Newport, RI - Doris Elizabeth Rice Lewis, 96, of 38 Homer Street, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on March 13, 1913, at Poplar Street in Newport, RI, in a Historical Home bearing a plaque today, she later grew up at 13 Elizabeth Street in Newport. She was the daughter of the late William W. and Wilamena Madison Rice.After graduation from Rogers High School, Doris attended Pratt in Brooklyn, NY. In 1935 she married Veranus Lewis of Pawtucket, RI and moved there. Doris spent the years until her retirement in the Pawtucket and Providence area. In 1980 she returned to Newport. She is survived by her children, Veronica A. Jenkins of Portsmouth, RI, and William J. Lewis Rehoboth, MA, seven grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. At her request there will be no services.