March 16, 1925 — July 23, 2006
Roy Lee Lewis passed peacefully into the next phase of his existence on Sunday surrounded by his loved ones.
He was born in "Indian Territory" (now the Cherokee Reservation) in Oklahoma to Native American/
Irish parents, Charlie Erastus Gardner and Francis (Campbell) Lewis. He was one of 13 children.
He was a hard-working, industrious man. He served four years in the Navy during World War II as a radar operator on an island in the Indian Ocean.
He met and married Ruth Naomi Gardner in 1946. She preceded him in death in 1985.
He worked for Simpson Timber Company for more than 40 years. He enjoyed fishing, fixing things, country music and tinkering around in his garage. He lived for his family.
He is survived by daughter Sandra Greenley; grandchildren Kristopher Lee Blackstone and Autumn Rose Greenley; brother Elmer Lewis; and sister Bessie Lewis Roller. He is now reunited with his beloved wife, Ruth.
A funeral service will be Friday at Fisher Funeral Home, 306 Washington St. S.W., Albany, OR 97321 (www.fisherfuneralhome.com).
Albany Democrat Herald July 26, 2006
When Roy Lee Lewis was born on 16 March 1925, in Fort Gibson, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States, his father, Charles Erastus Gardiner Lewis, was 34 and his mother, Frances Cleaveland Campbell, was 32. He married Ruth Naomi GARTNER on 11 June 1948, in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States. He lived in Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1935 and Sidney Election Precinct, Marion, Oregon, United States in 1940. He died on 23 July 2006, in Albany, Linn, Oregon, United States, at the age of 81.
Spouse
When Ruth Naomi GARTNER was born on 26 May 1929, in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States, her father, Friedrick Or Fred Gartner, was 38 and her mother, Christina Jundt, was 33. She married Roy Lee Lewis on 11 June 1948, in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States. She lived in Fairgounds Election Precinct, Marion, Oregon, United States in 1940. She died on 30 December 1985, in Corvallis, Benton, Oregon, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Parents
When Charles Erastus Gardiner Lewis was born on 25 March 1890, in Dixon, Pulaski, Missouri, United States, his father, Samuel Franklin Lewis, was 26 and his mother, Johnnie Ellen Robinson, was 20. He married Frances Cleaveland Campbell on 22 February 1910, in McLain, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Sidney Election Precinct, Marion, Oregon, United States in 1940 and Marion, Marion, Oregon, United States for about 1 years. He died on 14 July 1971, in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States.
Frances Cleaveland Campbell was born on 14 January 1893, in Oklahoma, United States as the daughter of George Campbell and Margaret Issa Swaim. She married Charles Erastus Gardiner Lewis on 22 February 1910, in McLain, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Sidney Election Precinct, Marion, Oregon, United States in 1940 and Marion, Marion, Oregon, United States for about 1 years. She died on 17 October 1978, in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Riverview Abbey Mausoleum, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.
Roy Lee Lewis passed peacefully into the next phase of his existence on Sunday surrounded by his loved ones.
He was born in "Indian Territory" (now the Cherokee Reservation) in Oklahoma to Native American/
Irish parents, Charlie Erastus Gardner and Francis (Campbell) Lewis. He was one of 13 children.
He was a hard-working, industrious man. He served four years in the Navy during World War II as a radar operator on an island in the Indian Ocean.
He met and married Ruth Naomi Gardner in 1946. She preceded him in death in 1985.
He worked for Simpson Timber Company for more than 40 years. He enjoyed fishing, fixing things, country music and tinkering around in his garage. He lived for his family.
He is survived by daughter Sandra Greenley; grandchildren Kristopher Lee Blackstone and Autumn Rose Greenley; brother Elmer Lewis; and sister Bessie Lewis Roller. He is now reunited with his beloved wife, Ruth.
A funeral service will be Friday at Fisher Funeral Home, 306 Washington St. S.W., Albany, OR 97321 (www.fisherfuneralhome.com).
Albany Democrat Herald July 26, 2006
When Roy Lee Lewis was born on 16 March 1925, in Fort Gibson, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States, his father, Charles Erastus Gardiner Lewis, was 34 and his mother, Frances Cleaveland Campbell, was 32. He married Ruth Naomi GARTNER on 11 June 1948, in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States. He lived in Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1935 and Sidney Election Precinct, Marion, Oregon, United States in 1940. He died on 23 July 2006, in Albany, Linn, Oregon, United States, at the age of 81.
Spouse
When Ruth Naomi GARTNER was born on 26 May 1929, in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States, her father, Friedrick Or Fred Gartner, was 38 and her mother, Christina Jundt, was 33. She married Roy Lee Lewis on 11 June 1948, in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States. She lived in Fairgounds Election Precinct, Marion, Oregon, United States in 1940. She died on 30 December 1985, in Corvallis, Benton, Oregon, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Parents
When Charles Erastus Gardiner Lewis was born on 25 March 1890, in Dixon, Pulaski, Missouri, United States, his father, Samuel Franklin Lewis, was 26 and his mother, Johnnie Ellen Robinson, was 20. He married Frances Cleaveland Campbell on 22 February 1910, in McLain, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Sidney Election Precinct, Marion, Oregon, United States in 1940 and Marion, Marion, Oregon, United States for about 1 years. He died on 14 July 1971, in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States.
Frances Cleaveland Campbell was born on 14 January 1893, in Oklahoma, United States as the daughter of George Campbell and Margaret Issa Swaim. She married Charles Erastus Gardiner Lewis on 22 February 1910, in McLain, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Sidney Election Precinct, Marion, Oregon, United States in 1940 and Marion, Marion, Oregon, United States for about 1 years. She died on 17 October 1978, in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Riverview Abbey Mausoleum, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.
