Helen Martha Harris Lewis was born in Deepwater, Missouri on November 9,1921 and passed away at the Westwood Nursing Center, Clinton, on December 5, 2005 at the age of 84 years and 26 days.

Helen was the daughter of Alfted and Martha Dinning Harris.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Everette Cecil Lewis; her parents, sister, brother and infant daughter.

Helen was a retired School Teacher, Principal and Educational Book Consultant. She traveled throughout many states.

Helen was married to Everette Cecil Lewis on October 10, 1945 in Warsaw, Missouri. To this union seven children were born, Mike, Bill, Jim, Randy, Sue, Jane and an infant daughter who preceded her in death.

In 1951 they moved to Windsor and purchased the "Windsor Review" paper. In 1997 they moved to Clinton. . After Cecil's death in 2002, Helen moved to Westwood Nursing Center.

Helen is survived by her children, Mike Lewis and wife, Bonnie of Florida, Bill Lewis and wife, Sharon of Spring Hill, Kansas, Sue Ridenour and husband John of Clinton, Jane Holt and husband, Richard of Belton, Jim Lewis and wife Barbara of Clinton and Randy Joe Lewis of Warsaw. As well as fifteen grandchildren and thirteen great grand-children, which she adored.

Funeral Services were held at the Vansant-Mills Chapel on Thursday, December 8, 2005 at 11 :00 a.m. with Dr. David Maggi officiating. The musical selections were "The Old Rugged Cross" and "In the Garden" sung by Dick Fleming with Sam Lucas as organist. Casket Bearers were Todd Lewis, Daniel Lewis, Mike Matteson, Richard S. Holt, Antony Holt and Brian White.

Interment was in the Clinton Memory Gardens Cemetery, Clinton, under the direction of Vansant-Mills Funeral Horne of Clinton.