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Marketta Lewis Obituary

OREGONIA — Marketta "Keta" J. Lewis, 47, of Oregonia, Ohio, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2017 at Bethesda Arrow Springs Hospital, Lebanon, Ohio.

She was born on September 27, 1970 in Dayton, Ohio, daughter of the late Marvin Carson Sr. and Millie Anderson Johnson, who survives her. Keta was married to Adan D. Lewis and he survives her. She was a member of Bible Baptist Church of Morrow.

Surviving are her husband, Adan Lewis, who she married on July 27, 1990 in Gallipolis; one son, Jacob Lewis; her mother, Millie Johnson of Chillicothe; and one brother, Marvin (Carol) Carson, Jr. of West Union.

Services will be 1 p.m., Saturday, November 11, 2017 at the Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Steve Bell officiating. Burial will follow in Ridgelawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from noon until 1 p.m. prior to the funeral. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in Keta's memory to the funeral home to help offset expenses.

Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Gallipolis Daily Tribune from Nov. 8 to Nov. 9, 2017.

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