Roy Lewis

BELL CITY, Mo. -- Roy "Sparky" David Lewis, 88, of Bell City passed away Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. at his home.

He was born Oct. 5, 1931, in Bell City, the son of Jeff and Gertie DeLay Lewis.

Sparky had worked as a parts manager at DeLay Brothers Implement in Bell City. He had also worked as a union laborer through the Local No. 1104. In his later years, he often baled hay with Leamond Tropf. He was an avid gardener, growing huge vegetables. He loved working in his yard, especially mowing with his zero-turn mower. He always enjoyed going to the coffee shop to talk with his friends.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving in the Korean War. In September 2018, he went on the Veterans Honor Tour of Washington, D.C.

Sparky and Dorthy Gromer were united in marriage Dec. 17, 1953, at Swinton, Missouri, and she survives of the home.

Survivors include his wife, Dorthy Lewis; two sons, David (Betty) Lewis of Bell City and Scotty (Ruth Ann) Lewis of Greenbrier, Missouri; two daughters, Marsha (Mike) Brown of Nashville, Tennessee, and Daronda (Donald) Stovall of Bell City; four grandsons, Josh (Lindsey) Stovall of Bell City, Ryan (Christina) Lewis of Bell City, Jared (Victoria) Brown of Oklahoma City and Josiah (Ashtyn) Stovall of Swinton; three granddaughters, Kara (Michael) Britton of Nashville, Becky (Charlie) Probst of Greenbrier and Crystal Gunn of Meridian, Mississippi; 14 great-grandchildren, Isabella, Emery, Waylon, Carson, Conner, Jackson, Derek, Zack, Braylon, DeLaney, Camden, Andrew, Carolina and Parker; a great-granddaughter to arrive in June; a brother, Odis (Ann) Lewis of Poplar Bluff, Missouri; a sister, Janette (Hollis) Patterson of Jackson; and also many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his big brother, Herbert Lewis, in November 1977.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 8:00 p.m. today at Morgan Funeral Home in Advance, Missouri.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the chapel, with the Rev. Sue Welborn officiating. Burial will follow at Morgan Memorial Park in Advance, with full military rites.