Georgia E. Bowers Lewis

Georgia “Georgie” E. Bowers Lewis, 84, of Holbrook, passed away in her home Monday, June 18, 2018, surrounded by her loving family.
Born September 11, 1933, in Graysville, she is a daughter of the late Ralph and Grace Pearl Parson Bowers.
On September 18, 1948, she married Earl Eugene Lewis, who preceded her in death. Together, they were blessed with seven children, whom they raised in Greene County. Georgia was a resident of Rutan, Center Township, most of her life. She was a member of the former Claylick United Methodist Church. Georgia worked for the former Greenway Manufacturing Co., where she was employed as a seamstress and then at West Greene School District as a cook for 33 years until her retirement in 2003. She enjoyed outdoor activities. She was known for taking excellent care of her livestock. Georgie could often be seen with her cats watching her many hummingbird feeders when she was done with her chores. She was a talented seamstress and crocheter and shared this with her family. She was an avid Steelers fan.
She is survived by seven children, Sharon (Anthony) Vedis of Winnemucca, Nev., Pamela Lewis of Wind Ridge, Norman E. (Jo) Lewis of Graysville; Wendy (James) Helphenstine of Wind Ridge, Vickie (Robert) Chelini of Morenci, Ariz., Connie E. Tennant of Sycamore, Jo Ella (Rick) McClellan of Winnemucca; eleven grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; and a sister, Virginia Thomas, of Spraggs.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Edward, John and Harold Bowers; four sisters, Anna Bowers, Louise Tharp, Erma Kilgore and Freda Deems; and a grandson, Alan Lance Helphenstine.
Friends will be received from 2 to 8 P.M. Thursday in Kesterson-Rush Funeral Home LLC., 3275 West Roy Furman Highway, Rogersville, PA 15359, 724-499-5181. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 22, in the funeral home with Pastor Adam Stokes, officiating. Burial will follow at Rosemont Cemetery, Center Township.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, Pittsburgh Chapter, 1100 Liberty Avenue, Suite E-201, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or at www.alz.org.
View and sign a tribute wall at www.kestersonfh.com.