Edward Lewis

OAK HILL — Edward Alban Lewis, 89, of Oak Hill, passed away Friday, Dec 26, 2014, at the family farm near Thurman. He was born March 18, 1925, to the late Edward E. and Zelma Alban Lewis in the Centerpoint community.

A graduate of Centerville High School, he attended Rio Grande College, where he played basketball. He married Dorothy Faye (Taylor) Lewis on Dec 16, 1954; she preceded in death him August 2012.

He was a lifelong farmer in Gallia and Jackson counties. With his family, he operated the Lewis' Turkey Farms Inc. of Thurman, established in 1954 and Lewis' Family Restaurant of Jackson (1979-2005). He was a past member of the Ohio Poultry Association marketing board, past member of the Jackson County Republican Party Central Committee, past president of the Gallia Rural Water Association, past member of the Ohio Rural Water executive board, and a member of the Centerville Masonic Lodge. He was a supporter of community, 4-H and other civic organizations throughout the area.

He is survived by his children Marjorie D. (Gregg) Kiefer, Timothy E. Lewis and Beverly A. Lewis, all of Oak Hill; granddaughter Richele N. (Greg) Farrar; great-grandchildren Gage David, Madyson Taylor and Reagan Layne Farrar, all of Oak Hill; sisters Irene Lloyd, Jenny Myers and Mary Thornton, all of Jackson, and Winnie (Larry) Ghearing, of Circleville. He also leaves behind his caregivers for the past three years — Becky Woods, Nancy Jones, Amy Capehart and Ashley Woods, of Oak Hill; and many friends.

In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by an infant brother, Robert Isaac Lewis, and a sister, Sarah Elizabeth Lewis Lane.

Serving as pallbearers are Tom Woodward, Brent Bolin, Steve Lloyd, Timothy Lewis, Gregg Kiefer and Greg Farrar, with honorary pallbearer Gage David Farrar.

Funeral services were 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at Lewis & Gillum Funeral Home of Oak Hill. Burial followed at Centerville Hill Cemetery on Thurman Road in Oak Hill. Friends were able to call the funeral home between 4-8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29, 2014.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in the name of Edward A Lewis to the Centerville Hill Cemetery Association, 961 Thurman Road, Oak Hill, OH 45656. Online condolences may be sent to www.lewisgillumfuneralhomes.com.