Leon "Daryl" Kinsey

Leon Daryl (Daryl) Kinsey, Sr., 76, of Lake Park, died on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta. He was born on December 18, 1948, in Valdosta to the late Leon Troy and Annie (Ann) Earl Davis Kinsey and has been a life-long resident of this area. He had worked with Occidental Mining Company for 20 years and recently was supervisor with the road department with the Echols County Board of Commissioners. Daryl loved to fish, was known for being a hard-working man, and was a member of the Lake Park Church of Christ.

Daryl Kinsey is survived by a daughter, Jennifer Kinsey of Seattle, Washington; his son and daughter-in-law, Lee and Shalae Kinsey of Valdosta; his grandchildren, Masie Kinsey, Mylee Kinsey, and Hugheston Kinsey all of Valdosta; a sister and brother-in-law, Donna and Gary Evans and a brother and sister-in-law, Mark and Dorothea Kinsey all of Lake Park; a sister-in-law, Nancy Kinsey of Valdosta; two sisters-in-law and a brother-in-law, Gail Young, Debbie Bush, and Luke Bush, and his companion of three years, Aline Crosby of Echols County. He was preceded by his wife, Beverly Ann Bush Kinsey; two children, Kerry Kinsey and Derry Kinsey; his brother, Charles Kinsey and a brother-in-law, John Bush.

A graveside service for Daryl Kinsey will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 2, 2025, at the Kinsey Cemetery in Echols County with Mr. Terry Carter and Mr. Chad Green officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday evening, May 1, 2025, from 5-7 p.m. at the McLane Lakewood Funeral Home in Lake Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com. McLane Lakewood.