LOVED ONE | Grady Carl Lewis
DATES | September 23, 1962 – March 15, 2012
CEMETERY | Spring Hill Cemetery, Hoboken, Brantley Co., GA
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FUNERAL HOME | Music Funeral Home, 1503 Tebeau St. Waycross, GA 31501 – t: 912 283 1414
Grady Carl Lewis, of Hoboken, died Thursday (March 15, 2012) at Hospice House Satilla following a courageous three-year battle with melanoma. He was 49. He was born September 23, 1962, in Waycross, Georgia, the son of Carl Howard and Bernice Stuckey Lewis. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Ernest and Frances (Fannie) Lewis and Henry Grady and Maggie Stuckey. Mr. Lewis graduated from Southwood School and the University of Georgia with a B.S. Degree in Forestry. He was owner of Lewis Oil Company, Lewis and Raulerson, Inc., and Friendly Express, Inc., serving the businesses for 25 years. He enjoyed reading, playing the guitar, restoring old cars, and timber cruising with his father. He especially enjoyed traveling with his wife and sons. His favorite band was the Beatles. Survivors include his loving wife of 23 years, Bonita Hanchey Lewis; two sons, Carl Virgil Lewis and Gavin Grady Lewis; parents, Carl and Bernice Lewis of Waycross; brother, Mark Lewis of Decatur; sister, Anna Lewis of Waycross; nephews, Avery Lewis, Darin Lane, and Brad Lane; nieces, Karla West and Kaylen Purvis; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Virgil and Virginia Hanchey; sisters-in-law, Cheryl (Charles) Allen, Darlene (Terry) Lane, and Karen (Kelvin) Purvis; brothers-in-law, Eddie (Glenda) Hanchey, Belton (Lesley) Hanchey, Jerome (Debbie) Hanchey, and Kirby (Cindy) Hanchey; nieces and nephews, Stephanie Dunsmore, Samantha Sears, Chris Allen, Dustin Allen, Christy Hanchey, Deanna Hanchey, Jason Thrift, Caylie Hanchey, Chad Hanchey, LaDale Hanchey, Leighandra Hanchey, and several other relatives. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice Satilla, 808 Evergreen Way, Waycross, GA 31501 or to The Melanoma Research Foundation, P.O. Box 759329, Baltimore, MD 21275-9329. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday (March 18, 2012) at Hoboken Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Spring Hill Cemetery near Hoboken.