Jewell Louise Lewis Tomlinson

Jewell Louise Lewis Tomlinson was born October 4, 1926 in Choctaw, Arkansas, and passed away on February 27. 2018 at her home in Clinton. She was the daughter of Tony and Katherine (Katie) McCue Lewis, granddaughter of James and Lucinda Wallis Lewis and Andrew and Bridget Lester McCue (Irish Immigrants) of Des Arc, Iron County, Missouri. She was united in marriage to Billy Fred Tomlinson, October 2, 1945. Jewel is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her beloved son, James Toney "Jimmy" Tomlinson of Marietta, Georgia, in 1984, four brothers; Cecil Lewis, Walter Lewis, Warren Lewis, Dewey Lewis, all of Clinton, two sisters; Helen Lewis Treadway of Clinton, Edith Ann Lewis of Pangburn, and one daughter-in-law, Sherry Tomlinson of Little Rock. Left to cherish her memory are one son, Billy Lewis Tomlinson of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, one daughter, Judy Lou Tomlinson Tallman of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, four granddaughters; Christine Tomlinson of Buffalo, New York, Cari Tomlinson of Cleveland, Ohio, Gina Tomlinson of Marietta, Georgia, Toni Tallman of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, one great granddaughter, Olivia Jewel Ruiz of Buffalo, New York, one great great granddaughter, Elena Jewell of Buffalo, New York, two great-grandsons; Gordon Michael Schnick, Garin Lewis Schnick, both of Buffalo New York, former daughter-in-law, Carol Tomlinson, mother of Chris and Cari, of Buffalo, New York, one brother, Donald Lewis of North Little Rock, other relatives and friends. Jewell was a 1944 graduate of Clinton State Vocational Training School (now Clinton High School). She attended Draughon Business College in Little Rock, Arkansas and TCU in Fort Worth, Texas. Jewell was a retired Executive Secretary of the General Dynamics Corporation of Fort Worth, Texas. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Clinton since 1938. She also attended "Joy of Living" Bible Studies for several years. Per Jewell's wishes she will be cremated. Memorial may be made to the Methodist Church or Arkansas Children's Hospital. For online guestbook, www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/clinton.