Elizabeth Bowen Lewis died January 22, 2010, at Westminster Village in Spanish Fort, Alabama.
She was born in Gulfport, Mississippi, on December 16, 1919, she was a graduate of Gulfport High School, Gulf Park College and Newcomb College. She had long been a volunteer with the American Red Cross.
Mrs. Lewis was preceded in death by her parents, Brannon Curry Bowen and Georgie Gause Bowen; and by her husband, Richard Frederick Lewis; as well as a sister, Katherine Bowen Fant; and brother, Minor Lee Bowen.
She is survived by her son, Richard Lewis of Richmond, Virginia; granddaughter, Claire Lewis of Lexington, Virginia; and grandson, Stuart Lewis of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 from 1pm-2pm at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Rd,, Gulfport, with a graveside service to follow at 2:30pm at Evergreen Cemetery in Gulfport.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests that donations be made to Covenant Hospice, 1040 Stanton Road, Suite D, Daphne, AL 36526.
An obituary may be viewed and guestbook signed at www.riemannfamily.com.