Martha Jane Lewis

Martha Jane Lewis, 80, of Cleburne, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 3, 2016.  Funeral: A celebration of her life will be held on Monday, August 8, 2016, 10:00 a.m. at Mayfield Kiser Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Worth.Visitation: will be held Sunday, August 7 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Mayfield Kiser Funeral Home, 12301 South Freeway, Fort Worth, Texas.  Jane was born on October 28, 1935 in Temple, Texas to the late Leonard Harmon Moore and Naomi Lewis Moore. She graduated in 1959 from Bethany Nazarene College, now Southern Nazarene University with a B.S. in Education. She married Kenneth R. Lewis on December 17, 1966 in Temple. Jane taught elementary school for 27 years. Teaching ten years before starting a family and took ten years off to be a stay-at-home mom. She returned to teaching in 1979 in Graham, Texas. During that time, she was a very active member of the First Church of the Nazarene where, throughout those years, she had the joy of ministering to so many people showing the love of Christ. She and her husband moved to Big Spring, Texas, in 1993 where she continued teaching in the nearby town of Cahoma. She was an active member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Big Spring where she continued to demonstrate the love of Christ. She retired in 1996. Although she touched so many children’s lives in all those years of teaching, her greatest accomplishments were her own two children. She and her husband relocated to Cleburne, Texas in 2004. She was a member of Fort Worth First Church of the Nazarene.  Survived by her beloved husband Kenneth R. Lewis, son Kevin Lewis and wife Theresa of Rockwall, daughter Sara Lewis Fleming and husband Steven of Midland and grandson Sawyer Fleming. Sister Norma Dene Lee and brother Leonard Moore, Jr., both of Temple, Texas. She was preceded in death by both parents. The family would like to thank Amy, Linsey and Tawny with Alpha Omega Hospice for their excellent care during Jane’s illness. Memorials can be made to Jesus Film Harvest Partners, 15055 W. 116th Street, Olathe, KS 66062.