Jimmie Lewis, 80, died peacefully at his home in Mobile, Alabama, on November 17, 2020.
Jimmie was born on February 26, 1940, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to the late Spencer and Louise Washington Lewis. He was raised in the church, and accepted Christ at an early age as a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Jimmie graduated from Riverside High School in Northport, Alabama, in 1958. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1962, and on December 16, 1962, he married Lizzie Mae Foster, the love of his life. During their 57-year marriage they shared a life of love, travel, and family, creating a treasure of memories.
Jimmie served honorably and with distinction in the United States Navy for 30 years. He was a Boiler Technician, and achieved the rank of Senior Chief Petty Officer. During his career, he sailed around the world several times on eight warships, including the USS John Paul Jones, the USS Samuel Gompers, the USS Dale, and the USS Iowa. Jimmie retired in 1992 to settle in Mobile, Alabama.
After retiring from his military service, Jimmie was employed with Buffalo Rock Company, the City of Mobile, and the Mobile County Public School System, upon which he achieved a second retirement. Jimmie was also a Master Mason (PHA), and a member of the Original Dragons, Incorporated.
Jimmie was preceded in death by his parents, and his brothers Spencer Lewis Jr., Leroy Lewis, Archie Lewis, Oliver Lewis, and Ralph Lewis.
Jimmie leaves to celebrate his life and memory, his cherished wife, Liz Lewis; his children, Jynda (Mario) Frundt, Clayton (Gwendolyn) Lewis, and Jimmy (Christy) Lewis; his siblings, Spencer Lewis, Charlie Lewis, Dorothy Williams, Louise Mills, Berniece Brown, Johnnie Burton, Frankie Murphy, Willie (Mereather) Lewis, and Elbert Lewis; brothers and sisters-in-law, Patricia Lewis, Sylvia Lewis, Willis Foster, Pinkie Tucker, Jenella (Charles) Prewitt, and Claude Foster; grandchildren, Leavy Burns, Olivia (Ezekiel) Rodriquez, Sergeant Thomas Lewis (United States Army), Spencer Lewis, Ryan Lewis, Etta Lewis, and Reese Lewis; six great-grandchildren; godchildren, Kim Smith-Lott, Aletha Cook, Zellous Cook, and Wisteria Thompson; beloved brother-friend James (Margie) Finley; special friends, Myrtle Smith, Ed Williams, Robert Lewis, Arthur (Pon) Johnson, Mark (Rosalyn) Culver, James (Joann) Mitchell, and Robert (Linda) Crenshaw; and an abundance of relatives and friends.
They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies. ~ William Penn