Elizabeth Hilda Joyner Cookson, 94, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on January 26, 1925 in Madras, India to the late Richard Sidney Joyner and Violet Maud Joyner (nee Gilmour). Mrs. Cookson was a member of First United Methodist Church.

Survivors include her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Cookson of Ricksmanworth, England; her grandsons, Steven Cookson and Andrew Cookson both of Ricksmanworth, England; a great-grandson, Dayton Cookson. She was preceded in death by her husband, John E. Cookson, and her son, John Michael Cookson.
A memorial service for Elizabeth Cookson will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 in the chapel of First United Methodist Church with Rev. Whit Byrum officiating. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com. Carson McLane.