July 25, 1905 - January 23, 2009
Bessie Mae Alford Lewis, age 103, of 4200 Old Lewis Farm Road, died Friday, January 23, 2009.
Mrs. Lewis was a retired school teacher, a farmer's wife and homemaker.
Funeral service, 3:00 p.m. Monday, January 26, 2009 at Knightdale Baptist Church. Burial, New Knightdale Baptist Church Cemetery, Mailman Road, Knightdale.
Surviving are her children, Frances Cooke, William and Mary Frances Lewis, Doris and Dwight Poole, Curtis and Sue Lewis, Stanley and Marilyn Lewis, all of Raleigh, Janet and Henry Hardee of Shallotte, Evelyn Godley of Roanoke, VA, Robert Lewis of Goldston, Faye and Julian Hurst, and Lyn Troxler, all of Cary; 100 grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-children.
Mrs. Lewis was predeceased by her parents, the Reverend John and Lucy Alford, and her husband, Vasco Earl Lewis, a granddaughter, and a great-grandson. She was the oldest and the last living of seven children.
The family will receive relatives and friends from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at L. Harold Poole Funeral Service and Crematory, 944 Old Knight Road, Knightdale, NC 27545, and other times at the Lewis home.
Flowers are appreciated, but at the request of Mrs. Lewis, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to Knightdale Baptist Church, for the Lewis Mission Trust, P. O. Box 21, Knightdale, NC 27545.
Published by The News and Observer 25 Jan 2009, Sun - Page 25.
July 25, 1905 - January 23, 2009
Bessie Mae Alford Lewis, age 103, of 4200 Old Lewis Farm Road, died Friday, January 23, 2009.
Mrs. Lewis was a retired school teacher, a farmer's wife and homemaker.
Funeral service, 3:00 p.m. Monday, January 26, 2009 at Knightdale Baptist Church. Burial, New Knightdale Baptist Church Cemetery, Mailman Road, Knightdale.
Surviving are her children, Frances Cooke, William and Mary Frances Lewis, Doris and Dwight Poole, Curtis and Sue Lewis, Stanley and Marilyn Lewis, all of Raleigh, Janet and Henry Hardee of Shallotte, Evelyn Godley of Roanoke, VA, Robert Lewis of Goldston, Faye and Julian Hurst, and Lyn Troxler, all of Cary; 100 grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-children.
Mrs. Lewis was predeceased by her parents, the Reverend John and Lucy Alford, and her husband, Vasco Earl Lewis, a granddaughter, and a great-grandson. She was the oldest and the last living of seven children.
The family will receive relatives and friends from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at L. Harold Poole Funeral Service and Crematory, 944 Old Knight Road, Knightdale, NC 27545, and other times at the Lewis home.
Flowers are appreciated, but at the request of Mrs. Lewis, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to Knightdale Baptist Church, for the Lewis Mission Trust, P. O. Box 21, Knightdale, NC 27545.
Published by The News and Observer 25 Jan 2009, Sun - Page 25.
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