{"id":1712,"date":"2024-12-18T17:09:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T23:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thexradio3.com\/news\/?p=1712"},"modified":"2024-12-18T17:10:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T23:10:13","slug":"kitty-marleen-lewis-69-of-newton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/obits\/1712-kitty-marleen-lewis-69-of-newton\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitty Marleen Lewis (69) of Newton"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Kitty Marleen Lewis age 69, of Newton, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at her home.<\/p>\n<p>Memorial services to honor and celebrate Kitty\u2019s life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 21, 2024, at the Crain Funeral Home in Newton with Pastor Mike Knepper officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until time of services Saturday in the funeral home.<\/p>\n<p>Kitty was born on July 5, 1955, in Olney, Illinois, the daughter of Howard French and Violet M. Foltz. On December 24, 1997, Kitty married Kevin A. Lewis. He survives. Kitty greatest joy was being a wife, mom and grandma. For Kitty, family, especially her children, came first. She loved family gatherings and taking time for daily talks and texts with her children. Kitty lived her life by faith. She instilled this walk of faith in her children. She taught them to love fiercely, stay faithful, pray daily and always be ready to forgive. The joy and love she shared with her family brought the biggest smile to her face. In her free time, Kitty loved cruising in the car with Kevin, listening to their favorite music and going fishing. She was often the life of the party and loved to make others laugh. Kitty loved animals; she especially had a connection to eagles. Kitty also like to sit out to watch the moon and stars. Kitty was very creative, enjoying macrame and writing poetry. She was a huge fan of Yellowstone on which Rip and Beth were her favorite characters. Her most favorite actor of all time was John Wayne, who she considered to be her role model growing up.<\/p>\n<p>Kitty will be loved and remembered by her husband, Kevin A. Lewis of Newton; son, Alejandro Javier Garcia, wife Karyssa of Newton; daughters, Yvonne M. Kocher, husband Jeff of Newton and Trina M. Culter, husband Jeff of Newton; ten grandchildren, Erin Culter, Ryan Kocher, Marlee Kocher, Isobell Garcia, Alecxavier Garcia, Liam Wernsing, Vaida Garcia, Jeffrey Culter, Toni Culter and Jonathon Culter; four greatgrandchildren, Sophia, Brantley, Scarlett and Sylvia Kocher; brother, Tony Leon French, wife Bonita of Olney and Angie Arleen Butler, husband Tom of Newton and her beloved pets Cooper the dog and Sampson the cat.<\/p>\n<p>Kitty was preceded in death by her father Howard French, mother and step-father Violet and Carl Newlin, grandson Bo Culter.<\/p>\n<p>Memorial gifts in honor of Kitty may be made to Saved by Grace, the Master\u2019s Hands or to the Susan G. 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