Richard Garfield Lewis

1881 - 1954  (73 years)

• Name	Richard Garfield Lewis
  Nickname	Dick
  Born	6 Jun 1881	Bala, Riley County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Sep 1954	Willard, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	1 Oct 1954	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I5312	Rossville
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	Robert W Lewis,   b. 1844,   d. 1921  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Ann Lewis,   b. 1848,   d. 1915  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F6402	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha B Stitt Lewis,   b. 21 Mar 1887, Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee County, Kansas ,   d. 6 Apr 1977, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 90 years)
  Married	20 Jul 1916	Willard, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	+ 1. Richard Gene Lewis,   b. 19 Jul 1921, Willard, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 19 Jun 1999, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 77 years)   2. David Duane Lewis,   b. 4 Nov 1929
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2018 11:55:43
  Family ID	F2855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Jun 1881 - Bala, Riley County, Kansas Married - 20 Jul 1916 - Willard, Shawnee County, Kansas Died - 24 Sep 1954 - Willard, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Lewis, Richard Garfield R. G. "DICK" Lewis Richard Garfield Lewis was born June 6, 1881, at Bala, Kansas. He died Friday night at his home in Willard at the age of 73. lie was the son of the late Robert and Ann Lewis, early Welsh settlers in Riley County. At the age of 11 he joined the Welsh Calvinestic Church at Bala, which was later merged with the Presbyterian Church there. He was also a member of the Operators and Telegraphers Union and had been a member of the Sabetha Masonic Lodge for 50 years. Dick began working for the Rock Island Railroad at the age of 14 and retired in 1952 at the age of 71 years. It has been said our good deeds live on after us. In that case, “Dick” will be mourned by many who were helped by him. He was generous and open handed when a friend was in trouble, and numerous occasions are recalled of his helpfulness to his home town families and others in the' Willard community. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha Lewis, of the home, two sons, Gene of Topeka and David of the Navy in South Carolina; two brothers, Jack Lewis of Rossville, and William Lewis of Topeka; one sister, Mrs. Emily Jackson of Willard and four grandchildren. Two brothers and one sister have preceded him in death. Funeral services were held at Parkers Mortuary on Tuesday, September 28, with burial in the Rossville Cemetery. Graveside services here were in charge of Hesperian Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Rossville.