1. | Thomas Dewey Lyons was born on 2 Jun 1898 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 20 Dec 1976 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Lacey Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. Notes:
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]
Children:
- 2. Orpha Kate Lyons
was born on 9 Oct 1932 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 14 Nov 1933 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Lacey Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
- 3. John Adkins Lyons
was born about 1934 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 25 Jul 2015 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Moreland Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
- 4. Lola Lyons
was born about 1938 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 22 Nov 1938 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Lacey Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
- 5. Mary Lillie Lyons
was born about 1943 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 Mar 2021 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee.
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