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Ruth Reynolds Sinclair
2024
Mrs. Ruth Reynolds Sinclair passed away peacefully on November 11, 2024. She was 89.
A private memorial service will be held by the family when all can attend. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to one of her favorite charities, E.S.M. First United Methodist Church of Bogalusa, Louisiana or the Alzheimer's Association.
Mrs. Sinclair was born February 17, 1935 in...
Barbara June Snow Tomlinson
Nov 10, 2024
Barbara June Snow Tomlinson, 84, of Valdosta, went home to be with the Lord at her home on Sunday, November 10, 2024, surrounded by her daughter’s Susan Lynn Tomlinson and Lisa Lynn Tomlinson. Born in St. Augustine on August 30, 1940, Barbara grew up in South Florida and later moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, where she graduated from Central High...
April Michelle Thompson
Nov 10, 2024
April Michelle Thompson-Tattersall
April Michelle Thompson-Tattersall, a beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend, passed away surrounded by her loved ones. April was a devoted family member and a source of light and laughter for all who knew her.
Born to her mother, Debra Barfield-Stailey, and father, Jimmy Thompson, April grew up with a compassionate heart and a deep love for her...
Betsy Norton Bellflowers
Nov 9, 2024
Betsy Norton Bellflowers, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2024. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida on November 11, 1965 to Joyce Shaw Norton and the late Jimmie Harrell Norton. Mrs. Bellflowers was a resilient woman whose greatest joy in life was being a Mimi to her grandson, Bradley. She had been employed as a bookkeeper for 350...
Latrelle Harris Crews
Nov 9, 2024
Sally Latrelle Harris Crews, 92, of Valdosta, passed away at her daughters’ home on Saturday, November 9, 2024. Born in Waycross on December 18, 1931, Latrelle was the daughter of the late John Harris and Willie Mae Riggins Harris. Married for 72 years to Eugene Talmadge Crews, she was a loving Christian homemaker. She was an accomplished cook in the...
Michael D. Willis
Nov 8, 2024
Michael D. Willis, 86, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2024, at his home. Born in Ft. Madison, Iowa on September 27, 1938, he enjoyed the years he served in the United States Navy. He worked as an engineer for RCA and Harris for a number of years. Settling in Eustis, Florida with his wife Marilyn, they opened...
Doris Elizabeth "Beth" Gross
Nov 7, 2024
Doris Elizabeth “Beth” Gross, 77, of Valdosta, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2024, at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida. Born in Valdosta, on March 24, 1947, Beth was a daughter of the late Richard and Alimae Sasser Johnson. She began her real estate career at Mike Bajalia Real Estate was there for 10 years before going to work for...
Rennie William "Bill" Hardy
Nov 7, 2024
Rennie William “Bill” Hardy of Jacksonville, FL was born August 3, 1942 in Valdosta, GA to Daniel Luther Hardy Sr and M Eunice Hardy. He passed peacefully on November 7, 2024 in Pittsboro, NC at the age of 82. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, as well as his brothers and sisters, Daniel Hardy Jr, John...
David J Burton
Nov 6, 2024
David J. Burton, 74, of Lake Park, died following a lengthy illness, at the Presbyterian Home in Brooks County, on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. David was born on February 15, 1950, in Summerset, Kentucky, a son of the late Kenneth Burton and Ida Christeen Worley. He was an auto worker with Ford Motor Company.
David loved his family, and his life...
Alice Elizabeth Carter
Nov 5, 2024
Alice Elizabeth Carter, 82, of Lowndes County, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at SGMC Lakeland Villa. She was born on May 17, 1942, in Valdosta to the late Sydney Landon Carter and Ruby Daugharty Carter. Ms. Carter had worked at Valdosta State University in the financial aid department and was a member at Unity Primitive Baptist Church.
Ms....
Edgar Lewis Cox
Nov 4, 2024
Edgar Lewis “Ed” Cox, 92, of Valdosta, died on Monday, November 4, 2024, following a brief illness. Born in Pierson, FL to the late Jim & Pearl Owen Cox, he grew up in Pierson and in South Carolina. He graduated from Pierson High School where he played basketball and following graduation, Ed joined the U.S. Air Force. At his first...
Dr. William (Bill) Butler Thomas
Nov 3, 2024
William Butler Thomas, 82, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at Langdale Hospice House. Bill Thomas was born on June 14, 1942, in Augusta, Georgia to Lillian Butler Thomas and John C. Thomas, Jr. He grew up in Adel, Georgia with his twin brother, Tom and their older brother Colquitt. Bill enjoyed his childhood very much, playing...
Mary Ann Gilbert
Nov 1, 2024
Mary Ann Gilbert, of Valdosta, passed away on November 1, 2024 at Langdale Hospice House after a lengthy battle with Lymphoma. Mary Ann was born in Atlanta on Christmas Day in 1933 to Carl D. Dowdy and Lena White Dowdy. She was raised in Atlanta, graduated from Roosevelt High School, and attended what is now Georgia State University. Mary Ann...
Natalie Estelle Berman Dinnerman Lipson
Nov 1, 2024
Natalie Estelle Berman Dinnerman Lipson, 94, of Valdosta, died on Friday, November 1, 2024, at the Canopy following a period of declining health. She was born on September 20, 1930, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, to the late Max P. and Bertha Gordon Berman. She was a homemaker and the wife of the late Irving Dinnerman who was the owner/operator of...
Annual Remembrance Service
Oct 31, 2024
You Are Invited
To Attend Our
Annual Remembrance Service
Sunday, 4:00 P.M.
December 8, 2024
Carson McLane Funeral Home
2215 N Patterson Street
Valdosta, Georgia 31602
Each December we take time to remember and honor those who have passed. We hold a special remembrance service in our chapel. Our service this year will honor those families we have served whose loved ones have passed from:
November 1, 2023
to October...
James Steven Jennings
Oct 29, 2024
Steve Jennings, 66, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at Langdale Hospice House. Born in Americus to the late J.J. & Mildred Jennings, Steve grew up in Valdosta. He graduated from Valdosta High School in 1977 having played both football and baseball for the Wildcats. Steve started dating the former Joy Mead while at Valdosta High and they...
Susan Leonard
Oct 29, 2024
Susan Leonard, 81, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at Fellowship Home following a period of declining health. She was born in Valdosta on October 17, 1943, to the late Charles Wesley and Laura Clark Leonard. Susan obtained her undergraduate degree from Valdosta State University and her Masters degree from the University of Tennessee. She worked for over...
Bobby Lee Wilkins
Oct 28, 2024
Bobby Wilkins, 75, of Valdosta, died on Monday, October 28, 2024, at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born on May 30, 1949, in Hahira to the late William Joseph Sr., and Marie Townsend Wilkins. Bobby was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was a retired mechanic and truck driver. As a mechanic,...
James Delk
Oct 28, 2024
James Delk, better known as Papa James, 75 of Valdosta, GA., died on Monday, October 28, 2024, after a lengthy illness. Born on February 14, 1949, in Pearson, GA, he was the son of the late W.M. Delk and Alma Mae Luke. In 1980, he married his beloved wife Becky, and they shared a wonderful life until her passing in...
Virginia Cole Brightwell
Oct 27, 2024
Virginia Cole Brightwell, 100, of Valdosta, Georgia died Sunday, October 27, 2024, at The Canopy in Valdosta, Ga. A native of Ocilla, she was born February 07,1924 to the late Charles Alfred Cole and Ruth Turner Cole.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 Friday morning, November 01, 2024 at Sunset Hill Cemetery in Valdosta.
Mrs. Brightwell grew up and completed high...
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