Kathryn Coreatha Connell

Kathryn Coreatha Connell – 90
Of Naylor, Georgia passed away on Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:40 PM in South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta. She was born on May 6, 1933 in Valdosta, Georgia to the late Tally and Coreatha (Lineberger) Milhous one of seven sisters. She earned her Bachelors, Masters and Specialist Degrees in Early Childhood Education and she said that she spent 43 years teaching second grade. She worked with Valdosta City Schools and Lowndes County Schools her entire career. She was a member of the First Methodist Church, Valdosta, Georgia and Christian Home Builders Sunday School Class. She also attended Good Hope Baptist Church, Naylor, Georgia. She attended activities in the Learning and Retirement program. She was on the synchronized swim team and on the May Court at VSC. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Charles Milton Connell and her brother, John Milhous.
Survivors include her daughter, Lynn Connell of Naylor, Georgia; sister-in-law, Barbara Milhous of Valdosta, Georgia; nephew, Johnny Milhous (Carrie) of Tallahassee, Florida; cousin, Sylvia Newman (John) of Prattville, Alabama and numerous extended family members.
A special thank you to the staff at South Georgia Medical Center for the help they provided.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, July 29, 2023 at Good Hope Baptist Church, Naylor, Georgia with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM on Saturday, July 29, 2023 at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to First Methodist Church of Valdosta, 109 W. Valley Street
Valdosta, GA 31601 or Good Hope Cemetery Fund, 6758 Good Hope Circle, Naylor, Georgia 31641. Kind words and expressions of sympathy can be left for the family at www.musicfuneralservices.com . The Connell family is being served by the professional and caring staff of Music Funeral Services, Valdosta.