Jerry Lee Lewis Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Health and death=== Lewis had a minor stroke in Memphis on February 28, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alsup |first=Dave |date=March 1, 2019 |title=Singer Jerry Lee Lewis suffers minor stroke |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/01/entertainment/jerry-lee-lewis-stroke/ |access-date=October 25, 2019 |publisher=CNN |archive-date=October 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001172320/https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/01/entertainment/jerry-lee-lewis-stroke/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He had to cancel several appearances.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 19, 2019 |title=Jerry Lee Lewis stroke rehabilitation |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/19/us/jerry-lee-lewis-stroke-rehab/ |publisher=CNN |access-date=March 22, 2019 |archive-date=October 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001172322/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/19/us/jerry-lee-lewis-stroke-rehab/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Lewis died at his home on October 28, 2022, in Nesbit, Mississippi, at the age of 87.<ref>{{cite web |last=Italie |first=Hillel |url=https://apnews.com/article/165d562af27b23da9d6d11fc480541e8 |title=Jerry Lee Lewis, outrageous rock 'n' roll star, dies at 87 |work=[[Associated Press]] |date=October 28, 2022 |access-date=October 28, 2022 |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713173518/https://apnews.com/article/jerry-lee-lewis-dead-165d562af27b23da9d6d11fc480541e8 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Arkin |first=Daniel |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/jerry-lee-lewis-free-wheeling-wild-man-rock-n-roll-dies-87-rcna4456 |title=Jerry Lee Lewis, free-wheeling 'wild man' of rock 'n' roll, dies at 87 |publisher=[[NBC News]] |date=October 28, 2022 |access-date=October 28, 2022 |archive-date=October 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028170359/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/jerry-lee-lewis-free-wheeling-wild-man-rock-n-roll-dies-87-rcna4456 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Browne |first=David |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jerry-lee-lewis-dead-obituary-1234616945/ |title=Jerry Lee Lewis, Influential and Condemned Rock & Roll Pioneer, Dead at 87 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=October 28, 2022 |access-date=October 28, 2022 }}</ref> His death was mistakenly reported by [[TMZ]] two days before he died,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jerry Lee Lewis Not Dead, Alive in Memphis |url=https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/26/jerry-lee-lewis-not-dead/ |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=TMZ |date=October 26, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=November 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108115010/https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/26/jerry-lee-lewis-not-dead/ |url-status=live }}</ref> with a representative stating that TMZ had reported "erroneously off of an anonymous tip."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Darcy |first=Oliver |date=October 27, 2022 |title=TMZ walks back report Jerry Lee Lewis died {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/27/media/jerry-lee-lewis-death-tmz/index.html |access-date=November 15, 2022 |publisher=CNN |language=en |archive-date=November 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115052234/https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/27/media/jerry-lee-lewis-death-tmz/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Lewis' funeral was held on November 5, 2022, in his hometown of Ferriday, Louisiana. The service was officiated by his cousin Jimmy Swaggart and Swaggart's son.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/11/05/jerry-lee-lewis-funeral-ferriday-louisiana-jimmy-swaggart/69618337007/|title=Family, friends say goodbye to music legend Jerry Lee Lewis during service in Louisiana|website=The Commercial Appeal|access-date=November 7, 2022|archive-date=November 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107101842/https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/11/05/jerry-lee-lewis-funeral-ferriday-louisiana-jimmy-swaggart/69618337007/|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page