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Mr. William Franklin “Bill” Lewis
Mr. William Franklin “Bill” Lewis, 82, of Wellesley Road, Washington, NC died Sunday, December 2, 2007 at his home.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, Thursday, December 6, 2007 at Hillside Funeral Service and other times at the home.
A memorial service and burial will be held at a later date.
Mr. Lewis was born August 31, 1925 in Beaufort County. He was the son of the late George D. Lewis, Sr. and Rena Bell Jones Lewis. On September 18, 1949, he married Dorothy Marie Hunter. He was a veteran of the US Navy, serving in WWII. Mr. Lewis was a retired carpenter in the Engineering Department at the DuPont Corporation, Deepwater, NJ. He was a member of Emmanuel FWB Church. He was a member and past Master of Mantua Masonic Lodge #95 F. & A.M. of NJ, the Scottish Rite Consistory of NJ, past President of the 21st Masonic District of NJ and member of Mantua Temple Association of NJ, past President of Mantua Temple Association 95 F. & A.M., a member of the Cresent Temple Shrine in Burlington, NJ and a member of Dupont Gold Card Retirees.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Hunter Lewis of Washington, NC; one sister, Alice Mae L. Claps of Greenville, NC; two brothers, James Lewis of Washington, NC and Edward Lewis of West Palm Beach, FL.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Richard Lewis, George Lewis, and Victor Lewis.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be sent to: Emmanuel FWB Church, 1600 Highland Dr., Washington, NC 27889
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