Charles David Lewis, 92, Fairmount, died 29 December 2024 at the Wesleyan Health and Rehabilitation Center, Marion, IN.
Charles was born on June 23, 1932 in Fairmount, Indiana, son of the late Iliff W. and Sarah L. (Leach) Lewis. He graduated from Fairmount High School in 1950 where he starred in track extensively and broke various high school records. He worked at Lilley Paper and Delco Remy, Anderson at different times in the early 1950's and attended both Purdue and Ball State University for various periods. Charles never married, nor had children, but his unconditional "love" was local gardening/farming, vacationing in Florida, and living in the small, but simple town of Fairmount his entire life. He often talked about attending high school with the late, famous actor James Dean, who also grew up in Fairmount. Or, he'd talk proudly about people in the ancestry before him (Payne, Leach, Lewis) or after him (McCord, Lewis, Payne, Leach, Osterhout, Caillavet, Harris)
Father Iliff preceded him in death in September 1987, his mother (Sarah) in January 2005, his brother ("Gene") in December 2018, and his sister-in-law ("Gerry") in December 2017. He attended both the Harmony Primitive Baptist Church in Matthews and the Fowlerton United Methodist Church.
Charles is survived by niece; Julia (David) McCord, Lodi, OH; nephew, David (Lisette) Lewis, Byron, GA; multiple grandnieces/grandnephews: Ashley Lewis, Taylor Lewis, Colin McCord, Jared McCord, Randall Osterhout, Elsie Osterhout, Zack Owens, Mike Owens, and multiple great-grand nieces: Evelynn Caillavet, Charlotte Caillavet, Noella Harris.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Wesleyan Health and Rehabilitation Center, Marion, Indiana as well as the following individuals for the assistance provided over the last several weeks/months/years: Mr. Paul Scott, Mr. Jim Osborn, Mr. and Mrs. Jack and Barbara Morgan, and Mr. Laverne Coulter.
Arrangements for Charles have been entrusted to Armes-Hunt Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 415 S. Main St., Fairmount, IN 46928. a Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2025 from 12:30-1 PM at the Fairmount Chapel, immediately followed by a traditional funeral service with the Elder Glenn Funk of Harmony Primitive Baptist Church, Matthews, Indiana officiating. Interment will be at the Park Cemetery, Fairmount, IN; a gravesite service will not be held.
The family has requested in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the Harmony Primitive Baptist Church, and/or the Fowlerton United Methodist Church. Contributions for Harmony Primitive Baptist Church should be sent c/o Shirley Thacker, 8661 W County Road 1300 N, Gaston, IN 47342. For Fowlerton UM Church, send to 315 N Franklin St., Fowlerton, IN 46930-9110
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