Lonnie Raymond Cason

Lonnie Raymond Cason, 94, of Valdosta, died on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Lakehaven Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. Born in Adel to the late Martin Franklin & Emma Jane Smith Cason, he had been a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Cason was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army and fought in the Northern Africa Theatre of Operations. After the war, he briefly worked at Vallotton's Dairy before going to machine school. He was a skilled machinist by trade and retired from Valdosta Machine Shop in the early 1970's after 44 years. Mr. Cason had a well-developed sense of humor, always joking and teasing those around him. He was a simple man, who lived a simple life, loved watching people, and was a member of Greenwood Baptist Church.

Survivors include two daughters and sons in law, Dot & Jimmy McGee and Debra & Larry Kirkland, all of Valdosta; a son and daughter in law, Malcom & Maria Cason, also of Valdosta. Also surviving are 10 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and two sisters in law, Mary Tedder of Raleigh, NC and Jessie Earl Hubbard of Valdosta. He is preceded in death by his wife, Jemmie Lou Cason and a son, Raymond Cason.

The funeral for Mr. Cason will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2014 in the chapel of Carson McLane Funeral Home. Pastor Chip Fuller will officiate. Burial will follow at Sunset Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. Condolences may be conveyed to the family on the obituary page of www.mclanecares.com Carson McLane Funeral Home.


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