OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Judy Ellis

Judy Ellis

Dec 18, 2021

Judy Cousart Ellis, 79, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at her residence following a period of declining health. She was born in Pasay City, Philippine Islands, on July 21, 1942, to the late Walter Maurice and Margaret Autotte Cousart. Mrs. Ellis was a retired registered nurse with South Georgia Medical Center and had served as past president...

Stanley (Stan) Fillion, Jr.

Stanley (Stan) Fillion, Jr.

Dec 17, 2021

Stanley Anthony Fillion, Jr 72, of Valdosta, Georgia passed away December 17th, 2021. He was born November 29th, 1949, to Stanley Anthony Fillion and Betty Garrick Fillion in Columbus, Ga. Stan graduated from Columbus High School in 1968. He attended Brewton Parker College and graduated from University of Georgia in 1972. Two of his most treasured accomplishments was being the...

Linda Joyce Barr Garrison

Linda Joyce Barr Garrison

Dec 16, 2021

Linda Joyce Barr Garrison, 73, of Valdosta, GA passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2021. She was born to the late Chester Moose and Mary Hazel Hall Barr in Valdosta, GA on February 2, 1948. Linda was of the Baptist faith and loved reading and talking politics. She was a giving and sweet person with a dry sense of humor....

Pat Lynch

Pat Lynch

Dec 16, 2021

Pat Lynch, 54, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, December 16, 2021, following a sudden illness. He was born in Germany to Alfred Lynch, Sr. and the late Maureen (Mo) Ann Lynch. Pat worked as a mechanic for Red Line Cycle and was of the Catholic faith. Pat loved all things mechanical, and he especially enjoyed riding his CVR 900. Above...

Lawrence Richard Kolb

Lawrence Richard Kolb

Dec 15, 2021

Lawrence Richard Kolb, Sr., 86, of Valdosta died Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at The Orchard. He was born on July 9, 1935, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey to the late Lawrence and Frances Kolb. Lawrence graduated from Perth Amboy High School, married his sweetheart Ruth Elizabeth Galusha, had a daughter and was then drafted into the United States Army. After...

Frances Electa Ricket

Frances Electa Ricket

Dec 15, 2021

Frances Electa Gilliam Ricket, wife of Kenneth (Ken) Thomas Ricket, died December 15, 2021, in Hospice care, in Valdosta, GA. The couple had lived in Valdosta most of their 55+ years of marriage. She was born in Greenville, SC, on May 10, 1944, to the late Frank Furman Gilliam and Olive Electa Tinsley Gilliam. In addition to her husband of...

Ruth Elizabeth Kolb

Ruth Elizabeth Kolb

Dec 14, 2021

Ruth Elizabeth Kolb, 87, of Valdosta died Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at The Orchard. She was born on January 12, 1934, in Metuchen, New Jersey to the late Donald Bryant Galusha and Grace Nellie Duffield Galusha. Ruth graduated from Metuchen High School where she was a cheerleader. After graduation, she married her sweetheart Lawrence Richard Kolb and had one daughter...

Edith Bray

Edith Bray

Dec 13, 2021

Edith Gail Bray, 90, of Pavo, died on Monday, December 13, 2021, at her residence following a period of declining health. She was born on August 23, 1931, in Rapid City, South Dakota to the late Lawrence and Winifred Leach Fleming. Mrs. Bray was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She was an avid fisher and enjoyed traveling....

Rheda Joyce Mcpherson

Rheda Joyce Mcpherson

Dec 13, 2021

Rheda Joyce McPherson, 88, of Lake Park, GA, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021, at Lakehaven Nursing Home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Ruskin, FL, on July 13, 1933, to the late Herbert Brewer and Beady Sanchez Brewer. Mrs. McPherson was a retired school bus driver for various counties for 31 years. She loved reading,...

Olin Earl Yarbrough, Sr.

Olin Earl Yarbrough, Sr.

Dec 11, 2021

Olin Earl Yarbrough, Sr., 73, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at his residence. He was born at Little Griffin Hospital on April 22, 1948 to the late James William Yarbrough, Sr. and Erbie Hooker Yarbrough and raised in Remerton, GA. Mr. Yarbrough was a tree surgeon for Southern Tree Service with over 30 years in the...

