Jessie "Leroy" Lewis, 94, of Easley, husband of the late Ruth Forrest Lewis, passed away on Saturday, June 12, 2021.
Leroy was born on July 27, 1926, son of the late John Fletcher Lewis and Ida Mae Massingill Lewis. He was a 1943 graduate of Six Mile High School. Leroy retired from JP Stevens and was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He and his wife enjoyed extensive travel across our nation. He loved his Lord and Savior and was a member of Cedar Rock Baptist Church. Along with his parents, Leroy was preceded in death by one brother, Calvin Lewis (Inez), one sister, Maebelle Bryant (Buren), and one nephew, Randolph Bryant (Carolyn).
Surviving are one sister, Gladys Pace Corcoran, one niece, Modena Moss (Larry), one nephew, Lewis Pace (Carolyn) and numerous great nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, from 1 p.m. until 1:45 p.m. at Dillard Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. in the Dillard Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Wayne Garmon and Reverend James Brown officiating. Burial will follow the services, at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, please make memorials to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, code Leroy Lewis Fund, or Cedar Rock Baptist Church, 1667 Cedar Rock Church Road, Easley, SC 29640.
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