Freddie Lyon
1938 - 2018
Obituary
Freddie A. Lyon, 80, died Tuesday (May
8, 2018) at Newton Medical Center. He was born May 3, 1938, in
Springdale, Arkansas, to Jesse and Blanche (Medlin) Lyon. On Sept.
18, 1959, he married Genevieve Boese and she survives.
He moved from Springdale, Arkansas, to
Newton in 1951.
Freddie was a long-time active member
of the First Church of the Nazarene in Newton. As part of his
faithful stewardship to the church, he built many of the church's
furnishings and cared for the building through the years.
Freddie was retired as head of
maintenance from the former United Methodist Youthville after 26
years of faithful service to the Youthville community. During his
time at Youthville, he made an impact on the many youth as a positive
role model. Freddie and Jenny also served as foster parents for
nearly four years.
He served his country for nine years in
the Army National Guard, being deployed to help people during natural
disasters.
Freddie had a love of wood working and
used his skills to build furniture and many cherished items for
friends and family though the years.
He was a loving husband, father,
grandfather and friend to many and will be greatly missed.
He is survived by his wife, Genevieve
(Jenny) Lyon of the home; daughter, Annette and her husband Donald E.
Andersen of Lyons; grandson, Scott M. Andersen of Muskogee, Oklahoma;
and siblings: Elaine Lyon of Marcellus, New York, Rebecca Voth of
Olathe, Richard and his wife Rita Lyon of Olathe, Robert Lyon of
Hutchinson, Donna and her husband Wesley Duerksen of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, Darlene and her husband Mike Watkins of Newton and William and
his wife Eva of Conway, Arkansas. He is also survived by several
nieces and nephews and his cherished "grand dogs."
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Monday
(May 14, 2018) at First Church of the Nazarene in Newton, with The
Reverend J. Jay Hawes presiding. Visitation will be 1 to 5 p.m.
Sunday (May 13, 2018) at Petersen Funeral Home. Burial will be in the
Greenwood Cemetery in Newton.
Memorials are suggested to Cancer
Center of Kansas in care of Petersen Funeral Home.
