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John Ellis Zeigler
May 14, 2021
John Ellis Zeigler – 66 of Ray City, GA passed away Friday, May 14, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his family and friends. He was born on April 7, 1955 in Hahira, GA to the late Paul & Betty Ann (Hunter) Zeigler. John served in the United States Navy. He worked in construction most of his life. He enjoyed...
Bonnie Davis Cole
May 14, 2021
Bonnie Davis Cole, age 80, of Hahira, Georgia, died Friday, May 14, 2021 at the Fellowship Home surrounded by her loving family. She was on born on April 23, 1941, in Nashville, Georgia to the late Mattie Lee Mercer and Leon Davis. She was a talented and gifted seamstress that worked at Levi Strauss for many years. She was a...
Dillon Lee Ellis
May 14, 2021
Dillon Lee Ellis – 23 of Hahira passed away Friday, May 14, 2021 at his residence. He was born to Marcus & Shelley (Tefteller) Ellis of Valdosta, GA on January 15, 1998 in Carrollton, Texas. He graduated from Lakenheath High School in England. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Valdosta. Dillon...
Samuel Goodman
May 12, 2021
Samuel Dozier Goodman, age 55, of Griffin, Georgia, died on May, 12, 2021 at the Langdale Hospice House. Sam was born May 10, 1966 to the late Constance Lorraine Dupree and Augustus Dozier Goodman in Fort Valley, Peach County, Georgia. He was the owner and operator of Sam Goodman’s plastering. He also served in the Army Reserves; he was preceded...
Duane Robert Stokes
May 12, 2021
Reverend Duane Roberts Stokes went to be with his lord May 12, 2021. He was born September 18, 1947 in Sebring, Florida to Robert and Edna Stokes. He grew up on a cattle ranch near Lake Okeechobee where he spent his childhood working cows and bailing hay with his father. In 1965, Duane left home to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural...
John Andrew Crane Sr.
May 11, 2021
John Andrew Crane Sr, at age 73, passed away peacefully on Tuesday May 11th, 2021. Born May 15, 1947 in Rainelle, WV, son of Granville and Maxine (Walker) Crane. John grew up in Washington DC, served in the US Army for 2 years, and later moved to Texas where he met Margie and was married to her for 38 years....
Michael J. Swords
May 10, 2021
Michael J. Swords – 78 Of Valdosta, GA passed away Monday, May 10, 2021 at Fellowship Home after a lengthy illness. He was born on August 14, 1942 in Atlanta, GA to the late Metz & Christine (Gurley) Swords. Michael served in the United States Army and served a tour in Vietnam. He attended Mercer University, then continued his studies...
Patricia Ann Willoughby
May 10, 2021
On Monday, May 10, 2021 we suffered the loss of Patricia Ann Willoughby, Age 80 of Lakeland, Georgia. Loving Wife, Mother, and Grandmother. Leaving behind 8 children among those, Kim Taylor, Robert and Elona Willoughby, Belinder Willoughby, Rebecca Willoughby and James Willoughby. She had 17 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren. She will be sorely missed and forever remembered....
Rose "Jessie" Brown Boedker
May 9, 2021
Rose “Jessie” Brown Boedker – 86 Of Naylor, Georgia passed away on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on March 29, 1935 in Wilson, North Carolina to the late William Cole and Virginia Dare (Haggins) Cole. Mrs. Boedker worked as a CNA with Prime-Time Nursing Home for many years. She was a loving mother,...
Harry Alfred Lokey
May 8, 2021
Harry Alfred Lokey – 74 Of Ray City, GA passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at his home. He was born on January 11, 1947 in Albany, GA to the late John Thomas Lokey and Lillian (Hood) Lokey. He served in the United States Navy for 6 years. Mr. Harry worked in steel construction for many years and finished...
James Ronnie Hadsock
May 3, 2021
James Ronnie Hadsock – 72 of Valdosta, Georgia passed away on May 3, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born on July 14, 1948 in Valdosta, Georgia to the late Wilbur and Ruby Frazier Hadsock. Mr. Hadsock served our country in the Army for three years and before retirement, worked as a salesman with...
Kathleen Rivas
May 2, 2021
Kathleen Rivas – 64 Of Valdosta, Georgia passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on September 30, 1956 in Manhattan, New York to Edward and Emily (Rokosz) Zilinski. She retired from the United States Postal Service as a Postal Clerk. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter,...
John Davis
Apr 30, 2021
John Davis, age 63, died Friday, April 30, 2021 at South Georgia Medical Center, Lanier Campus Lakeland, Georgia. He was born October 19, 1957 in Waycross, Georgia to the late Lillie Fender and James Davis. He was a supervisor for Super Sod/Pattern Seed Company in Lakeland, Georgia. He was a veteran of the United States Army; he was also preceded...
John Eades
Apr 30, 2021
John Harold Eades, age 96, died, April 30, 2021 at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on March 19, 1925 in Bolton community of Atlanta, Georgia. The sixth of eight children of the late Nellie Irelan and James M. Eades. He was educated in the Atlanta and Fulton County School Systems. He served the United States Marine from 1942 till...
Josephine Sudderth
Apr 25, 2021
Josephine Sudderth- 82 of Hahira, Georgia passed away on April 25, 2021 at Heritage House in Valdosta, Georgia. She was born on April 23, 1939 in Fairburn, Georgia to the late Hugh and Vernie (Lowry) Brock. Josephine loved to watch the Atlanta Braves, soap operas “stories”; and was a lover of Nascar as well. Along with her parents, she was...
Alice R. Harrell
Apr 25, 2021
Alice Romelle Harrell -81 of Lakeland, Georgia passed away peacefully Sunday, April 25, 2021 at the Langdale Hospice House. She was born in Valdosta, Georgia on September 18, 1939 to the late Murray W. and Virgie (Corbitt) Harrell. She worked at South Georgia Medical Center for 27 Years in the Postpartum Unit. Alice loving being outdoors, working her yard and...
Sean Watson
Apr 24, 2021
Sean Watson -30 of Valdosta, Georgia passed away Saturday, April 24, 2021 at his home. Sean was born on October 22, 1990 in Tifton, GA. Sean was a graduate of Lanier County High, Class of 2009. After high school he joined the United States Army and served for 4 years which include a tour in Afghanistan. He is preceded in...
Alisha Rene' Carroll
Apr 24, 2021
Alisha Rene’ Carroll – 33 of Valdosta passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2021 unexpectedly in Gwinett county, GA after injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Alisha was born on November, 18, 1986 in Columbus, Ohio to the late William Mitchell and Wanda Terrell Garza of Valdosta. Alisha enjoyed riding dirt roads, watching movies and listening to music. Survivors include:...
Loyd Levin "Len" Shaw Jr.
Apr 23, 2021
Loyd Levin “Len” Shaw Jr. age 53 of Lakeland, Georgia passed away peacefully at South Georgia Medical Center on Friday, April 23, 2021. He was born to Loyd Levin Shaw Sr. and Margaret Anne (Swindle) Shaw of Lakeland, Georgia, on January 11, 1968. Admitting school was not his specialty, story goes he didn’t want to attend Kindergarten but his dad...
Maxine "Mickey" Bailey
Apr 20, 2021
Maxine “Mickey” Bailey – 67 Of Lakeland, Georgia passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at her home. She was born on November 11, 1953 in Nashville, Georgia to the late Alice Knowles and Elton May. Mickey was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and a wonderful cook. She enjoyed being outside with her family. Grandchildren were her passion....
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