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Elenora Lillian Richards Lewis, 85, of Harrisonburg, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2009, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg. 
Mrs. Lewis was born Feb. 25, 1924, in Harrisonburg, Va., and was the daughter of the late Arthur Wendell and Daisy Wayland Richards. Mrs. Lewis was also preceded in death by four siblings.
She was a member of the Mt. Olive Brethren Church in Pineville and was a homemaker, who was devoted to her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was head baker at James Madison University for 23 years before retiring in 1986.
On Sept. 20, 1945, she married Ronald J. Lewis Sr., who died on Oct. 6, 1994. She is survived by a daughter, Betty Hinkle and husband, Larry, of Penn Laird; a son, Ronald J. Lewis Jr. and wife, Deborah; a sister, Lois Richards, Harrisonburg; grandchildren, Tamara Berkshire, Jacqueline Bellairs and husband, Bart, Stephanie Teter and husband, Chris, Bryan Lewis; great-grandchildren, Andrew Bellairs, Jacob Bellairs, William Bellairs, Alexandra Bellairs and Tucker Berkshire.
Pastor Fredric Miller will conduct the funeral service 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Kyger Funeral Home Chapel in Harrisonburg. Burial will follow at Eastlawn Memorial Gardens near Harrisonburg.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Harrisonburg Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1477, Harrisonburg, VA 22801, or the Mt. Olive Brethren Church, 2977 Pineville Road, McGaheysville, VA 22840.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kygers.com.
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