OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Beryl Hall

Beryl Hall

Mar 14, 2022

Beryl Gedelle King Hall, 90, of Valdosta passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022. She was born in Remerton, GA on May 20, 1931 to the late William Jasper and Irene Yarbrough. She enjoyed going to church and taught Sunday School at Morven Methodist Church. She loved to play piano and listen to gospel music. Gedelle loved her family and...

Lyn A. Williams

Lyn A. Williams

Mar 14, 2022

Lyn A. Williams, 54, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022 at Select Specialty Hospital in Tallahassee, FL. She was born in Quitman, GA, on December 9, 1967 to the late William Earl Copeland and Kathryn Elaine Futch Hodges Copeland. Mrs. Williams grew up in Hahira and graduated from Lowndes High School in 1985. Soon after high school...

Kun-Young Chiu

Kun-Young Chiu

Mar 13, 2022

Kun-Young Chiu of Lake Park died Sunday, March 13, 2022 at the Fellowship Home in Valdosta. He was born in Taipei, Taiwan on June 23, 1937, to the late Juin and Luan-yin Chiu and had lived in Lowndes County for fifty five years. He founded the design firm of Kun-young Chiu & Associates, Inc. in 1970, doing structural and civil...

Billy E. Middleton

Billy E. Middleton

Mar 13, 2022

Billy E. Middleton, 90, of Valdosta died Sunday, March 13, 2022 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on November 2, 1931 in Colquitt, Georgia to the late Charles Taylor and Georgia Mae Newberry Middleton and had lived in Valdosta for many years. He was a member of the Northside Baptist Church where he had served as a Deacon,...

Elizabeth Crane Carver

Elizabeth Crane Carver

Mar 12, 2022

On March 12, 2022, we lost one of the sweetest and most genuine people when Elizabeth Crane Carver passed away from renal cancer at the age of fifty-three. Born in Valdosta, Georgia on January 3, 1969, she graduated from Valdosta High School in 1987 as a member of the marching band. She was a member of McDonough Presbyterian Church and...

Melissa Dean Childers

Melissa Dean Childers

Mar 12, 2022

Melissa Dean Childers, 47 of Valdosta passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022, after a lengthy illness. She was born in Clearwater, FL on March 27, 1974. She was a graduate of Valdosta State University, a member of First United Methodist Church, and was currently employed as a Paraprofessional at Lowndes Middle School. She is survived by her husband, William Paul...

Kennedi Symone Floyd

Kennedi Symone Floyd

Mar 11, 2022

Kennedi Symone Floyd, infant daughter of Adarius Floyd and Keywanie Oates, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2022, at South Georgia Medical Center. She is survived by her parents, four brothers and a sister, Lekendrick, Kentori, Marquez, Dajah, and David; grandparents, Roosevelt and Loretta Floyd and Clifford and Betty Nix, and one great-grandmother, Annie Mae Haynes.

Joanne Myrick Youles

Joanne Myrick Youles

Mar 6, 2022

Joanne Myrick Youles, age 89, passed away at Camellia Walk Assisted Living in Evans, GA on Sunday, March 6, 2022. Born in Greensboro, Georgia on December 19, 1932, Joanne was the daughter of the late Ethel Bernice Bernhardt and the late James Richard Myrick. Joanne had been a resident of Valdosta for the past 66 years. A graduate of Barrett...

Theo Maxine Reed

Theo Maxine Reed

Mar 2, 2022

Theo Maxine Reed With much sadness we announce the passing of Theo Reed, our loving Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandma (Grand) and delightful friend to all whose lives she touched. Theo passed away peacefully at her home on March 2nd, 2022 surrounded by family. Born on July 5th, 1926 in Elbert, CO to Frank and Elsie Gabardi. Theo spent her childhood...

Lacey Cassandra Brantley

Lacey Cassandra Brantley

Mar 1, 2022

Lacey Cassandra Craiger Brantley, 43, of Lake Park passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at her residence. She was born in Shelby County, AL on July 5, 1978 to the late Steve Craiger and Sharon Russell Craiger. Lacey was a ride operator at Wild Adventures and a member of Loch Laurel Baptist Church. She loved the beach and visiting St....

