Funeral Services for Shirley Fay Hilley Steinman Lewis will be Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at 11:00 AM in the Heartland Funeral Chapel Early, Texas. Interment will follow at Priddy Cemetery, Priddy, Texas.
Visitation will be Tuesday from 6-8 PM at Heartland Funeral Home. Mrs. Lewis passed away Saturday in Decatur, Texas.
She was born November 7, 1920 in Comanche County at Sidney, Texas to John and Eula Chambers Hilley. Shirley was a member of the Jehovah’s Witness and a longtime member of the Brownwood congregation.
After moving to Decatur she became a member of the Decatur congregation. She loved her family dearly, enjoying taking care of others, family gatherings, quilting, picking up pecans in her yard, and going to garage sales. Most of all she loved sharing God’s message. Shirely was married to Louis “Pete” Steinman July 8, 1938 in Comanche County, he passed away February 14, 1984. She later married Wilford Lewis January 16, 1993 he passed away January 16, 2007.
She is survived by; a brother James Marion “J.M.” Hilley, son-in-law Walter Schlee, daughter-in-law Wanda Steinman, step sons; Ray Lewis, Steve Lewis, and Nathan Lewis, a step daughter Ellen Tieking. She is also survived by her grandchildren; Donna and husband Jerry Shipman, Mark and wife Helen Schlee, Warren Schlee, Rebecca Ellen Harris, Roger and wife Deanann Steinman, Paulette-Steinman-Gish, and Louis Steinman, 10 great-grandchildren, 3 great, great-grandchildren, her cherished brothers and sister-in-laws in the Steinman family, many nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Shirley is preceded in death by her parents, daughter Lavoy Ann Schlee, son Alton Glenn Steinman, her first husband Louis “Pete” Steinman and her second husband Wilford Lewis, 4 brothers, and 2 sisters.
Heartland Funeral Home Early, Texas is in charge of arrangements.
