Richard Belnap Lewis

RICHARD BELNAP LEWIS

HOOPER - Our loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandpa, Richard Belnap Lewis, passed away at the home of his daughter in Hooper Monday, June 20, 2005 of complications from diabetes and heart disease.
He was born April 9, 1925 in Delta and grew up in Hooper.

He served proudly in the U.S. Navy during WW II in the South Pacific.
On June 18, 1946 he married his sweetheart Florence Taylor in the Salt Lake Temple and just celebrated 59 years together.

He retired from Defense Depot after 35 years of service.

He was an active member of the Hooper 4th Ward and served in the Bishopric, the High Council and loved working in the Ogden Temple. He enjoyed working with the Explorers and Cub Scouts and influenced many lives. He also enjoyed gardening, camping and fishing with family. He and his wife spent the winters in Arizona.

He is survived by his loving wife Florence and his children, Marsha and Randy Felter of Hooper; Connie and Lloyd Noyes of Fillmore; Russell and Janell Lewis and Cathy and Garland Fahrner all of Clearfield. He had 18 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren with two more on the way. A brother Ted and sister Bette survive him.

He was preceded in death by a daughter Trudy, son-in-law Kit Jenkins, brothers, Bill and Jim.
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Roy
5865 South 1900 West
Roy, UT 84067
June 23, 2005
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ServiceHooper 4th Ward
5000 South 5900 West
Hooper, UT 84315
June 24, 2005
11:00 AM
CemeteryHooper Cemetery
5290 South 6300 West
Hooper, UT 84315
June 24, 2005