Lewis, Ann E., 1903-1997

Ann Eliza Hatton Lewis (1903-2009) was an author, publisher, and educator. She is most notable for being the founder of Georgia Magazine. She lived for most of her adult life in Decatur and Atlanta, GA, first as an English teacher at Decatur High School and later as an administrative assistant at Georgia Tech.

Ann E. Hatton Lewis, 93; of Whitmire and Atlanta; Died January 25, 1997; born in Clinton; Graduated from Columbia College; Worked as a teacher; moved to Whitmire in 1925 and founded and edited a weekly paper, the Whitmire News; founder of Whitmire Public Library; moved with husband to Atlanta in 1952; Founded and edited Georgia Magazine and Georgia Life; honored with Ann E. Lewis Day in Georgia in 1979 by Gov. George Busbee;