Marvin Shaw “Turkey Man” LEWIS, Sr.^[1]

1931 - 2010  (78 years)

• Name	Marvin Shaw “Turkey Man” LEWIS  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	13 Jun 1931	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [5, 8]
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Laurinburg, North Carolina at death- he had additional 2 granddaughters- Ashley Holman and Bryttney Conklin- who are their parents? Marvin and Carlisle married sisters. jkh MARVIN S. LEWIS Sr. LAURINBURG, N.C. - Marvin Shaw "Turkey Man" Lewis Sr., 78, of Purcell Road, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Laurel Hill Baptist Church officiated by Don Malpass. Burial will follow in Hillside Memorial Park. He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Frances Newman Lewis; a son, Doug Lewis and wife, Connie, of Cape Carteret; two daughters, Josie Cunningham and husband, Phil, and Pandy Munger and husband, James, of Laurinburg; a daughter-in-law, Gay Averitt Lewis of Laurinburg; a sister, Marie Ard Hansen and husband, Carl, of Sumter; a brother, Robert "Bobby" Lewis of Batesburg; nine grandchildren, Douglas Lewis, Miranda Moore, Shaw Lewis III, Diana Graves, Myles Johnson, Amanda Cunningham, Ashley Holman, Philip Cunningham and Bryttney Conklin; and four great-grandchildren, Kolton Graves, Natalie Johnson, Joshua Lewis and Jack Lewis. He was preceded in death by a son, Marvin Shaw Lewis Jr., in December 2009. Born June 13, 1931, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Charles H. and Lori Ardis Lewis. He was employed with Libby Owens Ford Glass for 20 years before retiring in 1993 and then for 10 years he worked with his late son, Shaw, in turkey farming until his retirement in October, 2009. An active member of Laurel Hill Baptist Church for 35 years, he served as a deacon, choir member and Sunday school teacher. Marvin will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. He loved working on the farm, going to church, taking family vacations, and was a great encourager and follower of Christ. He also loved listening to Christian music. Memorials may be made to the building fund of Laurel Hill Baptist Church, P.O. Box 367, Laurel Hill, NC 28351 or Hospice of Scotland County, P.O. Box 1033, Laurinburg, NC 28353. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at McDougald Funeral Home and Crematorium in Laurinburg. A memorial register is at www.McDougald.com.  [1, 6, 7, 8]
  _UID	5BD5C027CF484E7FAE45C4202B5B46771540
  Death	2 Mar 2010	at his home
  Burial	5 Mar 2010	Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter County, South Carolina   [8]
  	McDougald Funeral Home & Crematorium, Laurinburg, South Carolina
  Person ID	I703	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Charles Haynsworth “Charlie” LEWIS,   b. 1 Mar 1895, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 8 May 1940, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Lorie ARDIS,   b. 7 Oct 1903, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 8 Feb 1989, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	14 Apr 1921	Sumter County, South Carolina   [9]
  _UID	FC7B447D35AF4841AA0E68B4565F9F14E18D
  _UID	FC7B447D35AF4841AA0E68B4565F9F14E18D
  Family ID	F159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Marvin Shaw “Shaw” LEWIS, Jr.,   b. 5 Sep 1951, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 5 Dec 2009 (Age 58 years)   2. Douglas Durrant “Doug” LEWIS, Sr.   3. Josie LEWIS   4. Pandy LEWIS
  Family ID	F5534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2010

  
  

• Notes

  Marvin lived in Laurinburg, NC at the time of the obituary. [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S27852] Billy L. Newman. [S3553] James M. Newman Sr. [S440] Ethel L. Kelly. [S8230] Bertha Ann Ridgeway. [S846] James Belton Newman and Esther Gupton Newman, page 33. [S11740] Louise L. Lewis. [S13215] Marvin S. Lewis Jr. [S13956] Marvin S. Lewis Sr. [S2575] page 48.