Edgar True Lewis

Edgar True Lewis July 21, 1934 - June 25, 2014 Edgar was born on July 21, 1934 to Ottie Sue and Wiona Lewis in Iuka, Mississippi.His middle name “True” was selected simply so that it would rhyme with his twin sister’s name, Ottie Sue, He was affectionately known as “Bubby” to his relatives in Mississippi, and simply “ET” to others. As a young boy, he picked cotton and worked in his Aunt Inez’s garden.It was here he learned the value of hard work, and developed a love for gardening.He had a green thumb and could grow just about anything from beautiful yards, rose bushes, big pots of indoor ivy, and for many years a beautiful vegetable garden in the back yard of the home that he and Margie shared from 1969 till his passing on June 25, 2014, Cumberland Dr. in Mesquite. Ed proudly served his country in the United States Air Force where he spent time in Morocco and often spoke fondly of his time there. He made his way to Dallas after his discharge from the service where he met and married Marjorie Lindsey on August 16, 1957.It was on Ruby Dr. that Ed and Marjorie nested in a neighborhood filled with young families and set about raising their three children, Michael Edward, Sandra Lynn, and Brandon Kyle. And it was on Ruby Dr. in Mesquite, that the friendships forged among several young families that truly lasted a lifetime.Several of these have passed on, but the friendships have endured even to the second generation. Ed moved his family to the home on Cumberland Dr. in 1969 after living briefly in Kansas City.It was in this home that Ed passed away on June 25, 2014. Ed was a jokester, a clown, and a vibrant storyteller by nature. You always knew he was about to tell a colorful joke by the sly grin that would slowly spread across his face. He would tell jokes with the intent of making others laugh, and end up cracking himself up too. His hearty chuckle (and at times, guffaw) could brighten anyone’s day. A lifelong master of mischief, he once covered himself in ketchup like he’d been stabbed and lay down on the living room floor just as Margie was returning from lunch with her girlfriends only to give her the scare of her life. He was still laughing years later. Margie was the great love of his life, but close seconds to her were his love of fishing in his earlier years, and golf in his later years. Ed and Margie’s house on Cumberland Dr. proudly displays some of their great fish catches, both crappie and bass.And the family history includes some great fish stories like the one where Ed lost his fishing pole in the lake despite desperate attempts to retrieve it that day.Two weeks later Margie’s big “catch” was Ed’s fishing pole she had randomly snagged as she made the first cast of her line that day. Outside of the woman he was married to for 57 years, Ed’s biggest love as golf.He practiced and he played, and he was pretty darn good for starting so late in life.He would tell anyone who would listen about the greatest shot he had made that week, and how he was working to improve his swing. Ed loved gospel and bluegrass music passionately, learned to play the banjo in his mid years and found great joy in listening to his favorite music in his later years.In the heat of the day, he could be found in the living room corner, the room dark and cool, sitting beside the computer speakers while bluegrass and gospel music rang through the house. He was loving and kind, and at times he could be stubborn as a mule and headstrong as the wind. But one thing was for certain: he loved God and his family fiercely, and he lived life nobly and honorably. We all mourn his loss, but take comfort and peace in the fact that he’s walking with the Lord right now…hopefully on Heaven’s golfing green about to tee off on his first game. We love you and miss you, Ed—husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend. Rest in peace, and we’ll be seeing you again. Edgar is survived by his wife Marjorie, children Michael, Sandra, Brandon, granddaughters, Ariel, Hannah, and Gabrielle, sister Ottie Sue "Polly" and many nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.