Willie James Lewis

Published 1:14 pm Thursday, September 5, 2013

Willie James Lewis, 94, of Selma, passed on Saturday, August 31, 2013.

He is survived by children Elizabeth (Robert) Green, Patricia (William) Harrell, Fannie (Robert) Davis, and Willie (Delores) Johnson; one sister, Mary Ann Croskey; a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

Mr. Lewis was preceded in death by his wife, Rubie Lewis; parents, James and Caroline Lewis; daughter, Lula Mae Smith; sons, James L. Johnson, Earnest Johnson, and John L. Johnson; brothers, Monroe and Walter Lewis; sisters, Sadie Booker, Pauline Lewis, and Mary Nell Rivers.

Services will be held on Saturday, August 7, 2013 at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church with the Reverend L.L. Ruffin officiating. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery with Miller Funeral Home directing.