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Submitted: 7/18/20 • Approved: 7/18/20 • Last Updated: 7/21/20 • R335084-G335084-S3
Rev. Mary Louise Breedlove Lewis
February 3, 1901 - November 3, 2004
(Centenarian)
*Obituary
ODESSA: Rev. Mary Louise Lewis, 103, passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2004, at her residence. She was born February 3, 1901, in McLennan County, Texas. She married O. W. Lewis on June 26, 1920, in Wellington, TX. They had one son, Loren Lewis in 1933. Both men preceded her in death.
Mrs. Lewis received her early education in Hamlin, TX., then attended Bethany Peniel College in Bethany, Oklahoma, where she prepared for her life in ministry as a pastor and teacher. She served as a preaching evangelist and later pastored several churches. She resigned pastoring in 1952, and moved to Floydada where she began teaching. Odessa has been her home for more than 40 years. She was a member of the first Church of the Nazarene.
Survivors include one brother, Farris Breedlove and wife, Billie, of Tucson, AZ; daughter-in-law, Jeannine Burnett of Corsicana; three grandsons, Philip Lewis and wife, LaVon and Steven Lewis and wife, Betty, all of Odessa and James Lewis and wife, Candice, of Joshua; two granddaughters, Lori Reese and husband, Randy, of El Paso and Jessica Weyman and husband, Robert, of Kennedale; and nine great-grandchildren.
There will be visitation from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, November 5, 2004, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 6, 2004, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Terry Roediger officiating. Burial will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004, at the Floydada Cemetery in Floydada. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
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Contributed on 7/18/20
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