Charles H. Lewis Obituary

Charles H Lewis of Blue Mountain died on his 62nd birthday Wednesday at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2pm from the McDonald Funeral Home with Rev. James Albertson of the First Methodist Church conducting the rites. Burial will be in Mt. Angeles Cemetery.

Mr. Lewis was born 62 years ago on Sep 17, 1885 at Walnut, IN. He has lived in Clallam County since he was 12 years old. His father, Aaron Lewis, came to Port Angeles in 1896 and took up a quarter-section homestead on the Blue Mountain road. Lewis arrived with his mother and brother Claude in 1898. At that time the family had to travel all day by horse and wagon from Port Angeles to each their farm. In 1914 Mr. Lewis was married to Emily Campbell. Three children were born to them: Emily, Helen and Barbara. The Lewises moved in 1916 to their present home on the Blue Mountain road which is now on the new
highway.

Mr. Lewis engaged in logging operations and carpenter work and cleared his farm. In 1937 he built the R-Corner grocery and service station which he operated until 1946 when he sold it to his son-in-law Chad Brown.

Surviving are his widow, Emily Lewis, 3 daughters, Mrs. Earl Goodman, Everett; Mrs. Don Conover, Anchorage, Alaska; Mrs. Chad Brown of Port Angeles; 7 grandchildren, 6 boys and a girl; 4 brothers, Ollie Lewis, Kamloops, BC; Sam Lewis,Corvalis, OR;  Will Lewis, Suquamish, WA;  Elda Lewis, Port Townsend; and one sister, Mrs. Iva Meyers of Duvall, WA.

Submitted by Therese Lewis December 12, 2001.