Ernest “Slim” Alexander
Ernest “Slim” Alexander, 88, of Lyerly, Georgia, died onFriday, December 23, 2016, at Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Mr. Alexander was born May 12, 1928, in Summerville, son of the late Earl and Belle Tolbert Alexander. He was a member of the Lyerly First Baptist Church, and prior to his retirement, worked as a carpenter.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marion Virginia Bryant Alexander; sisters, Sara Phillips and Betty Buckalew; and a brother, Emory Alexander.
Mr. Alexander is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Tommy and Marilyn Alexander; grandchildren, Becky and Richard Brown, Nicki and Danny Guinn; and great grandchildren, Alex Jackson, Andi Jackson, and Taylor Brown.
Funeral services for Mr. Alexander will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 27, at the Lyerly First Baptist Church with Reverend Tony Christie and Reverend Barry Peppers officiating. Interment will follow in the Lyerly Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Bart Bryant, Hulett Brooks, Richard Brown, Scott Jackson, Alex Jackson, Danny Guinn, and Barry Alexander. Honorary pallbearers will be the Staff of the Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Mr. Alexander will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 26.