Col. William Earl "Bill" Lewis, 85, passed away peacefully on February 21, 2013 in Thomasville, N. C. Bill was born in Thomasville, Georgia on January 24, 1928 to the late Vasco Earl Lewis and Bessie Alford Lewis. He graduated from Knightdale High School in 1945. He Joined the Army and proudly served his country with 28 years of service. He also graduated from the University of Maryland. After his military service, he and his family retired in 1977 to Wake County.
Burial: New Knightdale Baptist Church Cemetery, Mailman Road, Knightdale, NC.
Surviving:
Wife of 61 years: Mary Frances Conyers Lewis
Children: Carol L. Purcell (William) of Reedville, Va., Gail L. Alley (Jim) of Rocky Mount, Cheryl L. Massengill (Lloyd) of Brentwood, TN, Bill Lewis, Jr. (Ruth Ann) of Wake Forest, John Lewis (Frances) of Raleigh; fourteen grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; brothers: Robert Lewis, Curtis Lewis; Sisters: Frances Cooke, Janet Hardee, Faye Hurst and Lyn Troxler and a host of nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, William was preceded in death by his sisters, Doris Poole and Evelyn Godley and brother, Stan Lewis.
L. Harold Poole Funeral Home, February 21, 2013.
Burial: New Knightdale Baptist Church Cemetery, Mailman Road, Knightdale, NC.
Surviving:
Wife of 61 years: Mary Frances Conyers Lewis
Children: Carol L. Purcell (William) of Reedville, Va., Gail L. Alley (Jim) of Rocky Mount, Cheryl L. Massengill (Lloyd) of Brentwood, TN, Bill Lewis, Jr. (Ruth Ann) of Wake Forest, John Lewis (Frances) of Raleigh; fourteen grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; brothers: Robert Lewis, Curtis Lewis; Sisters: Frances Cooke, Janet Hardee, Faye Hurst and Lyn Troxler and a host of nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, William was preceded in death by his sisters, Doris Poole and Evelyn Godley and brother, Stan Lewis.
L. Harold Poole Funeral Home, February 21, 2013.
Col. William Earl "Bill" Lewis, 85, passed away peacefully on February 21, 2013 in Thomasville, N. C. Bill was born in Thomasville, Georgia on January 24, 1928 to the late Vasco Earl Lewis and Bessie Alford Lewis. He graduated from Knightdale High School in 1945. He Joined the Army and proudly served his country with 28 years of service. He also graduated from the University of Maryland. After his military service, he and his family retired in 1977 to Wake County.
Burial: New Knightdale Baptist Church Cemetery, Mailman Road, Knightdale, NC.
Surviving:
Wife of 61 years: Mary Frances Conyers Lewis
Children: Carol L. Purcell (William) of Reedville, Va., Gail L. Alley (Jim) of Rocky Mount, Cheryl L. Massengill (Lloyd) of Brentwood, TN, Bill Lewis, Jr. (Ruth Ann) of Wake Forest, John Lewis (Frances) of Raleigh; fourteen grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; brothers: Robert Lewis, Curtis Lewis; Sisters: Frances Cooke, Janet Hardee, Faye Hurst and Lyn Troxler and a host of nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, William was preceded in death by his sisters, Doris Poole and Evelyn Godley and brother, Stan Lewis.
L. Harold Poole Funeral Home, February 21, 2013.
Burial: New Knightdale Baptist Church Cemetery, Mailman Road, Knightdale, NC.
Surviving:
Wife of 61 years: Mary Frances Conyers Lewis
Children: Carol L. Purcell (William) of Reedville, Va., Gail L. Alley (Jim) of Rocky Mount, Cheryl L. Massengill (Lloyd) of Brentwood, TN, Bill Lewis, Jr. (Ruth Ann) of Wake Forest, John Lewis (Frances) of Raleigh; fourteen grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; brothers: Robert Lewis, Curtis Lewis; Sisters: Frances Cooke, Janet Hardee, Faye Hurst and Lyn Troxler and a host of nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, William was preceded in death by his sisters, Doris Poole and Evelyn Godley and brother, Stan Lewis.
L. Harold Poole Funeral Home, February 21, 2013.
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