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Coburn Lewis, 70, of San Angelo, passed away on April 23, 2016 in San Angelo at his residence.
Family visitation will be 6:00pm to 8:00pm Friday April 29, 2016 at Robert Massie Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held 11:00am Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Robert Massie Riverside Chapel. Burial will take place 2:00pm Sunday May 1, 2016 at Cienega Cemetery in Dell City, TX.
Coburn “Coby” Lewis Sr. was born June 10, 1945 to David Eugene and Pearl Lela (Prather) Lewis and grew up on the Otero Mesa. He married Karla Ann Benton (the love of his life) on June 27, 1970.
At the age of 17 he went to work for Security Bank and Trust in Alamogordo. This was the beginning of him working with computers for at least 50 years. He retired from the city of San Angelo on July 31, 2014 after 19 years and 4 months of service.
He was preceded in death by both his parents, one brother Kendal Lewis and two sisters Pricilla Nell (Lewis) Moore and Marsha Tenley Lewis.
He is survived by his 3 children, Shawna Anne Lewis, Coburn Lewis Jr. and Jeffery William Lewis and his wife, Michelle. He has 4 grandchildren, Matthew, Jacob, Madison, and Jordyn. He raised Matthew from the age of 4. He is also survived by two brothers, Innis Lewis of Otero Mesa and Arden Lewis and his wife, Twyla of Pinon, NM, and sister in-law Kayla Moseler of San Angelo, TX. He has 3 nephews and 2 nieces.
Coburn loved piano music and was a dang good piano player. He was always so much fun and people loved to be around him and spend time with him. He enjoyed making people laugh. He was a certified nurse assistant. He had a very charitable heart, and always got personally involved with people’s lives.