Charles F. (Bobo) Southwell

Charles F. (Bobo) Southwell, 75, of Lake Park died at his daughter's residence on Saturday, March 5, 2011 following a lengthy illness. He was born in Valdosta on January 8, 1936 to the late Wallace Gordon and Clara S. Nagle Southwell and has been a resident of Lowndes County all his life. He graduated from Valdosta High School in 1954. He worked at the Strickland Cotton Mills and then with Whitehead Hardware. He also sold cars for Godwin Buick and did a stint as a broadcaster on radio. He worked at General Rental for 17 years in the maintenance and sales department. Mr. Southwell was a member of First Baptist Church of Valdosta where he sang in the choir and was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served for 4 years in communications.

Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Cherie and Gene Hathaway of Valdosta; grandsons, Nic and Derek Hathaway also of Valdosta; a son and daughter-in-law, Marc and Tammy Southwell of Helen, Georgia; grandsons, Taylor and Shea Southwell also of Helen; a daughter, Julie Taylor of Atlanta, and daughter, Tracy Lanier of Jacksonville, Florida; two nephews, Tom Southwell and Wally Southwell and their families; two nieces, Susan Smith and Becky Daffin and their families. He was preceded in death by three brothers; Gordon, Tom, and Frank Southwell.

Services for Charles (Bobo) Southwell will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 11, 2011 in the chapel of the Carson McLane Funeral Home with Rev. Mac Weaver and Dr. Phil West officiating. A private committal will follow in the Sunset Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:30p.m. until service time on Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers donations may be make to the Make A Wish Foundation or St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Carson McLane.


Funeral Home:
Carson McLane Funeral Home
2215 North Patterson Street
Valdosta, GA
US 31602