Willie James Darrisaw

Willie James Darrisaw

Funeral Services for Mr. Willie James “Jake” Darrisaw, 72, of Atlanta, will be held on Saturday, January 31, 2015, at 11 AM at the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, 368 Bill Oliver Road, Wrightsville. Pastor Elden (Al) Sanders will be officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Mr. Darrisaw was born on June 7, 1942, to the late Lizzie T. Hines Darrisaw and Attee Darrisaw. He made the transition from his earthly home to his heavenly home on Friday, January 23, 2015.

Mr. Darrisaw attended Dock Kemp High School in Wrightsville and moved to Atlanta where he worked at Meade & Fuller for over forty years until he retired.

Mr. Darrisaw is preceded in death by two brothers, Willie L. Darrisaw and Earnest Darrisaw.

Mr. Darrisaw leaves to cherish his memories one daughter, Donnie A. (Carl) Howard of Dublin; two granddaughters, Daphne (Patrick) McMahon and Leana C. Blash of Dublin; one great-grandson, Davin McMahon of Dublin; one brother, Willie Clifford Darrisaw of Atlanta; four sisters, Earnestine (John) Cason, Willie Mae Stephens, Eva Mae Burnett and Gladine Lewis all of Wrightsville; one aunt, Lena Wrights of Dublin; two sisters-in-law, Mamie Darrisaw of Wrightsville and Debra Darrisaw of Vauxhall, New Jersey; a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

The family will receive friends at the home of his daughter, Donnie (Carl) Howard, 748 Bass Lane, Dublin.

Services by Dudley Funeral Home of Dublin.
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