Mrs. Elizabeth B. Lewis
September 09, 2010
Elizabeth Dandridge Brown Lewis of 1701 Hattie Avenue passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2010, following an extended illness. Elizabeth was born in Charles City County, VA on December 8, 1916 to Sylvanus and Beatrice Webster Brown. She was the first-born and the last remaining of the Brown family of 3 girls and 5 boys. Preceding her in death: Alverta B. Fields, Doris B. Christian, Harrison Brown, Wendell Brown, Thomas Brown, Alfred Brown and Edward Brown.
Elizabeth was a graduate of Virginia State College.She received her Master's Degree from Columbia University and did further study at, Plymouth Teachers College, New Hampshire, and UNCG Woman's College of Greensboro. Elizabeth had been a resident of Winston-Salem since 1938. She was a teacher in the Winston-Salem School System, Kimberley Park Elementary, Paisley High School, Paisley Junior High, and Philo Junior High as a teacher and counselor. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Highland Avenue. She worked diligently with the Women's Service Council of the Church. She was a Charter member of the Sigma Shadows, an Auxiliary of The Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, and a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. She excelled in Bridge and was a member of the Kings and Queens Bridge Club.
Survivors include: 3 nieces, Nina Mae Christian, Wynne R. Elizabeth Brown, Trevonia Brown Gaither, 7 nephews, Arthur I. Christian, Kenneth Christian, Milton Woodward, Wendell H. Brown, Thomas E. Brown, Maceo Brown, and Jamal Fields; one sister-in-law, Geneva Brown. The family extends special thanks to Michelle Benton, Carrie Fitzgerald, and Mary Pauling for their loving care for Mrs. Lewis.
The funeral service will be held at First Baptist Church on Highland Ave. on Thursday, September 16th at 12 noon. The family will meet friends at the church from 11:30 to 12 noon. On Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. September 15th, the family invites friends to drop by Elizabeth's home place at 1701 Hattie Avenue. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Virginia State University at 1 Hayden Dr., Petersburg, VA 23806. Interment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery.
Elizabeth was a graduate of Virginia State College.She received her Master's Degree from Columbia University and did further study at, Plymouth Teachers College, New Hampshire, and UNCG Woman's College of Greensboro. Elizabeth had been a resident of Winston-Salem since 1938. She was a teacher in the Winston-Salem School System, Kimberley Park Elementary, Paisley High School, Paisley Junior High, and Philo Junior High as a teacher and counselor. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Highland Avenue. She worked diligently with the Women's Service Council of the Church. She was a Charter member of the Sigma Shadows, an Auxiliary of The Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, and a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. She excelled in Bridge and was a member of the Kings and Queens Bridge Club.
Survivors include: 3 nieces, Nina Mae Christian, Wynne R. Elizabeth Brown, Trevonia Brown Gaither, 7 nephews, Arthur I. Christian, Kenneth Christian, Milton Woodward, Wendell H. Brown, Thomas E. Brown, Maceo Brown, and Jamal Fields; one sister-in-law, Geneva Brown. The family extends special thanks to Michelle Benton, Carrie Fitzgerald, and Mary Pauling for their loving care for Mrs. Lewis.
The funeral service will be held at First Baptist Church on Highland Ave. on Thursday, September 16th at 12 noon. The family will meet friends at the church from 11:30 to 12 noon. On Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. September 15th, the family invites friends to drop by Elizabeth's home place at 1701 Hattie Avenue. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Virginia State University at 1 Hayden Dr., Petersburg, VA 23806. Interment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery.