants and doing yardwork. Anna had a sense of humor and...

Donald Hayes

Donald Hayes

Sep 11, 2022

Donald E. “Buddy” Hayes, 71, of Hahira, died on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Born in Adel to the late Thomas Franklin Hayes, and Gladys Inez Kelly Hayes, he was a lifelong resident of this area. Donald grew up in Nashville and attended school there before joining the U.S. Army at an early age, during the Vietnam Conflict. Following the war,...

Douglas Clarence Wisenbaker

Douglas Clarence Wisenbaker

Sep 10, 2022

Douglas Clarence Wisenbaker, 80, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at South Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was born on September 3, 1942, in Lowndes County to the late Louis Byrd Wisenbaker and Cuba Lucille Carter Wisenbaker. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he enjoyed hunting and fishing. Douglas loved being outdoors and...