Cook County GaArchives Obituaries.....Willis, Lizzie Mae Turner February 8, 2010
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The Berrien Press - February 24, 2010
 Lizzie Mae Turner Willis, 91, of Lenox died Feb. 8, 2010 at her daughter's r
residence.
 Born March 5, 1918 in Tift County to the late Willie C. and Susie A. Swain 
Turner, she was a homemaker. After the death of her husband, Forrest D. Willis, 
in 1949, she moved to Lenox and had lived in Cook County for the past 60 years. 
She was a member of Lenox Baptist Church and the "Young At Heart" Senior Sunday 
School Class. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death 
by her daughter, Lynda Willis Griffin; sons-in-law, J.R. Griffin and Joseph A. B
Baker, her brothers, Albert C. Register and Calvin Register; her sister, Jewell R
R. Cosper; three infant brothers and sisters.
 Survivors include her son and two daughters-in-law, Dale and Linda Willis of 
TIfton and Sue W. Baker of West Berrien; six grandchildren, Jeff Willis of 
Tifton, Jennifer W. Banks (Ben) of Bluffton, SC, Mike Baker (Jeri Lynn) of West 
Berrien, Regina B. Hughes of Nashville, Dana G. Sumner (Aubrey) of Omega, David 
Griffin (Laura) of Tifton; ten great-grandchildren, Sean Willis of Fort Edw
Edwards, CA, Benjamin Banks of Bluffton, Leigh Ann Baker, Ty Baker and Allison Bak
Baker, all of West Berrien, Turner Hughes of Nashville, Kassidy and John David Gri
Griffin, II, of Tifton, Brittney and Megan Sumner of Omega.
 Funeral services were held Feb. 11 at 3 p.m. at Lenox Baptist Church with Rev. La
Lamar Harris officiating. Mrs. Wilma Brickle, pianist, played the prelude and po
postlude, Mrs. Reba Spradley sang "Serenaded by Angels," and Mr. Harold Sp
Spradley gave the eulogy. The congregation sang "Amazing Grace" and Dr. Harris sh
shared a eulogy written by Jimmy Jones who was ill and could not attend the se
service. Dr. Harris gave the main message and a song, "It's Over Now," by Jimmy Sw
Swaggart was played.
 Interment was in Lenox City Cemetery.
 Albritton-Beaumont Funeral Directors was in charge of arrangements.

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