John Arnett Lewis

North Myrtle Beach.......John Arnet Lewis, age 84, of Hwy. 17 North, died Sunday, May 20, 2007 at Myrtle Beach Manor. Mr. Lewis was born May 19, 1923 in Little River, the 4th child in a family of nine of the late Alfred Copeland and Essie Viola Jones Lewis. He was a 1941 graduate of Little River Wampee High School and served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946. Mr. Lewis married Mildred Moye of Farmington, NC on June 5, 1947 and they made their home in Little River. In 1952, Mr. Lewis was appointed by Sheriff John Henry to the position of Deputy Sheriff of the Little River area. He resigned from the Sheriff?s Department in 1954 and began his own construction company, Arnet Lewis Construction Company in the Ocean Drive area. Mr. Lewis was owner of Southern Builders Supply on 1st Avenue in North Myrtle Beach. He then ventured solely into the construction aspect and established a new office building for his construction business at 203 North Kings Highway, Tilghman Beach, now known as North Myrtle Beach. In the meantime he had built and moved into a beautiful home in Tilghman Estates. Mr. Lewis retired from the construction business in 1976, he then developed the 2nd Avenue property into a shopping center, Sun Dial Center, which he later sold. He also sold the King?s Highway office which is now the North Myrtle Beach Times office. Mr. Lewis had a very fulfilled life and was extremely dedicated to his church and community. He was a member of the Lions Club, the Rotary Club, the Masons, the Woodmen of the World, was a Shriner and a member of the Advisory Board of NBSC. Mr. Lewis was an avid supporter of the Shriners Hospital, Hospice, The Salvation Army, Meals on Wheels and Clemson IPTAY. He was predeceased by four brothers, Clancy Lewis, Cleo Lewis, Iverson Lewis and A.C. Lewis and three sisters, Naomi Coleman, Reba Brown and Juanita Williams. Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Mildred Moye Lewis of North Myrtle Beach, one sister, Froneze Costner of Charleston and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday at First Baptist Church in North Myrtle Beach with Rev. John Gambrell officiating. Burial will follow in Southeastern Memorial Gardens directed by Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 PM Monday at First Baptist Church in North Myrtle Beach. Memorials may be sent to First Baptist Church Building Fund in North Myrtle Beach, 200 Hwy 17 South, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.

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John Arnett Lewis

May 20, 2007