Lawrence Lewark
Posted: April 20, 2014
Lawrence Kenneth Lewark, 93 of Columbus, MS passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at Mississippi State Veterans Home, Kosciusko, MS. Visitation will be Saturday, April 19, 2014 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. Funeral services will follow at 7:00 PM in the Chapel with Dr. Gene Gillis and Dr. Bill Hurt officiating and Lowndes Funeral Home directing. Mr. Lewark was born February 4, 1921 in Clarksburg, West Virginia to the late Eddie and Ethel Cunningham Lewark. He graduated from Victory High School in North View. Mr. Lewark served in the Army Air Corp during WWII flying 36 missions over Germany. He worked at Rolland Glass Company as a young man. Mr. Lewark enjoyed being a Boy Scout leader in Clarksburg for many years. While working full time, he attended Salem College, graduating Magna Cume Laud. Mr. Lewark moved his family to Canton, Ohio while working for Grissum Russell. He later took a position with Babcock & Willcox in Barberton, Ohio. Mr. Lewark was transferred to Babcock & Willcox in Wilmington, N.C. He also worked for Masonite Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Lewark and his wife Naomi retired and moved to Lost Creek, WV, where he was active in the community of Lost Creek. He was a member of Stonewood Alliance Church where he served in many offices and was a current member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Following the death of his wife, Naomi, he moved to the Columbus area to be close to family. In addition to his parents Mr. Lewark is preceded in death by his wife of 64 years-Naomi Yeager Lewark, grandchild-Kenneth Adam Lennon, brothers-Issac Lewark, Frank Lewark and Howard Lewark, sister-Gertrude Lewark, daughter in law-Mary Lewark and son in law-Kenny Lennon. Mr. Lewark is survived by his wife- Claudine Hickey Lewark, Columbus, MS; daughters-Linda(Boyd) Lennon, Millport, AL and Donna Lennon, China Grove, NC; son-Dayton (Liz) Lewark, Lubbock, TX; step daughters-Cathy (Frank) Weathers, Plano, TX and Carolyn (Don)Barnett, Chesapeake, VA; step son-Kurtis (Laurie) Hickey, Columbus, MS; grandchildren-Lawrence Aaron Lewark, Jenny Wren, Lunell Sims, Amanda (Jerry) McCrary and Amy (Bennett) Goodman; great grandchild- Jackie (Chris) Adamson, Shelby Wren, KD Lenn McCrary, Bo McCrary, Dalton Sims, Gage Sims, Kara Goodman, Clayton Goodman, Amber Goodman and Austin Goodman; 6 step grandchildren; 8 step great grandchildren; great great grandchild-Keegan Adamson. In Leiu of flowers send donations to Hispanolia Mountain Ministries, HMM Office, 6530 Dogwood View Pkwy, Jackson, MS 39213 or on line at www.gohmm.org.