OBITUARIES

Jul 25, 2021

Steven Thomas Allen Linkswiler, 49, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2021. Born in Valdosta on April 8, 1972, to the late Charles Allen Linkswiler and Janice Henderson Linkswiler. He enjoyed fishing, loved to tinker on things, and was known to grill out on most days of the week. He was a salesman at Tom Davis Used Cars....

Jul 25, 2021

Margaret Webb Drew Boyette, age 95, passed away early Sunday morning, July 25, 2021, at The Orchard. She was born April 26, 1926 and the daughter of the late William Henry and Clyde Folsom Webb. Margaret was an active member of Hahira United Methodist Church until her health declined and lived most of her entire life in Hahira, Georgia. She...

Jul 24, 2021

Dallas Barry Brown, 88, of Hahira died Saturday, July 24, 2021 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born in Freeport, Florida on November 1, 1932 to the late Barry Ash and Pearl Infinger Brown and had lived in Hahira for many years. Mr. Brown attended Wings of Faith Worship Center in Alma, Georgia and had worked with Parker Farms in...

Jul 21, 2021

Georgia Ann Howell Dykes, 83, of Valdosta died Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at South GA Medical Center. She was born on September 18, 1937 in Valdosta to the late Wilton Ardell Howell and Ada Maude McLeod Howell. Mrs. Dykes retired after twenty five years as lunchroom manager from Lowndes Middle School food service. She was a member of the Church...

Jul 19, 2021

Michael David Morris, 52, of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, passed away on Monday, July 19, 2021. Born in Sylacauga, Alabama, on November 21, 1968, Michael was a son of the late William David and Rebecca Ann Higgins Morris. An Army veteran, he worked as a Police Officer and then enjoyed working in Private Security. He loved to hunt and fish...

Jul 13, 2021

Lowell Abel, 70, of Valdosta, a loving husband and father, died on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at Fellowship Home. Lowell was born on February 26, 1951 in Winter Haven FL to the late Herbert A. “Lonnie” & Nola Hall Abel. He grew up in Nashville and graduated from Berrien Co High School. He then went to Valdosta State College where...

Jul 13, 2021

Jul 12, 2021

Donna Cooper Dalton, 61, of Ray City, GA passed away on July 12, 2021. Donna was born on January 6, 1960 to Edna and the late Bernard Cooper of Hahira, GA. Donna died fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Donna was retired, working as an insurance agent and customer service representative. She enjoyed gardening, spending time with family and friends,...

Jul 12, 2021

Mrs. Fann Asbell Kelley, age 81, passed away Monday afternoon, July 12, 2021, at her residence in Snow Hill, North Carolina. Born August 26, 1939, she was the daughter of Roscoe Athal Asbell and Frances Ernestine Pollock Asbell. Fann and her late husband, Curtis, lived the majority of their adult lives in Valdosta, Georgia, where they reared their children and...

Jul 12, 2021

Andy Register, 68, of Valdosta, died Monday, July 12, 2021, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Homerville on August 29, 1952, son of the late Iris Fiveash Register and the late William T. Register and had lived in Valdosta for many years. Andy was a member of the Forrest Park Church of Christ and retired as transportation manager...

Jul 12, 2021

Irene Leugenia Crawford Horne, 87, of Valdosta, died on Monday, July 12, 2021, at South Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born on February 22, 1934, in Union County Florida to the late Thomas and Virgie Connor Crawford. Mrs. Horne was a mother, homemaker and a member of St. Augustine Road Church of Christ. She is survived...

Jul 11, 2021

Leonard (Robby) Robertson, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, July 11, 2021, at South Georgia Medical Center. Robby was born on February 7, 1929 in Beckley, West Virginia. After he graduated from high school, he joined the U.S. Air Force. He took college courses at the Air Force and retired after 30 years attaining the rank of Chief Master Sargent, the...

Jul 10, 2021

After a lengthy illness, Robert Earl Long, “Poppie” (born on April 6, 1950), passed away at home on Saturday, July 10, 2021 surrounded by his family in Lake Park, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his parents, RC and Mable Long. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 52 years, Betty Mitchell Long; his brother, Roger Long; his two...

Jul 10, 2021

Linda Faye Chance, 60, passed away on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was a lifelong resident of Valdosta, she was born on July 10, 1961 to the late John Cranford McMullen, Sr. and Martha Madelyn Tripp McMullen. She loved shopping on QVC, reading and her cats. She enjoyed listening to Michael Jackson and Taylor Swift....

Jul 9, 2021

Wilby Compton Coleman was one of a kind, and thoroughly enjoyed almost all of his 92 years. Wilby was born in Tampa, FL to Elizabeth and Fred Coleman in June of 1929 and spent his childhood in College Park, GA. As a free spirited boy, he spent his childhood sneaking his father’s pistol out to play “cowboy” (carefully making notches...

Jul 8, 2021

Von Erie Williams 90, of Lake Park died Thursday, July 8, 2021 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Live Oak, Florida on October 9, 1930 to the late Vancie and Mary Hart Baker where she grew up on the family farm and raised two sons. Mrs. Williams was a charter member of Northway Community Church and a former...

Jul 5, 2021

Thelma Courson Morgan, 91, of Ashburn, GA died Monday July 5, 2021 in the SGMC Berrien campus in Nashville, GA. She was born on March 29, 1930 in Hahira, GA to the late Jesse D. Courson and Annie Lee Howell Courson. Thelma was a homemaker, a caregiver and of the Baptist faith. She is survived by sons and daughters in...

Jul 2, 2021

Pamela Ann Fletcher ended her earthly battle on July 2, 2021. She fought hard and was always an encourager to others who were fighting the same battle. Pam was born to Clair and Vernita Fletcher on January 4, 1958 at Pineview General Hospital in Valdosta. She was a 1976 honor graduate from Lowndes High school where she was in band...

Jul 1, 2021

Rannell Cotton passed away suddenly at home on July 1, 2021, after an extended illness. Mr. Cotton was born October 17, 1947, in Sheridan, AR to the late Regel and Inez Fletcher Cotton. After graduation Mr. Cotton joined the US Marines. After his term in the Marines, he moved to Lowndes County and was a journeyman electrician with the local...

Jul 1, 2021

Wesley Byron Thornton, 48, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, July 1, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Hahira, Georgia on December 11, 1972 and has been a lifelong resident of this area. He was a co-owner of Harry Thornton and Son Dry Wall business and a member of Park Avenue United Methodist Church. Byron was known as a...