Lindon 'Jep' Mize, 75, of Goldmine Holly Springs Road, Royston, husband of Thelma Moore Mize, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013, at Hartwell Health Care Center.
Mr. Mize was born in the Vanna Community, May 2, 1938, to the late Otha Cone Mize and Quilla Victoria Winn Mize. He was the retired owner/operator of Farmer's Feed and Supply and was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon and Sunday School Teacher.
Left to cherish his memories are his wife, Thelma Moore Mize; daughters, Andrea Phillips of Dewy Rose, Jackie Davis of Athens, and Linda Reed of Hartwell; sons, Pastor Terry Mize of Bowman, Gary Mize of Hartwell, and Pastor Scott Mize of Elberton; sister, Lois Mize of Bowman; brother, Arnold Mize of Royston; twenty grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by several brothers and sisters.
Memorial services celebrating his life will be held Sunday, May 26, at 3:00p.m. in the Holly Springs Baptist Church with Pastor Mike Petty and Pastor Scott Mize officiating. Private inurnment will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Holly Springs Baptist Church from 2:00-3:00p.m. Sunday afternoon.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his honor to Gideons International.
(Published online May 25, 2013 by Berry Funeral Home, Elberton, Georgia)
Lindon 'Jep' Mize, 75, of Goldmine Holly Springs Road, Royston, husband of Thelma Moore Mize, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013, at Hartwell Health Care Center.
Mr. Mize was born in the Vanna Community, May 2, 1938, to the late Otha Cone Mize and Quilla Victoria Winn Mize. He was the retired owner/operator of Farmer's Feed and Supply and was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon and Sunday School Teacher.
Left to cherish his memories are his wife, Thelma Moore Mize; daughters, Andrea Phillips of Dewy Rose, Jackie Davis of Athens, and Linda Reed of Hartwell; sons, Pastor Terry Mize of Bowman, Gary Mize of Hartwell, and Pastor Scott Mize of Elberton; sister, Lois Mize of Bowman; brother, Arnold Mize of Royston; twenty grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by several brothers and sisters.
Memorial services celebrating his life will be held Sunday, May 26, at 3:00p.m. in the Holly Springs Baptist Church with Pastor Mike Petty and Pastor Scott Mize officiating. Private inurnment will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Holly Springs Baptist Church from 2:00-3:00p.m. Sunday afternoon.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his honor to Gideons International.
(Published online May 25, 2013 by Berry Funeral Home, Elberton, Georgia)
Family Members
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Dora Martha Mize Whitmire
1916–1991
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Ernest Joe Mize
1917–2004
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Lettie Mae Mize Roberts
1918–2011
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Warren Franklin Mize
1919–1920
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Otho Lee Mize
1921–2007
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John Wilbern Mize
1922–2008
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Seaborn Alvin Mize
1924–2011
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Mamie Alice Mize Todd
1926–2009
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Roy Arnold Mize
1927–2014
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James Carson Mize
1929–2010
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Julius Talmadge Mize
1930–2008
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Lois Rosetta Mize
1932–2023
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Emory Nelson Mize
1934–2010
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