Linda Sue Adle

Linda Sue Adle

Feb 28, 2022

On February 28, 2022, Linda Sue Adle (Cooper) was reunited with her husband, Randy Adle, parents and siblings once again. Linda took the good Lord’s hand into Heaven surrounded by her daughter, grandchildren, and siblings. Born on March 6, 1950, in Douglas, Georgia, Linda served the United States Postal Service in many roles for 27 years. Linda was a cheerleader...

Carl Eugene Preston Bennett

Carl Eugene Preston Bennett

Feb 27, 2022

Carl Eugene Preston Bennett, 65, of Valdosta, passed away at the Tift Regional Hospital on February 27, 2022 after battling with several medical conditions over the past year. Carl was born on January 3, 1957, in Naylor, GA, to late Henry Hershel and Lula Mildred Cone Bennett. He was raised in Valdosta, GA, and was a true Valdosta Wildcat football...

Elizabeth (Liz) Mannarino

Elizabeth (Liz) Mannarino

Feb 26, 2022

Elizabeth (Liz) Mannarino, 83, of Valdosta died at her home on Saturday, February 26, 2022. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 18, 1938 to the late Henry and Ethel Ruth Constable Weber and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Mannarino was an active member of Crossroads Baptist Church. She loved her family and her dog, Odie....

Carl Louis Adams, Sr.

Carl Louis Adams, Sr.

Feb 25, 2022

Carl Louis Adams, Sr., 64, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, February 25, 2022, at South Georgia Medical Center following a short illness. He was born in Miami, Florida on August 14, 1957, to the late Roscoe Carl and Yvonne Laham Adams. Mr. Adams had served as the Superintendent for Richardson Turner Construction (RTC) and was of the Greek Orthodox...

Karen Kay Allen

Karen Kay Allen

Feb 24, 2022

Karen Kay Allen, 80, of Lake Park, GA, passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2022. She was born on August 3, 1941, to the late Everett Bettin and Gertrude Ziegman Bettin. Mrs. Allen grew up in Early, IA, and graduated from Crestland High School in 1959. She moved to Des Moines, IA, to work for a telephone company. She met...

Colonel Donald Gordon Woske

Colonel Donald Gordon Woske

Feb 21, 2022

“I am a Conservative, Methodist, NRA Benefactor, Fighter Pilot, Red Neck…. Damn proud of it too”! A life lived unashamed of his faith, proud of his family and a fighter for this nation, that was Colonel Donald Gordon Woske, 92, who passed away at his home in Valdosta on Monday, February 21, 2022. Don was born in Peoria, Illinois, son...

Gordon Louis Wisenbaker

Gordon Louis Wisenbaker

Feb 21, 2022

Gordon Louis Wisenbaker, 65, of Valdosta died Monday, February 21, 2022 at his home. He was born in Valdosta on August 2, 1956 to the late Bobby Louis and Coretha Coody Wisenbaker and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Gordon was a member of the Redland Church of Christ. He enjoyed fishing, yard work and spending time with family. Survivors...

Helen Darby Mashburn

Helen Darby Mashburn

Feb 20, 2022

Helen Darby Mashburn, 90 of Valdosta, died on Sunday, February 20, 2022 at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Newton, on December 19, 1931, to the late Emory C. & Nina V. Darby, she grew up in Warwick, Hahira and Adel. She graduated from Cook High School in the late 1940’s, she went on to attend South Georgia College in Douglas....

O'Veda Cowart

O'Veda Cowart

Feb 20, 2022

O’Veda Harris Cowart, 92, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2022. She was born in Argyle, GA on September 10, 1929 to the late Ruben R. Harris and Viola Bennett Harris. Mrs. Cowart loved her family; she loved well and was well loved. Mrs. Cowart enjoyed singing, reading her bible, she wrote songs and poems. She enjoyed spending...

Mary Louelle Bass

Mary Louelle Bass

Feb 20, 2022

Mary Louelle Carter Bass, 83, of Hahira died Sunday, February 20, 2022 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born April 5, 1938 in Cook County to the late Aulie Terrell Carter, Sr. and Sampie Lou Bennett Carter. Mrs. Bass was a homemaker and a member of Pineview Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening, working with her flowers, canning, watching birds,...

Share by: