Obituary of William Harold Lewis ~ 2007

Transcribed by Joan S Dunn

Source: New Bern Sun Journal Dec 1 2007

LOWLAND - The Rev. William Harold Lewis, 80, died Nov. 29, 2007, at 
Britthaven of Pamlico. 
He was born Feb. 7, 1927, son of the late William L. and Outa Ireland 
Lewis. 
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Libby Foreman and Julia Potter, 
and two brothers, Prince Lewis and Dalton Lewis.  
The Rev. Lewis started preaching in 1950. He pastored and evangelized for 
over 45 years, having pastored the Petersburg, Va., Pentecostal Holiness 
Church for three years and the Hobucken Pentecostal Holiness Church for 
one year and pastored the Lowland Pentecostal Holiness Church for over 24 
years. He was a member of the North Carolina International Pentecostal 
Holiness Church. Brother Harold retired in 1990. The Rev. Lewis was well 
known as "Soldier of the Cross."  
He is survived by his wife, Frances P. Lewis; two sons, the Rev. Phillip 
Michael Lewis and wife, Tammy, of Edward, and the Rev. Terry Lee Lewis and 
wife, Marie, of Aurora; one daughter, Sharon L. Rice and husband, James, 
of Lowland; one brother, Michael Lewis of Lowland; three sisters, Mabel L.
Carawan of Aurora, Marilyn Murphy of Alliance and Victoria Paul of 
Alliance; four grandchildren, Renee R. Wasula of Greenville, Rachel R. 
Jones of Hawaii, Denise Vilches of Aurora and Jonathan Lewis of Aurora; 
and eight great-grandchildren.  
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 11 a.m. at the Lowland Pentecostal 
Holiness Church with Bishop Chris Thompson, the Rev. Phillip Lewis and the 
Rev. Terry Lewis officiating. Burial will be in the Lowland Community 
Cemetery.  
The family will receive friends at Bryant Funeral Home Saturday from 6 to 
8 p.m. 
Arrangements by Bryant Funeral Home and Cremations.





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