EARL LEWIS

Earl D. Lewis FLORENCE, SC - Earl Donald Lewis of Florence, died Wednesday, September 18, 2013. Earl was born Dec. 5, 1929, a son of the late Landon and Lena Lewis. He was a long time resident of Carter County, TN, working at Raytheon, Sperry and Univac of Bristol. After his retirement he served as a deacon at Little Doe Free Will Baptist Church until moving to Florence, SC in 2005. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy DeNiro Lewis of Florence; children: Deborah Welker (John) of Florence, SC, Thomas Lewis (Nicky) of Apex, NC, Theresa Davis (Steve) of Fleming Island, FL; 9 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and sister Mary Richesin of Elizabethton, TN. He was preceded in death by his wife, Wilma Jean Whitehead Lewis; 3 sisters: Lily Groce, Virgie Groce, Mable Teague; and 2 brothers: Freeman (Hover) and Omer Lewis. A funeral service will be held in Florence at 12:00 noon on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013, in Waters-Powell Funeral Home Chapel (www.waterspowellfh.com), with visitation one hour prior to the service. He will be interred in Whitehead Cemetery in Hampton, TN.


This obituary was originally published in the Morning News (Florence, SC).