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Visitation:
10 a.m. to Noon Thursday, December 31, 2020 at
Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home.
Service:
Thursday at noon at the funeral home.
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
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Obituary
Charles L. Lyon, 87, of Lincoln,
passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020 at St. Clara’s
Rehab and Senior Care Center.
Visitation will be from 10 AM until 12 Noon
Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Holland Barry &
Bennett Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow
at 12 Noon with Pastor James Williford officiating.
Burial will be in Zion Cemetery. Per CDC
Recommendations for Covid-19 proper social
distancing must be observed and facial coverings
must be worn.
Charles was born August 8, 1933 in Allegre, KY., the
son of Wallace Raymond and Hazel Marie (Slaughter)
Lyon. He was raised in Allegre, working on his
family tobacco farm. He married Ina Lou Tooley on
March 14, 1953 also in Allegre, KY.
He and Ina moved to IL in 1954.
Together, they had 5 children. They later divorced.
Charles married Emily Sandel in 1977.
He had several nicknames in his
lifetime; Tink (as he was known by relatives in KY
and some in IL), Red (because of his red hair), and
Charlie.
He loved to watch westerns, Family
Feud, the news, and Dr. Phil. He loved animals and
was devastated when he had to put his dog Shadow to
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Charles worked all his life for
farmers, Stetson’s China Factory, and the Botttle
Factory where he retired from in 1996 after 30 years
of service.
He loved going out to eat at
Bonanza and enjoyed driving through the park looking
at deer.
Survivors include three daughters:
Jo Ann Goff and Judy (John) Ross both of Lincoln,
IL., and Lisa (Dave Jones) Francis of Mason City,
IL.; two sons Thomas (Patty) Lyon of Lacey Springs,
AL. and Tim (Loy) Lyon of Beason, IL.; brother Benny
(Linda) Lyon of Elkton, KY.; sisters in law Dorothy
Lyon and Betty Lyon; 14 grandchildren and 30 great
grandchildren. He is also survived by 3 step
children: Sandy (Gary) Wampler, Sylvia (Dale)
Wampler, and Charles (Joyce) Kirk. Several nieces
and nephews also survive.
He was preceded in death by his first wife Ina
(Lyon) Carter and second wife Emily Lyon, his
parents, and 2 brothers Ralph Lyon and Paul Lyon.
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