This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cribbswh777 Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/12269/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi all, I found this obituary in the Southern Ohio Obituary Collection at GenealogyBuff.com http://www.genealogybuff.com R.H. 'Red' Lewis R.H. "Red" Lewis of Yellow Springs died peacefully at Community Hospital in Springfield on Friday, July 26. He was 80 years of age. Born in Morgan County, Ky., on June 24, 1922, he was the son of Chess Van and Bell Howard Lewis. He owned and operated R.H. Lewis Excavating for 45 years, and was joined by his two sons, Donald and Ronald, 40 years ago. He worked in the business beside his sons until the day of his death. His sons will continue the business. For more than 50 years, he was a member of the Yellow Springs Masonic Lodge No. 421, where he was also a trustee, and a member of the International Union Operating Engineers Local No. 18. He was also a member of the Glen Forest Cemetery Board and a Kentucky Colonel. He was a steam train enthusiast and owner of an old Coney Island steam locomotive. He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters and three brothers. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Claris Alspaugh Lewis; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Donald E. Lewis of Yellow Springs, Ronald L. and Brenda K. Lewis of Xenia; a daughter, Norma G. Lewis of Yellow Springs; four grandchildren, Ronald C. Lewis, Travis Lewis, Christy L. Comerford and Kori Lewis; six great-grandchildren, Mary Adeline, Fielding and Fisher Lewis, Cecelia and Ella Comerford and Devon Lewis; and a granddog, Maggie. A viewing was held Tuesday, July 30, at the Jackson Lytle Ingling and Williams Funeral Home with Masonic services held in the evening. Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 31, with an interment at the Glen Forest Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be sent to either the Community Children's Center, P.O. Box 42, Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387, or the Antioch School, P.O. Box 242, Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387. Other LEWIS data can be researched at http://www.genealogybuff.com/data.htm#Lewis Hope this helps. Bill Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.