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Local Obituaries for Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Lowndes County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Mary Jane Yorke
Jan 9, 2025
Mary Jane Yorke was born August 23, 1946 in the Little Griffin Hospital in Valdosta, Georgia. Her parents Robert Parzilla and Rebecca Cora (Adams) Yorke were so excited, after having tried for ten years to have a child. They brought home their black-haired, green-eyed little girl to their mini farm on Lakeland Avenue. And there began the life of an...
Dorothy Ellen Edwards
Feb 4, 2025
Services for Dorothy Hall Edwards will be held on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at 12 Noon at Campground Methodist Church. The burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Campground Methodist Church. Condolences to the family may be...
Robert Dwayne Elliott
Feb 4, 2025
Robert Dwayne Elliott, 64, of Hahira, died on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at Pruitt Health Heritage House following a period of declining health. He was born on February 10, 1961, in Atlanta to the late John Norris Elliott. Dwayne worked as a truck driver for Garrett Hauling Inc. out of Jasper, GA, and liked watching drag racing, fishing and camping.
Dwayne...
William Robert Davis
Feb 1, 2025
William Robert Davis, 89, of Valdosta passed away at his home on Saturday, February 1, 2025. Born in Eufaula, Alabama on September 29, 1935, he was the son of the late Claude Henry Davis and Edna Caroline Stroud Davis. Mr. Davis received his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from Auburn University in 1957. He was a pharmacist, certified in Alabama...
Johnny Mitchell Williams
Jan 30, 2025
Johnny Mitchell Williams, 85, of Pavo, died at Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie on Thursday, January 30, 2025. A native son of Pavo, Thomas County, Georgia, Johnny was born to the late V.C. Williams and Ernestine Baker Williams. He received a bachelor’s degree from Valdosta State College, now Valdosta State University, and served in the United States Navy for...
Betty Myers Apperson
Jan 27, 2025
Betty Myers Apperson, 83, passed away Monday January 27, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center. Betty was born in Cook County and raised in Ray City, Georgia. She lived for a short period of time in Hollywood, Florida. Since, she has been a lifelong resident of Valdosta. Betty was a caring and devoted wife and mother. She enjoyed gardening and...
Penny Hall Nowell
Jan 27, 2025
Penny Hall Nowell, 57, of Lake Park, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2025. Born on April 17, 1967, to Doris McLean Hall and the late Terry C. Hall. As a licensed cosmetologist for over 40 years, Penny was known and loved by everyone. She was a very artistic person, and animal lover, her basset hound Josey will miss her....
Nathan Orlin Reedy
Jan 26, 2025
Nathan Orlin Reedy, 82, of Ray City, GA, passed away peacefully at his home early Monday morning, January 26, 2025.
Born to the late Orlin Peter and Mary Henrietta (Grieiser) Reedy, Nathan lived a full and meaningful life. He was a proud Naval veteran and a dedicated member of his community, sharing his wisdom and love of learning as a substitute...
Charlie Lyons
Jan 24, 2025
Charles Morgan Lyons, 88, of Valdosta died on Friday, January 24, 2025, at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on December 29, 1936, in Tift County to the late Byron & Ruby Chapman Lyon. Charlie grew up on the family farm in Tift County, in the Excelsior community, between TyTy and Omega. He was educated at Tift County Schools, ABAC...
Melinda Covington Pate
Jan 24, 2025
Melinda Covington Pate, 70, of Valdosta, died on Friday, January 24, 2025, following a short illness. Born in Camilla to the late R. D. & Edwina Roles Covington, she grew up there and graduated from Ravenwood High School in Meigs in 1971. While in high school, she played basketball and developed her competitive nature early on. Also while in high...
Joseph Kevin Andrew (Drew) Conger, Jr.
Jan 23, 2025
Joseph Kevin Andrew (Drew) Conger, Jr., 32, of Valdosta, died on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at his home surrounded by his loving family and following a long and courageous struggle. Drew was born on October 14, 1992, in Hahira, Georgia. Those who knew Drew knew of the many challenges that he faced in his life, but he always faced them...
Ashley Diana Warnock
Jan 23, 2025
Ashley Diana Warnock, 45, of Valdosta, GA, passed away on 23 January 2025 at her home in the Parkwood Developmental Center, Valdosta, GA.
A celebration of Ashley’s life and refreshments will be held on Saturday, 8 February at 2:00 pm at the Bemiss United Methodist Church fellowship hall. The burial will take place in the spring at the Tower Cemetery in...
Tony Boykin
Jan 23, 2025
Tony Boykin, 66, of Barney, died on Thursday, January 23, 2025 following a sudden illness. Born in Hahira to the late Billy Donald & Betty Sue Horne Boykin, he was a lifelong resident of this area. Growing up in Valdosta, Tony attended Valdosta High School, but soon went to work in the roofing business. He began working at Lowndes Roofing...
Myrtle Margaret Kelly
Jan 22, 2025
Myrtle Margaret Lambert Kelly
Myrtle Margaret Lambert Kelly, 97, of Valdosta passed away peacefully at her home with her daughters by her side on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. She was born on April 12, 1927, in Attapulgus, Georgia to the late Albert Marvin Lambert and Emma Cynthia Lambert. Myrtle was an only child who grew up during the Great Depression where...
Waunell Bullard
Jan 21, 2025
Waunell Bullard, 77, of Hahira, passed away on January 21, 2025. She was born to the late James and Laura Taylor in Blackshear, Georgia on June 22, 1947. Waunell was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church. She was an avid reader and enjoyed doing arts and crafts. Waunell had a special place in her heart for her grandkids and...
Ruth Ann Exum
Jan 21, 2025
Ruth Ann Exum, 67, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center following a period of declining health. She was born on September 17, 1957, in Atlanta to the late Trapnell and Minnie Ruth Lee Hunter. Ann received her master’s degree in education from Valdosta State University and was employed with the Lowndes County School...
Wayne N. Cothron
Jan 21, 2025
Wayne N. Cothron, 65, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at his residence following a sudden illness. He was born on July 3, 1959, in Valdosta to the late Earl Jackson, Sr. and Nell Shiver Cothron and has been a lifelong resident of this area. Wayne had farmed for most of his life and had retired from the...
Patricia Gunn Amos
Jan 20, 2025
Patricia Gunn Amos passed away on January 20, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. Patti, as she was affectionally called, was born on August 12, 1934, in Birmingham, Alabama, to Gertrude Morris Gunn and Homer Columbus Gunn. She grew up in Birmingham and often spoke fondly of her idyllic childhood there. Patti graduated from Auburn University...
Elsie Rose Cannady
Jan 17, 2025
Elsie Rose Cannady, 93, of Waycross, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2025. She was born in Valdosta, on October 28, 1931, to the late Clarence Raymond O’Neal and Rose Mary Virginia McLeod O’Neal. She had worked for Levi’s as a seamstress and was a member of Open Bible Baptist Church.
Mrs. Cannady is survived by her son Ronnie Cannady, of...
Wilma Jean "Jeanie" Payton
Jan 16, 2025
Wilma Jean “Jeanie” Payton, 66, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday January 16, 2025. She was born to the late William G. Evatt and Beatrice L. Evatt in Tampa, FL on January 28, 1958. Jeanie loved spending special time with her family. She enjoyed working in the family business, Sealright Sealing and Striping, and going fishing in the grass flats....
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