Mr. Joseph D. Lewis Sr., age 83, of Mahanoy City, died Wednesday afternoon at Schuylkill Center in Pottsville.  Born at the former Locust Mountain Hospital, he was the son of the late John P. and J. Ellen (Stitzer) Lewis.  He was a 1951 graduate of Mahanoy City High School and was a Navy veteran serving aboard the USS Coral Sea during the Korean Conflict.  He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, the VFW, American Legion Post 74  where he served as Sergeant of Arms, a life member of the Humane Fire Company,  F&AM Lodge 357 all of Mahanoy City, a life member of the Park Crest Fish and Game Club and AFL-CIO Local 727.   He had been employed by Kraft Foods in Allentown and last worked for and retired from Sealy in Delano.  He was also a school bus driver for the Mahanoy Area and Saint Clair School Districts. Preceding him in death in addition to his parents were 2 sisters Peggy Evans and Jan Lewis and one brother Theodore. Survivors include one son Joseph D. Lewis Jr. and his wife Eileen of Mahanoy City, a daughter Becky Lewis-Cleary of St. Clair, a step son Robert King of Mahanoy City, 2 sisters Joan Brady of Mahanoy City and June Yost and her husband Kenneth Yost of Park Crest and a brother Ivor Lewis and his wife Eleanor of Bethlehem. He is also survived by 7 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.  Relatives and friends are invited to his funeral on Saturday morning at 11 AM from David D. Jarrett Funeral Home of Mahanoy City with the Rev. Fred T. Crawford officiating.  Interment will be private at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday morning beginning at 9 AM.  Masonic services will be held at 10:45 AM.  In lieu of flowers, contributions in Joe's name to the Christ Lutheran Church Crismon Tree fund would be appreciated by the family and will be accepted at the visitation.  Please visit www.jarrettfuneralhome.com for more information.