REVEREND LEWIS J.TANKSLEY, son of the late Reverend M.O. Tanksley and Mrs. Lillie 
 
M. Tanksley, was born in Augusta, Georgia on April 5, 1948. He departed this earthly lifoen 
 
Friday, April 12, 2019, in Augusta, Georgia. | 
 
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He attended public school in Richmond County, Georgia and graduated from Lucy C.Laney _ - 
High School in 1965. He attended Augusta Technical College and receiveda Certificate in 
 
Electrical Maintenance. He also attended Georgia Military College and America Baptist 
 
Theological Seminary. 
 
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Atan early age, he accepted Christ and was united with Mount Olive Baptist Church, Evans, -- 
 
Georgia. He was Licensed and Ordained to the Ministry at Mount Olive Baptist Church in | 
 
1974. 
 
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He enjoyed his calling to the ministry: preaching, teaching, singing, and love for God's people. He pastored the following churches: Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Beech Island, South 
Carolina; Live River Baptist Church, Gracewood, Georgia; Second Mount Moriah Baptist 
Church, Harlem, Georgia; Water Branch Baptist Church, Grovetown, Georgia; and Mount 
Olive Baptist Church, Evans, Georgia until his death (thirty-seven years). 
 
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In addition to his parents, he was preceded in deatbyh siblings: Samuel Tankersley and 
 
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Left to cherish the precious memories of his spirit: his loving and devoted wife, Carolyn H. Tanksletyw;o daughters, Marva Mingride Williams of Fayetteville, Georgia and De'Shun | Jerri Tanksley of Augusta, Georgia; son, Lewis Jerome Tanksley, Jr. of Charlotte, North _ Carolintaw;o brothers, Michael Tanksley of Augusta, Georgia and Melvin (Catherine) -- . 
Tanksley of Evans, Georgia; eleven grandchildren; loving mother-in-law, Martha C. Harmon 
of Louisville, Georgia; goddaughters, Michelle Elam of Augusta, Georgia, Tameika Mapp _ Reynaud and Caroline Mapp; godson, Gordon Sadle of Augusta, Georgia; aunts, uncles, brother and sisters-in-law; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and dedicated friends. 
 
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_ WHEN I AM GONE, RELEASE ME, LET MEGO, _ THAVE so MANY THINGS TO SEE AND DO. 
 
YOU MUSIN'T TIE YOURSELF TO ME WITH TEARS, 
_ BE HAPPY THAT WE HAD SO MANY YEARS. 
I GAVE YOU MY LOVE, YOU CAN ONLY GUESS 
 
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How MUCH YOU GAVE TO ME IN HAPPINESS. 
 
__ [THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE EACOHF YOU HAS SHOWN, 
 
BUT NOW IT's TIME I TRAVELED ON ALONE. 
SO GRIEVE A WHILE FOR ME, IF GRIEVE YOU MUST, 
THEN LET YOUR GRIEF BE COMFORTED BY TRUST. | 
Ts ONLY FOR A WHILE THAT WE MUST PART, 
| S0.BLESS THE MEMORIES WITHIN YOUR HEART. 
 
I won'T BE FAR AWAY, FOR LIFE GOES ON, 
. So IF YOU NEED ME, CALL AND I wit COME. : , , THOUGH YOU CAN'T SEE OR TOUCH, TLL BE NEAR, AND IF YOU LISTEN WITH YOUR HEART, YOU'LL HEAR 
ALL OF MY LOVE AROUND YOU SOFT AND CLEAR. 
 
AND THEN, WHEN YOU MUST COME THIS WAY ALONE, 
PLL GREET YOU WITH A SMILE AND SAY, | 
 
"WELCOME HOME!"