Flossie Lewis

Flossie Bradford Lewis
1914-2022
January 5, 1914-
January 13, 2022
Flossie Bradford Lewis died on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at the sage of 108. She was born in Houston, Texas, and was the only child of Estella and Mitchell Bradford. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Cayward Lewis. Flossie grew up in Houston's Fifth Ward. After graduating in Phyllis Wheatley High school's class of 1927, she attended Prairie View University, graduating in the class of 1931. She later received a M. Ed from Texas Southern University. This preparation led to a lifetime career as an educator with Houston's ISD.
She was a member of Houston's First United Methodist Church, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, The League of Women' Voters, the "Smart Set" and the "Benedicts" Social Clubs, and the Presidents Bridge Club.
She is survived by her immediate family, Edith Bradford King and daughters Anne and Frances; Christina Punch Brown and sons, Errran and Kelly, a host of Cousins and her beloved extended family, the Stiners and Bolivers. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her honor to Houston's First United Methodist Church, Methodist Hospital Cancer Center, Prairie/View University, or the Ebony Opera Guild.
Due to COVID restrictions a private memorial service will be held in the chapel of Houston's First United Methodist Church.