John Benjamin “Ben” LEWIS, Sr.^[1]

1920 - 2002  (82 years)

• Name	John Benjamin “Ben” LEWIS  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	30 Jun 1920	Clarendon County, South Carolina   [12]
  Gender	Male
  HIST	He was involved for a number of years in the building and designing of homes in Sumter. of Sumter, South Carolina  [2, 11]
  MILI	served in the U. S. Navy for 43 months during World War II. He saw action in the Philippines engagement, Leyte Operation, Luzon, with the occupation forces in Japan and armed guard in the Pacific. He held the American Theater, European-African-Middle Eastern, Asiatic Pacific and Philippines Liberation ribbons, the Letter of Commendation, World War II Victory Medal and Bronze Star.  [2]
  Occupation	retired residential designer  [2]
  Religion	member of St. John United Methodist Church
  _UID	734CF30486E544F9A0B3CF5CA1059B1B3819
  Death	5 Nov 2002	Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Burial	7 Nov 2002	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [2]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home
  Person ID	I73358	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	William Morgan LEWIS, Sr.,   b. 27 Jan 1866, Clarendon County, South Carolina d. 29 Jan 1929, Clarendon County, South Carolina (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Anna Ruth TOUCHBERRY,   b. 23 Jan 1888, Clarendon County, South Carolina d. 31 May 1976, Hopewell Nursing Home, Clarendon County, South Carolina (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1914	Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina   [12]
  _UID	3540B74ECAAA4E89BA94FF944AFEC84E0465
  _UID	3540B74ECAAA4E89BA94FF944AFEC84E0465
  Family ID	F12735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gloria HERLONG,   b. 23 Jun 1927   d. 2 Nov 2009, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	South Carolina   [12]
  _UID	DD19A6BF8CC544ABBD25E1E7C3C87E67B53B
  _UID	DD19A6BF8CC544ABBD25E1E7C3C87E67B53B
  Children	1. Living   2. Lloyd Randolph “Randy” LEWIS,   b. 31 Oct 1950, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 30 May 2006, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 55 years)   3. Living
  Family ID	F50988	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2002

  
  

• Notes

  There are seven grandchildren, Susan Lewis, Kelly Lewis, Brandon Lewis, Lindsey Lewis, and Michael Lewis. where do they go? jkh [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S29672] Varnie Mae Herlong Rodwell. [S1863] Ben Lewis. [S4257] Mary Dunn. [S6962] Randy Lewis. [S9235] Edward T. Lewis Sr. [S10498] Farris H. Phillips. [S13051] Ruth Lewis Reardon. [S13092] Gloria H. Lewis. [S13425] Lewis-Easterly. [S14396] Varnie M. Herlong. [S20362] Lewis-Thompson. [S1067] Paperwork from Robert Walton Touchberry, Sr. 319-848-4022.