 TWITTY, ALONZO SR. Alonzo Twitty, Sr., age 85, departed this life at a local hospital on Saturday, January 3, 2015. He was born February 29, 1929 on the Ward Morn farm in Brazos County, better known as Brazos Bottom located ten miles outside of Bryan and College Station, Texas. In 1970 he organized the Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he pastored faithfully for 44 years. He was a member of the National Baptist Conference of America, USA Inc., the Baptist Ministers Union, Ministers Fellowship Alliance, the Progressive Missionary Baptist State Convention of Central Arizona and New Mexico and the Saint Luke District Association. He is survived by his wife Edna Twitty; daughters Vivian Jean, Edna Jewel Whitaker (husband Fredrick), Annie Marie Miller, Sheniqua Shanae, daughter-in-law JoAnn Lackey; sons Alonzo, Jr. (wife Diane), Donald Ray, Sr. (wife Sandra D.), Jeremiah Guy (wife Roberta), Isaiah Matthews, and Brian Moses all of Albuquerque; 68 grand, great-grand and great-great grandchildren and now in the fifth generation; grandchildren include, Veronica, Dee Ann, Louis, Adrian, Tasha, Ariel, Jordan, Chrystal, Briana, Jackie, Don Jr, Tiffany, Moniqua (husband Kenneth), Henry (wife Patricia), Jeannette (Jason), Queannette, Apollonia (husband Kharia), Allonnia (husband Marcus), Leanne, Amanda (husband, John Jeff II), Lamar, Jeremiah Jr, Tierre; and a host of loving cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 9, 2015 from 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, 315 53rd St. SW, Albuquerque, NM, followed by a service immediately from 7:00 pm-8:30 pm. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at God's House Church, 2335 Wyoming Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM. Internment to follow at Fairview Cemetery. To share any memory or leave a condolence please visit www.danielsfuneral.com Daniels Family Funeral Services 3113 Carlisle Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87110 505-884-1188
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