Joseph Arnold Paquet Sr.
Dec 25, 2021
Joseph (Joe) Arnold Paquet, Sr., 66 of Lakeland, Georgia, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center, Lanier Campus. Joe was born on November 21, 1955, in Charleston, South Carolina, to the late Julia Ann Kirkland Paquet and Joseph Alford Paquet. Joe was retired from Mause Corporation as a Fork Lift Driver. He served his country honorable...
Jewell Tomlinson Merritt
Dec 25, 2021
Jewell Tomlinson Merritt, 64, of Adel, Georgia passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021 in Adel, Georgia. Jewell was born September 24, 1957 in Homerville, Georgia to the late Lizzie Ruth (Jewell) Tomlinson and Earnest Aaron Tomlinson, Sr. Jewell was retired from the Lanier County Board of Education where she taught for many years. She was preceded in death by her...
Loney Louise Brown
Dec 24, 2021
Loney Louise Brown – 84 Of Valdosta passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021 in the Suwanee Valley Nursing Center in Jasper, Florida. She was born in Jasper, Florida on December 1, 1937 to the late Rufus D. and Elizabeth Cribbs Anderson. She was a floor associate working with Walmart for 16 years and enjoyed bowling and playing softball, enjoyed...
Jo Ann Boyd Mata
Dec 24, 2021
Jo Ann Boyd Mata, 48 of Lakeland, Georgia, passed away, Friday, December 24, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her family. Jo was born on December 28, 1972 in Lakeland, Georgia to the late Martha Jean Kelly Boyd and Laverne Toye Boyd. She was a caregiver for the elderly. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Ronnie...
Katie Nell Weeks
Dec 23, 2021
Katie Nell Connell Weeks – 87 of Valdosta passed away peacefully Thursday, December 23, 2021, at Langdale Hospice House. She was born July 14, 1934, to Edward Lamar, Sr. and Ruth Lee Westberry Connell. Katie was a devout Christian, who believed in practicing her love of life and sharing its joy with others. She was a dedicated homemaker, who possessed...
Ruth Ellen Benefield
Dec 20, 2021
Ruth Ellen Benefield – 79 Of Lakeland passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021 at her residence. She was born September 2, 1942, in Atkinson County, Georgia to the late Citha Gentry Browning and James Browning. She was employed as a machine operator with Levi Strauss for 39 years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Kim Darsey Ray
Dec 20, 2021
Kim Darsey Ray – 60 Of Lakeland passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021 at her residence. She was born on July 16, 1961 in Valdosta, Georgia to the late William B. Darsey, Sr and Mary Catherine Carter. She was a loving mother, goodhearted and showed no partiality. She had a contagious laugh and loved everyone. She was very humble...
Rosita A Hernandez
Dec 20, 2021
Rosita A. Hernandez – 75 Of Valdosta passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021 at the Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta. Rosita was born on November 8, 1946 to the late Rosa A. Benitez and Pascual Hernandez in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Rosita is survived by her loving sister, Ivonne Hernandez of Valdosta and her two fur babies, Aisha and...
John Scott Woolfolk
Dec 20, 2021
John Scott Woolfolk – 74 Of Valdosta passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 20, 2021 in Cairo, Georgia while tending to his old homeplace. Mr. Woolfolk was born on July 28, 1947 to the late William and Claudia Woolfolk in Cairo, Georgia. He was an electronic technician retiring after 35 years in his field. Mr. Woolfolk was a graduate of...
Betty Yant Frazier
Dec 19, 2021
Betty Yant Frazier – 83 Of Lakeland passed away on December 19, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center, Lanier Campus. She was born in Sikeston, Missouri to the late Charles and Eva Yant. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Lakeland and worked with the Lanier County Board of...
Fred Stanley Bickford
Dec 18, 2021
Fred S. Bickford – 74 Of Naylor, Georgia passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at his home. He was born on November 28, 1947 in Bowden, Maine to the late Lendall Bickford and Lillian (Palmer) Stevens. Mr. Fred served his country in the United States Navy. He enjoyed fishing and wood working. He also enjoyed collecting coins, old cars...
Herman Gerrit Kleiboer
Dec 18, 2021
On Sunday, December 19th 2021, Herman Kleiboer, loving husband of Sally Kleiboer and father of five children, passed away at the age of 79. Herman Kleiboer was born November 3, 1942 in the Netherlands to Johannes & Alida (Telgen) Kleiboer. He and his family emigrated to Canada after World War II and from there he eventually moved to Belleville, NY....
Donna Sue Madrid
Dec 14, 2021
Donna Sue Madrid ~ 70 Of Lakeland passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at her home. She was born on February 2, 1951in Louisville, Kentucky to the late Mary Evelyn Cooper and John Wesley Honadel. Ms. Madrid was a candy wrapper at Russell Stover’s Candy Plant and she also loved to quilt. Along with her parents she is preceded...
Linda Gail Zeigler
Dec 10, 2021
Linda Gail Zeigler, 73, of Naylor passed away, Friday, December 10, 2021 at her residence with her loving family present. Linda was born September 22, 1948, in Lakeland, Georgia to the late Doris Lee Luke and Samuel Young Luke. She retired from the Lanier County Board of Education Food Service at a Nutritionist with more than thirty-eight years of service....
Ernestine Dyal Easters
Dec 9, 2021
Earnestine Dyal Easters, 63, of Valdosta passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021 in the South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Valdosta, Georgia on December 30, 1957 to the late Emmer Lee Carter Dyal and Willis Wayne Dyal. She was a weaver with Strickland Cotton Mill. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and enjoyed fishing, being...
Michael Anthony Carpenter
Dec 8, 2021
Michael Anthony Carpenter – 49 Of Valdosta passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Chevy Chase, Maryland on October 10. 1972 to Anthony Greeves Carpenter and Lois Ann Carpenter Cressman. He was a member of the Statenville Church of God and enjoyed his work and helping at the church when he was able....
Harrison Joshua Adams
Dec 7, 2021
Harrison Joshua Adams – 48 Of Nashville, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at his residence. He was born on May 1, 1973 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Harrison Eugene Adams, Sr and Patricia Rossina Harrell. He was a millwright who had worked with Rock Ten Corporation. He enjoyed riding motorcycles, tinkeing...
Christine Marie Harvey
Dec 5, 2021
Christine Marie Harvey – 79 Of Valdosta passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2021 in the South Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Hahira, Georgia on July 27, 1942 to the late Alan and Millie Marie (Peterson) Ratliff. She was a strong Christian woman who raised her children with the palms of her hands open to God. Along with...
Carolene Johnson
Dec 1, 2021
Carolene Johnson ~ 78 Of Lakeland, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at her home. She was born on August 10, 1943 to the late Lucy Belle (Smith) and Lige Jordan. She was a jack of all trades. She loved to cook, burn woods, and always took care of those she loved. Along with her parents, she is...
Cecil Gorham Jr
Nov 30, 2021
Cecil Gorham, Jr. – 75 Of Valdosta passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from injuries received in a bicycle accident. He was born in Halifax County, NC on February 1, 1946 to the late Ceasar Gorham and Maude Whitaker Gorham. He enjoyed riding his bike, doing odd and end jobs, he never met a stranger and had an infectious...
