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ObituariesJanuary 9, 2005

PARMA, Mo. -- Bob W. Lewis, 78, of Parma died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2005, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 8, 1926, in Parma, son of the late Nathaniel and Ida Wilson Lewis. He and Earlene James were married May 27, 1946, in Piggott, Ark. She preceded him in death on Sept. 23, 1980...

PARMA, Mo. -- Bob W. Lewis, 78, of Parma died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2005, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

He was born July 8, 1926, in Parma, son of the late Nathaniel and Ida Wilson Lewis. He and Earlene James were married May 27, 1946, in Piggott, Ark. She preceded him in death on Sept. 23, 1980.

Lewis was a resident of Parma and was a member of the Parma General Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon for many years. He was also a longtime employee of the Parma school system.

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Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Sheila and Jim Barr of Lake Mary, Fla., Reatha and Tony Paul of New Hamburg, Mo.; one sister, Rose Nichols of Parma; one stepbrother, Larry Warren of Dexter, Mo.; one stepsister, Maxine Hedrick of Dexter, Mo.; two granddaughters, Courtney and Chelsea Paul of New Hamburg; and other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by one brother, Carlton Lewis.

Friends may call at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Parma from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home chapel. The Rev. Don Cooper will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery in Malden, Mo.

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