Ms. Bernice "Bernell" Brantley Lewis, age 81, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2016 at the Florida Medical Center in Lauderdale Lakes, FL.
Ms. Lewis is survived by a loving family to include her seven children, Shirley Lewis and Jeanette Jackson of Lauderdale Lakes, FL, Sandra Lewis of North Lauderdale, FL, Walter Lewis of Fort Lauderdale, FL, Martha Woods of Lauderdale Lakes, FL, Tracy Lewis (Delphyne) of Coconut Creek, FL, and Janice Lewis of Coral Springs, FL.
One son, Freddie Ray Lewis, preceded her in death.
She is also survived by 17 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; four sisters and two brothers, Mattie Few, Dorothy Edge and Diane Holt (Maurice), all of Barnesville, GA; Mary J. Daniels (James) of Riverdale, GA, N.E. Brantley and A.B. Brantley of Barnesville, GA; and a host of loving nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends who will miss her dearly.
Funeral services for Ms. Bernice Brantley Lewis were held on Monday, June 27, 2016 at 1 p.m. at the Sardis Missionary Baptist Church at 100 Sardis Church Road in Barnesville, GA. Pastor Keith Battle officiated and interment was in the church cemetery.
Her journey ended in the hands of the professionals of L.G. Poitier Funeral Home of Pompano Beach FL and Trice Funeral Home Inc. of Barnesville was in charge of all professional services.
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Mrs. Bernice Brantley Lewis was born on April 18, 1935 in Lamar County, GA to the late Mr. Charlie Battle and the late Mrs. Iola Brantley Battle. She was affectionately known as "Bernell" to her family and friends.
Bernice was educated in the Lamar County School System. She accepted Christ at a young age and joined the Sardis Baptist Church; later moving her membership to the Holy Grove Holiness Church in Barnesville, GA. On July 27, 1951, she became united in holy matrimony to Mr. Fred Lewis. Their union was blessed with eight children. After having their third child, she and her family migrated to Florida where she spent the remainder of her adult life.
Originally upon arriving to Florida, Bernice joined as a member of Church God in Christ in Pompano Beach, FL. She later fellowshipped at The Rivers of Living Water Deliverance Ministries in Margate, FL. After working numerous years, she retired from the Pine Tree Park. Her hobbies included going to church; singing; spending time with her special pet dog, Roscoe; consignment shopping; taking on the phone and spending time with her siblings.
On Sunday, June 19, 2016, God looked down from Heaven and saw that His child was in weary and needed rest, so He called Bernice from labor to reward. She was preceded in death, but not in memory, by a son, Freddie Ray Lewis, and two brothers, Jimmy Battle and John Battle.
Those who Bernice Lewis leaves to cherish her memories include her seven children, Shirley Lewis and Jeanette Jackson of Lauderdale Lakes, FL, Sandra Lewis of North Lauderdale, FL, Walter W. Lewis of Fort Lauderdale, FL, Martha Woods of Lauderdale, Lakes, FL, Tracy Lewis (Delphyne) of Coconut Creek, FL, Sophia Jackson, Nina Lewis –Nelson (Thomas) , Cassandra Jackson, Kenneth Jackson Jr., Jeremy Jackson, Kareem Woods, Jaime Woods, Christopher Lewis, Robert Swint, Jr. (Latoya), Shaquilla Hines, Timothy Hines, Jr., Kimberly Milfort, Lorenzo Lewis, Tracy Lewis, Jr., Tavoris Lewis, and Termaine Lewis; a loving great-grandson, Leetavious Gaines, Jr., eighteen other great-grandchildren: five great-great grandchildren; four sisters and two brothers: Mattie Few, Dorothy Edge, and Diane Holt (Maurice) all of Barnesville, GA; Mary J. Daniels (James) of Riverdale, GA N.E. Brantley and A.B. Brantley of Barnesville, GA; her beloved dog and partner in life's journey, Roscoe; and a host of loving nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends who will miss her dearly.
