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

Dollie M. Stalhood

Dollie M. Stalhood

Nov 1, 2020

Dollie M. Stalhood, 63, of Valdosta and formerly of Fort Pierce, FL, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on April 1, 1957 to the late George and Faye E. Jones Stalhood. She was a good-hearted person who loved to help others. Dollie enjoyed being outside, hiking and...

29Th Annual Remembrance Service

29Th Annual Remembrance Service

Oct 31, 2020

On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 4pm, we invite you to our 29th Annual Remembrance Service, this will be held at the Carson McLane Funeral Home. This service is to honor the families we have served who have lost a loved one from November 1, 2019 to October 31, 2020. All are welcome, we will have a candlelight service, a...

Joseph W. Fletcher

Joseph W. Fletcher

Oct 31, 2020

Joseph W. Fletcher, 63, of Lowndes County, passed peacefully in Hospice Care from medical complications on October 31, 2020. He loved fishing and talking about fishing. Joe was creative with drafting skills and drawings. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his sister, Susan Ogburn, brothers, Claude (Lou), Randy (Suzy), Andy (Katrina) and Tony (Elizabeth) plus many nieces and...

Deborah Cain Steinberg

Deborah Cain Steinberg

Oct 30, 2020

Deborah Cain Steinberg, 69, of Valdosta died Friday, October 30, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Valdosta on September 19, 1951 and was a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Debbi’s greatest love was her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and enjoyed her morning spending time in her Bible with Him. She is a strong Christian woman that...

Florene Forte Guess

Florene Forte Guess

Oct 30, 2020

“A Virtuous Woman, who can find? Her children rise up and call her blessed…” Florene Forte Guess, 85, lovingly known to her family as Tiny, Babe, and Mongie, and remembered by many as Miss Flo or “Po’ Flo”, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 30, 2020, at The Presbyterian Home in Quitman. Surrounded by her children, she finished her earthly...

Patsy Eula Ritch Vires

Patsy Eula Ritch Vires

Oct 30, 2020

Patsy Eula Ritch Vires, 88, of Round Rock, TX passed away Friday, October 30, 2020 at The Enclave @ Cedar Park. She was born in Jamestown, NC on December 9, 1931 to the late Jessie Erwin Ritch and Blanch Carroll Ritch. Mrs. Vires was a retired store owner and owned Vires-3 Grocery in Del Valle, TX. She was a lover...

Nathan B. Brown, Jr.

Nathan B. Brown, Jr.

Oct 30, 2020

Nathan B. Brown, Jr., age 71, passed away on Oct. 30, 2020 at his home after a valiant fight against cancer. Nathan was born in Augusta, on June 2, 1949 to the late Nathan Baskin Brown, Sr. and Sarah Reeves Brown. He graduated from Richmond Academy in 1967 and then Augusta College in 1971 with a BA in English. Nathan...

Jessie Mae Veal Blair

Jessie Mae Veal Blair

Oct 29, 2020

Jessie Mae Veal Blair, age 98, passed away peacefully at home Thursday, October 29, 2020 after a brief illness. She was born on August 27, 1922, in Washington County, GA to the late Bascom M. and Essie Hodges Veal. After graduation from Tennille High School, she joined her three oldest brothers in Palatka, FL, and with the outbreak of WW...

Paul H. Gillespie

Paul H. Gillespie

Oct 28, 2020

Our loving husband, father and grandfather peacefully crossed over Jordan to be at rest in the care of our Lord on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 with his wife and children at his side. He was born March 17, 1955 in Plant City, Florida, the third child of William Belmont Gillespie and Iris Eleanor (Boyette) Gillespie. For the most part, he...

Michael Devon Ellerbe

Michael Devon Ellerbe

Oct 25, 2020

Michael Devon Ellerbe, 72, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2020. He was born in Asheville, NC on April 4, 1948 to the late Congress Wales Ellerbe and Margie Flowers Ellerbe. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he owned and operated About Time Pest Control. He enjoyed fishing, watching Alabama football and westerns, and relaxing on the...

