Crawley, The Honorable Dr. Oscar Lewis, Sr., resident and Mayor of City of Lanett, died Tuesday, October 6, 2015 in the comfort of his home with family and friends at his bedside.
Funeral Services are scheduled for Monday, October 12, 2015 at 12:00 Noon from Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Family Life Center, 1601 Magnolia Road, Lanett, AL,
Rev. Louis Upshaw, Pastor, Rev. Eugene Cooks, Eulogist and Rev. Melvin Owens, Officiant.
Interment will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery, Lanett, AL. Davis Memorial Mortuary of Valley directing.
Professional services provided by Davis Memorial Mortuary Inc. in Valley Alabama. http://davismemorialmortuary.com
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Leave a tributeMay God grant you peace.
George and Wanda Huguley
George Barrow
President, New Hope Foundation, Inc.
"We will miss you." Thank you for your kind words, encouragement and advice.
May the Family be comforted by Faith that the Lord has brought Oscar to a beautiful place of everlasting light and love.
We wish the family peace in God's promise as stated in Jeremiah 31:13; I will turn their mourning into joy, I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.
Robert and Mildred
Please know that Oscar was an inspiration to all who came into his life. He was a life-long family friend and over the years we became professional associates. It has been an honor to have known and worked with him.
Frances Traylor
Las Vegas, NV
George H. and Alfreda Fannings
Dr Terry & Patricia Harrison
Wichita,Kansas
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Just Up 9th Street
Having just learned last night of Oscar's homegoing, I express deepest condolences to Juliette and family. Know you're in our thoughts and prayers.
I wish to share from my first encounters as a young lad with Oscar ( then an accomplished young adult and rising star) and family on 9th Street in Lanett where my grandparents and his parents were neighbors and dear friends. Oscar was a very confident and positive role model in manner, speech, dress, and yes that sporty yellow 1966 Pontiac GTO he drove that always had us boys in awe. I fast forward to my senior year at Lanett High where as a Panther I played one of my best football games against Opelika as I scored a late touchdown that sealed a win. Did not know he was at the game until days later he stopped me and complimented on my effort. I reflect further on the several times in more recent years where we would run into each other at the Magic City Classic in Birmingham as arch rivals, he in ASU's black and gold and me in AAMU's maroon and white. Regardless who won this most balanced of series, we would warmly embrace each other out of a deeper connection that first bonded on 9th Street.
Rest in Peace Your Honor, Mayor/Dr Crawley! God bless.
Sincerely,
Douglas Bonner, Colonel (Retired), U S Army; AAMU '79; LHS '75