Susie Lewis with her great-great-great grandson, Isaiah Jackson, of Dolton, during the matriarch’s 108th birthday celebration in Maywood in 2019. | File
Friday, June 14, 2024 || By Michael Romain || michael@wearejohnwilk.com
Susie Lewis, Maywood’s oldest living resident and, at one point, the oldest voter in Cook County, died last week. She was 112 years old. Her granddaughter, Stephanie Henry, confirmed her death on Facebook.
Lewis was born on Aug. 11, 1911, in Helena, Arkansas. Her parents, Horace and Helena Jackson, moved to Chicago’s West Side when Lewis was 9 years old, according to a biography of the matriarch provided by relatives at her birthday bash.
She attended G.R. Clark Elementary school and was among the first members of Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, where she served many years on the usher board.
After marrying and having three children — Rudolph Valentino Booth, Constance Lee Henry and Allen Jerome Lewis — Lewis moved to Maywood and joined Garden of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church, 2001 S. 17th Ave., where she was a member since 1970.
Her funeral services are scheduled for June 16, 2 to 5 p.m., at Wallace Broadview Funeral Home, 2020 Roosevelt Rd. in Broadview, and June 17, 10 a.m., at Garden of Prayer M.B. Church, 2001 S. 17th Ave. in Broadview. Click here for more info.
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