1930
Preston
2011
Preston Brooks Lewis, Jr.
May 2, 1930 — December 25, 2011
Lewis' military service began with his graduation from Submarine School, US Navy in 1949 followed by active duty in the US Army during the Korean War 1952-1953 where he was awarded the Bronze Star and attained the rank of Captain. He joined his father and uncle in the Waynesboro Law firm Lewis & Lewis in 1958 and actively practiced law until 2009. During the last 30 years of law practice he was joined by his son Preston Lewis, III. He served as Burke County Attorney and Juvenile Court Judge of Burke County for more than 30 years.
Lewis served six terms in the Georgia House of Representatives and a term in the Georgia State Senate. He was a past president of the Waynesboro Shrine Club, a Rotarian and a member of Waynesboro Masonic Lodge, American Legion, and First United Methodist Church. While a student at the University of Georgia he was President of his law school class and Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity, and was inducted into Gridiron Secret Society.
Lewis was the son of Preston Brooks Lewis and Clifford Gray McElmurray Lewis. He married Katherine " Honey" Hill of Valdosta, Georgia in 1953 and is survived by his wife and their four children, Preston Brooks Lewis, III (Carol), Clifford Ellis Lewis (Sonya), both of Waynesboro, GA, Julian Carlton Lewis (Janet) of Greenville, SC, and Katherine Virginia Lewis Jones (Willis) of Warner Robins, GA. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren, and a sister Betty Lewis Palmer. He was preceded in death by his sister, Dr. Clifford Gray Lewis.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 pm, Monday, December 26 at DeLoach-McKerley Funeral Home.
The funeral will be at 11:00 am, Tuesday, December 27 at First United Methodist Church, 802 North Liberty Street, Waynesboro, GA. The Reverend Jimmy Cason will officiate. Interment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jesse Palmer III,Dr. Charles G. Green Jr., Stephen Murray, Joseph D. "Jody" Cooley III,Henry Hopkins III, Jesse Palmer IV, and Billy Joe Johnson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church General Fund, PO Box 420, Waynesboro, GA 30830.
DeLoach-McKerley Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 842 N. Liberty Street, Waynesboro, GA 30830 (706-554-3531). You may sign the family's personal guestbook at www.deloachfuneralhomes.com
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