"Uncle Walt" Walton Alewine

My Great Uncle Walt graduated on to Heaven last saturday night and we had his homegoing service this afternoon.

Dr. Williams and Rev. Tucker did an outstanding service. They allowed me to do the Graveside service.

J. Walton Alewine

Date: August 30th, 1922 - December 27th, 2008

Obituary: (Courtesy of Strickland FH Hartwell Ga, Arnold Strickland Owner)
Mr. Walton Alewine, age 86 of 55 Homestead Rd, Hartwell, Ga., died Saturday, December 27, 2008 at his residence. Born August 30, 1922, in Elbert County, GA, he was the son of the late John Reece Alewine and Sara Lou Moore Alewine. He was a US Army veteran having served in the European Theater in World War II and also had retired from Bellcraft Mfg. where he worked as a spreader in the cutting room. Mr. Alewine was a member of the Hartwell First Baptist Church and a faithful member of the Doc Adams Sunday School Class for 30 years. Survivors include his wife of 51 years: Rubye Lowe Alewine; daughter: Sherrye A. Parham and her husband Anthony of Bowersville; sisters: Ida Almond of Bowman, Rose Lee Caudell of Vanna and Ruth Alewine of Lavonia; grandchildren: Darrian Parham, Crystal Johnson, Jessica Martin, and Megan Parham and eight great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by brothers: Thomas Alewine and Frank Alewine; and sister: Helen Lovinggood. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of the Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell. Rev. Steve Williams and Rev. Carter tucker will officiate. Burial will be in the Nancy Hart Memorial Park. The body is at the Strickland Funeral Home ~ Hartwell Chapel where the family will receive friends Monday night from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The family is at the home. Memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

What a day of memories we shared before and after the funeral. Thanks for letting me have a small part in Uncle Walts homegoing service. Psalms 118:15 "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his godly ones" NASB
As his senior pastor Rev. Carter at 1st Baptist Hartwell put it. No one enjoyed a Sunrise better than he nor did anyone hate to see the sunset. Thank God when the sunset here it rose forever on the other side. Fanny Crosby put it this way, Blesses assurance Jesus is mine oh for a foretaste of Glory devine.." Uncle Walt had the foretaste as God had prepared him through his faithfulness and obedience for that which was to come.
He is in Gods presence today seeing that sunrise forever. Until we meet again, See ya Uncle Walt.