Marcellas Lewis Obituary (1937

Marcellas Willard Lewis was born October 31,1937 in Spanish Fork to Marcellas and Bliss Lewis. He was the first of five children. He died after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Will was raised in Tooele and graduated from Tooele High School. He served an LDS mission in New Zealand, then attended BYU in Provo. He married Joanne Grafe on September 5, 1963 in the Mesa Temple. They had six children together; Caryl (Terry) Giles lives in Germany, Jack E in SLC, Marc E (Janny) in Oregon, Leslie (Carl) Rydalch in ldaho, David (Lizet) in ldaho and Nicholas (Laurie) in San Diego, Will and Joanne later divorced. They raised their children in Tucson, Arizona where Will worked for Hughes Aircraft as a draftsmen and engineer developing circuit boards for missiles. He moved back to Utah in 2000 to be closer to family. Will got his pilot's license at the age of 17, and was also a very talented musician and songwriter. Trivia was his passion, he could recall facts on just about any subject, and would spout them off and challenge everyone every chance he had. He is survived by his six children, 17 grandchildren, and three great grandchildren along with his siblings all of Tooele, Anita (Sid) Atkin, Mike (Kaylen) Lewis, Barry (Rose) Lewis, and Pamela (Jack)Giles. Family would like to thank the staff and hospice staff at City Creek nursing home. Services will be held at the Tooele Stake Center 253 South 2nd East at 11 am on Dec 29th. There will be a viewing on Wednesday Dec. 28th from 6-8 at Tate Mortuary. Interment will be at the Tooele City Cemetery, across from the church. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Marcellas Willard Lewis please visit our Sympathy Store.