Lewis, Norma Jean

1938 - 2011  (72 years)

• Name	Lewis, Norma Jean
  		Norma Jean (Lewis) Ames (1938-2011)
  Birth	21 May 1938	Dieterich, Effingham County, Illinois
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	LEWI.N003
  _FGRAVE	64413577
  Death	17 Jan 2011	Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Burial	German Cemetery, Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois
  		Headstone, Ames, Norma and Bud
  Person ID	I48109	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Lewis, Andrew Irl,   b. 9 May 1897, Wheeler, Jasper County, Illinois d. 19 Sep 1964, Illinois (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Gerth, Emelia M.,   b. 1901   d. 1952 (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F18853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ames, Dervillo Paul 'Bud',   b. 21 Sep 1919   d. 25 Mar 1994 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	> 1. Ames, Richard LaVerne,   b. 1 Mar 1942   d. 19 Jan 2002 (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F16700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 May 1938 - Dieterich, Effingham County, Illinois Death - 17 Jan 2011 - Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - German Cemetery, Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Norma Jean Ames of Louisville died at Flora Gardens. She was born in Dieterich, IL the daughter of Andrew Irl & Emelia Gerth Lewis. She married Bervillo Paul "Bud" Ames in April, 1958. He preceded her in death March 24, 1994. She was a laundress for J. C. Petty Co. in Effingham and a member of the VFW in Effingham. Survivors include a daughter, Peggy; four sons Irl, Stephen, Lawrence, & Gilbert; sisters, Lucille Barlow, Marilyn Koester, and Marie Meyer. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son, Richard, sister, Shirley Davis & brothers Albert & Donnie Lewis. Burial was in German Methodist Cemetery, Bible Grove with Neal Funeral Home in charge.

  
  

• Sources

  [S13487] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Ames, Norma and Bud, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21276737), none. (Reliability: 2).