Funeral service for Mrs. Marilyn Kay Gill Lewis, 48, of Nacogdoches, Texas, will be held on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Laird Funeral Home with Bro. Sonny Scarbrough officiating.
Mrs. Lewis was born on November 30, 1962 in Houston, Texas to Harvey Earl Gill Sr. and Carroll Sue Hamil Gill. She passed away on September 5, 2011 in Galveston, Texas.
Marilyn was a graduate of Central Heights High School and was a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church of Nacogdoches. She enjoyed going to her family’s lake house and boating, water skiing, and tubing. Marilyn loved to go camping, watch movies, and was a fantastic cook. She also loved spending time with her family, friends, and husband, but most of all; she loved being with her grandbabies. They truly meant everything to her. Marilyn was a wonderful mother, wife, daughter, sister and grandmother, and will be greatly missed by all those that knew and loved her.
Marilyn is survived by her husband, Edward Lewis Sr. of Nacogdoches; a son, Edward Lee Lewis Jr. and fiance, Cathy of Nacogdoches; a daughter, Regina Kay Griffith and husband, William of Palestine; parents, Harvey Earl Gill Sr. and Carroll Sue Hamil Gill of Nacogdoches; grandchildren, Delwin Lee Lewis Belcher, Cody Alan Lewis, Dustin Ragaen Griffith, Faith Rosemary Griffith, Edward Lee Lewis III, and Zoey Neveah Lewis; siblings, Sue Lewis (special aunt) of Nacogdoches, Harvey Earl and Jamie Gill Jr. of Nacogdoches, Carol Sue and Scott Spangler of Nacogdoches, Karen Annett and Jeff Rodgers of Nacogdoches, Karen Elizabeth and Kenny Hensley of Nacogdoches, Billy Joe Lewis of Lousiana, Earnest and Jennifer Lewis of Louisiana, Diane and Edward Marshall of Texas, and Wayne Kiliboro of Texas; grandma, Opal Elzada Gill of Nacogdoches, and many loving nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, D.T. Gill; grandparents, Dwight Marven and Mildred Freda Hamil; mother-in-law, Dora B. Lewis; granddaughter, Kelsey Michelle Lewis; uncle, Bookie Gill; aunt, Shirley Sustaita; and sister-in-law, Peggy Hope.
Pallbearers will be Edward Lewis Sr., Edwards Lewis Jr., Billy Lewis, Harvey Earl Gill Jr., Rickey Flanagan and Justin Spangler.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Delwin Lee Lewis Belcher, William Griffith, Jimmy Reeves, Jimmy Joe Sustaita, Earnest Lewis, Blake Webb and Dustin Howard.
Visitation will be held on Friday, September 9, 2011 at Laird Funeral Home from 6 until 8 PM.
Rest in peace.