SUSAN LYON
1930
Susan Lyon, Aged Woman Died Sunday Widow Of The Late George Lyons
Passes After Long Life Funeral Tuesday
Susan Lyon, age about 70, one of the oldest and most highly respected
Christian women of Paintsville died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Sis Barnet of East Paintsville Sunday from infirmities due to
advanced age.
Mrs. Lyon had been in ill health for the past few years and had made
her home with her daughter since the death of her husband a number of
years ago. She was a devoted Christian woman and a member of the
Freewill Baptist Church.
Mrs. Lyon was the widow of the late George Lyon, one of the best men
ever lived and died in Paintsville, the influences of whose good
deeds still live in the community in which he lived.
Mrs. Lyon is survived by three boys, Clyde Lyon, Harry Lyon and
Charley Lyon and one daughter live in Paintsville. Another son, Ben
Lyon, has not been heard of for 15 years or more, the family not
knowing whether or not he is still living.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Freewill Baptist
Church conducted by Rev. H. B. Conley, Rev. F. S. VanHoose of the
Freewill Baptist Church and Rev. Thoa B. Ashley of the M. E. Church.
Burial in the old Huff Cemetery near the C & O depot.
Paintsville Herald
Thursday
9-4-1930
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