Bernard Lewis

Bernard J. Lewis was born July 31, 1923, in Atwood, Kansas. He was the son of Albert and Carrie Jackson Lewis. He married Carol Ross on August 7, 1955 in Los Angeles, California. He was a structural ironworker for the International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Ironworkers, and a member of the Local 433 Union for fifty-three years. Mr. Lewis lived in Mountain Home fifteen years, moving from Paso Robles, California in 1990. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, private pilot, and loved the outdoors. Bernard J. Lewis passed away at his residence on July 29, 2005, at the age of 81 years, 11 months and 28 days. Survivors: Wife of fifty years, Carol Lewis, of Mountain Home; three nephews, Bill (Donna) Porter, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Brian Owen, of Hebron, Ohio, and Marty Lewis, of Hacienda Heights, California; four nieces, Betty (Larry) Long, of Orville, California, Holly (Roy) Harkin, of Happy Camp, California, Nicole (Michael) Carlson, of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Nancy (Michael) Albanese, of Hebron, Ohio; one sister-in-law, Harriet (Robert) Owen of Hebron, Ohio and one brother-in-law, Raymond O. Porter of Wilton, California Preceded in Death by: His parents, and one brother Funeral: A memorial service for Bernard J. Lewis of Mountain Home, Arkansas will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 2, 2005 at Kirby-Boaz Funeral Home with Reverend Randy Ludwig officiating. Burial: Kirby's Tucker Memorial Cemetery, Mountain Home, Arkansas Memorials: Hospice of the Ozarks, 701 Burnett Drive, Mountain Home, AR 72653; or the Arthritis Foundation, Arkansas Chapter, 6213 Lee Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72205-9943