Mr. Thomas J. McDaniel Jr., 81 of Summerville, passed away Saturday, March 31st at Our country Home Hospice in LaFayette, he was retire from the U.S.  Postal Service and the U.S. Army and was a member of Cedar Spring Baptist Church..

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Minnie Wiggins McDaniel of Summerville, a son and daughter in law Jeffrey and LuWillow McDaniel of Franklin, TN. 2 daughters Pamela and Elizabeth McDaniel of Illinois, one granddaughter Kristinal Burrell of Illinois,  five brothers Oliver McDaniel of North Carolina, Bobby and Rebecca McDaniel of Augusta, Lazaus and Lorain McDaniel of Gonzales, Louisiana, Alfred and Mary McDaniel of Lyerly and Steve McDaniel of Gaylesville, three sisters Dorothy Brown of Decatur, and Georgia McDaniel and Patricia Jackson of Massachusetts, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends also survive….

Funeral services will be Thursday at 1PM at the Cedar Spring Baptist Church in Lyerly, with Pastor James Clark and other ministers officiating…His remains will lie in state at the church from noon until the funeral hour…The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior to the service…Willis Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral arrangements for Mr. Thomas J. McDaniel, Jr.