Grace I. Lewis

Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 A.M. at the Hopeville Cemetery in Clarke County. Memorials may be directed to the Hopeville Cemetery.
Grace Irene Lewis, the daughter of Edward and Mary Ellen (Smock) Beaman, was born on December 29, 1908, near Hopeville, in Clarke County, Iowa. Grace entered eternal rest at the Afton Care Center, Afton, Iowa, at the age of ninety-eight years, four months, and eighteen days.
Grace lived in the Afton area most of her life. Grace married Carl Jennings; he passed away in 1936. Grace also married Merle Lewis; and he passed away in September, 1991. As a young adult, she taught school in Hopeville as a substitute for a few years. She then worked for Armours in Creston for several years and various jobs thoughout her life. She moved to the Afton Care Center in November of 2002.
Left to mourn Graces passing are her children: Darrell (wife Patricia) Jennings, Decatur City, IA; Luetta Klos, Afton; Mary Lou Crouse, Council Bluffs, IA; Earla (husband Kenneth) Clark, Afton, IA; Donald (wife Linda) Jennings, Lorimor; Merlene (husband Clifford) Rynearson, Lorimor, IA; her brother: Cecil Beaman, Creston; her sister-in-law: Lucille Beaman, Arispe, IA; Thirteen Grandchildren; Twenty-three Great-Grandchildren; Seventeen Great-Great-Grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Preceding Grace in death were her Parents; both husbands; Son: Richard Jennings; Five Grandchildren: Harvey Van Heeswyk, Jr.; Dale Welcher, Rick Clark, Randy Clark and Robert Clark; Brother: Owen Beaman; Sister-in-law: Effie Beaman; and two Sons-in-law: Norman Crouse and Robert Klos.