Lela Lewis
Nov. 17, 1911-Aug. 25, 1981
Niles Daily Star, Friday, August 28, 1981, page 2, col. 7-8, microfilm Niles District Library
Mrs. Lela Lewis, 69, of 2787 Detroit Rd., Niles, died at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday at Pawating Hospital in Niles.
A homemaker, she was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Niles.
She was born Nov. 17, 1911 in Arkansas and had lived here since 1944. She married the late Lawrence Lewis in Arkansas in 1940.
Survivors include a son, William Lewis of Chicago; two brothers, three sisters; one grandchild and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Calvery Baptist Church. Pastor W.L. Daniel will officiate.
Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Friends may call at the church from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. the day of the service. The Hoven Funeral Home of Buchanan is in charge of arrangements.