Jimmy G. English

Jimmy G. English

Dec 10, 2021

Jimmy G. English, 87, of Valdosta, Georgia passed away of an extended illness in Atlanta, GA with his family by his side, on December 10, 2021. Jimmy was born in Brooklyn, NY on April 7, 1934. His family eventually moved to GA where he attended and graduated from Vidalia High School. Jimmy was a very compassionate man and had a...

Sylvia Dianne Moss

Sylvia Dianne Moss

Dec 9, 2021

Sylvia Dianne Moss, 79, 0f Valdosta, passed away after a lengthy illness at home Thursday, December 9, 2021. Arrangements are incomplete.

Marie Carter

Marie Carter

Dec 7, 2021

Marie Southall Carter, of Lake Park, GA, died on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. She was born on February 3, 1937, in Clyattville, to the late Jim and Sally Rowland Southall. She graduated from Clyattville High School in the mid 1950’s and worked for Bell South for a few years. In the late 1950’s, she met Charles Carter on a blind...

Don Dewayne Carpenter

Don Dewayne Carpenter

Dec 5, 2021

Don Dewayne (Boo) Carpenter, 55, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at Tallahassee, FL following a sudden illness. He was born in Valdosta on August 19, 1966 to Donnie and Lynda Sauls Carpenter. He was the owner of Carpenter Logging. Don was a member of Lake Park First Baptist Church. He enjoyed deer hunting and being on...

Donald Richard Miller

Donald Richard Miller

Dec 3, 2021

Donald Richard Miller, passed away on December 3, 2021 in Valdosta. He was born in Fargo, ND on March 5, 1929 to the late Erich and Edythe (Lovelace) Miller. He grew up in Morehead, Minnesota and graduated from Morstate High School in 1947. Mr. Miller married Doris Williams in 1950 and they later divorced 1959. From this union two sons...

Marilyn Willis

Marilyn Willis

Dec 3, 2021

Marilyn Willis, age 82 of Valdosta, Georgia passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 3, 2021. She is survived by husband Mike Willis, son Tom Lovett (Darla), grandsons Thomas Lovett (Briana) and Timothy “Ty” Lovett (Stephanie), great-grandchildren Skylar Lovett (3 years) and Jackson Lovett (9 months), brother Vernon Dixon (Mary Joyce), nephews Al Dixon, Robert Dixon and Andy Dixon and step-daughter...

Gloria Torres

Gloria Torres

Dec 1, 2021

Gloria Luz Herrera Torres, 88, of Valdosta, passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in San Marcos, Colombia on October 8, 1933 to the late Santander Torres and Adela Herrera. Mrs. Torres was a homemaker and a member of St. Anthony of Padua Church, in Ray City, GA. This Loving, caring and...

Quillian Powell

Quillian Powell

Dec 1, 2021

Quillian Powell, 76, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at his home after a three ½ year battle with leukemia. Born in Clyattville on January 12, 1945, Quillian was the son of the late Brunner and Evelyn Gaskins Powell. He proudly served in 82nd Airborne with the U.S. Army. He began Quillian Powell Construction in 1987. Married to...

Thomas Douglas Hamblin

Thomas Douglas Hamblin

Dec 1, 2021

Thomas Douglas Hamblin, 77, of Statenville, died on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at Advent Christian Village in Dowling Park, Florida following a lengthy illness. He was born on June 10, 1944, in Birmingham, Alabama to Douglas Hamblin and Muriel Green Barnett. Mr. Hamblin was a retired city driver with Roadway and was a member of Statenville United Methodist Church. He...

Bessie Amanda King

Bessie Amanda King

Dec 1, 2021

Bessie Amanda King, 90, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at her residence following a period of declining health. She was born on February 6, 1931, in Atlanta Mr. and Mrs. Adams. Mrs. King had worked with various companies and organizations in Valdosta from Crackin’ Good Bakery, Dowling Bag, Downing’s Diner, and the Valdosta Daily Times just to...