Sterling White Lewis' Obituary
Sterling White Lewis, born August 20, 1928 in Marion, Utah, son of Gilbert Blood & Pearl White Lewis, passed away peacefully with his family surrounding him on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 in Taylorsville, Utah from causes incident to age. He grew up on his family’s dairy farm located between Kamas and Oakley where he loved to explore, hunt and fish in the nearby Uinta Mountains, a passion he kept all his life. He served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Southern States Mission (Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia). Sterling married Margaret Jeannine Campbell on April 8, 1955 in the Salt Lake City Utah Temple and raised her three children along with the five children they had together in Murray, Utah. They were divorced in 1981. He married Sharon Carlson on January 30, 1994 and they were recently divorced. Sterling worked for many years delivering milk for Highland Dairy, a Co-Op company that his father with partners founded. In 1980, he managed a private fish farm in the Targhee Valley Idaho, near the Wyoming border. He performed all the work by himself and became an expert fish farmer, raising trout from egg to adult and delivering them to the consumer. He was a passionate gardener, growing vegetables and fruits like no one else could and gave away a good share of his produce. Sterling was an expert machine repairman and could fix anything. He was deeply devoted to the gospel of Jesus Christ holding many church positions including serving in the Jordan River Temple. He could quote from memory numerous scriptures and died with a firm testimony of Jesus Christ. He is survived by his 97 year old sister, Beverly Young of Utah and his younger brother Kent Lewis of Utah; step daughters, Shandra Oliver (Daniel) of Iowa, Sheila Somerville of Oregon, Aleta Kim Lawton of Louisiana; children Tim S. Lewis of Utah, Ann Lewis Plant (Terry M.) of Utah, Terry D. Lewis (Connie G.) of Utah, and Lisa Lewis Roblyer (E. Adam) of Utah and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brothers Lynn Lewis and Sherald Lewis, his ex-wife and mother of all of his children, Jeannine Campbell (Kiser Lewis) Gilligan and his youngest son David Hyrum Lewis. A viewing will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 10:00 am with funeral service to follow at 11:00 am, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel located at 3038 North State Road 32, Marion, Utah. Interment will follow immediately after the funeral services at the Marion Cemetery, 711 East 2700 North, Marion, Utah. The family wishes to thank both Bristol Hospice and the Golden Living Center in Taylorsville for their compassionate care and service for Sterling.
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