He enjoyed most of all calling on doctors and nurses and never met a doctor or nurse he didn't like.
He served in the U. S. Army and National Guard during the Korean Conflict as a Sgt. 1st Class, 101st Airborne Div, 8th Infantry Div.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Louis Doyle Lyon and Maggie Lucille Welborn Lyon; son, Sidney Freeman Lyon; brothers, Kerry Neil Lyon and Sidney Winston Lyon.
Pallbearers will be Hayden Lyon, Mark Lyon, Stan Lyon, Neil Lyon, Bobby Higginbotham, and Steve Higginbotham. Honorary pallbearers will be Lynn Lyon and Greg Welborn.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Lynnwood Senior Care, 59 Line Road, Laurel, MS 39443.
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