James Roscoe Lewis

JAMES R. LEWIS James R. Lewis, 81, of Asheville, died Sunday, March 6, 2005, at a local hospital. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Arthur and Gracie Hood Lewis. After a career as a local jeweler, he then retired from the V.A. Hospital. He served in the U.S Army Airforce during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Ada Belle Bradley Lewis; one brother, C. Alfred Lewis of Greenville, SC; four sons, Keith Lewis and wife Nora of Asheville, James R. Lewis Jr. and wife Margaret of Asheville, Charles Lewis of Woodstock, GA and Kim Lewis and wife, Janet of Clemmons, NC; three daughters, Susan Fraser of Arden, Dianne Hargrove and husband Mark and Peggy Lee Wilson all of Asheville; seven grandchildren, Scott Wheby and Avery Lewis both of Asheville; Ami Roach and husband Sean of Auburn, GA; Donald Fraser Jr. of Arden, Alex Lewis of UNC Chapel Hill, Foster Lewis of Clemmons, NC Heather Hall and husband Jason of Boonesville, NC; and two great-grandchildren, Mackenzie Roach and Zackary Hall. A funeral service will be at 11:00a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue. Burial will follow at Lewis Memorial Park. His family will receive friends from 7:00- 8:30 Wednesday at the funeral home.