Ms. Lewis is survived by a loving family to include her seven children, Shirley Lewis and Jeanette Jackson of Lauderdale Lakes, FL, Sandra Lewis of North Lauderdale, FL, Walter Lewis of Fort Lauderdale, FL, Martha Woods of Lauderdale Lakes, FL, Tracy Lewis (Delphyne) of Coconut Creek, FL, and Janice Lewis of Coral Springs, FL.
One son, Freddie Ray Lewis, preceded her in death.
She is also survived by 17 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; four sisters and two brothers, Mattie Few, Dorothy Edge and Diane Holt (Maurice), all of Barnesville, GA; Mary J. Daniels (James) of Riverdale, GA, N.E. Brantley and A.B. Brantley of Barnesville, GA; and a host of loving nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends who will miss her dearly.
Funeral services for Ms. Bernice Brantley Lewis were held on Monday, June 27, 2016 at 1 p.m. at the Sardis Missionary Baptist Church at 100 Sardis Church Road in Barnesville, GA. Pastor Keith Battle officiated and interment was in the church cemetery.
Her journey ended in the hands of the professionals of L.G. Poitier Funeral Home of Pompano Beach FL and Trice Funeral Home Inc. of Barnesville was in charge of all professional services.
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Mrs. Bernice Brantley Lewis was born on April 18, 1935 in Lamar County, GA to the late Mr. Charlie Battle and the late Mrs. Iola Brantley Battle. She was affectionately known as "Bernell" to her family and friends.
Bernice was educated in the Lamar County School System. She accepted Christ at a young age and joined the Sardis Baptist Church; later moving her membership to the Holy Grove Holiness Church in Barnesville, GA. On July 27, 1951, she became united in holy matrimony to Mr. Fred Lewis. Their union was blessed with eight children. After having their third child, she and her family migrated to Florida where she spent the remainder of her adult life.
Originally upon arriving to Florida, Bernice joined as a member of Church God in Christ in Pompano Beach, FL. She later fellowshipped at The Rivers of Living Water Deliverance Ministries in Margate, FL. After working numerous years, she retired from the Pine Tree Park. Her hobbies included going to church; singing; spending time with her special pet dog, Roscoe; consignment shopping; taking on the phone and spending time with her siblings.
On Sunday, June 19, 2016, God looked down from Heaven and saw that His child was in weary and needed rest, so He called Bernice from labor to reward. She was preceded in death, but not in memory, by a son, Freddie Ray Lewis, and two brothers, Jimmy Battle and John Battle.
Those who Bernice Lewis leaves to cherish her memories include her seven children, Shirley Lewis and Jeanette Jackson of Lauderdale Lakes, FL, Sandra Lewis of North Lauderdale, FL, Walter W. Lewis of Fort Lauderdale, FL, Martha Woods of Lauderdale, Lakes, FL, Tracy Lewis (Delphyne) of Coconut Creek, FL, Sophia Jackson, Nina Lewis –Nelson (Thomas) , Cassandra Jackson, Kenneth Jackson Jr., Jeremy Jackson, Kareem Woods, Jaime Woods, Christopher Lewis, Robert Swint, Jr. (Latoya), Shaquilla Hines, Timothy Hines, Jr., Kimberly Milfort, Lorenzo Lewis, Tracy Lewis, Jr., Tavoris Lewis, and Termaine Lewis; a loving great-grandson, Leetavious Gaines, Jr., eighteen other great-grandchildren: five great-great grandchildren; four sisters and two brothers: Mattie Few, Dorothy Edge, and Diane Holt (Maurice) all of Barnesville, GA; Mary J. Daniels (James) of Riverdale, GA N.E. Brantley and A.B. Brantley of Barnesville, GA; her beloved dog and partner in life's journey, Roscoe; and a host of loving nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends who will miss her dearly.
