OBITUARIES

Sep 26, 2021

John (Johnny) Allen Minor, 72, of Lake Park died on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at his home. He was born on September 20, 1949 in Albertville, Alabama to the late Bill Nalfeton and Mary Ellen Tabor Minor. John “Centercut” was a retired truck driver with Wal-Mart after thirty two years of service. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and being on the...

Sep 26, 2021

Anita Ruth Elder, of Valdosta, GA, and most recently The Orchard at Stone Creek, passed away on September 26, 2021, 3 days shy of her 99th birthday. She was born in Winter Haven, FL on September 29, 1922. Her family moved to Pensacola, FL, where she married Philip Ikeler Elder, a Navy pilot, of Berwick, PA, on April 4, 1942....

Sep 25, 2021

Nancy Dickens Newell, 66, of Valdosta died Saturday, September 25, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born on May 14, 1955 at Warren AFB, Wyoming to the late Joseph William and Marie Monzaneves Dickens and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Mrs. Newell was a member of the Pine Grove Community Baptist Church...

Sep 23, 2021

Joyce Ferdinand Anderson, Sr. “Fred” Our beloved Fred died peacefully at home with his wife Emily by his side. They have been married 58 years. Fred, age 80, of Valdosta, Georgia died on September 23, 2021, one day before his 81st birthday. Fred was born in Bristol, Virginia on September 24,1940 to parents Robert Banks Anderson, Sr. and Miriam Mixson...

Sep 22, 2021

Jerry Alton Bellflower, 72, of Naylor died Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Bleckley County, Georgia on November 12, 1948 to the late Charles Lester and Ethie Pritchett Belflower and lived in Lowndes County for many years. Jerry was a Baptist, a veteran of the United States Air Force and employed with SAFT....

Sep 22, 2021

Mary Alice Lane, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away at Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie, Georgia, on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. She was born In Naylor, Georgia on February 21, 1940 to the late Lucius Henry Davis and Ola Mae Harnage Davis. Mrs. Lane was a homemaker and volunteered at South Georgia Medical Center in years past. She enjoyed the...

Sep 21, 2021

Stephen W. Bacon (USAF Ret.), 61, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. He was born on February 26, 1960, in Charleston, South Carolina. He was a retired Technical Sergeant with the United States Air Force having served his country honorably for 22 years. Stephen loved working with computers and anything dealing with technology or in the field of...

Sep 21, 2021

Verma Rowell Hansford passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta, GA. Verma was born in Broxton, GA on August 21, 1938 to the late Thomas Rowell and Lilly Goff Rowell. She was employed as a plant worker at Amaco Fabrics. Mrs. Hansford loved spending time with her family, enjoyed cooking and baking, and was...

Sep 20, 2021

Robert Clare Cole, 64, of Valdosta, passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021. He was born on July 19, 1957 in Lincoln, NE to Mary Haines Cole and the late William Cole. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and of the Methodist faith. Robert is survived by his mother Mary Cole, of Quitman; his brother and sister-in-law,...

Sep 20, 2021

Jeffrey Ray Seyfried, 58, of Valdosta died Monday, September 20, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on November 21, 1962 in Beech Grove, Indiana and had lived in Valdosta for many years and served in the United States Air Force. Jeffrey enjoyed playing the guitar, hunting, fishing and farming. He enjoyed spending time with and spoiling his...

Sep 20, 2021

Audrey G. Purcell, 90, of Valdosta passed away Monday, September 20, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Shelby, NC on August 18th, 1931 to the late Bluford “Boots” Garrett and Serletia Williams Garrett. Mrs. Purcell had a long and involved career in administrative, accounting, and business services that included many years in an officer’s level position...

Sep 19, 2021

Chad Eugene Folsom, 45, of Valdosta died Sunday, September 19, 2021 at his home. He was born in Valdosta on March 25, 1976 in Valdosta. He was a 1994 graduate of Lowndes High School where he was a member of the Georgia Bridgeman and served as a trumpet section leader. Chad attended the Police Academy and he loved to make...

Sep 19, 2021

Lois Hyde Blount went to be with Jesus on Sunday, September 19 at her daughter’s home in north Florida with family beside her. She was born in Alexandria Louisiana to Alfred Ray and Erin Hyde. She moved after her father’s death with her mother, to Pompano Beach Florida where she met and married Bruce B. Blount. They had 4 children...

Sep 18, 2021

Walter Ray Kelly, 83, of Madison, Florida and Clyattville died Saturday, September 18, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Lowndes County on December 22, 1937 to the late Walter Miller and Blanche Zipperer Kelly and was a lifelong resident of Lowndes County and Madison, Florida. Mr. Kelly was retired from Owens Illinois Bag Plant Division and...

Sep 18, 2021

Barbara Jean Meney, 75, of Valdosta passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021 at her residence. She was born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky on September 15, 1946 to the late Alfred Barr, Jr. and Elsie Marguerite Davidson Barr. Mrs. Meney was a retired registered nurse and a member of Anchor Faith Church. She is survived by her husband, Benjamin Franklin...

Sep 17, 2021

Annette Kearson Swain, 78, of Valdosta, died on Friday, September 17, 2021 after a brief illness. Born in Waycross to the late Fred Thomas & Emma Louise Thigpen Kearson, she has lived in this area for over 40 years. Growing up in Waycross, she graduated from Ware County High School in 1960. She moved to Valdosta in the late 1970’s....

Sep 17, 2021

Güenther Virgil Dean Croy ("Junior"), 67, of Valdosta, died Friday, September 17th, 2021 peacefully, but unexpectedly, in his home. Born in Bamberg, Germany to the late Virgil Dean Croy, Kathe Trutschel Croy, he had lived in South Georgia since he was a boy. Known by all that loved him, Dean was extraordinarily generous and loved people. He had retired after...

Sep 17, 2021

Larry Wade Coody, 60, of Adel died on September 17, 2021 at his residence. Larry was born on Aug. 6, 1961 in Valdosta, Ga. He attended Lowndes High School. He worked in heating and air. He is survived by his wife Bridgett Coody; one sister and brother-in-law Donna and Jay Zeigler of Savannah, GA; one nephew, Jason and his wife...

Sep 16, 2021

Bonnie Maxwell Sorenson, 76, of Valdosta passed away Thursday, September 16, 2021, at her residence following a lengthy illness. Bonnie was born in Smyrna, TN on November 11, 1944, to the late Lt Col John Maxwell Sorenson and Gloria Dalton Sorenson. Bonnie lived a fun and full life. After high school in Derby, and time at the University of Kansas,...

Sep 16, 2021