Alphonso Alexander Lewis

Alphonso Lewis

Funeral services for Mr. Alphonso Alexander Lewis will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2014, at 7 PM in the C. D. Dudley Memorial Chapel at the Dudley Funeral Home. The family will receive friends prior to services from 6 to 7 PM. The Reverend Dr. Willie L. Edmond will officiate assisted by the Reverend Isaiah Stephens and the Reverend Milton Hughes. Interment will be Saturday, October 4, 2014, at 11 AM at Forest Hill Cemetery in Port St. Joe, Florida.

Mr. Lewis was born to the late Naomi Gant Lewis and the late Alphonso "Spooky" Lewis, Sr., on January 23, 1960, in Port St. Joe, Florida. He attended his grandmother’s school, Leila Gant’s Kindergarten Center, and elementary schools in Port St. Joe. Later he moved to Dublin, with his family and attended school in Laurens County. In 1978, he graduated from East Laurens High School in East Dublin. He matriculated at Alexander City College in Alabama for a brief period of time. He was formerly employed of Bassett Furniture, Dublin Institutional Foods, and Golden Corral Restaurant, and was currently employed at Ole Times Country Buffet in Dublin.

On September 26, 2014, God called Alphonso into eternal rest. He was preceded in death by his father, Alphonso "Spooky" Lewis, Sr.; his mother, Naomi Gant Lewis; his sister, Frances Lewis, grandparents; Chester Gant, Sr., Leila Gant, Marie Lewis, John Lewis; aunt Annie Lee Baker; and uncle Chester Gant, Jr.

Many friends and family recall the memories of Alphonso, however, he will be especially remembered by his brothers, Anthony Lewis, East Point, and Harrell (Myra) Gant, Moultrie; sister, Linda Lee, Gainesville, Florida; uncles, Adrian (Mae Ella) Gant, Paul (Linda) Gant, Sr., Ernest (Gloria) Gant, all of Port St. Joe, Florida; Moses (Waddie Ruth) Gant, Charleston, WV; and Dr. Raymond (Lenora) Gant, Fort Washington, Maryland; nieces and nephews, Alycia (Nathaniel) Gant Hargrave, Cicero Indiana; Selena Gant, and Alyxander Gant, Moultrie, Shervonte (Tyrand) Flowers, Orlando, Florida; Matice Lee, Gainesville, Florida; and Warren Lee, III, Atlanta, other cousins, friends, and coworkers.

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