Ms. Bernice "Bernell" Brantley Lewis, age 81, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2016 at the Florida Medical Center in Lauderdale Lakes, FL.
Ms. Lewis is survived by a loving family to include her seven children, Shirley Lewis and Jeanette Jackson of Lauderdale Lakes, FL, Sandra Lewis of North Lauderdale, FL, Walter Lewis of Fort Lauderdale, FL, Martha Woods of Lauderdale Lakes, FL, Tracy Lewis (Delphyne) of Coconut Creek, FL, and Janice Lewis of Coral Springs, FL.
One son, Freddie Ray Lewis, preceded her in death.
She is also survived by 17 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; four sisters and two brothers, Mattie Few, Dorothy Edge and Diane Holt (Maurice), all of Barnesville, GA; Mary J. Daniels (James) of Riverdale, GA, N.E. Brantley and A.B. Brantley of Barnesville, GA; and a host of loving nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends who will miss her dearly.
Funeral services for Ms. Bernice Brantley Lewis were held on Monday, June 27, 2016 at 1 p.m. at the Sardis Missionary Baptist Church at 100 Sardis Church Road in Barnesville, GA. Pastor Keith Battle officiated and interment was in the church cemetery.
Her journey ended in the hands of the professionals of L.G. Poitier Funeral Home of Pompano Beach FL and Trice Funeral Home Inc. of Barnesville was in charge of all professional services.
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Mrs. Bernice Brantley Lewis was born on April 18, 1935 in Lamar County, GA to the late Mr. Charlie Battle and the late Mrs. Iola Brantley Battle. She was affectionately known as "Bernell" to her family and friends.
Bernice was educated in the Lamar County School System. She accepted Christ at a young age and joined the Sardis Baptist Church; later moving her membership to the Holy Grove Holiness Church in Barnesville, GA. On July 27, 1951, she became united in holy matrimony to Mr. Fred Lewis. Their union was blessed with eight children. After having their third child, she and her family migrated to Florida where she spent the remainder of her adult life.
Originally upon arriving to Florida, Bernice joined as a member of Church God in Christ in Pompano Beach, FL. She later fellowshipped at The Rivers of Living Water Deliverance Ministries in Margate, FL. After working numerous years, she retired from the Pine Tree Park. Her hobbies included going to church; singing; spending time with her special pet dog, Roscoe; consignment shopping; taking on the phone and spending time with her siblings.
On Sunday, June 19, 2016, God looked down from Heaven and saw that His child was in weary and needed rest, so He called Bernice from labor to reward. She was preceded in death, but not in memory, by a son, Freddie Ray Lewis, and two brothers, Jimmy Battle and John Battle.
Those who Bernice Lewis leaves to cherish her memories include her seven children, Shirley Lewis and Jeanette Jackson of Lauderdale Lakes, FL, Sandra Lewis of North Lauderdale, FL, Walter W. Lewis of Fort Lauderdale, FL, Martha Woods of Lauderdale, Lakes, FL, Tracy Lewis (Delphyne) of Coconut Creek, FL, Sophia Jackson, Nina Lewis –Nelson (Thomas) , Cassandra Jackson, Kenneth Jackson Jr., Jeremy Jackson, Kareem Woods, Jaime Woods, Christopher Lewis, Robert Swint, Jr. (Latoya), Shaquilla Hines, Timothy Hines, Jr., Kimberly Milfort, Lorenzo Lewis, Tracy Lewis, Jr., Tavoris Lewis, and Termaine Lewis; a loving great-grandson, Leetavious Gaines, Jr., eighteen other great-grandchildren: five great-great grandchildren; four sisters and two brothers: Mattie Few, Dorothy Edge, and Diane Holt (Maurice) all of Barnesville, GA; Mary J. Daniels (James) of Riverdale, GA N.E. Brantley and A.B. Brantley of Barnesville, GA; her beloved dog and partner in life's journey, Roscoe; and a host of loving nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends who will miss her dearly.
