Henry C. Lewis

Henry C. Lewis, of Fairless Hills, died on Friday, January 20, 2012 at Pennsylvania Hospital. He was 83. Born and raised in Kenova, West Virginia, he was a graduate of Ceredo-Kenova High School. He has lived in Fairless Hills for the past 58 years. Mr. Lewis was employed with U.S. Steel's Fairless Works in the National Tube Division for nearly 40 years until retiring in 1993. He was a member of Christ United Methodist Church. In earlier years, Mr. Lewis was an avid gardener who enjoyed working with his hands. Husband of the late Margaret Ann Lewis, Mr. Lewis was the loving father of Henry C. Lewis Jr. of Burlington, NJ. He was the grandfather of Jessemine Rose Loston of Burlington, NJ and the great grandfather of Darius James Lavery-Loston and Andraya Lenore Loston. He was the brother of Thomas Jefferson Lewis of Ceredo, WV, Frances Elkins of Ceredo, WV and Mary Ann Lykens of Kenova, WV. He will also be sadly missed by several nieces and nephews. Family and friends may call on Thursday from 6 until 7:30 p.m. at the James J. Dougherty Funeral Home, Inc., 2200 Trenton Rd., Levittown where his funeral service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation, Lockbox #1352, P.O. Box 8500, Philadelphia, PA 19178-1352 or Christ United Methodist CHurch, 501 Wistar Road, Fairless Hills, PA 19030.