Deacon Lawrence Roosevelt Lewis,89, of the James City Community and Ernul Community was called to rest on Saturday, February 28, 2026.

Service arrangements are pending at the New Bern Eastern Missionary Baptist Association Headquarters 885 Highway 306 N Grantsboro. The Interment will follow at the Tabernacle M. B. Church Cemetery 4399 Hwy. 17 S, New Bern.

He is survived by his sons, Milton Lewis, Columbus, GA and Anthony Lewis and daughter-in-law, Ashlee, Ernul, NC; two daughters, Debra Lewis Adams, New Bern and Denise Chisholm of Killeen, TX; two sisters, Phyllis Graves, Alberta, VA and Iris Lewis, Philadelphia, PA; thirteen grandchildren and great-grandchildren.