Marjorie Lyon's Obituary
Marjorie Helen Carlson Lyon, 79, passed away Friday, March 2, 2012 at Baptist Trinity Hospice House. She was a graduate of Central High School, Memphis, TN and retired from the Internal Revenue Service Center, Memphis, TN. She was born May 17, 1932 in Sherman, TX. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Lucille Carlson, and her loving husband of 58 years, Francis Gene Lyon. She is survived by her daughter, Marsha Whittington and son, David Lyon, both of Collierville, TN; two grandsons, Brent Lyon and Brad Whittington; and one great-granddaughter, Allie Lyon. She also leaves a sister, Carol Carlson Pitts of Angie, LA. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. followed by graveside services at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 8 at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent to a charity of the donors choice. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN 38119, (901)767-8930, “Behind the Stone Wall”.
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