George Hilery Lewis Jr

April 14, 1925 - March 31, 2017

George Hilery Lewis, Jr, 91, of Bedias, TX; passed away on March 31, 2017 in Bedias, TX. Visitation will be held Friday April 7th at Day Funeral Home Chapel in Madisonville, TX from 5-7PM. Funeral services are scheduled for 2PM Saturday; April 8th at Shiloh Baptist Church in Bedias, TX with the burial to follow at Pankey Cemetery in Bedias, TX. Blane Trant will officiate. George was born on April 14th 1925 in Bedias, TX to George and Bessie Lee (Freeman) Lewis, Sr. George was preceded in death by his parents and his half-brother Harvey Hubler. George entered The United States Navy in 1943, trained in Corpus Christi, TX, served in the Southwest Pacific and was honorably discharged in 1945. He re-enlisted in 1946 and served honorably to 1950 when he was again discharged. During this time, he was awarded the following medals: the Navy Good Conduct Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the Japanese Occupation Service Medal, and the China Service Medal. George is survived by his wife, Ferol Jeannine (Jefferson) Lewis; his children, George Wayne Lewis, John Patrick Lewis and wife Cindy, Cynthia Trant and husband James Ray, and Harold Lewis and wife Cindy; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and a host of other loving relatives. Serving as pallbearers are: Robert White, Seth Lewis, Jason Trant, Jeffrey Trant, Mike McKown, and Dennis Klecka and serving as an honorary pallbearer is: Steve Biggs. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Pankey Cemetery Association.