Burleigh Shelton Lewis, age 88 of Maynardville, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 29, 2024 at Fort Sanders Medical Center. He retired from the US Air Force after 22 years serving in Vietnam from 1966-1967. He then worked at Harris Corporation in Palm Bay, FL for 18 years. Burleigh is a 32nd Degree Mason with Masonic Lodge #318 Harbor City Lodge in Melbourne, FL. He loved to joke and tease with everyone and couldn’t pass up a good deal at yard sales. He absolutely loved to haggle for bargains.

He is preceded in death by wife, Carylyn; parents, Robert William Lewis, Sr. and Mary Edlor Harrison Lewis; brother, Robert William Lewis, Jr.; and sister, Mary Emma Johnson. Burleigh is survived by his daughter, Jacquelyn (Bryan) Lewis-Snider; grandson, Brandon Crocker; and sister, Margaret Greiner. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Trinity Funeral Home, Maynardville, has the honor to serve the family of Burleigh Lewis. 865-992-5002 www.trinityfuneralhome.net