Funeral services for J D Brewer, 82, were held at Vandever Baptist Church Friday at 10 a.m. with burial at the Tom Davis cemetery near Vandever.
Mr Brewer, who had been ill for several months, suffered a stroke Monday around 10 p.m. and never regained consciousness, but passed away Wednesday at 9 a.m.
He was born January 28, 1872 in Bledsoe county. He married Ollie Nimo in 1894 and they had 3 children. After her death, he married Anna Davis in 1905 and they had 10 children, all surviving except 2, Lee and Oscar.
Surviving are Walter, Iva Bates, Akron, Oh; Clay, Wooster, Oh; Mrs Herbert Potter, Harriman; Virgil, Milo, Homer, Edgar, Gordon, Mrs Emerson Stone, Mrs Frank Blaylock, all of Vandever; 28 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a brother, Charley; one half-brother, John Sweat.
Mr Brewer was a farmer and he served as Justice of the Peace in the County Court for 16 years.
Funeral services for J D Brewer, 82, were held at Vandever Baptist Church Friday at 10 a.m. with burial at the Tom Davis cemetery near Vandever.
Mr Brewer, who had been ill for several months, suffered a stroke Monday around 10 p.m. and never regained consciousness, but passed away Wednesday at 9 a.m.
He was born January 28, 1872 in Bledsoe county. He married Ollie Nimo in 1894 and they had 3 children. After her death, he married Anna Davis in 1905 and they had 10 children, all surviving except 2, Lee and Oscar.
Surviving are Walter, Iva Bates, Akron, Oh; Clay, Wooster, Oh; Mrs Herbert Potter, Harriman; Virgil, Milo, Homer, Edgar, Gordon, Mrs Emerson Stone, Mrs Frank Blaylock, all of Vandever; 28 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a brother, Charley; one half-brother, John Sweat.
Mr Brewer was a farmer and he served as Justice of the Peace in the County Court for 16 years.
Family Members
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Lucy Sweat Walker
1854–1884
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George Washington Sweat
1867–1952
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Martha E. Sweat Hardin
1870–1941
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John Douglas Sweat
1877–1962
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Vernia Sweat Pierce
1879–1966
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Haston Sweat
1879–1943
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Raymond Sweat
1885–1964
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Preston Sweatt
1886–1959
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Foster Sweat
1887–1972
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James W. Sweat
1893–1971
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Grace Sweat Bowman
1896–1977
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Lee G. Brewer
1898–1930
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Iva M Brewer Bates
1902–1991
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Virgil Brewer
1906–2002
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Clayton E "Sparky" Brewer
1907–1996
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Milo Brown "Kip" Brewer
1909–2001
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Minnie Alto Brewer Stone
1911–1989
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Lillie F Brewer Blaylock
1913–1985
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Mary "Cleo" Brewer Potter
1914–2011
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Homer E. "Mutt" Brewer
1917–1994
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Edgar Clayton "Jeff" Brewer
1919–1992
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Oscar Earl Brewer
1921–1936
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Willis George Brewer
1924–2004
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