Joyce E. Lewis, 76, of Parkersburg, formerly of Newton, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.

Joyce was born September 1, 1939 in Richland County, the daughter of William H. and Elma (Stremme) Combs. She married Donald Vergil Lewis on June 27, 1959 in Olney. He preceded her in death on February 14, 2007.

Joyce enjoyed cooking and watching wild life from her front porch. She took pleasure in helping with the Parkersburg chowder every year. She and her husband, Don, would enjoy their annual trip to Tennessee each year. Joyce loved spending time with her grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren.

She is survived by her son, Terry Lewis and wife Jane of Powell, TN; daughter, Debbie Pittman of Newton, IL; son, Kevin Lewis and wife Kitty of Newton, IL; grandchildren, Becky (Lynn) Dawson of Knoxville, TN, Charles Lewis of LaFollette, TN, Kyle (Jessa) Pittman of Newton, Justin Pittman of Paris, Josh Monroe of Phoenix, AZ, Amber Monroe of Phoenix, AZ, Jason Monroe of Olney, Trina (Jeff) Culter of Yale, IL, Yvonne (Jeff) Kocher of Newton, Alejandro (Sabrina) Garcia of Newton, Heather Demma of Newton; 16 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren; brother, Ron (Cindy) Combs of Olney; brother, Gene (Pat) Combs of Belleville, IL; sister, Sarah (David) Pampe of Terre Haute, IN; and brother-in-law, Charles (Joyce) Lewis of Wheeler, IL.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and daughter, Donna Gail Monroe.

Memorial services at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, IL with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery at Parkersburg, IL.

Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney obituary and photo posted - September 23, 2015