Juanita Lewis, 99, of Oblong, IL went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday May 15, 2021. She had been residing at the Ridge View Care Center in Oblong, IL.
Juanita was born on July 7, 1921. She was the daughter of James V. and Fannie H. (Hardin) Jones. On December 23, 1942 she married Delmar “Dick” Lewis and he preceded her in death on March 21, 2005.
She was a lifelong homemaker and along with Dick raised four wonderful children. She was a
long time member of the Corner Stone Wesleyan Church in Oblong. For many years she was a Sunday school teacher and a member of the church board. Her hobbies included working outside, picking all types of nuts, flower gardens, for many years had a huge vegetable garden and she would walk almost every day. Juanita enjoyed the time that she spent with her friends but the best times she had was when she was with her family.
Juanita is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law Donald and Martha Lewis and John and Sue Ellen Lewis both from Oblong, IL, two daughters Carolyn Ikemire of Plainfield, IN and Jann Newton of Osprey, FL and Oblong, IL; seven grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren and one great- great- grandson; several nieces and nephews as well as one sister-in-law Tassie Jones of Wilson, N.C. and a brother-in-law Roy Monke
Preceding her in death were her parents; husband; three sisters and brothers-in-law Naomi and Allen Deaver, Mary and Kenneth Price, Nina and Bob Stevenson; two brothers and sister-in-law Jim and Betty Jones and John “Jack” Jones.
Celebration of Juanita’s Life will be a 1:00 P.M. Wednesday May 19, 2021 at the Pulliam Funeral Home in Oblong, IL. She will be buried next to Dick in the Hardinville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:00 A.M. to time of service at the funeral home. An expression of sympathy may take the form of a contribution to the Corner Stone Wesleyan Church or donor’s choice with envelopes at the funeral home or may be mailed to Pulliam Funeral Home P.O. Box 121 Oblong, IL 62449. Condolences and or memories may be sent to the family at pulliamfuneralhomes.com