Alice Lewis was the eldest of three daughters, born to Floyd Kelley and Ethel Peters on December 19, 1930, in Eureka, CA. Shortly following her 92nd birthday, Alice passed away peacefully at Sutter Roseville Medical Center.
Alice grew up in Hyampom, CA. She attended grammar school in a one room school building, which housed grades 1-8th. She was 1 of 2 students in the eighth grade with a total of 18 students that school year. Alice enjoyed exploring the outdoors, including camping, fly fishing and horseback riding. She even rode herd on cattle drives.
Alice graduated from San Joaquin General Hospital School of Nursing in French Camp, CA in 1953. She went on to serve as a dedicated Registered Nurse for over 35 years, retiring at age 58 as a head nurse of a telemetry unit at Mercy Medical Center in Redding, CA.
Alice was married twice. First to Robert Ellis in 1952, with whom she had twins, Catherine and Michael. Sadly, she lost Michael in 2020. She next married Walter Lewis in 1979 and became good friends with his two children Janis and Jim and grandchildren Claire, Katrina, Tricia and Fran.
In retirement she became an avid traveler and talented painter. Alice’s works of art were often inspired by the lakes, rivers, mountains, lighthouses, and stunning ocean scenes of her travels in the US, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. In recent years, Alice spent her time enjoying the days with her faithful dog, Fluffy, and her daughter, granddaughter and great-grandson in Antelope, CA.
Alice is survived by her daughter, Catherine Ellis, (Antelope, CA), her sister, Irene Johnson (Torrance, CA), daughter-in-law Shirley Ellis (Redding, CA), her four grandchildren, Shannon (Antelope, CA), and Carrie, Cheryl and Cristy (Redding, CA), 4 great-grandsons (Jordan, David, Jackson and Cole), 3 great granddaughters (Kayla, Morgan and Brenna) and 4 nieces (Michelle, Paige, Kelley and Emily).
A funeral service is scheduled at 11:00 am on Friday, February 10, 2023, at Lawncrest Chapel in Redding, CA.
