Esther Pearl Lewis

1922 - 2016

Esther Pearl Lewis obituary, 1922-2016, Germantown, OH

BORN

1922

DIED

2016

FUNERAL HOME

Tobias Funeral Home - Far Hills Chapel

5471 Far Hills Ave

Dayton, Ohio

Esther Lewis Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Nov. 25, 2016.

Lewis, Esther (Phillips), of Kettering died November 23, 2016 at Kettering Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, W. Walker Lewis, Jr.; children of her first marriage, Merrill Kay Jones and Stephen Morrissey; parents, Bessie and Matthew Phillips; brothers and their spouses, Harry (Mary) Phillips, Carl (Martha) Phillips, Troy (Evelyn) Phillips, and Leo (Audrey) Phillips; sisters and their spouses, Mabel (Carl) Burckle, Mary Ellen (Bart) Wolf, Beulah (Mac) DeMoss, Ethel (Gerald) Moore, Olive (Fred) Alexander, and Ruthmae (Bill) Hamilton; brothers-in-law, John Lewis, and Walter (Alice) Lingle. She is survived by her grandson, Jeffrey (Edwina) Jones; great granddaughter, Emily Jones; sister-in-law, Elizabeth Lewis; many nieces and nephews; stepsons, Walker (Ellen) Lewis, Hunter (Elizabeth) Lewis, Bram Lewis and several step-grandchildren. Esther was an Executive Secretary and retired from the DAYCO Corporation in 1975. She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church and the Dayton Music Club. Funeral services will be held Saturday December 3, 2016 at 11:00 am at Tobias Funeral Home, 5471 Far Hills Ave. Family will receive guests beginning at 10:30 a.m. Burial will is David's Cemetery. If desired memorials may be made to: Harry T. Phillips Scholarship Fund, Miami University, 725 East Chestnut St., Oxford, OH 45056 or to Christ Episcopal Church. Online condolences may be directed to www.tobiasfuneralhome.com

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November 30, 2016

Lenoir

I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. May your memories comfort your heart; and God help the Lewis family during this time of sorrow. Isa.41:13

November 29, 2016

Michelle Brown

Sorry for the family's loss will keep everyone in thoughts and prayers.

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