Photo courtesy of J.W. Williams Funeral Home, Inc. - Cordele
Sep 11, 1953 - Oct 12, 2025
My deepest condolences to the Lewis family. You all were like family too me. My heart is saddened. Love you all.
Michelle Holmes
December 01, 2025
We will always remember Bro. Lewis as a devoted member of the church and a true friend to all who knew him. He often shared stories about his family with great pride and affection. May the memories you hold in your heart bring you comfort and strength in the days ahead.
Rev. Moneka Braswell
October 29, 2025 | Oglethorpe, GA | Friend
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Dr. Dee West Prophet
October 19, 2025 | Albany, GA | Classmate
Nat will aways be in my heart, RIP
Kenneth Ellis
October 19, 2025 | North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582, SC | Family
Cousin Nat you always had a warm smile on your face whenever I saw you. You really showed love to your family and friends....you were someone special. I love you and will miss you. Rest in Heavenly Peace
To Jerome, Adrian, and Nathan, I pray that you all find comfort in knowing that he is resting in Heavenly Peace. I love you all.
Your cousin Allison Lewis Jones
ALLISON JONES
October 19, 2025 | KATHLEEN, GA
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.
Dr. Annette Mumphery
October 18, 2025 | Cordele, GA
To Rome, Nathan and Adrian, Mr. Nat love and goodness truly live on through all of you. It’s easy to see his spirit in the kindness, strength, and warmth you each share. He raised an incredible family that reflects his generous heart and joyful outlook on life. May you find comfort in knowing his light continues to shine brightly through you, and that his love will always surround your family.
Andrea Seay
October 18, 2025 | Pinehurst, GA | Family
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.
Carol S Johnson
October 18, 2025 | Cordele, GA
Our sincere condolences to the Lewis & Mango Family. We were so sorry to hear of the loss of your dear brothers. You all are in our prayers. From your Universal King Family in St. Louis, MO.
Elder Marcus & Sis Gloria Henderson
Marcus/Gloria Henderson
October 17, 2025 | St. Louis, MO
Mr. Nathaniel Jerome Lewis, Sr., of 734 Ben Street, Vienna, Georgia, died Sunday, October 12, 2025, at his residence.
The funeral service will be held Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 3:30 PM at the Dooly County Elementary School Gymnasium in Pinehurst, Georgia. The burial will follow at the Vienna City Cemetery in Vienna, Georgia.
Mr. Fred George Lewis, Jr. and Mr. Nathaniel Jerome Lewis, Sr., the sons of the late Mr. Fred George Lewis, Sr. and Mrs. Leola Graham Lewis born in Vienna, Georgia and were educated in the Dooly County School System. Fred graduated from Vienna High and Industrial School and Nathaniel from Vienna High School.
Freddie and Nat, so lovingly called, were members of Mount Zion CME Church. They learned that their lives were fearfully and wonderfully guided from birth to adulthood; learning, doing, and resting in God’s eternal grace.
Nat was born premature. His grandmother, Mama Rene, said he could fit into a coffee pot; however, with God’s loving care and grace he grew up to be a big strong teddy bear for so man people who loved him dearly. He had a big heart and loved helping those in need.
After high school Nat worked as a butcher for several years at Stephens Grocery Store in Vienna, Georgia.
Nat was mechanically skillful at an early. He often could disassemble his siblings radios and toys putting them back together with a big smile on his face; yet upsetting his siblings and his mother. He learned several skills later helping him in his calling of becoming an electrician at Middle Georgia EMC; providing electricity and related services for Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox, Houston, Turner, Macon, and Ben Hill counties. He retired from EMC after 39 years.
Nat loved outdoors, hunting and fishing. He loved sitting outside under his carport watching nature and his hummingbirds with his devoted friend and fishing buddy, Doris Wellons Lewis. He was an avid deer hunter, and was skilled in dressing venison steak, sausage, and chili. He once killed two deer with one shot. He loved cooking as well. His specialty was Brunswick Stew, green and BBQ ribs.
He leaves to cherish his memory three sons, Nathaniel Jerome Lewis, Jr. (Nita), Adrian Devon Lewis, and Nathan John Lewis; their mother, Johnnie Mae Lewis, and a daughter, Keri Belvin. He has 21 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren and four godchildren. Nat has a great legacy to be carried on again and again, today and tomorrow.
Freddie and Nat leave cherished memories to their siblings: L. Marie Lewis (Major) and Irene Elaine Mango (John); sisters-in-law, Janet Lewis, Neselee Lewis, Victoria Campbell, Genevieve Habersham, and Mary Weathers (Jesse); an uncle, Robert Graham; a host of nephews, nieces, cousins, a cloud of witnesses, precious neighbors, and friends.
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