Deloris Dunbar Lewis of Girard, Georgia, was born on October 29, 1951, to Hubert Mayes and Josie Mae Dunbar Smith. In her earlier years, Deloris attended Blakeney High School of Waynesboro, GA, where she met Benny Lewis at the local school dance, her sophomore year.
In her work Life, Deloris obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from San Diego State in 1986. In 1989, she used her naval connections from being the spouse of a Naval Officer and computer wisdom, to soon embark upon an outstanding professional career with Spawar (Space and Naval Warfare Systems center), where she would then receive several career achievement awards from 1993-2014, retiring in 2015 with 26 years.
During retirement life, Deloris was the most loving and devoted wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, great grandmother and friend.
She entered God’s kingdom on January 19, 2024, at the age of 72.
She was preceded in death by her parents; Hubert Mayes and Josie Mae Dunbar Smith, and her sister Janet Davis.
Left to treasure her memories are her husband Benny F. Lewis, sons; Benny F. Lewis Jr. of San Diego, CA and Bakara (Jennifer) F. Lewis of Gilbert, AZ, daughter Belicia F. Lewis of San Diego, CA, stepdaughter Sonya Nelson of Augusta, GA, sisters; Marsha Robinson of Augusta, GA, Unopulas Z. Dunbar of Savannah, GA, Armisha Mayes of Atlanta, GA, Carrie Lee Mayes and Wendy Mayes of Miami, FL, and Selissa Mayes of Miramar, FL, brothers; Curtis Mayes (late), Willie Mayes “Jack”, and Nathanial Gaines, all of Waynesboro, GA, brother-in-law Bobby (April) Eze, aunts; Catherine D. Freeman of Augusta, GA, Carolyn Mingledoff and Narrisee Schultz of Beech Island, SC, and Myrtis Moore of Kansas City, MO, 4 great grandchildren; Aubree, Nihkai, Niaoni, and Jediah, 4 grandsons; Isaac, Trevor, Braydon, and Kellan, 3 granddaughters; Irene, Blossom, and Daisy, a host of nieces and nephews, “Life Long Friends” of Blakeney High, (Betty Leverson, Daisy L. Thompson, Victoria G. Sanders), Sandra Charlotte, family that are friends, SpaWar, and “The Being Fit Crew.”
Deloris was truly a classic woman who will be forever missed by her friends and family, that loves her dearly. She was a selfless woman whose passing leaves an unfillable gap in the hearts of many. Her unfathomable ability to sacrifice, provide, support, and love will be forever engrained in all that we know.