March 16, 1925 — July 23, 2006
Roy Lee Lewis passed peacefully into the next phase of his existence on Sunday surrounded by his loved ones.
He was born in "Indian Territory" (now the Cherokee Reservation) in Oklahoma to Native American/
Irish parents, Charlie Erastus Gardner and Francis (Campbell) Lewis. He was one of 13 children.
He was a hard-working, industrious man. He served four years in the Navy during World War II as a radar operator on an island in the Indian Ocean.
He met and married Ruth Naomi Gardner in 1946. She preceded him in death in 1985.
He worked for Simpson Timber Company for more than 40 years. He enjoyed fishing, fixing things, country music and tinkering around in his garage. He lived for his family.
He is survived by daughter Sandra Greenley; grandchildren Kristopher Lee Blackstone and Autumn Rose Greenley; brother Elmer Lewis; and sister Bessie Lewis Roller. He is now reunited with his beloved wife, Ruth.
A funeral service will be Friday at Fisher Funeral Home, 306 Washington St. S.W., Albany, OR 97321 (www.fisherfuneralhome.com).
Albany Democrat Herald July 26, 2006
When Roy Lee Lewis was born on 16 March 1925, in Fort Gibson, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States, his father, Charles Erastus Gardiner Lewis, was 34 and his mother, Frances Cleaveland Campbell, was 32. He married Ruth Naomi GARTNER on 11 June 1948, in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States. He lived in Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1935 and Sidney Election Precinct, Marion, Oregon, United States in 1940. He died on 23 July 2006, in Albany, Linn, Oregon, United States, at the age of 81.
Spouse
When Ruth Naomi GARTNER was born on 26 May 1929, in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States, her father, Friedrick Or Fred Gartner, was 38 and her mother, Christina Jundt, was 33. She married Roy Lee Lewis on 11 June 1948, in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States. She lived in Fairgounds Election Precinct, Marion, Oregon, United States in 1940. She died on 30 December 1985, in Corvallis, Benton, Oregon, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Parents
When Charles Erastus Gardiner Lewis was born on 25 March 1890, in Dixon, Pulaski, Missouri, United States, his father, Samuel Franklin Lewis, was 26 and his mother, Johnnie Ellen Robinson, was 20. He married Frances Cleaveland Campbell on 22 February 1910, in McLain, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Sidney Election Precinct, Marion, Oregon, United States in 1940 and Marion, Marion, Oregon, United States for about 1 years. He died on 14 July 1971, in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States.
Frances Cleaveland Campbell was born on 14 January 1893, in Oklahoma, United States as the daughter of George Campbell and Margaret Issa Swaim. She married Charles Erastus Gardiner Lewis on 22 February 1910, in McLain, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Sidney Election Precinct, Marion, Oregon, United States in 1940 and Marion, Marion, Oregon, United States for about 1 years. She died on 17 October 1978, in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Riverview Abbey Mausoleum, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.
Roy Lee Lewis passed peacefully into the next phase of his existence on Sunday surrounded by his loved ones.
He was born in "Indian Territory" (now the Cherokee Reservation) in Oklahoma to Native American/
Irish parents, Charlie Erastus Gardner and Francis (Campbell) Lewis. He was one of 13 children.
He was a hard-working, industrious man. He served four years in the Navy during World War II as a radar operator on an island in the Indian Ocean.
He met and married Ruth Naomi Gardner in 1946. She preceded him in death in 1985.
He worked for Simpson Timber Company for more than 40 years. He enjoyed fishing, fixing things, country music and tinkering around in his garage. He lived for his family.
He is survived by daughter Sandra Greenley; grandchildren Kristopher Lee Blackstone and Autumn Rose Greenley; brother Elmer Lewis; and sister Bessie Lewis Roller. He is now reunited with his beloved wife, Ruth.
A funeral service will be Friday at Fisher Funeral Home, 306 Washington St. S.W., Albany, OR 97321 (www.fisherfuneralhome.com).
Albany Democrat Herald July 26, 2006
When Roy Lee Lewis was born on 16 March 1925, in Fort Gibson, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States, his father, Charles Erastus Gardiner Lewis, was 34 and his mother, Frances Cleaveland Campbell, was 32. He married Ruth Naomi GARTNER on 11 June 1948, in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States. He lived in Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1935 and Sidney Election Precinct, Marion, Oregon, United States in 1940. He died on 23 July 2006, in Albany, Linn, Oregon, United States, at the age of 81.
Spouse
When Ruth Naomi GARTNER was born on 26 May 1929, in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States, her father, Friedrick Or Fred Gartner, was 38 and her mother, Christina Jundt, was 33. She married Roy Lee Lewis on 11 June 1948, in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States. She lived in Fairgounds Election Precinct, Marion, Oregon, United States in 1940. She died on 30 December 1985, in Corvallis, Benton, Oregon, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Parents
When Charles Erastus Gardiner Lewis was born on 25 March 1890, in Dixon, Pulaski, Missouri, United States, his father, Samuel Franklin Lewis, was 26 and his mother, Johnnie Ellen Robinson, was 20. He married Frances Cleaveland Campbell on 22 February 1910, in McLain, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Sidney Election Precinct, Marion, Oregon, United States in 1940 and Marion, Marion, Oregon, United States for about 1 years. He died on 14 July 1971, in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States.
Frances Cleaveland Campbell was born on 14 January 1893, in Oklahoma, United States as the daughter of George Campbell and Margaret Issa Swaim. She married Charles Erastus Gardiner Lewis on 22 February 1910, in McLain, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Sidney Election Precinct, Marion, Oregon, United States in 1940 and Marion, Marion, Oregon, United States for about 1 years. She died on 17 October 1978, in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Riverview Abbey Mausoleum, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.
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