George Nathan

GEORGE NATHAN WAS BORN ON AUGUST 24TH, 1934, IN SHELBY, MISSISSIPPI TO EDDIE NATHAN SR. AND ANNIE BELLE CHRISTMAS. GEORGE RECEIVED HIS EDUCATION IN THE SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, HE ENTERED THE WORKFORCE, EARNING HIS CDL TRUCK DRIVER'S CERTIFICATION. THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT LED TO HIS EMPLOYMENT AT "THE MOST MAGICAL PLACE ON EARTH", DISNEY WORLD, AFTER HIS RELOCATION TO FLORIDA, FOR 30 YEARS UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT. IN HIS EARLY TWENTIES, GEORGE FELL IN LOVE WITH VIOLA AND THE TWO WERE MARRIED IN JANUARY OF 1960. THROUGH THIS UNION, 8 CHILDREN WERE BORN. GEORGE HELD MANY TITLES IN HIS LIFE, BUT HIS FAVORITE ROLE WAS BEING A FATHER AND A HUSBAND. HE LOVED NOTHING MORE THAN SPENDING TIME WITH HIS CHILDREN. HE WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR THEM, WHETHER HE WAS HELPING THEM PREPARE FOR A JOB INTERVIEW OR CHEERING THEM ON AT THEIR COLLEGIATE BASKETBALL GAMES. IN HIS EARLIER YEARS, GEORGE WAS A SKILLED POOL PLAYER. NO MATTER THE OCCASION OR EVENT, GEORGE COULD ALWAYS BE FOUND WEARING A HAT. BALL CAP OR KANGOL, A HAT WAS NEVER TOO FAR OUT OF GEORGE'S REACH. A BELIEVER IN CHRIST, GEORGE ENSURED THAT HIS CHILDREN WERE RAISED IN THE FEAR AND ADMONITION OF GOD. AS MEMBERS AT BETHEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, LOCATED IN WINTER PARK, FLORIDA, HE WAS A FAITHFUL MEMBER FOR OVER 50 YEARS. GEORGE OFTEN SPOKE OF HIS LOVE FOR HIS FAVORITE GENRE OF MUSIC, QUARTET GOSPEL. AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS "GRANDDADDY" TO THOSE WHO WERE AROUND HIM, GEORGE LOVED TO BE AROUND FAMILY, ESPECIALLY HIS GRANDCHILDREN. WHETHER IT BE DURING THE HOLIDAYS OR AT A FAMILY GET TOGETHER, GEORGE AND VIOLA WOULD DO THEIR BEST TO BE AT EVERY EVENT. HE WOULD EVEN STAY LATE TO ENSURE EVERYONE WAS ABLE TO GET A PICTURE WITH HIM. HE WOULD ALWAYS DEPART EACH GATHERING BY TELLING EVERYONE HOW MUCH HE ENJOYED EVERYTHING AND HOW MUCH HE LOVED EVERYBODY. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS 5 SISTERS, LILLIE BELL, MATTIE MAY, RUBY, OZELLA, WILHELMINA; 2 BROTHERS, DAVID, AND EDDIE JR.; A DAUGHTER, BERNICE; 2 SONS, AUBREY DALE(EVANGELINE), EUGENE, AND A GRANDSON, LAMARCUS BROWN. HE LEAVES BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES OF A LIFE WELL LIVED TO BE CHERISHED BY HIS LOVING WIFE; VIOLA; SONS; KERNAL (MOLLY) NATHAN, JEFFERY NATHAN, KENNETH (LISA) NATHAN, 2 DAUGHTERS; ANGELINA (RAYMOND) HILL AND JOYCE ANNE WILLIAMS; 10 GRANDCHILDREN, 12, GREAT GRANDCHILDREN AND 6 GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN A HOST OF AUNTS, UNCLES, AND COUSINS THAT HE LOVED DEARLY. THE LORD, IN HIS INFINITE WISDOM, DEEMED IT TIMELY TO CALL OUR BELOVED GEORGE TO HIS ETERNAL RESTING PLACE ON APRIL 9TH, 2023, SURROUNDED BY FAMILY HIS ABSENCE WILL LEAVE A VOID FOR ALL THAT KNEW AND LOVED HIM AND HE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED.

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George Nathan

August 24, 1934 - April 9, 2023