Lester Luvin Freeman

Lester Luvin Freeman of Forsyth, Georgia passed away Sunday, June 26, 2022. Visitation will be Thursday, June 30, 2022 from 6 to 8 at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 1, 2022 at Forsyth First Baptist Church. Officiating will be Dr. Benny Tate. Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Griffin, Georgia. Lester was born in Forsyth, Georgia on July 5, 1932 to Luvin Guy Freeman and Ruby Mae Wooten Freeman. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and later served in the Georgia National Guard. He was an avid fan of the old-style country music and especially blue grass. He was a true southern gentleman who loved God, his family and his country. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters Geraldine Johnson, Margaret Underwood and Frances Jones; brothers Benny Freeman and Melvin Freeman. He is survived by wife Paula, daughter Wanda Dix (Mark), son David Freeman, stepdaughter Kim Vignola, stepson Robert Torbett; grandchildren Krissy Hancock, Kevin Freeman (Samantha), Travis Freeman and Emily Freeman; great-grandchildren Keith Swanson, Lily Swanson, Kaleb Hancock and Karolina Hancock; and step-grandchildren A. J. Vignola and Nicole Vignola; sisters, Dorothy Jones and Deborah Glover; several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to, American Heart Association, Forsyth First Baptist Church or Compassion Hearts Cancer Ministry, c/o Rock Springs Church, 219 Rock Springs Road, Milner, GA 30257. Monroe County Memorial Chapel has charge of arrangements.