Robeson County, NC - Obituary of John D. Lewis, 1954 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John D. Lewis Fairmont – John D. Lewis, 68, died Saturday afternoon at his home in the Center community. Surviving are his wife, the former Carrie Sessoms of this section; two daughters, Mrs Jerry Cavaness of Fairmont and Miss Ruth Lewis of the home; two sisters, Mrs. Addie Smith and Mrs. Cora Smith, both of Fairmont. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Prevatte Funeral Home here. His pastor, the Rev. J.F. Stegall; officiated. Burial was in the Baltimore Cemetery near Fairmont. From the contributor: John Dwight Lewis was born Feb 19, 1886 and died Nov 12, 1954. He married Carrie Sessoms on Feb 27, 1916. She was born Mar 27, 1898 and died Sep 1966. John Dwight Lewis was the son of Datus Frank Lewis born Jan 18, 1845 died Dec 10, 1910 and Margaret Catherine Nance born Apr 12, 1848 and died Jan 17, 1910. The above obit was in the Robesonian newspaper Nov 13, 1954. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Michael Walters ___________________________________________________________________