OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Barry Lee Robinson

Barry Lee Robinson

Jul 14, 2024

Barry Lee Robinson, 69, of Hahira, died on Sunday, July 14, 2024, at Langdale Hospice House following a period of declining health. He was born on May 26, 1955, in Rome, Georgia to the late Olin and Betty Sansom Robinson. Mr. Robinson was retired from the grocery retail business having last served as Vice-President of Harvey’s Supermarkets. He later became...

William "Al" Rawlings

William "Al" Rawlings

Jul 9, 2024

William “Al” Rawlings, III, 53, of Valdosta, died suddenly on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. Al was born to the late William Alton Rawlings, Jr. & Song Hui “Annie” Rawlings, in Dublin GA, and grew up there, Graduating from Dublin High School in 1989. He then went to Valdosta State University, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. He went...

Lavelle Smith Wisenbaker

Lavelle Smith Wisenbaker

Jul 9, 2024

Lavelle Smith Wisenbaker, passed away peacefully at home on July 9, 2024, after a short illness. 

Lavelle was born to Annie Lillian Long Smith and William Smith on September 4, 1935, in Ludowici, Georgia, and graduated from Clyattville High School where she was a varsity basketball player. She attended Valdosta State College. She worked at Southern Bell, now Bell South, from...

Phil Hall

Phil Hall

Jul 6, 2024

Phil Hall, 84, of Valdosta, died on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on April 20, 1940, in Smut Eye, Alabama, to the late Robert and Irene Phillips Hall. Mr. Hall was a veteran of the United States Army and had retired from Trus Joist where he worked as a computer programmer.

Mr. Hall is survived...

Wallace Kerry "K.O." Oliver

Wallace Kerry "K.O." Oliver

Jul 6, 2024

 Wallace Kerry Oliver (67), of Valdosta, GA suffered a heart attack and passed away on July 6th, 2024. Kerry, fondly known as “K.O.”, was born to William (Bill) and Jeanette Oliver on October 8, 1956, in Macon, GA. 

Kerry graduated from Valdosta High School and was a true Wild Cat through and through. As owner of his own business, Oliver Plumbing...

Judy Carol Cornelius

Judy Carol Cornelius

Jul 4, 2024

Judy Carol Cornelius, 72, of Hahira, died at her home on July 4, 2024, after a lengthy illness. Born in Cook County, Georgia, on April 1, 1952, Judy was the daughter of Clara Jean Vickers Radney, and the late Woodell Parrish. She had worked in medical records at Smith Northview Hospital. Judy was of the Baptist Faith. She enjoyed camping,...

Lenelle C. Shierling

Lenelle C. Shierling

Jul 4, 2024

Lenelle C. Shierling, 88, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2024 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on December 20, 1935 in Morven, GA, to the late James Ellis Cooper and Mable West Cooper. Mrs. Shierling had worked as a secretary for many different companies over the years, most recently at Astro Extermination. She had a servant’s...

Robert Thomas Goff

Robert Thomas Goff

Jul 4, 2024

Robert Thomas Goff, 77, of Valdosta, passed away on July 4, 2024, at home. He was born on March 17, 1947, in Live Oak, FL, to the late S.E. Goff, Jr. and Annie Laurie Goff. Robert was part-owner of The Oyster Bar Fish Market, Inc., established by his grandfather, S.E. Goff, Sr., in 1952. His love for the Lord, his...

Ollie Ann Croft

Ollie Ann Croft

Jul 3, 2024

Ollie Ann Croft, 83, of Valdosta, died at her home on July 3, 2024. Born on April 11, 1941, to the late Jerome & Sally Stokes in Byron, Ga, she grew up and graduated from high school there. Soon after high school, she married  Bill Wood. The young couple went briefly to Chicago before returning to Georgia where she had...

Faye LeGette Radford

Faye LeGette Radford

Jul 3, 2024

Faye LeGette Radford, 82, of Hahira, died on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, her residence after a lengthy illness. Born in Hahira on May 9, 1942, to the late John Duncan LeGette & Myrlee Howell LeGette; she grew up there and played basketball for Hahira High School in the late 1950’s. During high school, she worked at a dime store in...

