Wilbur James Lewis
September 6, 1933 ~ October 22, 2022
Wilbur James Lewis, 89, of Wichita, KS, died Saturday evening October 22, 2022, at St. Francis Medical Center after a long battle with vascular dementia.Born September 6, 1933 in Indiana, PA, Wilbur spent his younger years in south central Pennsylvania. Wilbur had one brother, Richard, however Richard died of leukemia when he was only six. Wilbur and his parents moved to Morgantown, WV where he went to middle and high school. He married Marie Miller in 1952 and soon moved to Detroit, MI and then to Wichita, KS where they raised their two sons. Wilbur married his second wife, Shirley Skinner in March of 1985. They were married for 28 years until Shirley passed in 2013. More recently Wilbur had reconnected with his first wife Marie until her passing in 2021. They enjoyed reminiscing and spending time with the grandchildren and great-grandchildren.Wilbur is survived by his two sons, Jeff Lewis of Mission KS, and Doug Lewis of Winfield KS; three grandsons, Cameron Gibbs of Grandview MO, Brandon Lewis of Wichita, and Chad Lewis of Winfield; three great-grandchildren, and a niece.Private Family Services.
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We did not meet Wilbur until we moved my Mom into Regent Park Assisted Living. He lived down the hall from her. She was convinced that Wilbur was related to us, because his last name was Lewis and we had Lewis’s in our family. Of course we were not related, but Wilbur was one of the first people me met. We loved talking with him everytime we saw him. After you moved him to memory care, we continuded to vist with him. He told us he wanted to be able to go outside. So now he can and he can go where ever he wants. We are sorry for your loss. We will miss him. May he RIP.
Kenny and Brenda Church