Joe Lewis Scott

    A Celebration of Life funeral service for Joe Lewis Scott, age 79, of Heartland, TX. will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 4, 2023, at the Second Baptist Church of Lamesa with the Rev. J.J. Johnson officiating. Internment will follow to the Dawson County Cemetery. 
    Funeral arrangements are under the care and direction of Gonzales Funeral Home.
    Viewing will be held on Friday, February 3, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Gonzales Funeral Home with a Family Visitation Hour from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
    Joe Lewis passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2023, in Heartland, TX. 
    He was born on February 15, 1943, in Slaton, TX.
    Joe Lewis was preceded in death by both parents, Maurice (Lonnie B.) Scott and Lorene (stepdad, Mack) Massey); his sister, Sherry Roberts; two brothers, Robert, and Louie Scott; his son, Brent Williams; his grand-daughter, Kendra Hunter; his grandson, Christopher Mykael Chambers; his great-grandson, Tajari Edwards; his best friend, Willie Hill.
    Those left to cherish his memory are: his spouse “Love of his Life,” Melva Collins of Heartland, TX.; his wife, Letha Ann Scott of Lamesa, TX.; his daughters, Sharon Scott of Denver, CO., Noreen Scott of Denver, CO., Constance Scott of Lubbock, TX., Consuelo Scott of Lubbock, TX., Cheetra Robinson (Domique) of Fort Worth, TX., Keisha Walker (Terris) of DeSoto, TX., and Tida Essex (Jay) of Heartland, TX.; his sons, Illya Scott (LaTisha) of Denver, CO., and Bryant Edwards (Denetrice) of Lamesa, TX., and Bertrand Butler of Ozona, TX.; his sister, Glo Butler (Charles) of Dayton, Ohio, and Rosa Mary Morgan of Kansas City, MO; his brother, Maurice Scott, Jr. (Rose) of Slaton, TX.; his sister/niece, Sherry Hill of Lubbock, TX.; 41 grandchildren, and 23 grandchildren; numerous relatives and friends.
    To send your condolences online please visit www.Gonzalesfuneralhome.net.
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