Gertrude (Trudie) Schroer Veatch, 89, of Valdosta died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 at South Georgia Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011 in the chapel of Carson McLane Funeral Home with burial to follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Condolences may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com. — Carson McLane Funeral Home