Lewis Teems

Lewis Howard Teems, 75, of Kingston passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at his residence after an extended illness. Born January 22, 1934 in Trion, he was the son of the late Calvin Teems and the late Era Teems.



Lewis was a member of the Church of God of the Union Assembly in Rockmart. He had been a truck driver for 33 years and had been employed by Terminal Transport. Lewis was also a member of the Euharlee Masonic Lodge #457. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather and will be missed by all who knew and loved him.



Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Myra Gentry Teems; his sons and daughter-in-law, Steve Teems and Ricky and Maria Teems; his daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and David Watkins; his grandchildren, Matt Harper, Adam Harper, Tiffany, Teems, Britni Teems, and Kaitlin Stone; and his great-grandchildren, Sunshine Harper, Maggie Garrett, and Kayla Harper.



Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 30, 2010 at the Church of God of the Union Assembly in Rockmart. Mr. Teems will lie-in-state at the church from 1:00 p.m. until the funeral hour. Burial with Masonic rites will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens.



Serving as pallbearers will be David Gentry, Tommy Gentry, Hugh Teems, Danny Brookshire, Mike Martin, Jack Gentry, and Adam Harper. Honorary pallbearers will be David Watkins, Johnny Duke, Ed Brookshire, and Olen Gentry. Pallbearers are requested to meet at the church by 1:00 p.m. on Thursday.



The family will receive friends from 4 � 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Parnick Jennings Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 430 Cassville Rd., Cartersville, GA 30120.