OBITUARY FOR LYNN GALE LYON
Rev. Lynn Gale Lyon went home to be with the Lord Friday, November 03, 2017.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 56 years Virginia Ruth Fagan Lyon, his youngest son, Lynn Keith Lyon, his brother and sister in law, Leland L. & Kathy Lyon, and his parents Lee and Lucille Lyon of Johnson City, TN.
He is survived by his son, Bernie (Wendy), Leland (Janet), both of Knoxville, and Anthony of Sarasota, FL. He is also survived by his brothers and their wives; Dana Lyon (Georgia), Kenneth Lyon (Donna), Steve Lyon (Jane), all of Johnson City, and Bobby (Sherry) of Tracy, CA. Other family members include his sister in law, Donna Ford of Unicoi, TN. He also had six grandchildren Taylor Lyon of Berkley, CA, James Lyon, Janice Hill, John Lyon, Lacy Lyon, and Joy Lyon, all of Knoxville. In addition, he leaves four great grandchildren; Jayden & Jayvion Hill, and Tyler & Adrienne Lyon, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Rev. Lyon served as Pastor of nine churches in his sixty year ministry. His home church was Roan Hill Baptist Church of Johnson City. His first pastorate was the First Baptist Church of Flag Pond, TN (1963-64). He went on to serve at the Little Mountain Baptist Church in Roan Mountain TN (1965-68), where he also helped found the Roan Park Baptist Church. He then served Trinity Baptist Church in Bedford, VA (1968-74), Euclid Avenue Baptist Church (1974-80), Calvary Baptist Church, Oak Ridge (1980-85), Calvary Baptist Church, Heiskell (1986-1990), and Park Lane Baptist Church, Knoxville (1992-1999). He Co-Pastored the Shepherd of the Hills Baptist Church, which was a merger of Euclid Avenue & Park Lane, with his son, Leland until 2008, where he was named Pastor Emeritus.
He also served as the Co-Coordinator of Chaplains for the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, where two of his sons and a granddaughter served as officers. He served the department from 1994 until his retirement in 2010. He loved police officers, his fellow chaplains, and especially, the men and women of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office
The family is grateful to the many kind people at NHC, Fort Sanders who cared for him during these past two years.
In lieu of flowers memorial gifts can be made to the Shepherd of the Hills Baptist Church.
The Family will receive friends at Shepherd of the Hills Baptist Church, 400 East Beaver Creek Drive, Knoxville, TN 37918 on Tuesday evening from 5:00-7:00 p.m. The funeral will follow at 7:00 p.m. with Rev. Leland Lyon officiating. Family and friends will leave in procession from Mynatt’s Funeral Home, Fountain City at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 8th for the interment at the Trentville cemetery on Strawberry Plains Pike at 11:00 a.m.
Pall Bearers are Darrell Leach, James Hammond, Ed Rose, Tony Strickland, Tom Spangler, and Keith A. Lyon.
Honorary Pall Bearers: The Deacons of Shepherd of the Hills Baptist church and include Carl Cluesman, Jack Cockrum, Bill Douglas, Billy Douglas, Glen Helton Sr., J.T. Morgan, & Gene Summers.
Honorary Pall Bearers: The Chaplains Corp of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office.