Ms. Lewis is survived by a loving family to include her seven children, Shirley Lewis and Jeanette Jackson of Lauderdale Lakes, FL, Sandra Lewis of North Lauderdale, FL, Walter Lewis of Fort Lauderdale, FL, Martha Woods of Lauderdale Lakes, FL, Tracy Lewis (Delphyne) of Coconut Creek, FL, and Janice Lewis of Coral Springs, FL.
One son, Freddie Ray Lewis, preceded her in death.
She is also survived by 17 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; four sisters and two brothers, Mattie Few, Dorothy Edge and Diane Holt (Maurice), all of Barnesville, GA; Mary J. Daniels (James) of Riverdale, GA, N.E. Brantley and A.B. Brantley of Barnesville, GA; and a host of loving nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends who will miss her dearly.
Funeral services for Ms. Bernice Brantley Lewis were held on Monday, June 27, 2016 at 1 p.m. at the Sardis Missionary Baptist Church at 100 Sardis Church Road in Barnesville, GA. Pastor Keith Battle officiated and interment was in the church cemetery.
Her journey ended in the hands of the professionals of L.G. Poitier Funeral Home of Pompano Beach FL and Trice Funeral Home Inc. of Barnesville was in charge of all professional services.
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Mrs. Bernice Brantley Lewis was born on April 18, 1935 in Lamar County, GA to the late Mr. Charlie Battle and the late Mrs. Iola Brantley Battle. She was affectionately known as "Bernell" to her family and friends.
Bernice was educated in the Lamar County School System. She accepted Christ at a young age and joined the Sardis Baptist Church; later moving her membership to the Holy Grove Holiness Church in Barnesville, GA. On July 27, 1951, she became united in holy matrimony to Mr. Fred Lewis. Their union was blessed with eight children. After having their third child, she and her family migrated to Florida where she spent the remainder of her adult life.
Originally upon arriving to Florida, Bernice joined as a member of Church God in Christ in Pompano Beach, FL. She later fellowshipped at The Rivers of Living Water Deliverance Ministries in Margate, FL. After working numerous years, she retired from the Pine Tree Park. Her hobbies included going to church; singing; spending time with her special pet dog, Roscoe; consignment shopping; taking on the phone and spending time with her siblings.
On Sunday, June 19, 2016, God looked down from Heaven and saw that His child was in weary and needed rest, so He called Bernice from labor to reward. She was preceded in death, but not in memory, by a son, Freddie Ray Lewis, and two brothers, Jimmy Battle and John Battle.
Those who Bernice Lewis leaves to cherish her memories include her seven children, Shirley Lewis and Jeanette Jackson of Lauderdale Lakes, FL, Sandra Lewis of North Lauderdale, FL, Walter W. Lewis of Fort Lauderdale, FL, Martha Woods of Lauderdale, Lakes, FL, Tracy Lewis (Delphyne) of Coconut Creek, FL, Sophia Jackson, Nina Lewis –Nelson (Thomas) , Cassandra Jackson, Kenneth Jackson Jr., Jeremy Jackson, Kareem Woods, Jaime Woods, Christopher Lewis, Robert Swint, Jr. (Latoya), Shaquilla Hines, Timothy Hines, Jr., Kimberly Milfort, Lorenzo Lewis, Tracy Lewis, Jr., Tavoris Lewis, and Termaine Lewis; a loving great-grandson, Leetavious Gaines, Jr., eighteen other great-grandchildren: five great-great grandchildren; four sisters and two brothers: Mattie Few, Dorothy Edge, and Diane Holt (Maurice) all of Barnesville, GA; Mary J. Daniels (James) of Riverdale, GA N.E. Brantley and A.B. Brantley of Barnesville, GA; her beloved dog and partner in life's journey, Roscoe; and a host of loving nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends who will miss her dearly.
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