Leland H. “Buster” Lewis, 68, of Irwin County, Georgia, died Thursday, June 16, 2016, at the Medical Center - Navicent Health in Macon.
Funeral services will be held 4 PM, Saturday, June 18, 2016, at The Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Fitzgerald with the Rev. Rex Johnson and the Rev. Ray Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in Big Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2-4 Saturday afternoon at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.
Mr. Lewis was born May 25, 1948, in Hazlehurst, Georgia, to the late Horace & Marcena Hughes Lewis. He was a 1966 graduate of Wayne County High School. Mr. Lewis served his country honorably in the United States Army. He was stationed in Korea during the Vietnam War. He managed the cutting room and worked for Milliken Industries, Irwin Manufacturing, and Riverside Manufacturing. He also was a utility operator for Gilman Building Products. Mr. Lewis was a member of Christian Fellowship.
He is survived by his wife: Ann White Lewis of Irwin County; children and their spouses: Andrea & Jeffrey Cothern of Alma, Blake Lewis, of Alma, Shelia & Greg Williams of Irwin County; grandchildren: Sierra Palmer, Nicholas Cothern, Mason Cothern, Maura Cothern, Ava Lewis, Parker Lewis, Jessica Williams, and Garrett Williams; and a sister, Vickie & Morris Phillips of Jesup. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons: Craig Lewis and Steven White; a brother, Irvin Lewis; and a sister, Hilda Easler.
The family suggests those desiring to send memorials may send them to the American Cancer Society - Irwin County Relay for Life, c/o Mona Paulk, 115 Kirk Lane, Ocilla, GA 31774.