Individual Details

Charlie Ross Lewis Jr.

(24 Jul 1935 - 27 Jul 2015)

Charlie R. Lewis, Jr., 80, of Chalk Bluff, passed away Monday, July 27, 2015. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at Lake Shore Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, July 30, 2015, at Lake Shore Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Chris Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Moore Cemetery in Chalk Bluff.

Charlie was born in Waco, Texas, to the late Charlie and Louise (Schulz) Lewis. He was a 1953 graduate from Waco High School. In 1958, he graduated from Texas A & M University and also served in the A & M Corps. He served in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves. He married Gwendolyn K. Wilson on December 27, 1958.

Charlie worked for Central Texas Iron Works from 1959 to 1983 as facilities manager. He then worked for Hercules from 1985 until its closing. Charlie did contractor work until his retirement. On May 23, 1985, he married Louise Pollard. He was a member of Chalk Bluff Baptist Church. He enjoyed golfing and rooting for the Aggies every weekend. Charlie loved being outdoors and tending to his home.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Gwendolyn, on January 25, 1971; and a sister, Billie Charlene Porter.

Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Louise Lewis; children, Ross Owens Lewis, Bartlett Allan Lewis and wife, Donna Renee, Kim Renee Miller and husband, Patrick David, Lowery Mitchell Ballard, Jr., and Randall Ballard; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister, Flossie Olson; numerous other relatives and many friends.

Waco Tribune-Herald: 7/29/2015...O19

Events

Birth24 Jul 1935Waco, McLennan County, Texas
Marriage27 Dec 1958McLennan County, Texas - Gwendolyn Kay Wilson
Marriage8 Oct 1971Tarrant County, Texas - Living
Divorce14 Nov 1979McLennan County, Texas - Living
Marriage23 May 1985Texas - Living
Residence1 May 2000Waco, McLennan County, Texas
Residence1 Jun 2000Waco, McLennan County, Texas
Residence15 Nov 2007Waco, McLennan County, Texas
Death27 Jul 2015Chalk Bluff, McLennan County, Texas
Burial30 Jul 2015Moore Cemetery, Chalk Bluff, McLennan County, Texas

Families

SpouseGwendolyn Kay Wilson (1939 - 1971)
Childbaby boy Lewis (1960 - 1960)
ChildLiving
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SpouseLiving
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FatherCharlie Ross Lewis Sr. (1898 - 1981)
MotherLouise Rosena Schulz (1904 - 2000)

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