Dr. Wayne Terry Lamar

1939 - 2025

Dr. Wayne Terry Lamar, a longtime orthopedic surgeon in Oxford, passed away peacefully at his home on December 29, 2025, at the age of 86

After graduating from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Dr. Lamar completed his orthopedic residency at the Campbell Clinic in Memphis and returned to Oxford to establish his practice. Over decades of service, he cared for generations of patients and was known for never refusing treatment to those unable to pay. He practiced at Oxford Baptist Hospital and New Albany Baptist Hospital and served as team physician for the University of Mississippi athletic program.

During the Vietnam era, he served as an orthopedic surgeon in the United States Air Force from 1970 to 1972, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Earlier, he was a member of the University of Mississippi's 1959 and 1960 national championship football teams.

Dr. Lamar is survived by his wife, Linda Shelton Lamar; a sister, Elizabeth Lamar Peebles of Somerville, Tennessee; three children, William Chadwick Lamar (Nicole) of Darden Lake, Leslie Lamar Mallory (Robert) of Memphis, and Lucius Mallory Lamar (Kerry Hamilton) of Taylor; and seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Chadwick Lamar; two brothers, Thomas Eugene Lamar and John Jones Lamar; a sister, Suzanne Lamar Anderson (Bill); and his parents, William Thomas Lamar and Estelle Jones Lamar of New Albany

A private family interment was held at St. Peter's Cemetery in Oxford. Memorials may be made to Oxford-University Methodist Church or First Methodist Church of New Albany.