- Date Of Birth: October 24, 1926
- Date Of Death: September 13, 2018
- State: North Carolina
Joseph Earl “Tony” Lewis, 91, of New London passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 13, 2018.
Born October 24, 1926 in Bennettsville, S.C., he was the son of the late Whiteford Lafayette Lewis and Betty Sweatt Lewis. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Alene Fryar Lewis; two brothers, Burch Lewis and George Lewis, and three sisters, Margaret Lewis Driggers, Mary Lewis, and Zena “Malloy” Lewis McDaniel.
Tony enlisted in the Navy at the age of 17. A World War II veteran, he served aboard the U.S.S. Haraden and earned a Purple Heart after surviving a Japanese kamikaze attack on the ship.
Survivors include his son, Joseph Earl Lewis Jr. of Monroe; granddaughter, Jessica Ella Lewis and grandson, Daniel Joseph Lewis, both of New London.
