Thursa Owen Lewis

LEWIS, Thursa Owen, 86, of Chester, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2009. She was born in Willisburg, Kentucky, daughter of the late William Burnice and Vergie Owen. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Hodges Lewis. Mrs. Lewis was a member of Chester Baptist Church where she regularly attended Thursday morning Bible study. She was a longtime Sunday School member of Fellowship and a Bible class teacher of Philanthea as well. She also held various offices in the AARP. Mrs. Lewis graduated from Bethel Women's College in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. She next attended Western Kentucky State Teacher's College (Western Kentucky University) and received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education. Later, she acquired a Master's Degree in Special Education from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Lewis was an elementary school teacher for over 30 years. She is survived by her son, Dr. David O. Lewis and his wife, Paige Foege Lewis, of Martinsville, Virginia; grandsons, David Jeremie Lewis and his wife, Sharlyn, of Nelson, British Columbia and William "Will" Thomas Lewis of Oregon; great-grandchildren, Austin, Mya, Reid and Gage; twin sisters, Robbie Kane of Louisville, Kentucky and Ruby Dobson of Munfordville, Kentucky; and nephews, William "Bill" Clellan Kane of Louisville, Kentucky and Jerry Dobson of Munfordville, Kentucky. The family will receive friends at the Chesterfield Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home on Saturday, March 7, 2009 from 5 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will take place on Sunday, March 8, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. in the funeral home chapel, with Dr. David Gwynn Davis officiating. Interment will take place at Cemetery Hill in Springfield, Kentucky. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to Chester Baptist Church, 4317 School Street, Chester, Virginia 23831. Condolences to the family may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.