David Michael West, Sr.

David Michael West, Sr.

Oct 25, 2020

David Michael West, Sr., 66, of Hahira died Sunday, October 25, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Pavo on December 13, 1953 to the late Wilbur B. and LaRue Jordan West and had lived in Hahira most of his life. David was a member of Northside Baptist Church, was retired from Winn Dixie after thirty-five years...

Ella Mae Jones Johnson

Ella Mae Jones Johnson

Oct 24, 2020

Ella Mae Jones Johnson, 91, of Hahira died Saturday, October 24, 2020 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born in Brooks County, Georgia on April 12, 1929 to the late Robert L. and Mary Magdaline Eunice Jones and had lived in Hahira for most of her life. Mrs. Johnson loved her family and her church family the...

Bobby Maine

Bobby Maine

Oct 22, 2020

Bobby Maine, 63, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, October 22, 2020 in Valdosta, from injuries sustained from an occupational accident. He was born on August 14, 1957 in Clinch County to the late Eddie and Mamie DeLoach Maine. Bobby was a tree surgeon and was of the Baptist faith. Bobby was an individual who loved to laugh, make others laugh,...

David Kent Hayman

David Kent Hayman

Oct 22, 2020

David Kent Hayman, 67, born on July 10, 1953 of Hahira, GA passed away peacefully in his sleep October 22, 2020 after battling cancer. He was born and raised in Albany, GA. David was a 1971 graduate of Albany High School and earned a bachelor’s degree from Southern Technical Institute, a division of Georgia Technical College. He and his business...

Sandy Guess Sapp

Sandy Guess Sapp

Oct 22, 2020

“How lucky I am to have had something in my life that makes saying goodbye so hard.” Sandy Guess Sapp, 63, of Valdosta, passed away peacefully at her home on October 22, 2020, surrounded by her family. This chapter in Sandy’s life is written, but her story will live on in the lives of her family and friends. Sandy loved...

Loyad Eugene (Bebop) Ivey

Loyad Eugene (Bebop) Ivey

Oct 21, 2020

Loyad Eugene (BeBop) Ivey, 86, of Hahira died Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Fellowship Home. He was born in TyTy, GA on December 31, 1933 to the late Herman E. and Alva D. Gibbs Ivey and had lived in Hahira for many years. Mr. Ivey was a retired lineman from Georgia Power and a veteran of the United States Army...

Marilee Webb Lasseter

Marilee Webb Lasseter

Oct 20, 2020

Marilee Webb Lasseter, 77, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at her residence following a period of declining health. She was born in Washington, Georgia on September 15, 1943 to the late Lee and Mary Garrard Webb. Marilee had worked at various jobs while raising her children but eventually landed a position with State Farm Insurance Company. This...

James  Earl Deans

James Earl Deans

Oct 20, 2020

James Earl Deans, 70, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at his home in Valdosta. Born in Nash County, North Carolina, on November 6, 1949, he was the son of the late James and Doris Ricks Deans. Mr. Deans was retired from the U.S. Army. He enjoyed watching television and spending time with his family. Survivors are his...

Patricia "Patsy" Cooper Zipperer

Patricia "Patsy" Cooper Zipperer

Oct 19, 2020

Patricia ”Patsy” Cooper Zipperer, 70, of Valdosta, died on Monday, October 19, 2020. She was born on August 25, 1950, in Fernandina Beach, FL, to the late W.E. Cooper, Jr. and Frances Holton Cooper. Growing up in Fernandina, she graduated from Fernandina Beach High School in 1968 and then went to Nassau Baptist College to get a degree in teaching....

Peter James Dandrea

Peter James Dandrea

Oct 19, 2020

Peter James Dandrea, 86, of Valdosta, GA., passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020 at his residence. He was born on August 29, 1934 in Grant Town, West Virginia. He is a graduate of Uniontown High School in Uniontown, PA. Pete joined the Air Force in 1952 and spent his career serving in Georgia, Italy, Canada, Massachusetts, Okinawa (Japan), and...

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