Obituaries:  Thomas L. Lewing, Sabine Parish       L-520
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., May 16, 1985
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Thomas L. Lewing

  Funeral services for Mr. Thomas L. Lewing, 74, of Florien, were
held at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 20, 1985, at Red Land Baptist
Church. Rev. C. A. Lilly officiated. Burial was at the Yellow
Pine Cemetery, under the direction of Thomas Mortuary of Many.
Mr. Lewing died at 8 p.m., on Saturday, April 13.

  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bell Lewing, a foster daughter,
Robin Spikes Lewing; nine sisters, Mrs. Carrie Stallworth of San
Francisco, Calif., Mrs. Alma Spencer, Mrs. Maxie Spikes, Mrs.
Dessie Edmonson, all of Florien, Mrs. Lottie D. Williams of
Braden, Florida, Mrs. Nellie Neal, and Mrs. Maybelle Simmons,
both of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Marie Newton of Beaumont,
Texas; three brothers, Rev. T. F. Simmons of Beaumont, Texas, Mr.
Eddie Lewing of Los Angeles, Calif., and Rev. Lindberg Simmons of
Garland, Texas; four stepchildren, Harvey Spikes, Ruby Presley,
Euloise Holden, and Marie Williams; 27 grandchildren; seven great
grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.