George Washington Lyons

George married Agnes Della Ray Greer on 3 Mar 1922 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Agnes (daughter of James Greer and Mollie Bryant) was born on 25 Dec 1903 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 10 Dec 1939 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Lyons Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Gladys Marie Norton, age 92, of Elizabethton, TN passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015 in the Life Care Center of Elizabethton following an extended illness.

A native of Butler, TN she was the daughter of the late George and Agnes Greer Lyons. She retired as an office worker from TN Eastman.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Norton and a great-grandson, Jonathan Woodby.

Survivors include a daughter, Wilma Perkins and husband Dan and a son, Terry Woodby, all of Elizabethton; eight grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; ten great-great-grandchildren and two sisters, Della Driscoll, Elizabethton and Dorothy Hopson, Big Stone Gap, VA. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

A service to honor the life of Mrs. Gladys Marie Norton will be conducted at 7:00 P.M. Saturday, February 21, 2015 in the Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral and Cremation Services with Dr. Alan King officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. on Saturday prior to the funeral service. Graveside service and interment will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, February 22, 2015 in the Lyons Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Lee Woodby, Kevin Woodby, Joe Jamison, Jim Jamison, Mel Ramey, Josh Jamison, Jacob Woodby and Allen Dykes.

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Della Lee Lyons Woodby Driscoll, age 87, of Elizabethton, TN, passed away Friday, December 20, 2019, at the residence of a son and daughter-in-law, Darris and Ivy Woodby. She was born in Johnson City, TN and was the daughter of the late George Washington Lyons and Agnes Greer Lyons. Della was a homemaker and she was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed sewing, gardening and all types of crafts including painting, quilting, ceramics, jewelry making and upholstery work.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, William Warren Woodby and her second husband Robert Newman Driscoll; a son, Ronell Driscoll; a granddaughter, Contessa Dee Vanorsdale Besaw; a great-grandson, Jonathan Woodby; a daughter-in-law, Carol Kursey; a niece, Patsy Hopson Mutter and three sisters, Dorothy Hopson, Gladys Norton and Phyllis Lyons. Those left to cherish her memory include three sons, Marion Woodby and wife Jean, Martinsburg, WV, Terry Woodby, and Darris Woodby and wife Ivy, all of Elizabethton; four daughters, Evangeline Driscoll Vanorsdale Tipton, Limestone, TN, Teresa Elaine Driscoll Balderas, Johnson City, Darla Davidson Ripley and husband Robert, Harrisonburg, PA and Amanda Lee Driscoll Adkin and husband Lucas, Stopover, KY. Twenty-two grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, several great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive.

A service to honor the life of Della Lee Lyons Woodby Driscoll will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Monday, December 23, 2019, in the Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral and Cremation Services with Rev. Timmy Broyles officiating. Interment will follow the funeral service in the Lyons Cemetery on Monday. Active pallbearers will be grandchildren, Jacob Woodby, Marion Woodby, Timmy Woodby, Steven Woodby, Lee Woodby, Kevin Woodby, Mark Woodby and Ralph Vanorsdale. Honorary pallbearers will be Ronell Dean "Dino" Driscoll, Jr. and her many friends.

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Dorothy Lyons Hopson Moore, 93, of Big Stone Gap, VA, died Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at the Heritage Hall of Big Stone Gap.

She was a daughter of the late George Washington and Agnes Dellarae Greer Lyons.

First and foremost our Mom was a Christian. She loved her church family at Keystone Free Will Baptist Church. When she moved to Big Stone Gap, she worshiped at Trinity United Methodist Church and Heritage Church of God where her son-in-law Ronnie was pastor.

In addition to her parents, her husband, Worley K. Hopson, Son, Bruce Marion and wife Mary, a sister, Gladys Norton and her second husband, H. L. Moore, precedes Dorothy in death.

Survivors include: her daughter Patsy A. and husband Ronnie Mutter and their children and son, Larry K. Hopson and wife Betty Jane and their children; her sister, Della "Dee" Driscoll, a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren; nieces, nephews and special friends, Nancy, Hope, Patti and Dottie.

Dorothy's family would like to extend love and special thanks to PACE and Heritage Hall nursing home of Big Stone Gap.

The family will receive friends on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at Morris-Baker Funeral Home in Dogwood Chapel, from 12:00 pm until 1:30 pm. A funeral service will follow under the direction of Rev. Bill Greer, Rev. Ronnie Mutter and Rev. Terry Jones. The Keystone Free Will Baptist Trio will provide special music. A committal service will be conducted at the Lyons Chapel Cemetery.