Richard Gene Lewis

1921 - 1999  (77 years)

• Name	Richard Gene Lewis
  Born	19 Jul 1921	Willard, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Jun 1999	Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Buried	Wamego City Cemetery, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Person ID	I5313	Rossville
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Richard Garfield Lewis,   b. 6 Jun 1881, Bala, Riley County, Kansas ,   d. 24 Sep 1954, Willard, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Martha B Stitt Lewis,   b. 21 Mar 1887, Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee County, Kansas ,   d. 6 Apr 1977, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 90 years)
  Married	20 Jul 1916	Willard, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Family ID	F2855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Buatte Lewis,   d. 7 Dec 1994
  Married	27 Jul 1945	San Diego, San Diego County, California
  Children	1. Richard L Lewis   2. Jackie Lewis Dillman   3. Mary F Lewis Kalous   4. Teresa J Lewis Howard
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2019 19:45:28
  Family ID	F6406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 19 Jul 1921 - Willard, Shawnee County, Kansas Married - 27 Jul 1945 - San Diego, San Diego County, California  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Lewis, Richard Gene 1 Richard Lewis Richard Lewis, 77, Wamego, died Saturday, June 19, 1999, at a care center in Wamego. He was born July 19, 1921, in the Willard community in Shawnee County, the son of Richard and Martha Stitt Lewis. He graduated from Rossville High School in 1939. He was a printer and worked for General Printing and Paper Company and for the Fleming Company, in Topeka before he retired in 1985. He moved to Wamego in 1978. He had served in the Navy for three years during World War II. He married Ruth Buatte July 27, 1945, in San Diego. She died December 7,1994. Survivors include a son, Richard L. “Joe” Lewis, Mayetta; three daughters, Jackie Dillman and Mary F. Kalous, both of Wamego, and Teresa J. “Terri” Howard, Kingman, AZ; one brother, David Deane Lewis, Escondido, CA; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. His service was at Thursday at the RJ. Evans Mortuary, Wamego. Burial was in Wamego City Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Wamego 66547.
  		Obituary- Lewis, Richard Gene 2 Richard Lewis WAMEGO — Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at R.J. Evans Mortuary here for Richard Gene Lewis, 77, Wamego, who died Saturday, June 19.1999, at a care center in Wamego. He was born July 19,1921, in the Willard community in Shawnee County to Richard and Martha Stitt Lewis. He graduated from. Rossville High School in 1939. He was a printer and worked for General Printing and Paper Co. and for the Fleming Co. in Topeka before he retired in 1985. He moved to Wamego in 1978. He had served in the Navy for three years during World War II. He married Ruth Buatte on July 27,1945, in San Diego. She died Dec. 7,1994 Survivors include a spit, Richard L. “Joe" Lewis, Mayetta; daughters; Jackie Dillman and Mary F. Kalous, both in Wamego,and Teresa J. ‘‘Terri” Howard, Kingman, Ariz.; a .brother, David Deane Lewis, Escondido, Calif.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Burial will be in Wamego City Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. today at R.J. Evans Mortuary in Wamego. Memorial contributions may be made to Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Wamego, 66547.