Source: http://www.hartmanjonesfuneralhome.com/obituary/3547552

James Lewis
June 24, 1934 - January 2, 2016

James Hester Lewis, 81, of Summit, MS, died January 2, 2016 at his residence.

Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Jones Family Funeral Services, visitation will continue on Thursday at Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church from 9:00 AM until services at 11:00 AM. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Elder Luke Addison will officiate. Jones Family Funeral Home will handle the arrangements.

Mr. Lewis was born on June 24, 1934 in Franklin County, MS. He was the son of Ernest Lewis and Rosa Davis Lewis.

He was a retired Carman for I.C. Railroad where he worked for over 30 years. He was an avid Bass fisherman and also enjoyed making custom fishing rods. He was a longtime member and deacon of Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church.

Mr. Lewis was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Davey Lewis; one brother, Billy Ray Lewis.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Marda Juliette Lewis of Summit, MS; one daughter, Dorothy L. Harrell of Baker, LA; one nephew, Terry Goetz of Hattiesburg, MS; one niece, Betina Gail Goetz of Mississippi.

Pallbearers will be Terry Goetz, Robert Cockerham, Gene Lewis, Johnny Parsons, Robert Storey, Dallas Strickland and Charles Wallace.

Honorary pallbearers will be Lamar Stokes, Walter W. Chisholm, Billy Nunnery, Abner Picket, R.B. Wallace, James Parsons, Joe Spring, Roger Lewis, Buddy Roberts and the Deacons and Brethern of Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church.