Our History
Born George William Levett to Lucious and Frances Levett January 15, 1927 in Rockdale county, Georgia. George was a visionary who ignored obstacles that might have stopped most people in their tracks. After graduating from Conyers High School in 1948 he married his life long mate Barbara Jean Bailey (Tootsie). Inspired by his father's work at Mann Funeral Home he enrolled in the Atlanta school of Mortuary Science, he hitched hiked and walked 60 miles round trip each day to learn the funeral home business. He received his degree in Mortuary Science in 1950; and then established Levett and Sons Funeral Home. A beacon of light in the community he dedicated his life to serving the community and thousands of families in their time of need until his death. Today the firm is the oldest surviving African- American business in Rockdale County. Today the business is ran by his five surviving children Jerome Levett, George Levett, Grote Levett , Marilyn Levett- Brown, and Sonya Levett