Wellington Harrill Lewis

Wellington Harrill Lewis - BLUFFTON, SC - Wellington Harrill Lewis , known to many as "Wimpy", died at his home in Bluffton, S.C. on December 30, 2010 of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 91. Wellington Lewis was born in Fallston, N.C. on June 30, 1919, the son of John C. and Georgia Lewis. After graduating from Fallston High School, he worked his way through the University of North Carolina where he earned 6 varsity letters in track and cross country. He was a member of the Golden Fleece and the Order of the Grail. Upon graduation with a BS in Commerce, he was commissioned in the Navy in April of 1942, and served as a supply officer on the USS Smith (DD-378) in the Pacific during World War II. He earned an MBA from George Washington University in 1957. He retired from the Navy in 1970 as a Captain and immediately went to work for the Government Printing Office in Washington DC where he served as Superintendent of Documents and Assistant Public Printer. After retiring from GPO, he helped his wife Peggy with her antique shop, "Treasures and Challenges", in Vienna, Virginia. He loved golf, gardening and softball, and played on the winning "over 80" team in the 1999 Senior Softball World Series. Mr. Lewis is survived by his second wife, Virginia, two children, Dr. Donald Wray Lewis of Norfolk, Virginia and Sharon Lewis Morris of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl., one granddaughter, Jennifer Lynn Morris of Washington, DC and a great-granddaughter, Hailey Wray Love of Washington, DC. Two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Lewis Hull of Fallston, NC and Mrs. Polly Lewis Francis of Piscataway, New Jersey, also survive him. His first wife, Margaret Webster Lewis died in 1989. Internment will be on Tuesday, April 19th at 3:00 pm at Arlington Memorial Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia, Capital Hospice in Falls Church, Virginia or Friendship United Methodist Church in Fallston, N.C. Sauls Funeral Home Bluffton, SC (saulsfh.com) Savannah Morning News January 13, 2011 Please sign our Obituary Guest Book at savannahnow.com/obituaries .