E. T. (Eugene) Lewis, 83, of Greenville, went to be with his Lord on December 18, 2016 at Medical Center of Plano. There will be a funeral service on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home with Rev. John Foster and Rev. Royce Litchfield officiating. Burial will follow at Memoryland Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.
Mr. Lewis was born in Madill, Oklahoma on June 20, 1933 to Artie Bud and Vida Byrd Lewis. He graduated from Valliant Oklahoma High School. He met the love of his life, Betty Shaw, in 1951 and they were married on August 28, 1952 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They walked through life holding hands, loving the Lord and each other for over 64 years. He was a veteran in the U. S. Army and worked as an industrial engineer at Tinker Air Force Base. He retired with the rank of Chief Warrant Officer after 40 years of service.
E. T. was a loving husband and father. He always supported the activities of his family and church. He and Betty taught Sunday School and Training Union for many years in the Children’s Department at Britton Baptist Church, in Oklahoma. He was a skilled builder and always enjoyed building sets and displays for Sunday School and Vacation Bible School. After moving to Greenville, he was a member of Highland Terrace Baptist Church and was active with the “On Mission for Jesus Builders.
Mr. Lewis is survived by his wife, Betty of Greenville; daughter, Terri Sawyer and husband, Joe of Houston; son, Kendel Lewis and wife, Danna of Greenville; sister-in-law, Mayrene Lewis of Valliant, Oklahoma; grandchildren, Lynsey Neyrey and husband, Neil of Houston, Lesley Lewis of Houston; great-grandchildren, Sophie and Tate Neyrey of Houston; nieces, Marquetta Stonebarger of Idabell, Oklahoma, Irma Lewis of Leavenworth, Indiana; and nephew, Keith Lewis of Valliant, Oklahoma.
He is preceded in death by his parents; son, Michael Cameron Lewis; brother, Gene Lewis and three sisters.
Pallbearers will be Jerry Bench, Byron Burk, Clyde Dennis, Gene Hawkins, Amos Lowry and Harold Morris.
He was a person who liked everyone he met and always thought the best of everyone.