Mr. Willie "Bo Pete" Ware

Mr. Willie "Bo Pete" Ware

Willie Ware Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by West's Mortuary on Apr. 3, 2023.

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Funeral services for Mr. Willie Clarence Ware Sr. will be held on Saturday, July,15, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. at Mt. Salem Baptist Church with Rev. George F. Monts officiating. Burial will follow at Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Willie Clarence Ware Sr. known as "Bo Pete" was born in Sumter County GA on August 8, 1951 to the parentage of the late Mrs. Ossie Lee Dodson Little and the late Mr. Sam Sanford. He received his education at Westside Elementary and graduated from Plains High School in 1973. He was employed at Koinonia Farms. At an early age Willie joined the Mitchell Grove Baptist Church. He was united in holy matrimony to Jane Terry Ware and to this union three children were born. He is preceded in death by two sisters. Willie passed away on July 8, 2017 in Columbus, Ohio.
He leaves to mourn his passing, his wife of 31 years Mrs. Jane Terry Ware; his children: Willie K. (Jasmine) Ware, Stacey D. Ware and Willie C. Ware Jr. all of Albany, GA, Stefanie (Timmie) Hollis, Sheena Ware both of Americus, GA, Jonathan Ware and Joshua Ware of Norcross, GA; six brothers: John David Ware, Milton Little Sr., Nathaniel (Shirley) Sanford, Cornelius (Brenda) Luster of Americus, GA, John (Irene) Little, Melvin (Bertha) Little of Plains, GA; four sisters: Clara Luster of Americus, GA, Marie (Jimmy) Thomas of Rochester, NY. Emma Marks and Leila Clarke of Columbus, GA; one uncle, James Arthur Dodson of Gainesville, FL; two brothers-in-law: George (Sally) Terry and James (Toni) Terry Jr. of Laurelville, OH; three sisters-in-law; Amy (James) Terry of Columbus, Ohio, Roseanna Terry of Grove City, Ohio and Shelia (Keith) James of Port Richie, FL; seven grandchildren: Derek Banks, Robtavious Wilborn, Timelia Hollis, Shaniya Ware, Kaylen Hayes, Jaylah Hayes and Unique Spence; nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends including a devoted niece Ms. Geraldine Ware and a devoted cousin, Mr. Marvin Chambers of Chicago.
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