Ernest Lewis

Eddie Williams Sr.
January 9, 2013
Florence Roger Pitre
January 9, 2013
Eddie Williams Sr.
January 9, 2013
Florence Roger Pitre
January 9, 2013

Ernest “Big Red” Lewis, 64, a native and resident of Houma, La., died Friday, Dec. 28, 2012.


Mr. Lewis was a truck driver.


He is survived by his sons, El Ray (Debra) and Terry (Nantinda) Baker; stepdaughters, Shena (Keith) Johnson and Nicole Allen; sisters, Helen Harris, Dorothy (Earl) Harding and Doretha (Daniel) Nixon; and brothers, Earl, Willard (Louise), Sam and Edward Lewis.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Bessie Lewis; parents, Helena and Samuel Sr. Lewis; and brothers, Robert, Samuel Jr., Alvin, Joseph, Samuel and James Sr. Lewis.

Burial is at Southdown Cemetery. (Williams & Southall)

Ernest Lewis