Ouida C Lewis

She was married to Spencer R. Lewis on Jan. 24, 1947. They were married 53 years until his death in 2000.

Ouida worked for the U.S. Army and the United Nations as a clerk-typist, and as an office manager for a neighborhood medical clinic in Grand Prairie for many years.

She was a longtime member of the Grand Prairie Garden Club, and had a passion for horticulture and genealogy.

She is survived by daughter Leigh Lewis Barr of Brownwood, Texas; son Jay B. Lewis and daughter Melissa Connelly, both of Austin; grandsons Alistair Lewis of Austin and Chance Barr of Early; grand-daughter Marilyn Connelly of Austin; great-grandsons Korbin Barr of Early, and Jack Lewis and Samuel Lewis, both of Austin; great-granddaughters Jensen Barr of Early and Julia Lewis of Austin; and niece Pama Monfries of Austin, as well as several other nieces and nephews.

Memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 4, in the First Baptist Church of Grand Prairie, where she was a lifelong member.

PALLBEARERS

Jay Lewis, Active

Alistair Lewis, Active

Chance Barr, Active

Korbin Barr, Active

Jim Connelly, Active

Luke Monfries, Active