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Carolyn Barbara LewisAugust 19, 1939 - July 03, 2015 A keen eye for evaluating the needs of othersCarolyn (Carrie) Barbara Lewis was born August 19, 1939 to Roger Lewis and Shirley Smith Lewis in Marshall, MI. She passed away from leukemia peacefully at home in Mount Vernon, WA with her wife, Barbara Cheyney, by her side on July 3, 2015. She graduated from Bronson Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Kalamazoo, MI. She practiced as an RN at University of WA Medical Center, Northwest Hospital, and Group Health Lynnwood Clinic where she worked for 24 years before retiring. She was proud to have worked with the development of the first long-term hemodialysis program at the University of WA Medical Center Clinical Research Center. Carrie and Barbara Cheyney spent 47 years together and married on 12-28-13. They lived in the Stonebridge development in Mount Vernon for the past 12 years. Carrie was a committed Christian, loving, caring, empathetic, lover of animals (cats!), and lover of books. She had a keen eye for evaluating the needs of others. She loved children and sponsored children through World Vision International for 50 years. Carrie is survived by her sister, Marty Lewis, in Okemos, MI and a cousin, Robin Smith Cutsinger, in Fort Myers, FL. She was preceded in death by her parents, aunt Ann Smith, uncle Don Lewis, and maternal and paternal grandparents. Funeral InformationA memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 25 at 3:00pm at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon WA. Her ashes will be scattered per her desire. Memorials may be made to World Vision or St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Mount Vernon. |
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