The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, November 5, 1996             TAG: 9611050247
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B7   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: RICHMOND                          LENGTH:   22 lines

LAWRENCE G. LEWIS SR.

Lawrence Gladding ``Barney'' Lewis Sr., 78, of Richmond, died Sunday, Nov. 3, 1996. Mr. Lewis was founder of Lumber Sales Corporation; a member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church and The Country Club of Virginia. He also was a graduate of Christchurch School and Randolph-Macon College.

He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth M. Lewis; his children, Lawrence G. Lewis Jr., Michael M. Lewis and Anne L. Palmer; a brother, Wilbur M. Lewis of Halifax; three sisters, Mrs. William Gray of Llewellyn Park, N.J., Mrs. James W. Brooks of Closter, N.J., and Mrs. Chester A. Wilkins of Ashland; and five grandchildren.

His remains rested at the Bliley Funeral Home's Central Chapel, 3801 Augusta Ave., where the family received friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. today in Hollywood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 4240 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, Va. 23060.

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