Charles Jarvis Lewis Jr.

COLEBROOK, NH—Mr. Charles Jarvis Lewis, Jr., 94, of Colebrook, passed away on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018, at the Jack Byrnes Center in Lebanon, NH, with his family by his side. He was born on Nov. 21, 1923, in Willimantic, Conn., a son to the late Charles J. and Sophia (Slowick) Lewis. Jarvis was a 1942 graduate of Colebrook Academy. He briefly attended UNH in 1942, and enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve, but was called to active duty in 1943. His duty stations included tours in the Philippines and the European theater during World War II. After the war, he again entered the reserve force of the Army until 1955 when he was called back to active duty. He continued in the service, working for the Army Security Agency until 1960. He later worked as a petroleum storage specialist for the service supply battalion and served two tours of duty in Vietnam. He was awarded the Bronze Star in 1971. Jarvis completed his military service at Ft. Devens in Massachusetts, and retired from the Army as a Master Sergeant in 1972. After his retirement, Jarvis returned to his home in Colebrook and worked for a time for Linwood Purrington, the Beecher Falls Division of Ethan Allen, and for the Island Pond Ethan Allen plant as an engineer. For 14 years, he also was a golf course ranger at The Balsams. Jarvis was a 70-year member and Past Master of Evening Star Lodge #37, F.&A.M., and he was a well-known member with impressive and extensive credentials in all of the appendant bodies of Freemasonry in New England, holding every position available at one time or another. These bodies include the York and Scottish Rites, the Knights Templar, the Shriners, and the Order of the Eastern Star. He was a long-time local and district leader of the Boy Scouts of America, and he was a Past Commander of the Geo. L. O’Neil Post #62 of the American Legion. Jarvis was also a member of the Monadnock Congregational Church. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Miyo (Tomari) Lewis of Colebrook; two daughters, Tami Lynda Lewis (Bruce) of Hickory, NC; Sophia Kana Lewis (Tom) of White River Junction, Vt.; two brothers, David ‘Ed’ Lewis (Dorothy) of Colebrook, and Palmer Lewis (Ruth) of Colebrook; a sister, Lynda Biron (James) of Colebrook; five grandchildren Christopher (Jessi) Carbee, Spencer (Kaitlyn) Lewis, A.J. (Channing) DeZayas, Abigail (Collin) Craig, and Preston Lewis; three great-grandchildren, Alicia Carbee, Eloise Lewis and Airi DeZayas; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Jarvis is predeceased by two brothers, Harold S. Lewis and Darwin “Buddy” Lewis, and a sister, Patricia Ann Lewis. Calling hours will be on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook. A funeral service, and a Masonic Lodge of Sorrow, will be held the next morning, Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 11 a.m. at the Monadnock Congregational Church in Colebrook. Interment with military honors will immediately follow in the Colebrook Village Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mr. Lewis may be made to Evening Star Lodge #37, P.O. Box 314, Colebrook, NH 03576. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.

Charles Jarvis Lewis Jr.

November 21, 1923 - August 6, 2018