Ora Middleton Lewis, 72, of Evarts, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017, at her home. Born February 22, 1945 in Harlan County, she had lived here all of her life. Ora was a sales associate at both TG&Y and K-Mart and cooked for many years at Dairy Hut. She believed in the Holiness faith. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lee Middleton and Estell Farley Middleton; two brothers, George “Brube” Middleton and Bob Middleton; three sisters, Margaret “Pug” Carpenter, Lora Messer and Betty Patricia Middleton; two grandchildren, Jessica and Jonathan Lewis; and four brothers-in-law, Harry Abner, Junior Couch, Mickey Messer and Gary Carpenter. Survivors include her husband, Claude Lewis, Evarts; five children, Clayton Lewis and wife, Brenda, Georgetown, KY; Bernard Lewis and wife, Selena, Evarts; Loretta Saylor and husband, Tommy, Evarts; Gary Lewis and wife, Betsy, Evarts; and Sissy Napier and husband, Jody, Harlan; four brothers, Earl Lee Middleton and wife, Demples; Hayward Middleton and wife, Jane; James Middleton and wife, Charlene; and Larry Middleton and wife, Carol, all of Evarts; three sisters, Delilah Joyce Abner, Evarts; Lavina “Tiny” Causey and husband, Jamie, Sweetwater, TN; and Kathy Couch, Evarts. Also surviving are her sisters-in-law, Jean Middleton and Etta Mae Middleton, both of Evarts; Ruby Miller and husband, Pete Miller, Louisville; brother-in-law, Jack Bentley, Louisville; 10 grandchildren, Zack Lewis, Amanda Saylor Griffith and husband, Cody, Chelsea Saylor, Leah Saylor, Dylan and Dawson Napier, Gabby Lewis, Gabe Lewis, Cody Lewis and Shauntae Lewis; three great-grandchildren, Hannah Griffith, Hailey Holbrook and Rylie Griffith; her pet dog, Buddy; and a host of nieces, nephews, other family and friends. Visitation will be held Sunday from 5 until 8 at the Evarts Funeral Home. Funeral service will be conducted Monday at 2 pm at the Evarts Funeral Home with the Reverend Perry Long and Reverend Bill Moore officiating. Burial will follow in the Evarts Memorial Gardens with family and friends serving as pallbearers. Evarts Funeral Home is in charge of her arrangements.
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