Melvin Lee Lewis, age 75, of Fisk, Missouri, died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022 at Broseley, Missouri.
Mr. Lewis was born July 18, 1947 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, son of the late Martin D. and Stella Faye Lewis. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He was a lifelong farmer and enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. He also enjoyed working on old tractors and cars and making sure he and his grandchildren had a tractor to drive in parades. He was a member of the Fisk Presbyterian Church.
On Sept. 14, 1968 he married his childhood sweetheart Darlene Kirk. She survives. Also surviving are one son: Lee (Denise) Lewis of Fisk; one daughter: Melanie (Steve) Rommel of Poplar Bluff; three grandchildren: Kylee Lewis, Carter Lewis and Rachel Rommel and one aunt: Mary James of Blytheville, Arkansas.
Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Fisk. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Jim Sanders officiating. Burial will be in Brown Chapel Cemetery at Broseley.
The family requests memorials be given to The Twin Rivers FFA or the Fisk Presbyterian Church.
Condolences: www.whitesandersfuneralhome.com.