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Louise Lewis

31 Mar 1861 – 21 May 1941

Birth31 Mar 1861
Death21 May 1941
CemeteryUlysses Cemetery
Ulysses , Butler County , Nebraska , USA
Added byBeth Sparrow on 04 Apr 2021
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77575759

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Funeral Rites For Mrs. Louise Lewis To Be Tomorrow – Services will be at the house at 10:30 and procession will go to Ulysses for burial. – Mrs. Louise Lewis, mother of Ivan Davis passed away at the Davis home Wednesday morning at 3:30 o'clock after a long illness. Funeral services will be held tomorrow (Friday) morning at 10:30 at the house and the procession will then drive to Ulysses, her former home where interment will be made, Rev. E. N. Haugse will officiate. Obituary – Mrs. Louise Lewis was born in Germany March 31, 1861 and passed away in Wolbach, May 21, 1941 at the age of 80 years 1 month and 21 days. She came to America in 1882 and settled in Seward, Nebr. On Dec. 18, 1884 she was united in marriage to Christopher C. Davis of Seward. To this union were born seven children, L. C. Davis of Torrington, Wyo.; I. E. Davis of Wolbach, Neb.; Mrs. James Wolfe of Sargent, Neb.; Mrs. Earl Grim of Turner, Ore.; Mrs. James Wilbourn, Riparia, Wash.; Mrs. W. F. Bouchley of Vermillion, S. D.; and one son, Albert who passed away in infancy. Her husband passed away on April 8, 1914. On May 3, 1916 Mrs. Davis was united in marriage to James J. Lewis of Ulysses. Mr. Lewis passed away in Dec. 17, 1933. Besides her children, she is survived by 3 stepsons, Olaf Lewis of Tamara, Neb.; Harry Lewis of Scottsbluff, Neb., and Irvin Lewis of Willard, Colo., besides grandchildren and other relatives and friends. Mrs. Lewis was baptized in infancy and confirmed at the age of 14 in the Lutheran church in Germany. Upon coming to Ulysses, Neb. she became a member of the Christian church in which church she held membership to the time of her death. Her life was one of unselfish sacrifice for her family and friends, she faced all of life's troubles fortified with a true Christian spirit and spent much of her time reading her bible. Wolbach Messenger, Wolbach, Nebraska, May 22, 1941

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