BESSIE LEWIS Obituary: Terrebonne Parish, La.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Houma Courier, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La.

3 Dec 2005

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November 30. 2005 2:24PM

Bessie Lewis						[Photo]

Bessie Lee Allen Lewis, 62, a native of Terrebonne Parish and resident of Houma, 
died at 5:54 p.m. Thurs-day, Nov. 24, 2005.

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to funeral time Th-ursday at Beautiful Zion 
Baptist Church. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, 
with burial in Southdown Cemetery.

She is survived by her husband, Ernest Lewis; her mother, Leola H. Allen; two 
sons, Elroy Baker and wife, Debra, of Houma, and Terry Baker and wife, Michelle, 
of Las Vegas; two daughters, Shena D. Johnson and husband, Keith Sr., of 
Anchorage, Alaska, and Nichole A. Washington and husband, William C. Washington 
Jr.; three brothers, Hayward Allen II, Ernest J. Allen and Lionel Allen, all of 
Houma; one sister, Judy A. Ruffin of Houma; six grandchildren; her goddaughter, 
Leona Allen; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her father, Hayward Allen Sr.; her paternal 
grandparents, Thomas and Hester Allen; her maternal grandparents, Atoine Harris 
and Nellie South; and one sister, Mercedes A. Clark.

She was a retired PCA for South Louisiana Medical Center and was a homemaker.

She was a member of Beautiful Zion Baptist Church.

Community Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.