WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
JERRY BERNELL LEWIS
(businessman, Utah transportation commissioner,
county commissioner, bishop, stake president)
BIOGRAPHY
Jerry Bernell Lewis was born in Spanish Fork, Utah on August 6, 1933. He spent his early life in Kanab.Catherine "Katie" Eugenia Whiting was born in Los Angles, California on May 14, 1936.
Jerry married Katie on 3/29/1952 in the St. George Temple.
In 1969, the Lewis family decided to open an extension of the Kanab-based Lewis Meats business in St. George
with Jerry and his brother Pat Lewis managing Lewis Meats.
In 1980, Jerry, with his son-in-law, Omar Mathews, started L & M General Engineering and Construction
Company and actively ran it for many years. In 1988, Jerry sold all of his interest in Lewis Meats to his younger
brother Pat Lewis.
On Jan. 4, 1976, the 4th, 7th, and 9th LDS wards were divided to create the 12th Ward and Jerry was called to
be the bishop of the 12th Ward. Jerry was released as bishop in November 1982. He then served as stake
president in the St. George East Stake from January 1984 to January 1993.
In 1976, Jerry ran for Washington County Commissioner and won. He served as a county commissioner from
1977 to 1999. During that time, he served 12 years as chairman of the commission.
Katie died in Washington on May 17, 2006. She was buried on May 20 in the St. George City Cemetery.
After the death of Katie, Jerry married Nellie Whiting in 2007.
Jerry died in St. George on December 15, 2022. He was buried on December 20 in the
St. George City Cemetery.
FAMILY
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Jerry's Parents and Siblings:
Harold Bernell Lewis Elva Lewis Jerry Bernell Lewis Patric Robert Lewis Judy Lewis Kathleen Lewis |
(6/25/1912-3/5/1985) (married 1/21/1933) (11/4/1911-1/9/1992) (8/6/1933-12/15/2022) (married Catherine Eugenia Whiting and Nellie Whiting) (8/4/1947-4/20/2022) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Glade Hurst) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Martin Franson) |
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Katie's Parents and Siblings: Ralph Eugene Whiting Nellie Eliza Priestley Whiting John Lamar Whiting Donald Priestley Whiting Catherine Eugenia Whiting Ralph Edwin Whiting Rodney Whiting Nellie Whiting |
(xx/xx/1891-xx/xx/1979) (married 8/11/1933) (xx/xx/1909-xx/xx/1982) (xx/xx/1933-xx/xx/2008) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1934-xx/xx/1993) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (5/14/1936-5/17/2006) (married Jerry Bernell Lewis) (xx/xx/1937-xx/xx/1937) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Jerry Bernell Lewis) |
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Nellie's Parents and Siblings: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married xx/xx/xxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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First Wife and Children: Catherine Eugenia Whiting Lewis Kay Jean Lewis Lynn Lewis Wanda Lewis Sharee Lewis Jeff Lewis |
(5/14/1936-5/17/2006) (married 3/29/1952) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Omar Mathews) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Mary Lue Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Loren Webb) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Rachel Xxxxxxxx) |
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Second Wife: Nellie Whiting Lewis |
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married xx/xx/2007) |
PHOTOS
TBDREFERENCES
FamilySearch entry for Jerry Bernell LewisObituary for Jerry Bernell Lewis
Find-A-Grave entry for Jerry Bernell Lewis
FamilySearch entry for Catherine Eugenia Whiting
Obituary for Catherine “Katie” Whiting Lewis
Find-A-Grave entry for Catherine Eugenia “Katie” Whiting Lewis