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Terry Kirby Lewis, 61, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Hastings Run at 4:30 am October 25, 2009.  He was born in Clarksburg on May 13, 1948, the son of the late Howard K. and Reba Mae Dodd Lewis. 

He is survived by his wife, Kim Lewis, whom he married December 28, 1999.

Also surviving is one son Michael Terry Lewis and his companion Elizabeth Littleton, Mt. Clare; three daughters, Melinda Kay Lewis of Mt. Clare, Jennifer Nicole Newbrough and her husband Shawn of McWhorter and Cynthia Lee Lewis of Boston, MA; a stepson, Dennis Goodwin, Fairmont; six grandchildren, Ceara Dawn Lewis, Kaden Joe and Kyran Michael Wilson, Kami Nicole Lewis and Tucker Robert and Braxton Nicolas Newbrough; two sisters, Sonnie Norman and her husband Bernard of Chub Run, Mt.Clare, and Becky Lake and her husband Lanny of Clarksburg; and several nieces and nephews.  

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Jack Lewis and an infant brother Gerald Lewis.

 Terry retired from Dominion Hope Gas Company with 33 years of service.  He was a member of the Army National Guard Reserves for twelve years, a Boy Scout Master, a member of the WV National Rifle Team that competed at the National Level as well as a lifetime member of the NRA.  He was also a football official for years and he helped as an active coach with his grandchildren’s  T-Ball Teams.

He was a graduate of Roosevelt-Wilson High School with the Class of 1966.  He loved camping with his family at Big Bear Lake.  He loved being a papaw, teaching his grandchildren how to hunt, fish and spending quality time with them.

Family and friends will be received at Burnside Funeral Home, 607 S. Virginia Avenue, Bridgeport, on Friday from 2-8 pm, where funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, October 31, 2009, at 1:00 pm with Reverend George Bramble presiding.  In honoring Terry’s wishes, cremation will follow the funeral services.

Burnside Funeral Home, Bridgeport

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