Mary Lillie Lyons

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Mary Lillie Lyons Baker, 78, of Roan Mountain, Tenn., went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at the Waters of Roan Highlands Nursing Home. Mary was born in Carter County to the late Thomas Dewey Lyons Sr. and Gertrude Arnett Lyons. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Baker; her daughter, Lillie Stout; and a son-in-law, Richard Lindecamp.
Mary was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed coloring, playing cards, sewing, going to yard sales and collecting antiques. Mary loved to spend time with her family — especially her grandchildren.
Those left to cherish Mary’s many wonderful memories include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Freddy Baker and partner Cynthia of Hampton and George Wayne Baker and wife Karen of Hudson, Fla.; seven daughters and four sons-in-law, Star Baker Lopez and husband Joshua of Marion, N.C., Rosie Lindecamp Hargreaves and husband Jay of Hudson, Fla., Barbara Baker of Cranberry, N.C., Diana Buckles and husband Allen of Elizabethton, Patricia Bennett and husband Troy of Elizabethton, Linda Cole of Roan Mountain and Donna Chambers and husband Jr. of Roan Mountain; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Robert Lyons of Hampton and Thomas Dewey Lyons Jr. of Roan Mountain; and three sisters, Patsy Markland of Roan Mountain, Mae Bowers of Roan Mountain and Elsie Lyons of Hampton. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
A service to celebrate the life of Mary Lillie Lyons Baker will be conducted at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 18, in the Rhododendron Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home, Roan Mountain, with Rev. Gary Whitehead and son-in-law, Mr. Robert Stout, officiating. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 5 until 6 p.m. Thursday, prior to the service. The graveside service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, March 19, at the Mountain Home National Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Aaron Townsend, Christian Chambers, Troy Bennett, Joshua Lopez, June Chambers Jr., Adam Cole, Matt Cole and Doug Markland. Honorary pallbearer will be Brandon Gobble.

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Dewey Lyons, 78, Rt. 2 Roan Mountain, died at his residence Monday following an extended illness. A native of Carter County, he was the son of the late George and Katie Lyons. He was a member of Crabtree Freewill Baptist Church and a retired employee of the Carter County Road Department. Survivors in clude his wife Mrs. Gerrie Arnett Lyons of the home; five daugthers, Mrs. Beatrice Coleman, Mrs. Elsie Oliver and Mrs. Mae Bowers all of Hampton, Mrs. Mary Baker and Mrs. Patsy Markland, both of Roan Mountain; six sons Jack and Robert Lyons of the home, Howard Lyons, Newland N.C., John, James and Tommy Lyons all of Roan Mountain; two brothers Mack Lyons of Roan Mountain, and Jacob Q. Lyons, of Hillview Nursing Home: one sister Mrs. Pearl Cornett, Hickory, N.C. Twenty-eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive.

Thomas married Gertrude Arizona Arnette on 19 May 1928 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Gertrude (daughter of John Adkins Arnett and Orpha Townsend) was born on 2 Mar 1908 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 10 Sep 1989 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Lacey Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Mary Catharine "Kate" Wilson on 9 Aug 1888 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of George Washington "Wash" Wilson, daughter of George Washington "Wash" Wilson and Eliza A. Emmitt) was born on 6 Nov 1868 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Feb 1948 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Lacey Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Katie Lyons, 79, died at her home, Route 2, Roan Mountain, Wednesday at 3:15 p. m. after a week's illiness. She was a life long resident of Carter County and a member of Little Mountain Baptist Church. She is survived by four sons J.B. Lyons, Mack Lyons, and Dewey Lyons, all of Roan Mountain, and J.Q. Lyons of Elizabethton, and one daughter Mrs. Pearl Cornett of Roan Mountain; one sister Caroline wilson, thirty-five grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be condueted Friday afternoon at 2:oo o'clock from the Little Mountain Chapel Church with the Rev. Cleve Whitehead officiating. Burial will be in the Lacey Cemetery. Active Pallbearers will be Grant, Carl, and Dave Whitehead, Dewey Hill, and Paul Johnson, Burl Ingram and Charles Garland. The Body was removed to the home this morning from the chapel of the Tetrick Funeral Home.
She was the wife of George Washington Lyons and the mother of Rosa Nell Lyons, she was a Mid-Wife.

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An unusual incident occurred yesterday John Arnett, 89, suffered a heart attack and died instantly at his home at in Roan Mountain, about 5:15 p.m. At 9:00 p.m. last night his wife Mrs. Arnett 88, died in Grace Hospital Banner Elk, N.C., where she has been a patient for approximately a month. Mrs. Arnett had not been told of her husband's death.

The couple natives of North Carolina, had lived in Roan Mountain, for a number of years. And both were members of St. John Freewill Baptist Church. Mr. Arnett was on the board of Deacons. Douable funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at St. John Freewill Baptist Church.

They are survived by the following children, two daughters, Lena Markland and Gartie Lyons of Roan Mountain, four sons, George of Linville N.C., Ulus, Joe and Howard all of Roan Mountain.

John married Orpha Townsend about 1890 in North Carolina, , , . Orpha was born on 22 Sep 1868 in Caldwell County, , , North Carolina; died on 21 Sep 1951 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Moreland Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Mary Roxie Davis on 31 Oct 1839 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mary was born about 1819 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]