RIP Roy "Pop" Lewis

Janice Brooks · Post by **Janice Brooks** » 23 Mar 2004 6:25 pm

Roy "Pop" Lewis, patriarch of the bluegrass/gospel group The Lewis
Family died today, March 23, according to their web site, http://www.thelewisfamilymusic.com/map.html. He was 98 years old.

Pop Lewis was born September 22, 1905. He was preceded in death by his
wife of 77 years, Pauline Holloway Lewis, on February 8, 2003, and by a
son, Mosely, in September, 1935 (at the age of four). He is survived by
seven children: Miggie, Wallace, Esley, Talmadge, Polly, Janis and
Little Roy, all of whom were at one time members of The Lewis Family group.

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 23 Mar 2004 8:32 pm

77 years? Wow! Sounds like he was born married.

Alvin Blaine · Post by **Alvin Blaine** » 24 Mar 2004 5:30 am

I saw the Lewis family at one of the first festivals I went to in Hugo, OK. I think I was about 12 years old.

RIP-POP

Stephen Gambrell · Post by **Stephen Gambrell** » 24 Mar 2004 6:40 pm

I spoke with Little Roy early this morning. He is a picking buddy, lives nearby, and is a good friend. Pop had been very ill for some time, lost a leg a few months ago, and, while he and Little Roy were alone in the room, Pop just stopped breathing, and went home. He was a great old dude, as happy to be talking farming, music, telling jokes and stories about the old days (and he had a MILLION of those!), as he was meeting fans. He will be missed by those of us who had the privilege of knowing, and loving him. And Little Roy said to tell y'all thanks for your prayers, etc.