Phillipa Lewis

SANTA ROSA - Phillipa Lewis, 71, died May 28, 2008 at the Archie Hendricks skilled nursing home.


The funeral will begin at 4 p.m. Monday at Santa Rosa Presbyterian Church. Pastors Irving Terry and Leland Conway will officiate. The wake will follow at 5 p.m. at the Lewis home. The graveside service will be at 5 a.m. Tuesday in San Francisco Cemetery.

Mrs. Lewis was born Feb. 5, 1937 in San Miguel and was a daughter of Edward and Molly Liston. She was a nurse and worked at the old Hoemako Hospital in Casa Grande and for the Public Health Service in Sells. She enjoyed singing and music in general. She was strong in her religious faith and loved her family.

Survivors include five children, Sheila Johnson of Santa Rosa, Glenn Lewis of Ventana, Loretta and Beverly Lewis and Fernando Lewis Jr., all of Santa Rosa; a brother, Stanley Liston of Santa Rosa; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fernando Lewis Sr.

J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel is in charge of arrangements.