Raymond John Vanek Jr.

Raymond John Vanek Jr.

Jul 1, 2024

Raymond John Vanek, Jr., born on October 19, 1962, in San Diego, California, passed away on July 1, 2024, in Valdosta, Georgia. He was the beloved son of Raymond John Vanek, Sr. and Carolyn A. Prunier. Raymond was preceded in death by his parents as well as his son, Frank L. Vanek.

Raymond is survived by his loving wife, Ronda Vanek,...

Jon Christian (Chris) Bahnsen

Jon Christian (Chris) Bahnsen

Jun 30, 2024

Jon Christian (Chris) Bahnsen, 66, of Valdosta, Ga., passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024, surrounded by family, following a courageous battle against ALS. He was born on November 22, 1957, in Columbus, GA to the late General John Charles Bahnsen and Patricia Fitzgerald Bahnsen. Chris graduated from North Georgia College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. It...

Charles (Charlie) DeVane

Charles (Charlie) DeVane

Jun 30, 2024

Charles "Charlie" Wayne DeVane Sr. passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, June 30, 2024. He was 80 years old and born in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Charlie moved to Quitman, GA at age 4. 

A graduate of Brooks County High School and Valdosta State College, Charlie and his wife Linda have lived on the Brooks County farmland that has been...

Arthur "Buck" Johnson

Arthur "Buck" Johnson

Jun 29, 2024

Arthur “Buck” Johnson, 88, of Lake City, FL, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at his home. He was born in Lake City, FL, to the late Leonard Johnson, Sr. and Allie Vernice Dukes Johnson. Buck retired from the U.S. Army after 30 years, he loved being outside and always had something to do. He was a hard worker,...

Joseph Harrison Tillman Sr.

Joseph Harrison Tillman Sr.

Jun 28, 2024

Joseph Harrison Tillman, Sr, 71, passed away on June 28, 2024 at his residence following a brave battle with cancer. Joe was born on February 28, 1953 in Atlanta to the late Henry Harrison Tillman, Sr. and Mary Mull Tillman. He married Pam Kelly Tillman in 2004 and together they established their home at Lake Pappy in Hahira, Georgia, where...

Virginia Lee Bryan Coppage

Virginia Lee Bryan Coppage

Jun 26, 2024

Virginia Lee Bryan Coppage, 96 of Hahira, Georgia passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 surrounded by family and her Haven Hospice family in Chiefland, Florida. 

Born in Hahira, Georgia to the late Elie Clarence Dickerson & Carmon Laoma Hall Dickerson. She spent most of her life in the Hahira & Valdosta, Georgia area. Graduating from Hahira High School in...

Yetta Jane Burrell

Yetta Jane Burrell

Jun 26, 2024

Yetta Jane (nee Reiss) Burrell, 96, extraordinary mother, wife and friend to so many, died at her home on June 26, 2024. She was born in St. Louis, MO on May 17, 1928, the only child of the late Samuel R. and Edna L. (Heitert) Reiss.

Yetta had an amazing life. You might say she had three lives in one. The...

Kenneth Marsette Waddell

Kenneth Marsette Waddell

Jun 26, 2024

Kenneth Marsette Waddell, 83, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday. June 26, 2024, at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on March 19, 1941, in Donalsonville, Georgia to the late Marsette and Valda Williams Waddell. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and served during the Vietnam War. He had been in the banking business for most of his...

Terry Lynn Crocker

Terry Lynn Crocker

Jun 26, 2024

Terry Lynn Crocker 1956-2024

The family of Terry Crocker AKA Maw are saddened to announce her passing on June 26, 2024 at the age of 68.

She was the most loving, caring and uniquely special woman you would ever meet. She always put the needs of others before her own. Maw loved Jesus, her family and her beloved dog Faith. Her witty...

Geneva Swain

Geneva Swain

Jun 25, 2024

Geneva Parker Swain, 91, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at Fellowship at Brookside. She was born in Thomas County Georgia on October 11, 1932, to the late Clayton and Lela Kearse Parker. Mrs. Swain received her bachelor’s degree from Valdosta State and was a retired educator having taught 5th grade at Parker Mathis for over 25 years....

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