Daisy Dwan Lewis

Daisy Dwan Garner Lewis (Mrs. J. B. Lewis), age 88, died Tuesday, March 22. Dwan was born in her beloved Salt Gap, Texas on March 31, 1927 to Bill and Merle Garner. All of her earliest and most cherished memories involved Salt Gap which in her childhood and school years was full of activity. She attended Melvin High School during the years of World War II and was a graduate of the class of 1945. She always wanted to be a nurse and after graduation, she immediately began her nursing career at Brady Hospital in the old "candy striper" program. Later, she was a 1957 graduate of the LVN program at Brady Hospital....she retired from her nursing career in 1985 ...she had spent most of those years as a surgical assistant. She married J. B. Lewis in Camp San Saba on the front porch of Judge Marion Deans on Dec. 14, 1945 after J. B. had returned from World War II. Following a short term in the Air Force, they returned to Salt Gap temporarily to try their hand at farming. They finally moved to Brady in 1951. She was blessed with three boys; Marion Dean (1947), Royce (1950), and Johnny (1951)...all were graduates of Abilene Christian University. She would tell you that most of their married life was spent either at church or a ballgame somewhere, and I think that would be correct. She and J. B. loved sports...it is hard to imagine anyone who attended more Brady High School athletic contests than the two of them. Even in these last years when she was widowed and unable to attend the contests, she would have her ear next to the radio listening to every happening. She loved the Brady High School radio sports announcers, and they would actually talk to her on the radio because they knew she was listening. She was a longtime member of the Sunset Ridge Church of Christ, and it was her life, especially as she got older. To her and J. B., this congregation was truly and quite literally their family. She is survived by her 3 sons and her daughter-in-laws: Marion Dean and Ann of Stephenville, Royce and Mary Beth of Brady, and John and Jill of Abilene. There were 7 grandchildren: Ben Lewis, Ryan Lewis, Blake Lewis, and Dean Lewis of Abilene; Bethany Lewis of Dallas; Lauren Reichenau and Stanley Lewis of Houston. There were 8 great grandchildren: Braden Lewis and Camden Lewis of Abilene, Jacob Lewis and Luke Lewis of Abilene, Rylan Reichenau, Landry Reichenau, and Austin Reichenau of Houston; and Lane Lewis of China Springs. In lieu of flowers, donations would greatly be appreciated to the Heart of Texas Bible Camp, Box 830, Brady, Texas. Dwan spent many years of her life giving service out there, and she'll love you from Heaven for the donation.

Daisy Dwan Lewis

March 31, 1927 - March 22, 2016