Lewis, Elmira A. Weiss Shelly (1862-1943)

The Mennonite obituary: 1943 May 11 p. 12

Birth date: 1862 Sep 10

text of obituary:

MRS. ELMIRA A. LEWIS, (nee Weiss), daughter of Henry and Fanny (nee Allabach) Weiss, was born in Milford Township, Bucks County, Pa., on September 10, 1862, and died February 3, 1943. At first a member of the Reformed Church, she later became a member of the East Swamp Mennonite Church, Quakertown, Pa. First she was married to Jospeh B. Shelly who died in 1903 and later to Franklin S. Lewis who also preceded her in death. She is mourned by five children: Mrs. Eugene Bellem, Brooklyne [sic Brookline], Pa.; Mrs. Dallas Gangewer, Allentown, pa.; Mrs. Paul R. Sine, Perkasie, Pa.; H. Eugene and George Shelly of Quakertown, Pa.