Ada Belle Lewis

Ada Belle Bradley Lewis, of Asheville, died Saturday, August 7, 2010. A Buncombe County native, Mrs. Lewis was the daughter of the late Virgil Bynum and Ada Belle Bryson Bradley. She was married for 60 years to the late James R. Lewis, who died in 2005. She was also preceded in death by her son, Charles Lewis, in 2007. Mrs. Lewis is survived by three sons, Keith Lewis and wife, Nora, of Greeneville, TN, James R. Lewis, Jr., and wife Margaret, of Asheville, and Kim Lewis and wife, Janet, of Clemmons; three daughters, Susan Fraser of Arden, Dianne Hargrove and husband, Mark, and Peggy Lewis Wilson, all of Asheville; seven grandchildren, Scott Wheby, Avery Lewis, Ami Roach and husband, Sean, Donald Fraser, Jr., Alex Lewis and wife Ali, Foster Lewis, and Heather Hall and husband, Jason; three great-grandchildren; and a sister, Faye Rickman of Asheville. The funeral service will be at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with burial to follow at Lewis Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be made to CarePartners Hospice, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.