Herbert Clinton Lewis, 79, died May 18, 2014 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born February 27, 1935 in Tulsa, OK, the son of William and Agnes White Lewis. He was a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School, Tulsa, OK. A resident of Hutchinson since 1963, he had been a chef and general manager for Prairie Dunes Country Club and general manager for the Hutchinson Town Club. He had owned Le Lewis Restaurant, McPherson, for six years. He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, the American Culinary Federation, American Academy of Chefs, and Heartland Kidney Network. On December 24, 1961, he married Mildred F. Simpson. She died March 24, 2011.
Survivors include a son, Brad Lewis (Melissa), Hutchinson, 3 daughters, Rhonda Conner (Bob), Newton, Sabrina Gray (Laurence), Atlanta, GA, and Margaret Oliver (Charles), Hutchinson, a brother, Dwight Lewis, Tulsa, OK, a sister, Gwen Street, Tulsa, OK, 7 grandchildren, and 5 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and 8 brothers and sisters.
Mass of Christian burial will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Hutchinson, with Father Joe Eckberg presiding . A Parish rosary will be recited at 10:30 AM Tuesday, also at the church. Burial will be held at 1:00 PM Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson. Visitation will be held 1-9PM Sunday and 9AM to 9PM Monday, with the family receiving friends from 6-8PM that evening, all at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home and Crematory, Hutchinson. Memorials contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the March of Dimes, both in care of the funeral home.