The funeral service will be held on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at 2:00 P.M. at Davis Chapel A.M.E. Church, Hwy 26 West, Oglethorpe, Georgia. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Graveside services, including burials, are likely to be held on ground that is uneven, which is out of the control of Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. We ask that you take this into consideration when choosing footwear, such as shoes with high, thin heels. Please be advised that Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. will not be held responsible for injuries at a grave site because of this.
Mrs. Annie Lee Tookes Hayes was born in Oglethorpe, Macon County, Georgia to the late Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon (Obie Bivens) Tookes, Sr. and was preceded in death by two siblings James Otis Tookes and Napoleon Tookes and one nephew Carlos Tookes. She was educated in the public school system of Macon County whereas she was a 1966 graduate of D. F. Douglass High School.
Annie Lee married the love of her life, the late George William Hayes. Annie Lee was blessed to be the mother of two wonderful daughters and caregivers, Gwendolyn Youngblood Woods (Shakira), Phoenix, Arizona and Quantina Wooten, East Point, Georgia.
Annie grew up to be the oldest sister of Wynelle Tookes Walker, her caregiver, Oglethorpe, Georgia, brothers and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Henry (Annie) Tookes, Montezuma, Georgia and Custer Tookes, Oglethorpe, Georgia; a host of nieces and nephews Keren Kerr (Stacy), James Otis Tooke Jr. (Erica), all of Knoxville, Tennessee, Karen Walker, Montezuma, Georgia, Portia Walker, Oglethorpe, Georgia, Shameka Walker, Perry, Georgia, Edward Walker (Robins), Oglethorpe, Georgia, Rodney Pernell Walker, Atlanta, Georgia, Derrick Walker, Charlotte North Carolina, Lonnie Turner, Seattle, Washington, Custer Tookes Jr., Kentucky, Cartez Tookes, (Keaudra), and Victor Tookes, Montezuma, Georgia; several great nieces, nephews; two devoted caregivers Ayanna Felton, Aniya Shorter, and a host of beloved cousins and friends.