Extracted from The Laurel Leader-Call (Laurel, MS)
Saturday, May 26, 1973

LONNIE LEWIS SR.

Lonnie Lee Lewis Sr., 65, Rt. 4, Laurel, died Friday in a Laurel hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Jones County and veteran of World War II. He was retired from Breland Curb Store, and a member of Marvin E. Stainton Post 11, American Legion.

Funeral services will be held Monday, 10 a.m. at United Pentecostal Church of Antioch with burial in Antioch Methodist Church Cemetery. The Rev. John Morris will officiate. The body will be place in the parlor of Memory Chapel at 4 p.m. Saturday, and will be taken to the church Monday at 9:30 a.m. Memory Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Lillie Mae Lewis; one son, Lonnie Lee Lewis Jr., Rt. 4, Laurel; and one sister, Mrs. Jessie Jenkins of Bay Springs.