VALDOSTA —
Wilson V. Crosby, 61, of Echols County, passed away on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, at South Georgia Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born in Thomasville, Ga., on Jan. 20, 1951, to the late Dan S. and Bertha Richardson Crosby and had been a resident of this area all his life. He was a self-employed logger and was of the Pentecostal faith. Wilson was a devoted husband and loving Daddy and Pa.
Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Dona Mae Crosby; two sons and daughters-in-law, Tanker and Amy Crosby and Rocky and Melissa Crosby; two daughters and a son-in-law, Angela Crosby and Darlene and Brian Herndon, all of Echols County; 8 grandchildren, Trevor Crosby, Broxton Crosby, Aubren Crosby, Colton Crosby, Keelee Crosby, Brinson Herndon, Gracie Herndon, and Lexie Herndon, all of Echols County; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Walter and Peggy Crosby and Dan and Aline Crosby, all of Echols County; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Mary Crosby of Echols County and Danyette and Steve Deacon of Valdosta; two sisters-in-law and their husbands, Edna and Don Carter and Carolyn and Jim Harnage; two brothers-in-law and their wives, Jerry and Linda Thornton and Keith and Jackie Thornton, all of Echols County; lifelong friends, Lorey and Idell Register of Valdosta; numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Joe Crosby; four sisters, Kathy Crosby, Faye Sali, Ann Crosby Trice and Christine Beaty; father-in-law, R.J. Thornton.
Service for Wilson Crosby will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, at Sardis Baptist Church in Echols County. The burial will follow in the Enoch Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the McLane Lakewood Funeral Home in Lake Park.
Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com. — McLane Lakewood Funeral Home, Lake Park
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