OGDEN — Carl D. Lewis, 93, of Ogden passed away at 9:56 a.m. Tuesday (Dec. 25, 2018) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, at Freese Funeral Home, 302 E. Grand Ave., St. Joseph, with Pastor Kathy Murphy officiating. Burial will be in Stearn Cemetery, Fithian. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Masonic rites will follow. Military honors will be done by Legion Post 996 at the cemetery.
Carl was born July 23, 1925, at El Cajon, Calif., the son of Oatis and Susan Waters Lewis. He married Charlene Denhart on Dec. 7, 1944, at MacDill Field, Tampa, Fla. She preceded him on Jan. 5, 2017.
He is survived by his sons, Carl W. (Linda) Lewis of Ogden and Richard(Kathy) Lewis of Marshall;
seven grandchildren; and 10 greatgrandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Steven R. Lewis; and daughter-in-law, Maureen Lewis.
He was a member of the Ogden United Methodist Church. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, serving in World War II as a ball turret gunner on a B-17.
Carl worked for Standard Oil. He ran his own heating and air company.
He enjoyed woodworking. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge Ogden 754 and Homer 199 and Ogden American Legion Post 998.
Memorials can be made to the Ogden Masonic Lodge 754 or the Ogden-Royal Volunteer Fire Department.
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