Funeral Services for Mr. Michael Willis of Montezuma, Georgia will be held on Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at New Hope Baptist Church in Montezuma, Georgia with Rev. Allen Waters officiating. Burial will follow in Champ Waters Cemetery in Montezuma, Georgia.
Mr. Michael Willis was born on August 6, 1962, to the late Mr. Jerome Loftly and Mrs. Martha Willis-Keller in Macon County, Georgia. He acquired his education in the public school system of Macon County where he graduated from D.F. Douglass High School in 1980 and continued his studies at The Fort Valley State University. He was employed at RCA Contracting. He accepted Christ as his personal savior and joined the band of Christian believers at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in New York City. He departed his life on Thursday, October 1, 2015.
His legacy of love will be cherished by his mother Martha Keller and father John Keller of Englewood, New Jersey; grandmother, Mrs. Effie Loftly of Atlanta, GA; brothers and sisters: Pamela (Tristan) Williams of New Iberia, LA, Jason (Brittany) Keller and daughter, Addison Keller of Clarkston, GA, Sandra (Tyrone) Nelson of Snellville, GA, Karen Loftly and Kenneth Loftly of Duluth GA, Regina (Andre) Jordan of Lithonia, GA and Portia Walker of Oglethorpe, GA; devoted aunt, Betty Engram and devoted uncle, Charles (Mazarene) Allen both of Montezuma, GA; aunts and uncles: Mary (James) Washington of Coco, FL, Elzie Martin of Warner Robins, GA, Willie Virginia Loftly, Dorothy Loftly and Paul (Sandra) Loftly of Atlanta GA, and Willie James (Joyce) Loftly of Montezuma GA; devoted cousins: Linda Forbes, Reginald Allen, James Brown, Claude Forbes, Jr., Marcus Joseph, Eric Chastine, and Cordell Willis; devoted friend, Ronnie McClendon; a host of nieces, nephews, other loving relatives and friends.