OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
William "Bill" Baldwyn Grant, Jr.
Jul 1, 2020
William “Bill” Baldwyn Grant, Jr., 77, of Valdosta, GA (formerly of Bainbridge, GA) passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. He was born on March 2, 1943 in Shreveport, LA, to the late Dr. William B. Grant, Sr. and Melva Croxton Grant. Bill studied Advertising and Marketing at Brigham Young University and served his mission...
Elizabeth P. Jones
Jun 30, 2020
Elizabeth P. Jones, 84, of Tallahassee, FL and formerly of Barney, GA and Hahira, GA, died Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at her home in Tallahassee after a lengthy illness. She was born on April 7, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York to the late Joseph and Marie Del Rosco Profeta and had lived in Brooks and Lowndes Counties for many years....
Dorothy Mae Greene Stephenson
Jun 29, 2020
Dorothy Mae Greene Stephenson, of Valdosta, left this life to join her Saviour and departed family in heaven early Monday morning, June 29, 2020. She was born in Lowndes County on April 5, 1934 to Harris S. Greene, Sr. and Annie Mae Crumbley Greene. Ms. Stephenson attended Valdosta High School and raised her family in Valdosta. She is Baptist in...
Ethel Anne Crawley
Jun 25, 2020
Ethel Anne Crawley, 83, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2020, surrounded by her family. She was born on April 7, 1937, in Campbell County, VA to the late Frank and Ethel Ellyson Clowdis. Mrs. Crawley was a homemaker who loved spending time with her family and friends and enjoyed the company of others. She loved golf, playing...
Carolyn Marie Walker
Jun 25, 2020
Carolyn Marie Walker, 76, of Valdosta, gained her precious angel wings on Thursday June 25th, 2020. She passed away at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born on November 28th, 1943 in Berrien County to the late Julian and Marie Walker. Carolyn lived a very happy and fulfilling life at home with them until they passed...
Lois Blanton Ellis
Jun 22, 2020
Lois Blanton Ellis, 77, of Valdosta, died on Monday, June 22, 2020 at Lakehaven Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born on February 12, 1943 in Clyattville, Georgia to the late Henry Alfred Blanton and Rena Lee Smith Blanton and has been a lifelong resident of Lowndes County. She was a retired bus driver with the Lowndes County...
Bobbie Jean Wilkins Musgrove
Jun 22, 2020
Bobbie Jean Wilkins Musgrove, 30, of Valdosta died on Monday, June 22, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Hahira on November 25, 1989, she was a lifelong resident of this area. Bobbie Jean grew up in Hahira and graduated from Lowndes High School in 2008. Most recently, she worked as a shift manager at Starbucks Coffee before her...
Nan Mccoy Brown
Jun 22, 2020
Mrs. Nan McCoy Brown, age 90, of Commerce, GA died Monday, June 22, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, GA. Mrs. Brown was born in Banks County, GA to the late Hoyt and Burress Gailey McCoy. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Commerce and a homemaker. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Brown was preceded in...
Angela Christiano
Jun 21, 2020
Angela Christiano, 46, of Coden, Alabama formerly of Quitman died Sunday, June 21, 2020 in Hahira. Angela was born in St. Louis, Missouri on December 17, 1973 to Franklin and Joyce Rhodes Walters. Angela had lived in Quitman until recently moving to Coden, Alabama. She was a member of St. Anthony of Pudua Catholic Church in Ray City, enjoyed doing...
Patricia Arlene Blanchard
Jun 20, 2020
Patricia Arlene Blanchard, 77, of Valdosta died on Saturday, June 20, 2020, at South Georgia Medical Center. Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on June 23, 1942, Ms. Blanchard was the daughter of the late Alfred Hubert and Hazel Arlene Murchison McGlamery. She had been a member of Northside Baptist Church and more recently was a member of Pine Grove Baptist....
David Jordan
Jun 18, 2020
David Jordan passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2020. He was born on April 4, 1960 in Hahira, GA to Brady and Marcia Jordan. He graduated from Lowndes High School, Brewton Parker College with a Bachelor of Ministry, and was an honor graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary where he received a Master of Divinity. He pastored churches in Rogersville,...
Jo Ann Walker
Jun 18, 2020
Jo Ann Walker, 85 of Hahira died Thursday, June 18, 2020 at Lakehaven Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. She was born in Ft. Smith, Arkansas to the late Arthur and Mildred Gray Fowler. Mrs. Walker was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include her daughter, Sharon Huffman of Hahira; her son, Bobby Walker of Jacksonville, FL; her...
Anne Laurie Moore Gunter
Jun 15, 2020
Anne Laurie Moore Gunter, 89, of Valdosta, passed away Monday, June 15, 2020 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on September 11, 1930 in Valdosta to the late Philip Moore and Alma Cowart Moore. Mrs. Gunter was a retired school teacher and a member of First Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughters and son in law, Laurie...
Emory Marlyn Carter, Jr.
Jun 15, 2020
Emory Marlyn Carter, Jr., 64, of Naylor, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2020 following a brief illness. He was born in Valdosta on September 11, 1955 to the late Emory Marlyn Carter, Sr., and Betty Rigdon Carter. He was a graduate of Lowndes County High School and was an avid Lowndes Vikings, Atlanta Braves, Georgia Bulldog, and Valdosta State...
Annie Laura Donahue Mccall
Jun 15, 2020
Mrs. Annie Laura Donahue McCall, age 94, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family on Monday, June 15, 2020. On January 9, 1926 she was born at home, on Boring Pond Road to the late Edward Ewell and Annie Lee Fletcher Donahue. She attended school at Dasher Bible School and graduated in the early 1940’s. During World War...
Ronald Williford Lane
Jun 15, 2020
Ronald Williford Lane, 71, of Lake Park, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2020 at the Lake City, VA Hospital. He was born on July 8, 1948 in Valdosta, to the late Eugene C. Lane and Viola Sara Durley Lane. He served in the U.S. Marines. He enjoyed hunting, camping, shooting and was a true outdoorsman. He loved his family....
Robert Michael Langley
Jun 11, 2020
Robert Michael Langley, 84, of Lake Park, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2020, at his home. Born in Pasadena, Maryland, on July 23, 1935, he was the son of the late William Mortimer and Myrtle Dyer Langley. An Air Force Veteran for 15 ½ years, Mr. Langley had retired from Valdosta State University where he worked as an Air...
Mary Jane Keene Doner
Jun 10, 2020
Mary Jane Keene Doner, age 64, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away on June 10, 2020 joining her beloved mother, father, and brother in glory. Mary Jane (fondly referred to as “MJ” by close friends and colleagues) was born on June 22, 1955 in Valdosta, to Charles H. Keene and Margaret Doerr Keene. Her early years were spent at St. John’s...
Thomas Allen Futch, Iii
Jun 9, 2020
Thomas Allen Futch, III, 74, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on March 8, 1946 in Thomasville, Georgia to the late Dr. Thomas Allen Futch, Jr. and Dorothy Hughes Futch. Mr. Futch was a veteran and had served in the Georgia National Guard. He had worked with Sears for 21...
Zenna Mae Carter
Jun 9, 2020
Zenna Mae Carter, 65, of Lake Park passed from this life on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on February 3, 1955 in Adel to the late Frank Hundley, Sr. and the late Lula Mae Hundley. She is preceded in death by her husband, Columbus Carter, Jr., three brothers, Thomas Hundley, Frank Hundley, Jr., Lewis...