Ruth Irene Griffith Lewis, 97, resident of Columbia and former resident of El Dorado, Arkansas, died Saturday, May 28, 2022 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care.
Born June 30, 1924 in Union County, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late Robert “Bob” Griffith and the late Elizabeth Cook Griffith.
Mrs. Lewis was a self-employed beautician for 45 years in El Dorado before retiring and relocating to Columbia to live with her daughter. She formerly enjoyed cooking, sewing, quilting, and embroidering. Mrs. Lewis was a member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church in El Dorado, Arkansas and attended Viola Baptist Church in Columbia.
Survivors include her daughter, Mary Clark of Columbia; grandchildren, Christie Masterson of Chattanooga; Marty (Meg) Mason of Spearsville, Louisiana; Tina Mason of Columbia; John Clark of Nashville; eleven great-grandchildren, six great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews, including her niece that she reared, Janice Smith of El Dorado, Arkansas and her daughter, Devin Smith.
She was preceded in death by her husbands; John Lee Rogers, Clegg Chisholm, and Warren Lewis; twelve siblings; two great-grandsons; and son-in-law, Jim Clark.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 4:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Mylen Coble officiating. Burial will follow in Brown Cemetery in El Dorado, Arkansas on Saturday, June 4, 2022. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 3:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home.
Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com.
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