Sturgill Lewis

Published 4:44 pm Friday, September 30, 2016

Sturgill Lewis, 87, of Elizabethton, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, September 29, 2016, at Johnson City Medical Center.
A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Roy and Clara Pierce Lewis.
Sturgill was a local businessman for several years. He was a long-time member of Gateway Baptist Church, Bristol, and more recently a member of Hunter Memorial Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Yvonne Fowler, and a brother, Orville Lewis.
Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Evelyn Carden Lewis; four children, Cathy (David) Grindstaff, Paula (Gary) Vance and Daniel (Gina) Lewis, all of Elizabethton, and Peter (Becky) Lewis, Rutherfordton, N.C.; his grandchildren, Micah Lewis, Ashleigh Lewis, Jonathan Grindstaff, Chad Grindstaff, Jeremy McCann, Tyler McCann, Madison Lewis, Parker Lewis, Jacob Feaster and Kaya Feaster; his great-grandchildren, Andrew Grindstaff, Emery Grindstaff, Cameron McCann, Landon McCann, Addyson Lewis and Keegan Lewis; his sister, Kathleen Glover; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Sturgill Lewis will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, October 2, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Pastor Rusty Verran officiating. Interment will follow at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Micah Lewis, Jonathan Grindstaff, Chad Grindstaff, Jeremy McCann, Tyler McCann, Parker Lewis, Jacob Feaster and Ray Lewis Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be Aubrey Ensor, Randy Lewis, Ron Carden, Keith Morley Sr., Dr. Paul Brown, David Grindstaff, Gary Vance, Eric Glover and his many other friends. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent to the family at our website at www.memorialfcelizabethton.com.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is serving the Lewis family.