ARTHUR J. (AJ) LEWIS

Funeral services for Arthur J. (AJ) Lewis, age 76, were held on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at 11 a.m., at Bowers Funeral Home in Teague. Bro. Carl Clark officiated followed with interment services at Dew Cemetery.

Visitation was held on Friday with the family present at the funeral home.

Mr. Lewis passed away peacefully at his home in Lanely with his grandson’s, Scooter and William, by his side.

He was born at home in Waldo, Arkansas, on July 7, 1943.AJ grew up in Arkansas and quit school in the ninth grade to help his father on the farm. He married Ann Cobb on July 27, 1961, and they shared over fifty-eight years of marriage together. They made their home in Dallas, and he owned and operated AJ Excavating in Lancaster for several years as well as owning a few gas-station stores and a mowing business.AJ bought some acreage in Lanely in 1979 and used it primarily as deer hunting property until his retirement in 2008, when he moved to his ranch. He loved bluegrass music and helped create the Plum Creek Bluegrass Festival. AJ also enjoyed John Deere tractors, raising watermelons and living the farm life.

He is survived by his wife, Ann L.Lewis; one son, Arthur J. Lewis Jr; one daughter, Tammy D. Wright and husband George William Jr., all of Lanely; five grandchildren, Scooter Wright, Jonathan Lewis and fiancé Sydney Alexander, Jacob Lewis and Ashleah Shaw, Nikki Wright, and William Wright; two great-grandchildren, Arayley Kay Wright and Brooklyn Danielle Lewis; one sister, Laverne Bolten and husband Terry of Magnolia Arkansas; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

AJ was preceded in death by one daughter, Susie Lewis; his parents, Frank and Alta Belle Lewis; two brothers, Robert Lewis and Joe Lewis; two sisters, Nelle Lewis and Ivy Lewis and one granddaughter Brittany Wright.

The family request memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, at 501 St. Jude Pl, Memphis, TN 38105 or online at www.stjude.org.

Please visit our website at www.bowersfuneralhome.net to sign the memorial guestbook or to leave a message for the family.

Bowers Funeral Home

900 U.S. Hwy 84 West

Teague, Texas 75860

254-739-2511