The Celebration of Life for Mr. Ernest “Monk”, Lewis, 66, of Rapid City, SD, will be Saturday, April 27th, 2019 at 2 pm at the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church.
Rites of Christian Burial will follow in Hollywood Community Cemetery under the direction of Sparrow Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 1 until 2pm at the church.
An Orange native, he attended Stark High School, resided in Rapid City, SD a number of years, and was employed as a salesman.
He departed this life to be with the Lord Friday, April 12th, 2019.
He was preceded in death by his mom and father, Myrtle Thomas Lewis and Lloyd Lewis, oldest sister, Martha Herod, brothers, Lloyd Lewis, Jr, Raymond Lewis, Wilford Lewis, daughter, Artrevia Washington, son, Sterling Lewis, mother-in-law, Willie B. Funchess, sister-in-law, Janice Funchess, and second wife, Patricia Lewis.
“Monk” leaves to cherish his memories his wife, Marilyn Lewis, mother of his children, Edna Marie Lopez, sister, Mable Woodfork, children, Lafayette Washington (Monica), Terri Davenport (Kareem), Odell Washington, Robert Washington (Jessica), O.B. Washington (Rachel), Doron Bell, Yolanda Lewis, Ernest “Lil Monk” Lewis, Jr., Edwina Lewis, Kenneth Lewis, Josie Lewis, Mattice Lewis, Marjorie Lewis, Kenya Ray Robinson, Kaywanna Largin, Winfred Brewer, Aaron Williams, Timothy Allen, and a host of grandchildren (32) and great grandchildren (14).
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