Bernice Lewis - 1928-2008
Bernice Alice Johnson Lewis, 80, of Ashland, passed away Tuesday morning, May 20, 2008, in King's Daughters Medical Center.
Bernice was born March 21, 1928, in Boyd County, Ky., a daughter of the late Alfred "Lit" and Martha Sturgill Johnson.
Bernice was a secretary for the Fairview Independent School District for many years, attended Westwood United Baptist Church, volunteered at the Paramount Arts Center and was a former member of TOPS.
In addition to her parents, Bernice was preceded in death by her husband, William McKinley Lewis Jr.; a son, William Alfred Lewis; and a sister, Joan Holmes.
She is survived by a son, Jeffrey Dale (Sherri) Lewis of Ashland, Ky.; two brothers, Ronald (Joyce) Johnson of Westwood and Alfred (Helen) Johnson of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; three sisters, Sandra Payne of Plainfield, Ill., Joy (Jim) McGehee of Hurricane, W.Va., and Janet (Jack) Marushi of Westwood; a grandchild, Jeremy (Rachel) Lewis of Ashland; two stepgrandchildren, Jennifer Riggs of Flatwoods and David (Amy) Henderson of Ashland; a great-grandchild, William K. Lewis; and three stepgreat-grandchildren, Kayleigh Adkins and Bryan and Olivia Riggs.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 23, 2008, at Caniff Funeral Home in Westwood. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park. Grandsons and nephews will serve as pallbearers.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 22, 2008, and an hour before services Friday at the funeral home.