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Donald Eugene Lewis  1926 - 2004

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• Birth	4 Jun 1926	, , Iowa, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 May 2004	What Cheer, Keokuk, Iowa, USA
  Obituary	2 Jun 2004	Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA
  	Gazette (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA)
  	Donald E. Lewis, 77, of What Cheer, died of heart failure Monday, May 31, 2004, in Mahaska County Hospital, Oskaloosa. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Harden Funeral Chapel, What Cheer, by the Rev. Vince Homan of What Cheer United Methodist Church. Burial: Sixteen Cemetery near Thornburg. Friends may call after 10 a.m. today at the funeral home, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Survivors include his wife, Alberta; and a sister, Margaret Phillips.
  Buried	Sixteen Cemetary, Thornburg, Keokuk, Iowa, USA
  Person ID	I4133	Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2007
  Father	John Walden Lewis,   b. 17 Dec 1903, Auxvasse, Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   d. 5 Dec 1966, Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, USA
  Mother	Dollie Ora Wilks,   b. 15 Aug 1904, Bachelor, Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   d. 13 Apr 2000, What Cheer, Keokuk, Iowa, USA
  Married	14 Feb 1925	, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Family ID	F821	Group Sheet
  Family	Living
  Last Modified	09 Jan 2007
  Family ID	F14346837	Group Sheet

• Photos		Lewis, Donald Eugene Donald Eugene Lewis, picture taken at family reunion, June 1982, in Callaway Co., Missouri. He was a son of John Lewis and Dollie Wilks and was my 1st cousin once removed.

• Notes

  Donald Eugene LEWIS was born on 4 Jun 1926 in Iowa. He died on 31 May 2004 in What Cheer, Keokuk Co, IA. Donald served in the Navy in WWII-after that he joined the army as a Quartermaster. He retired from the service. He worked in construction work also. Don had heart surgery - July 1, 1998 ------------------------------ He and Bertie celebrated their 50th early - Nov. 4, 2000. Donald had had fluid taken off his lungs and is on oxygen full time. Donald Gene Lewis, son of Dollie and John Lewis, passed away on Memorial Day morning, May 31. Don, having spent much time in the Army, would probably have appreciated this timing. He had been in the hospital for a few days and died peacefully. He was thought perhaps to have had a small stroke and was not in good health in general. The service was very nice. The same minister that did Dollie's but much more personal as he knew Don. Don was in a military uniform with his medals pinned to the lid of the casket. When service was over a recording of John Philip Sousa's STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER come on. There was a military service at the grave. An elderly gnetleman gave a very dignified speech relating to military service. They gave the flag to Bertie, had a 3 gun salute and Taps. Bertie was very pleased with the whole affair and we were glad that we went.

• Event Map

  Event Died - 31 May 2004 - What Cheer, Keokuk, Iowa, USA Obituary - Gazette (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA) - 2 Jun 2004 - Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA Buried - - Sixteen cemetary, Thornburg, Keokuk, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth